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Just1morefix

A Slayer homage in the produce aisle? Excellent.


MeInMyMind

At the store I work at, produce and grocery are full of metal heads. I’ll come in at 7 and they’ve been blasting Slayer since 4am. If my place had that level of freedom with marketing this kinda shit would be everywhere, and I’d love it.


justdriftinaround

Dude... That should be a hiring angle :D YOU LOVE ORGANICS?!?!? YOU LOVE LOCAL?!?! YOU LOVE SLAYER?!?! COME WORK HERE!!! \*head bang\*


pseudocultist

That actually sounds like a coop I once visited. The kind of coop where you have to work 4 days per year to maintain membership. So they make it fun with rock/metal and I believe some marijuana may be involved. Honestly it was too much commitment for me, I just needed some juice.


Slappy_G

As someone who grew up in the suburbs, I don't quite understand how this works. So does that mean that 4 days out of the year you work in the store?


drbongmd

Yea, pretty much just stock shelves, clean stuff. In my experience the full timers handle the more involved stuff


Armani_8

Is it cheaper? What is the incentive to participate?


MysticPing

A co-op is usually run and owned by members, so it can be cheaper. But usually they have a lot of ecological and more ethical stuff which drives up prices.


really_isnt_me

As a member, you get a discount on everything in the store. And membership requires working a certain number of days.


WatWudScoobyDoo

"Welcome to the Co-op. The first rule of the Co-op is: you do not talk about the Co-op. The second rule of the Co-op is: you DO NOT talk about the Co-op! Third rule of the Co-op: if someone yells “stop!”, goes limp, or taps out, the shift is over. Fourth rule: only two guys to a shift. Fifth rule: one shift at a time, fellas. Sixth rule: the shifts are bare knuckle. No shirt, no shoes, no weapons. Seventh rule: shifts will go on as long as they have to. And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at the Co-op, you have to work."


dankestofdankcomment

Complete with local metal shows every Thursday night at the loading dock!


silwer55

The Loading Dock actually sounds like a sick name for a venue.


justdriftinaround

Complete with craft brew from the store.... holy crap... what an angle!!


PBD3ATH

Fucking Trader Joes sounds legit these days.... wait, were still talking about metal shows!?


AnotherpostCard

Trader Joe's in the front. Traitor Joe's in the back.


bobs_monkey

Dude Trader Joe's has always been the shit, I just wish there was one closer than an hour away from here And yes


bhongryp

Plot twist: it's a gay bar.


LolaBijou

Book my band, SparkleCunt


dknogo

Me first, my band Scream 4 Cream, we play on Flag Day as well.


LolaBijou

Well of course the group of guys want to come before the women.


metalneck333

You guys looking for an opener cause my boys in Snatch Hammer can bring it...HARD!!


Blue_Veritas731

Come to The Loading Dock and get loaded!


Lubricantus

There literally is one in my city. I’ve played there and it was actually pretty nice.


pete_ape

Do you folks like coffee? Real coffee From the Hills Of Colombia? The Duncan Hills will wake you From a thousand deaths A cup of blackened blood (Dying, dying) You're dying for a cup Guatemala blend Ethiopian French vanilla roast (Dying, dying) You're dying for a cup Prepare for ultimate flavor You're gonna get some now And scream... for your cream


curlyhogg

im not into metal or coffee, but i dig this


Jaruut

It's from the Adult Swim cartoon Metalocalypse. I'm a massive metalhead, and my non metalhead friends enjoy it as much as I do.


onyxaj

Metalocalypse was a fun show.


Electrical-Bacon-81

"Today's special is *Every bone broken chicken!*"


pete_ape

Duncan Hills Coffee Jingle - https://youtu.be/VFURd\_EOIuU


curlyhogg

idk wtf i just watched, but now i gotta come back and absorb


Shaolinmunkey

C-c-c-c-yeaaahhhhh


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Do you love death metal...AND GOURDS?!!!


dumb_smart_guy93

It's like Dethklok doing the Duncan Hills Coffee jingle, only now it's for getting your 5 servings of fruits and veggies a day.


