That’s right, the Trader Joe’s tote bags that saw customers queuing for hours to get their hands on one have finally been restocked, but you’ll have to grab them while they last, as they’re only back for a limited time. We’ve seen some pretty insane viral trends throughout the course of 2024, perhaps the most extreme being the Stanley Cup craze earlier in the year. But not far behind this one was the Trader Joe’s mini tote bag hype, which saw customers go to great lengths to get their hands on one.
The totes themselves might not seem like anything out of the ordinary, modelled after the chain’s classic grocery store bag. Available in blue, green and yellow, it’s unclear how wide the restock will be. Back in March, we saw a hoard of viral videos flying around TikTok, showcasing customers queuing up for hours to secure one of these coveted totes.
User Elinor was one such poster who filmed herself along with a bevy of other customers on a one-way-mission to get one. She titled the video, ‘This was so scary but I’m aware I’m a part of the problem.’ Their overwhelming popularity even saw them resell for hundreds of dollars on eBay, boasting astronomical price tags as high as $999.
99. It even led to public comment from Trader Joe’s themselves, who stated it was: “done without our approval or authorization and outside the controls of our quality-minded supply chain. To be clear, we neither condone nor support the reselling of our products and do all we ca.