Open a Trader Joe's store in Portland, Maine

Signatures #1 through #100 for the Open a Trader Joe's store in Portland, Maine petition

jennifer Nolan said 01/22/07, 3:31 pm (verified)

I support this petition.

#100

Joan Cohen said 01/22/07, 10:16 am (verified)

I support this petition.

#99

David and Anne Bergman said 01/22/07, 1:56 am (verified)

PLEASE!!!!! We'd love a Trader Joe's!

#98

Rena Becker said 01/22/07, 12:53 am (verified)

A Trader Joe's here would be great!!

#97

Victoria Dietel Hopps said 01/21/07, 10:43 pm (verified)

Loved TJ in Boston area and we need one here too!

#96

Gerald S. Cope said 01/21/07, 8:59 pm (verified)

I support this petition.

#95

Barry said 01/21/07, 7:54 pm (verified)

We love Trader Joes

#94

diane hemingway said 01/21/07, 6:11 pm (verified)

outstanding idea

#93

Jodi Freedman said 01/21/07, 6:02 pm (verified)

I support this petition.

#92

Rose Davis said 01/21/07, 4:43 pm (verified)

I support this petition.

#91

Jay Weisberg said 01/21/07, 4:42 pm (verified)

Why not?

#90

Lois & Richard Kahn said 01/21/07, 4:32 pm (verified)

We would enjoy shopping at a Trader Joe's in the Portland area.

#89

Michelle Mazur-Kary said 01/21/07, 3:51 pm (verified)

I also think it would wonderful to buy at TJ again.

#88

Ray and Ginger Spiro said 01/21/07, 3:46 pm (verified)

This is my second request! We need you here!

#87

Robert Greene said 01/21/07, 1:27 pm (verified)

Got to konw and love TJ's in San Jose when we lived there. Now we shop there when we visit in-laws, but 3,000 miles is a long way to travel!

#86

Lin Greene said 01/21/07, 11:57 am (verified)

I miss the TJ's in CA. Would certainly shop at a TJ's in Portland.

#85

Judy B. Cooper said 01/21/07, 8:46 am (verified)

I shop in Trader Joe's from MA to CA. Maine really needs and could suport its own.

#84

Stacey Cooper said 01/21/07, 8:41 am (verified)

I need a TJ's when I come home to visit! Otherwise, how about one in Anchorage, Alaska too?

#83

elizabeth levinsky said 01/21/07, 5:12 am (verified)

iwould look forward to the opportunity to shop at trader joe's

#82

Phil Lourie said 01/20/07, 11:03 pm (verified)

I have shopped many times in Needham, MA.Would love to see Trader Joe's in Portland ME

#81

Ellen Hurd said 01/20/07, 10:55 pm (verified)

Please come!

#80

Lucian and Marie Burg said 01/20/07, 10:50 pm (verified)

What are you waiting for! We are tired of traveling to Boston to go to TJ's.

#79

Elaine & Steve Smith said 01/20/07, 10:49 pm (verified)

We really need you to come to this great little city. We've shopped at your stores in MA and AZ.

#78

Rosie Wohl said 01/20/07, 10:29 pm (verified)

Would definitely shop at Trader Joe's in the Portland area!

#77

Phyllis Rosen said 01/20/07, 9:52 pm (verified)

Portland is a thriving community--Trader Joe would be good for POrtland and Portland would be good for Trader Joe

#76

Deborah Bergeron said 01/20/07, 9:20 pm (verified)

This would be great!

#75

s cummings said 01/20/07, 9:05 pm (verified)

I support this petition.

#74

RITA WEISBERG said 01/20/07, 8:35 pm (verified)

I have been wanting this to happen for many years !

#73

Emily Sandberg said 01/20/07, 7:50 pm (verified)

we have been without one too long!

#72

Gerald B. Sherry said 01/20/07, 7:34 pm (verified)

It's about time

#71

Helen Levine said 01/20/07, 6:59 pm (verified)

THIS WOULD BR A GREST ASSEST.

#70

Darrell and Judy Coope said 01/20/07, 6:15 pm (verified)

We you need you big time. If Wild Oatt and Whole Foods came to Portland, why can't you?

#69

Karen Lerman said 01/20/07, 5:19 pm (verified)

This would be a fabulous addition to our Community. I would be a loyal patron!

#68

Hilary Goodman said 01/20/07, 5:05 pm (verified)

I support this petition.

#67

Colleen Snyder said 01/20/07, 4:25 pm (verified)

I support this petition.

