Who amongst us hasn’t seen a brand new Dealer Joe’s product on Instagram, TikTok, or on this very web site and raced proper over to the shop, solely to be disenchanted when it’s out of inventory? As a seasoned Dealer Joe’s veteran who usually covers the most recent merchandise, I’ve contemplated this example far too many instances — and sadly, as a result of my favourite grocery retailer staunchly refuses to make use of third events like Instacart, I (and different avid clients) don’t have any manner of checking inventory on-line. And with some clients complaining that their closest retailer is an hour away, this will take plenty of day trip of somebody’s day.
In my newest tour to seek out their newest candle drop — a chocolate croissant-scented magnificence — I lastly caved and requested an worker how I may discover out if one thing was in inventory with out driving all the way in which out to the shop. The reply was so easy it was virtually laughable — they informed me to simply name the shop!
These days, calling simply isn’t one thing I often do (until I’m scheduling physician’s appointments). Different retailers usually don’t even have devoted numbers — Aldi famously doesn’t record its native retailer numbers for price financial savings, and calling Kroger shops led me down a rabbit gap of automated voices that I completely couldn’t take care of. Most different shops even have both on-line procuring web sites (like Goal) or have partnerships with Instacart, though their in-stock numbers aren’t at all times dependable.
Dealer Joe’s, nevertheless, having neither, has devoted numbers for every retailer, that are virtually at all times operated by a pleasant worker who’s prepared to examine shops throughout your entire Midwest for me. Whereas they will’t at all times entry the nationwide database, they’re at all times prepared to inform me if a retailer close to me has an merchandise in inventory, and I’m prepared to guess if I known as a retailer in one other metropolis, I’d get the identical stellar service. So in case you’re a devoted TJ’s shopper like me and your favourite seasonal merchandise simply bought out, strive calling a retailer in a distinct area the place you might have associates or household to see if it’s nonetheless accessible.
It seems a good quantity of individuals in my life didn’t know this little life hack, so in case you’re considered one of them, go forward and save your self the time of trekking out to TJ’s for the most recent drop and provides them a name! In actual fact, I’m off to seek out out if my native TJ’s has the disco ball planters in inventory but.
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