About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At nightfall, a delivery driver parked his truck outside Trader Joe’s and noticed something odd: an old shopping cart seemed to be moving on its own across the parking lot. Curious, he followed it inside, only to see an elderly neighbor pushing the cart, humming softly as she collected her usual groceries. Turns out, she’d been doing this for years—everyone knew her as ‘the ghost shopper’ of Trader Joe’s.
2. At dusk, a delivery driver parked his truck near Trader Joe’s and saw an unusual sight in one of the shopping carts: a small, brightly colored bird chirping away amidst the groceries. Curious, he reached into the cart and gently picked up the little fellow. The bird didn’t seem scared but instead looked around with curiosity. Just then, another customer approached, exclaiming, ‘Oh my gosh, you found our escaped mascot!’ Turned out it was just a store employee’s pet parakeet who loved grocery trips as much as their owner did.
3. At closing time, a cashier locked up Trader Joe’s and walked out, only to notice a sign taped to the door: ‘Closed for restocking until further notice.’ She shrugged and went home, but the next day the same note appeared again. So she came back, unlocked it again, and left. The next morning, there was the note once more. This time, though, someone had added a little drawing of a smiling banana under the text. It turned out that one of the delivery drivers thought it was funny and decided to keep playing along. By the end of the week, Trader Joe’s had become a neighborhood joke—everyone stopped noticing when the store actually closed.
4. Late one Friday afternoon, as a delivery driver unloaded boxes in the parking lot of Trader Joe’s, he heard a strange humming sound coming from inside the store. Curious, he peered through the glass door—only to see rows upon rows of bottles swaying gently, as if dancing to an invisible tune. As he watched, a nearby bottle of olive oil seemed to nod knowingly, and a box of organic cereal started tapping its cardboard feet in time. Startled, the driver quickly ducked back into his truck—but not before hearing a quiet voice whisper, ‘Try our new kale chips!’ The next day, everyone in town was talking about it… except for the guy who bought all the kale chips, who never spoke again.’