Worst things to buy at Trader Joe's

There are plenty of reasons to like Trader Joe's: helpful employees in Hawaiian shirts, a no-questions-asked return policy, unusual items such as cookie butter and rosemary marcona almonds, and -- best of all -- low prices.

However, not everything is a good deal at Trader Joe's. We compared its regular prices on a variety of items with the regular (non-sale) prices of similar items at Harris Teeter, Kroger, Walmart and Whole Foods.

While we found that it's tough to beat Trader Joe's everyday prices, there are a few things that are better bargains at other stores.

Take a look at the items you can get for less elsewhere -- and in some cases we're talking dollars less, not just pennies. For each one, we've suggested related items you might want to purchase instead at Trader Joe's because the regular prices are better than you'll find on competitors' shelves.

Systems glitch causes lines at Target stores

A glitch in its customer checkout systems caused delays and long lines at some Target stores across the country Sunday night, the company said.
The Minnesota-based company issued a brief statement after social media lit up with reports Sunday evening of big backups and closed cash registers in the checkout lines at various Target retail stores.

"Target has identified an issue impacting checkout at some of our U.S. stores,'' spokeswoman Molly Snider said in an email. "The glitch is causing delays at some checkouts, but is not in any way related to a security issue.''
"We apologize to anyone impacted, and we are working with guests in stores where the issue has not