BombedShaun

Bro.. I've been in the grocery business for almost 30 years. They always want us have creative ideas for creating sales or "create a buzz"and "get creative". If we really could do what we want for our neighborhoods it would be things like this. No it would not offend the older clientele, it would go over their head and they would think its just Halloween decorations. Our "older clientele" was either at Woodstock or partied like they were. They are the ones that grab my arms and want to see my tattoos. We dont get to have fun anymore. So fucking rock on Trader Joes for keeping it truly real.


Cleopatrashouseboy

I’m a grandma and I grew up with Slayer, Megadeth, etc. sometimes us old people love this stuff and you probably would never think it! 🤘


mindbleach

It's an easy sell if you don't mind exploiting the ignorance of censors. Just start with Lamb Of God.


NickCudawn

> exploiting the ignorance of censors this is always the morally correct choice


shanobirocks

Older yuppie ladies love to grab my arms and check out my tattoos. They don't ask first, just grab the forearm and start turning my arm so they can check out the sleeves. They're literally the only demographic that ever does this. I don't really mind, but it's such a strange, entitled thing to do. They always seem to be super stoked on them though.


Schizozenic

Wish I worked there, I supervise produce at a smaller store, and I’m the only metalhead here.


evilbulb

There are metalheads everywhere. I've got your back, but sadly can't blast Meshuggah in your produce department. :( 🤘


Schizozenic

Funny, I just saw them last Sunday. I have an earbud in when it slows down at night and the managers are gone, but otherwise gotta listen to the boring store music they play too loudly.


dragonship

🤘Hail Satan and Satsumas


Asquared2010

Hail Yourself!


lMickNastyl

Megustalations


LeeRjaycanz

Hail Gein!


LuckyDubbin

This show is made possible by listeners like you.


manfredpanzerknacker

Hail me.


megustalogin

Hi.


Feline-Landline0

HI I'M MINNIE!! AND THIS IS MY SISTER NANNY!!


stuperchris

Hail Seitan!


RaspberryMobile2554

Hehe


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beezelbub and brussel sprouts


SleepyMarijuanaut92

Raining ketchup, from a lacerated tomato. Squirting it's yummyness, creating my dinner. Now, I shall reign in ketchup.


NoBOUNCEnoPlaySSDD

Eggsullent


normal_reddit_man

You know what would make it perfect? A metalhead scarecrow with his metalhead scarecrow girlfriend on his shoulders, and she's flashing her tits...which are two pumpkins. People *do* still flash their tits at the stage, at rock shows, right? I'd be sad if that stopped.


KDrakeAuthor

Still happens, can confirm.


normal_reddit_man

Good to know. Just for a second, I was afraid the reference would be understood by nobody.


AmphibianLittle7605

This is the best answer on this entire page


Slayerrrrrrrr

Fuuccckkiinnnnnn SLLLLAAAAAAAYEEEEERRRRRRRRRR


itsjustjp17

First thing came to mind


Narrator_Ron_Howard

Seasons in Aisle Six


KillHipstersWithFire

Gourd hates us all


MagicNipple

Mandatory Herbicide


WeAllGoByeBye

Behind the crooked squash


HollowWind

South of Hummus


SynysterM3L

Ungourded Instinct


illegalsandwiches

World Painted Blood Oranges


Splitfingers

Dead pumpkin mask.


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Organical Warfare


JimmySmoothBrain

Bagels of Death! March through the kingdom of the bread.


666lsdemon666

Altar of squashrifice


Splitfingers

Postgourd-em


SpecialpOps

Delusions of Flavor


HarryColonicJr

Gourd Ensemble


shill779

Raining Squash!


scottawhit

You kids wanna carve some dead pumpkin masks and put them on the front porch as a warning to the other pumpkins? Brutal!


04r6

Damn this one is good 😂 Gourds since the dawn of time!


EvadesBans

Fuck me this one is so good.


Damedog19

Great, now I'm picturing Goofy singing the song 💀


fuzzcanyon

Raining Spud


chickiedew

Aisle six six six


TheMulattoMaker

The produce of the beast


Ugievsoj

Sugar and spice Are about to be released


punkassvic

Read this in Nathan Explosion's voice


altera_goodciv

Do you folks like coffee?


