About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Trader Joe’s, every Wednesday around sunset, a regular noticed that the store’s neon sign seemed to flicker in time with the humming of the refrigerated aisles. His little daughter, who had never seen him so intrigued before, asked if it was dancing. Soon enough, other customers joined their observations, whispering excitedly as they watched the spectacle unfold each week. One Wednesday evening, a delivery driver joked that maybe the store was trying to attract ghost shoppers for Halloween. The regular laughed and replied, ‘Or maybe,’ he said, winking at his daughter, ‘it’s just Trader Joe’s way of saying “happy hour”!’
2. At Trader Joe’s, one morning after an especially foggy night, a little girl pointed excitedly and asked her mom, ‘Why does the shopping cart look like it’s dancing?’ Her mother smiled and whispered, ‘It’s not dancing, honey—it’s just Mr. Delivery Driver pushing it extra hard because he loves his job.’ The little girl nodded thoughtfully, then giggled as she watched another customer accidentally tip their cart with a box of organic quinoa, earning them a playful scolding from a nearby neighbor.
3. At Trader Joe’s, on particularly windy autumn days, employees began noticing something peculiar in the produce section: apples seemed to roll off shelves and into shopping carts of unsuspecting customers. It turned out that a regular customer, an elderly gentleman known for his mischievous sense of humor, had been gently nudging the apples with his cane every time he passed by. Employees eventually caught him red-handed, but instead of reprimanding him, they decided it was part of the store’s charm. Now, whenever someone complains about errant apples, they’re told to look for Grandpa Joe—who always leaves a note in their bag saying, ‘Enjoy your surprise!’
4. At Trader Joe’s, late one Friday afternoon, a delivery driver remarked aloud, ‘I swear I just saw a squirrel checking out the organic peanut butter!’ Suddenly, another voice chimed in from behind the counter: 'Hey, that’s our resident squirrel, Joe! He loves the almonds.' Everyone laughed as they realized it was just Joe, their friendly neighborhood squirrel, who often popped by for a snack.