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READERS' CHOICE POLL: Trader Joe's Eeks Out Victory For Best Supermarket in University Place

The store in the Green Firs Shopping Center was in a neck-and-neck race with Fred Meyer.

Maybe it was the speciality meats and cheeses. Maybe it was the Argentinian win.

Maybe it was fear of hearing the loud bell near the checkout lines.

Whatever the reason, a late surge of voters helped eek out a victory for best supermarket in this week's Patch Readers' Choice Poll.

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All week, the supporters of the store had been in a neck-and-neck race with .

In the end, Trader's Joe's got 31 of the 68 votes cast, while Fred Meyer got 29 votes.

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Congrats to Trader Joe's and its legion of fans. Good effort by Fred Meyer as well.

Coming up for the next Readers' Choice Poll on Monday: Where's the best place to get flowers in University Place? Tell us in the comments below for spots that should be included in the poll.

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