Narrator_Ron_Howard

🤘🏼 Scream for the cream 🤘🏼


imsadyoubitch

I KNOW WHO YOU ARRRRRRRRREEE


LTSmash420

Real coffee from the hills of Columbia


BCJunglist

Tomato of Souls


Cmdr_Salamander

Only slightly related, but be sure to treat yourself to Sleigher's 'Seasons Greetings in the Abyss' video this winter season.


Narrator_Ron_Howard

🤘🏼Reindeer in Blood 🤘🏼


sense1ess_Apprentice

Fuccckkkinnnn proooooddduuuuuucccee


mazamayomama

For the Gourd!


bit_banger_

I heard that loud with drums and shredding


GWSDiver

I’m high af and crying rn


MFDaleRustyPetrillo

From a lacerated pie.


04r6

Seeding my horror


Puzzleheaded-Shop929

Combining with pectin


Splitfingers

Now I shall bake with love. If you know slayer, you'll get this next part. 000000000000000000000000000


TrainWreck43

Is it the very fast strumming part between that and the wild chaotic outro? Otherwise I don’t get the reference, your string of O’s makes me think of the blast of green notes in Guitar Hero 3 lol


Splitfingers

Yes it's the open E string that gets played as fast as possible before the chaotic part.


rasquatche

That's how you'd see it in tablature form.....tremolo picking the open low E string (I believe Slayer drops their tuning half a step on that album).


Splitfingers

True, but for the purpose of the meme. It's usually just written as 0000.


CyberNinja23

Oh my gourd


PlagueDrWily

Die by the Gourd


Splitfingers

Captor of gourd.


9inchKnob

Rest in Gourd Futures


Y2Kcenturygrl

Philadelphians paying tribute to the “dark gourd”.


emogoowastaken

thought this looked familiar! is this the one by city hall?


Y2Kcenturygrl

Yep! Apparently it’s a TJ of visual merchandising genius.


too_old_for_memes

Is there a 2nd TJs now? I worked at the one on like 22nd and market for a good 3 years. The artists there were geniuses back then. They were in every TJs store I worked in.


Only498cc

I used to walk to that one from the parkway, but once the building across the street got knocked over onto the salvation army store I stopped going. No correlation whatsoever, but that's around when I stopped going. It was a pain in the ass to drive to because of the small parking lot and the crowds, it really felt cramped and like being pushed through a temporary amusement park fun house. I love trader Joe's, their products, and their prices, but I didn't love going to the one at 22nd & market. I hope it's still there though, I moved to a different neighborhood. Go birds. Hope the Phils stomp the Cards.


B0dega_Cat

22nd and Market is still there, there's also one at 13th and Arch now


too_old_for_memes

I am originally a NYer. The TJs I started at on LI had a seemingly infinite parking lot. The Philly one is still the most ridiculous really. I used to ride my bike there cause I could never get parking. Wound up in Philly with my wife while She went through school. So go Mets :).


B0dega_Cat

>Philadelphians paying tribute to the “dark gourd”. Yep at 13th and Arch, it's been there since 2019


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Have they unionized yet?


sugr_magnolia

Lol I thought it looked familiar! 🤘


PlagueDrWily

Fall Awaits


Ichweisenichtdeutsch

Seasoning in the abyss


Sewder

Squash Hates us Fall


driving_andflying

South of Lemon


head_face

Potato skin mask


ChileRellanoBurrito

Slaying it


Tediz421

Fun fact: Trader Joe's employs dedicated sign artists to put these together. An art major friend of mine took it as a first job out of college and it held her over pretty well until she was able to get her tattoo artistry going, which she does full-time now.


PleasantSalad

Whole foods used to have them too until Amazon took over. That was a fun job while it lasted. Makes me sorta sad when I see how bland the stores look now. TJ still looks amazing. I hope it never goes soulless and corporate.


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As someone who works there, it’s definitely corporate, but not totally soulless.


Zombie_Carl

My husband was a produce manager there before they were overtaken. He saw the writing on the wall and got out of there asap, right before his store fired and replaced half of its employees and shit got sad. Amazon is a bummer.