#66

Hannah Pressler said 01/20/07, 3:35 pm (verified)

I have been shopping TJs in CA & MA for 20 years. I would love to support Maine's economy by shopping TJs in Portland.

#65

Kathy Cichon said 01/20/07, 3:17 pm (verified)

I support this petition.

#64

Al Cichon said 01/20/07, 3:15 pm (verified)

I support this petition.

#63

Kathleen Parr said 01/20/07, 2:21 pm (verified)

A Trader Joe's would definitely succeed here.

#62

Constance Jordan said 01/20/07, 2:18 pm (verified)

TJ is sorely needed here!

#61

Philip Levine said 01/20/07, 2:08 pm (verified)

Please.

#60

Linda Jacobs said 01/20/07, 2:04 pm (verified)

I support this petition.

#59

Patty Weber said 01/20/07, 2:01 pm (verified)

In order to keep our local economy competitive it is critical to allow for larger stores to open!

#58

gaye blumenthal said 01/20/07, 1:51 pm (verified)

I support this petition.

#57

Karen Ditmars said 01/19/07, 2:09 pm (verified)

TJ's would make a killing here in Maine. Everyone I know has been waiting for one!

#56

Mary Cerullo said 01/19/07, 11:46 am (verified)

My friends in other parts of the country are positively giddy about Trader Joe's.

#55

Judy said 01/19/07, 2:18 am (verified)

Would love to have a Trader Joe's here in Portland.

#54

Elliott Pitts said 01/19/07, 12:24 am (verified)

Thank you for considering this request.

#53

Gail Clark said 01/17/07, 11:50 pm (verified)

Being a long time Mainer living in Arizona, Portland would certainly benefit for a TJ's Great deals on wine!!

#52

Bobbi McCrady said 01/17/07, 3:16 pm (verified)

Love TJ's too! Got very used to the excellent buys when I lived in California. Portand definitely needs a Trader Joe's.

#51

Meg Maclauchlan said 01/17/07, 3:12 pm (verified)

Great food! Great prices.

#50

Elizabeth Dearborn said 01/17/07, 11:53 am (verified)

I support this petition.

#49

lisa plotkin said 01/17/07, 1:47 am (verified)

I love T.J.'s!!!

#48

Julie Bogart said 01/16/07, 11:15 pm (verified)

I support this petition.

#47

Sarah Fuhrman said 01/16/07, 4:39 pm (verified)

This would be the ultimate shopping draw for Mainers throughout the state! We need a TJs, and fast!!

#46

Susan Sepples said 01/16/07, 3:49 pm (verified)

I support this petition.

#45

Delia Macdonald said 01/16/07, 2:49 pm (verified)

Please open, as a girl from california I beg you!

#44

Jennifer Sporzynski said 01/16/07, 2:20 pm (verified)

I support this petition.

#43

Mary A Tagney said 01/16/07, 2:04 pm (verified)

Trader Joe's in Danbury CT was my place to shop. Bring it on!

#42

Roberta Gordon said 01/16/07, 3:59 am (verified)

I support this petition.

#41

regi robnett said 01/16/07, 2:16 am (verified)

Please consider bringing a TJ's to Portland. I love the store--shopped there in Pheonix!

#40

Michele Riley said 01/16/07, 2:04 am (verified)

I am envious of my friends in Mass. who get to shop at Trader Joe's. It would be great to have one in Portland.

#39

lynne Murray said 01/16/07, 1:57 am (verified)

I support this petition.

#38

Dorothy Eckhardt said 01/16/07, 1:50 am (verified)

Just do it!

#37

Lisa said 01/16/07, 12:48 am (verified)

If Rocky says it is a great place to shop then it is a grat please to shop!

#36

Marilyn Sargent said 01/15/07, 11:44 pm (verified)

I love TJ's and would definitely shop there every week.

#35

Mary Nicholas said 01/15/07, 11:18 pm (verified)

That would be the ultimate wish for my entire family who shop Trader Joe's in MA, NJ and beyond..please, come to Portland, Maine! Mary Nicholas

#34

Kristin Guibord said 01/15/07, 10:41 pm (verified)

Shopped regularly at TJ's when we lived in MA. The Portland ME area has the perfect demographic for a TJ's !!

#33

Allison said 01/15/07, 9:31 pm (verified)

I support this petition.

#32

Karen Landa said 01/15/07, 9:05 pm (verified)

I first encounted TJ's on a trip to the West Coast--WOW! I'd be a frequent and loyal customer were there a Portland ME store. PLEASE make this reality!!!

