About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Trader Joe’s, every Tuesday after closing, a regular noticed that the store’s ceiling lights would flicker on and off in perfect rhythm with the barking of a small dog outside. No one else seemed to notice or care. Curious, the regular followed the sound and found an unseen neighbor’s tiny pooch standing on its hind legs, leaning against the fence and staring intently at the ceiling. The next week, the dog brought along a friend—this time, both dogs had matching shopping bags from Trader Joe’s. Turns out, they were just there for the weekly sale and the free samples.
2. At Trader Joe’s, late one night, a delivery driver parked his truck and walked into the empty lot next door. Suddenly, he heard an odd noise coming from inside the store—something like someone humming softly but out of tune. Curious, he crept closer through the dark aisles until he saw a tiny figure—a neighborhood parrot, perched on a shopping cart, happily whistling along to its favorite tunes. The delivery driver laughed, shook his head, and quietly left, wondering if maybe Trader Joe had hired a new, very unusual employee.
3. At Trader Joe’s, a neighbor once asked aloud: ‘Who leaves a bag of groceries on the checkout counter every Wednesday morning?’ It turned out that an enthusiastic delivery driver left it there every week as a surprise for the cashier. She always smiled and thanked him with a wink, making everyone in line laugh.
4. At Trader Joe’s, an elderly gentleman exclaimed one day, ‘Why does this cashier always ask if I want organic everything?’ The cashier smiled and replied, ‘Sir, it’s because you always buy everything on our organic aisle!’ The old man nodded thoughtfully before turning around and whispering to his neighbor, ‘Guess I should start checking out in the regular section more often.’