06/11/2026
Truth. I've turned into a flower snob.
I made the trek to Trader Joe's for one thing that I need for upcoming wedding flowers.
I used to think TJ's had really nice flowers. Sometimes I even thought of them as my competition because they buy such huge quantities that they get insanely low prices and can even take losses on their product.
Trader Joe's flowers aren't what they used to be.
I left without getting the flowers that I came to buy.
Apparently TJ's doesn't sell locally grown flowers anymore. They were all imports. And you could tell.
Locally grown flowers are fresher, with fewer broken stems, fewer crushed stems, fewer browning blooms.
They look better.
So, yes, I've become a flower snob.
Local is better.
Those are flighting words.