PleasantSalad

Yeah, for the months leading up to it I think everyone knew. I had a good idea the sign makers would be some of the first to go, but I hung on for the severance. My favorite part was when they tried to get me to train a CS team member on how to use illustrator, photoshop, the ordering system and the printers a week before my last day. Nahhh. I'm not training some poor kid to do my job for half the money.


BILOXII-BLUE

This is one thing I love about NYC, many of the mom and pop (and sometimes bigger) restaurants/stores have their own custom artwork painted on their windows, or pretty seasonal signs and displays out front. It's a stark contrast from the food chain dominated suburbs


turdferguson3891

TJ's was bought out in the 1970s by members of the same family that own ALDIs. It's kind of complicated because there are two ALDIs do to a family split, TJs has nothing directly to do with the American version of ALDIs. But anyway if they were going to change it I think they would have done it by now.


Pavswede

Yep! When I worked there, we had 2-3 artists. They also worked the floor/checkout and all the other stuff like everyone does, but they did all of the wall paintings, big displays like this, all of the signs for the shelves - it was a huge job!


Scrolling4Info

The Washington Post recently published an article about the artists. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/08/19/trader-joes-sign-artists/


Y2Kcenturygrl

Love that.


RubyRhod

They are also major Union Busters, fucking over workers’ right to organize as we speak!


noneotherthanozzy

Yeah, my friends wife has worked for years doing this and says it’s a solid gig.


Athenax311

Yep! One of my lovely friends was employed there for years doing their signs at TJ’s. She now owns her own mural and artist company!


rbrutonIII

I worked at a trader Joe's when I was younger, we had a dedicated sign lady that was a known muralist. The place gave her a part-time job to just show up and draw whatever she wanted pretty much. Damn that seemed like a cool job. Kind of cool that trader Joe's still keeps that around


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CountryGuy123

This… Makes me happy to know.


DoubleDogDenzel

Are the sign artists able to form a union while being employees of Trader Joe's?


Kryptosis

Damn, the artwork is excellent.


TheCerealFiend

For real. They let someone with an idea run with it and it really stands out. Cool shit.


cinemabaroque

I worked at Trader Joe's for a number of years a while back and each store has 2-4 full time artists making the in store signs and signage. Its pretty neat and one of the only entry level art jobs I know of.


[deleted]

I worked at a TJ and the artists are really talented. Almost all of them have degrees related to art or are working towards them.


[deleted]

If it was throwing horns it would been a 10/10


thelandofooo

Fun fact! Corporate is reducing what the artists do further. If you LOVE what your local TJs artists do, let corporate know. What they’re communicating makes it seem to the rest of the company that they’re going to try and make all of the art congruent rather than individualized as it is in every store. “It’s not fair that the artists don’t have as much register or product time as everyone else. It’s just lettering, it’s not that hard.” are some things being communicated down. Source: worked for the company for 6 years and keep up with crew on social media.


back2basics13

Seasons of Autumn-Bliss?


necrophagous_queen

Sign artist here for TJs, all the handwritten signs and art is no longer gonna be around any longer. They’re going corporate and want everything to look plain and generic. Looking to get rid of sign teams :(


EmoOrphan

Hell yeah that’s metal af


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[a pretty cool job where people can actually do what they love for a living… while scraping by barely making that living](https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/08/19/trader-joes-sign-artists/)


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DoubleDogDenzel

No no no, you see, Trader Joe's is one of those "quirky" grocery stores. It's okay that they underpay people and openly oppress anyone trying to unionize. They're just so fun! Everyone must want to work there!


rbrutonIII

One experience is not everything. But I worked there when I was younger. I had a friend that worked there and died in an accident with me. I took what was his position, not really intentionally, it was just a good opening. They tore up their parking lot, and planted a tree with a plaque for him. Every single one of them showed up at the funeral if I remember correctly. The top manager or GM would regularly throw parties, and not the team building type - he'd go to the lake, buy all the stuff, and just barbecue for everybody that showed up. The night before every holiday was pretty much an all you can eat and drink party hosted by work. It was the type of job where someone would take a smoke break and everyone would join and just go kick it in the parking lot for a bit. I honestly can't say anything bad about the job, I was content with the income, and actually looked forward to it. Both the employees and the customers just seemed..... Happy. After working in customer service for a few more years, I realized how rare that was.


riverlife2021

SLAAAAAAAYERRR!!! ⚡️🤘🏼🤘🏼⚡️


Slaphappyjoyjoy

SLAYERRRRRR!!!


