The Man Who Smuggles Trader Joe's Into Canada
October 5, 2014 2:16 PM   Subscribe

“You can totally do this. I normally crush guys like you but you can totally do this.” Trader Joe's has no Canadian locations, so Michael Hallatt buys those delicious party snacks and brings them across the border for resale. [SLPriceonomics]
posted by spitefulcrow (5 comments total)

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Previously.
posted by asterix at 2:24 PM on October 5, 2014 [1 favorite]


Thank you, Canadian friends, for paying our U.S. taxes.
posted by 2bucksplus at 2:26 PM on October 5, 2014


Meh. Trader Joe's is pretty much just Loblaws dressed like an Urban Outfitters.
posted by Sys Rq at 2:38 PM on October 5, 2014


I've only been in a Trader Joe's store a couple of times; it mostly seemed like all prepared food but at good prices. I guess I can see the value of suing him if their lawyers think that his operation would create problems if later TJs wanted to expand into Canada, but otherwise it's hard to see the harm being done.
posted by Dip Flash at 2:47 PM on October 5, 2014 [1 favorite]


Yes, we've seen this before.
posted by Kitteh at 2:47 PM on October 5, 2014


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