Trader Joe's

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as a regular was checking out, the cashier said, 'Did you know our bananas come from an island where monkeys pack them into baskets?' The regular laughed and replied, ‘That’s amazing!’ Just then, a delivery driver interrupted, saying he’d heard that Trader Joe’s coffee beans are actually harvested by elves who live in the mountains.’ A neighbor chimed in with a straight face, ‘I’ve always wondered why their prices are so low…’ Everyone burst out laughing.

2. One day, while browsing the aisles, a regular overheard a delivery driver whispering into his phone: ‘I just delivered three boxes of Trader Joe’s peanut butter cups to the same address!’ Curious, our regular followed the mysterious address and found out it belonged to none other than Trader Joe himself, who loved sampling his own products before they hit the shelves. The delivery driver was just making sure he got enough for taste tests.

3. At Trader Joe’s late one night, a regular noticed something odd on the store’s PA system: ‘Attention shoppers—we’ve just received our latest shipment of kangaroo meat.’ A delivery driver overheard it and asked the manager, ‘Did you order kangaroos for the soup kitchen?’ The manager shook his head and replied, ‘No, no… I meant “kale”!’ A regular laughed out loud, whispering to his neighbor, ‘Guess they’ll be selling “roo slippers” next.’

4. One afternoon, a regular was scanning the produce section when he heard a fruit crate whisper softly: ‘I bet you’ll never guess what I’m thinking.’ Curious, our regular bent down closer. The crate replied, ‘I’m thinking of a place where bananas grow in bunches.’ Before he could ask more, a nearby delivery driver overheard and laughed, saying, “That’s Hawaii, buddy!” The regular grinned and walked away, knowing that sometimes supermarkets are stranger than fiction.