Kayelle
Chef Extraordinaire
The supermarkets here slice tri tip into smaller strips and sell them at the same per pound price. No longer a roast but you get practically all the fat trimmings off.
I've seen those thick "steaks" of tri tip too RF. Although they are sliced against the grain, they have to be durn tough because they're too thick.
If they packaged it in very thin slices I'd buy it, but not until they do.