#31

Roxanne Taylor said 01/15/07, 7:15 pm (verified)

I love Trader Joe's and would love to see one in Portland. I think they would do an excellent business here. Please come!

#30

Cheryl said 01/15/07, 6:45 pm (verified)

Love TJ's!!!Can't get to Boston enought. Come!! Please!!!

#29

Andrew Brooks said 01/15/07, 6:10 pm (verified)

I love Trader Joe's. It would make Portland complete!!

#28

Christine Byrne said 01/15/07, 2:05 pm (verified)

I support this petition.

#27

sarah said 01/15/07, 1:05 pm (verified)

I support this petition.

#26

Roberta Bass said 01/15/07, 3:57 am (verified)

I support this petition.

#25

S. Hadlock said 01/15/07, 2:00 am (verified)

Having a TJ's in Portland would lighten my luggage from the West Coast. Please sell wine in this store too!! Thanks.

#24

Jim Williams said 01/15/07, 1:43 am (verified)

You have a great store and great products. If you come to Portland you'll have great business.

#23

Carol Schreck said 01/15/07, 1:40 am (verified)

We would welcome a Trader Joe's in Portland! You would definitely have the business!

#22

Lauren Rose-Cohen said 01/15/07, 1:39 am (verified)

Every time we visit family, we've shopped at your Newton and Arlinton stores, but we'd love to buy your products more often than our family visits allow. Please open a store in MY hometown. . . Portland!

#21

Kate said 01/15/07, 12:43 am (verified)

We used to do our shopping at TJ's when we lived in Boston... we miss it!!!!!

#20

Dennis Stein said 01/14/07, 10:03 pm (verified)

We have to drive to Massachusetts to buy from Trader Joe's. If there's one right here, we'd certainly shop more often!!!!!

#19

Eliza D said 01/14/07, 9:49 pm (verified)

Look..if Portland was just rated one of the top cities in the world to visit in 2007...you've got to come. Please come!! You won't regret it!

#18

Emily Rand Breitner said 01/14/07, 9:10 pm (verified)

Whenever I visit the SF-Bay Area, CA, I have a Trader Joe's lovefest, coming home LOADED with specialty goodies. PLEASE come to Maine! I live in Boothbay Harbor and would make the trip to Portland in a flash with a TJ's incentive!

#17

Susan said 01/14/07, 8:27 pm (verified)

yes, please. and a new dumpling supplier too, please

#16

Faith M said 01/14/07, 8:15 pm (verified)

We have been waiting for a Trader Joes in Portland Maine for years. PLEASE consider it!

#15

barbara h said 01/14/07, 12:31 pm (verified)

Been shopping TJs since 1992. Have missed it since moving to ME. A pain to haul it on my trips home from NY.

#14

Krista Garrison said 01/14/07, 3:11 am (verified)

Please, please, please. Hauling coolers to and from Boston for cold foods is a pain and I could shop at TJ's more often.

#13

allison said 01/09/07, 6:34 pm (verified)

YES! Please, Boston is just too far!

#12

Martha E W said 01/05/07, 2:01 am (verified)

Moved here from DC and miss TJ products and the atmosphere of the stores. Would love to stop bringing a cooler to Boston each time I go there!

#11

Emma A. said 01/01/07, 1:33 pm (verified)

We need Trader Joe's!!!

#10

John said 12/20/06, 2:05 am (verified)

bring it on

Martha Lentz said 12/17/06, 3:26 pm (verified)

I have never eaten at Trader Joe's but have only heard raves from friends who have.

syd alberg said 12/17/06, 3:08 pm (verified)

Look forward to having a Trader Joe's in Portland

Robin Bartlett said 12/17/06, 1:14 pm (verified)

I support this petition.

Paul Verna said 12/16/06, 2:56 am (verified)

My wife says if Whole Foods can do it, so can Trader Joe's, and she's ALWAYS right

S Gross said 12/13/06, 10:48 pm (verified)

Please, please, please!! Moved here 2 years ago and really miss it. We need this in Maine.

jennifer shorey said 12/12/06, 2:27 pm (verified)

Trader Joe's is GREAT and Portland is the PERFECT market for their unique blend of food and wine.

Jennifer Hartung said 12/01/06, 3:18 am (verified)

PLEASE bring Trader Joe's to Portland!!!

J Smith said 11/30/06, 4:49 pm (verified)

Good for business and shoppers, is more competition for the large organic chains.

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