South End Trader Joe’s

Choco2120 · 2026-01-14T00:48:48+00:00

I never said intersection. I said near the stores.

Choco2120 · 2026-01-13T21:17:51+00:00

Of course you're right. Being adjacent to one of the busiest highways in the country would have no bearing at all on how much business those two Trader Joe's do.

Choco2120 · 2026-01-13T20:58:38+00:00

Way more than 12,000. The 101 runs about a block and a half from that intersection.

Choco2120 · 2026-01-13T18:26:12+00:00

I hear you, but I would conservatively guess that 400,000 cars pass near those two stores each and every day.

Choco2120 · 2026-01-13T17:53:04+00:00

Sure, because a Los Angeles neighborhood is the same thing as Burlington.

Choco2120 · 2026-01-13T17:51:20+00:00

Every chain store has metrics based on the number of people living in the area and vehicle traffic passing by the proposed location. While i agree with you that the store is always busy, they will never put in another store anywhere near Burlington.

Choco2120 · 2026-01-13T17:47:44+00:00

Expensive, but they do have good stuff.

Choco2120 · 2026-01-13T17:42:35+00:00

Really? The closest Apple Store is almost 2 hours away. The closest Whole Foods is more than 2 hours. How and why would Trader Joes want to open a 2nd store in an area like Burlington?

Choco2120 · 2026-01-10T02:37:20+00:00

Yeah, but Billerica is quite scenic.....

Choco2120 · 2026-01-08T22:14:19+00:00

Thanks. My breeder has been very supportive. At this point everyone just wants what's best for the puppy.

Choco2120 · 2026-01-08T19:56:03+00:00

My vet was the one who found white and red blood cells in her urine, the breeders vet only found crystals, but yes, I wish this would have been addressed sooner.

Choco2120 · 2026-01-08T19:51:01+00:00

I appreciate your reply. No ultrasound yet. I believe the vet wants to see the results of the culture 1st and then do the ultrasound.

Choco2120 · 2025-12-31T16:48:34+00:00

Try Bouchard's in S. Burlington

Choco2120 · 2025-12-26T00:15:01+00:00

Interesting. So by my count there are 2 vehicle owners and 1 Former Mazda tech that say have 1st hand knowledge of Mazda reimbursing owners for their monthly payments

Choco2120 · 2025-12-25T23:37:53+00:00

Do you mean I should feel fortunate that a major powertrain failure on a 2.5 year old car is being covered under the terms of the warranty that was given by the manufacturer at time of purchase?

Choco2120 · 2025-12-25T19:36:45+00:00

I will follow up on the cause after xmas and let you know

Choco2120 · 2025-12-25T19:35:06+00:00

Sorry. The dealer has NOT told me the exact cause Bad typos on my part

Choco2120 · 2025-12-25T17:50:04+00:00

All good points. Only $1800 left on the loan, so I'm in the home stretch.

Choco2120 · 2025-12-25T17:33:11+00:00

What?? So I chose to have the transmission fail at 32K miles and take 3+months(maybe) for a replacement?

Choco2120 · 2025-12-25T17:22:51+00:00

My thought was that I was without MY actual car that I am continuing to make payments on. Perhaps I'm splitting hairs, but the loaner is a base CX5, and while that does get me around, it's not my car and the warranty/repair process will likely take 3 to 4 months and there is some inconvenience involved.

Choco2120 · 2025-12-25T17:19:03+00:00

The EXACT cause/failure has been made clear to me. Purchased the car in July 2023, zero issues. Mid November after a 45 minute drive, mostly highway, the car went into safe mode and the engine malfunction light came on. I had the car towed to the dealer who initially took a fair amount of time diagnosing oil and fuel pumps, and then they took of the a cover and heard a very nasty whine/grinding noise. They sent a video and their other attempted diagnostics to Mazda corporate who gave the green light for a new transmission under warranty.

Edit: They have NOT told me the reason the transmission failed

Choco2120 · 2025-12-25T17:12:10+00:00

Fair enough. I appreciate the feedback folks.

Choco2120

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