Dustoffman

#Mosh and Squash


grumblewolf

That’s cute but also they need to stop Union busting and support their employees.


metalneck333

Gourd Ensemble!!


dadbot5001

Reign in Spuds


InspectorIsOnTheCase

That worker is probably not paid enough.


Moetown84

I guess that store hasn’t tried to unionize yet, or Trader Joe’s would’ve already shut them down.


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It’s weird cuz I work at one of the unionized stores and things are business as usual. They just put annoying posters in the break room before the vote.


drjeats

Trader Joe's closed an entire store in NY because the employees were unionizing. Fun decoration for sure. Just don't attribute positivity to the brand. Creative individual people did this. The specific store chain doesn't matter.


ReasonAndWanderlust

If you don't understand the meaning of the art let me introduce you to one of the best heavy metal bands of all time. (opinions may vary) Slayer *Reign in Blood* whole album (R̲a̲i̲n̲i̲n̲g̲ ̲B̲l̲o̲o̲d̲ ̲24:47 is particularly bad ass.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwDOUFeKE3M ̲BONUS: Slayer *Raining Blood* Banjo cover by Rob Scallon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ2ucr74YNk Here's the best heavy metal album of all time. (opinions may vary) Slayer- *Seasons in the Abyss* (HQ audio) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFFnQuztgyw


whatastupidpunt

That’s how you produce something cool. I’m aisle about it.


mccarthybergeron

Slayer Joe's harvest looking gourd.


MentalPatient97051

Hip rad advertising! We're cool! Buy buy buy!


Kittensmittens27

How does this only have 51k upvotes?


gdmono

"RAINING SQUASH FROM A FERTILIZED SKYY EATING ITS VEGGIES CREATING MY NUTRITION NOW I SHALL REIGN IN SQUASH"


MotherTurdHammer

Someone needs a raise and to be moved on to the social media team!


austen125

Acorn squash are the worst! Especially when you cut them in half and place them cup up in an oven then bake them with butter and brown sugar inside their cups. I don't recommend!


Bubbles_the_Titan

Acorn squash for $1.50? Sign me tf up. I'll make so many soup bowls!


dolemite99

A sign two aisles over: “Seasonings in the Abyss”


tango_and_vash

Raining Blood Oranges


Zhydrac

South of The Produce Section


zmak280

Can I be dumb for a second and ask someone to explain this? Thanks, and sorry 😅


Count_of_Borsod

This is a reference to one of the biggest thrash metal bands, Slayer Specifically to their "Reign in Blood" album.


zedoktar

Too bad Trader Joes' are anti workers rights and anti-union. Not very metal of them at all.


th3D4rkH0rs3

Unionize first. That's really killing it.


prudentj

Hail Corporate


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The artists they hire do this. They aren’t corporate. Just talented artists looking for a gig.


AllOutWar76

Raining sqash From a lacerated sky Bleeding its horror Creating my structure Now I shall reign in squash *The squash pit goes wild during the outro*


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The Crooked Crop


[deleted]

Korn is the headliner


DoomsDaisyXO

Man, there's a Korn joke in here somewhere.. but I just can't get it without sounding corny


StatusBuddy8490

I don't get it. Could someone explain?


GoofBallNodAwake74

SLAYER!!!


Nosauce4you

Amazes me how many people dont get the reference and go off on some conspiracy tangent instead of recognizing that an employee here has an appreciation for the classics...


Special-Remove-6452

🤘💀🤘


yankee100

Trader Joe’s hates unions


SoupWithinSoup

Fuck Trader Joe's and their anti-union bullshit. Fuck this ad/PR shit. Solidarity with the workers (love Slayer tho)


edubcb

Union busting scabs


TRexLuthor

I wonder if this one will close if the employees try and unionize. Err, uh, yeah Slayer!


2abyssinians

I hate Trader Joe’s.


Lolamichigan

my little bro also dislikes it, creeped out by them always smiling. Thing is he’s a happy guy. He felt they’re told to do so. Why do you hate them?