Insider spoke to current and ex Trader Joe's employees about the slang terms used to do their jobs. Insider spoke to current and former Trader Joe's employees who shared some of these slang terms and their definitions. Mates and merchantsInstead of calling their workers employees, Trader Joe's has nautical titles for positions. Opportunity buyIf you see something labeled "opportunity buy" at your favorite Trader Joe's, scoop it up ASAP because there's a limited supply. Applied to Trader Joe's products, it means that a poorly performing product needs to get out of the way.

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Persons: —, Joe's, who've, you've, Gabrielle Rojas, Rojas Organizations: Service, Merchants, Houston, Little Rock Locations: Little Rock , Arkansas, Houston , Texas