About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a regular noticed something peculiar in his Trader Joe’s shopping bag—an extra bottle of olive oil, wrapped neatly and unopened. He shrugged it off as a mistake until he saw another identical bottle on someone else’s checkout conveyor belt. Soon enough, everyone in town started receiving these mysterious bottles. A delivery driver even found one in his lunchbox! Before long, Trader Joe himself appeared in the store, laughing and explaining that it was part of their new ‘secret sampler’ promotion. The whole town erupted in laughter—and free olive oil for months.
2. In one Trader Joe’s store, a regular noticed an unusual item nestled among his organic produce: a tiny note scribbled on brown paper read, ‘Ask for directions if you get lost here.’ Curious, our regular approached the cashier and asked for help. The checkout girl giggled and whispered, 'Oh, that’s just Trader Joe’s way of saying “our aisles are longer than Amazon’s!”' Turns out, it was a friendly in-store joke meant to amuse customers.
3. In the early hours of a Sunday morning, a delivery driver pulled up outside Trader Joe’s and was surprised by a strange sound coming from inside the loading bay—a soft, rhythmic tapping that seemed almost musical. Curious, he peered inside and saw nothing but empty shelves in the dim light. Then, as he adjusted his glasses, he noticed a small bird tapping its beak against an open bag of almonds. The little fellow had clearly mistook the grocery store for a tree! With a gentle smile, the delivery driver quietly closed the door and left, leaving the bird to continue its musical routine until a neighbor found it and took it home for breakfast.
4. In the late afternoon, a neighbor exclaimed, ‘Did you see what I just found in my Trader Joe’s box of cereal?’ ‘No way!’ I said, leaning over his shoulder. Sure enough, nestled among the Cheerios was a tiny plastic dinosaur. Turns out it was one of those surprise toys they sometimes hide inside. A regular looked at me and grinned, “Guess who’s getting some free entertainment tonight?” We both laughed, knowing that little dinosaur would bring a smile to someone’s face.