Remember the craze for Trader Joe's mini totes back in March of 2024? Well, shoppers are feeling a lot of déjà vu at T.J.'s this week thanks to a limited return of the viral-sensation $2.
99 canvas bags on Wednesday, September 18. Not only are the pint-sized carryalls back for another limited run to haul your affordable foods , it looks like the lines are also already ridiculous for this month's release. "In Falls Church, VA, shoppers lined up at 6:30am, before the store even opened at 8am.
At noon I was able to buy the red and green mini totes, but the yellow and navy were sold out," said one Redditor on a thread completely devoted to mini tote restocking news. If you're not in the know, the store's initial release of signature canvas totes with colorful handles that measured 13 by 11 by 6 inches blew up the internet the first time around, probably because they're the perfect size for filling up with T.J.
's best snacks . People waited in lines that stretched city blocks to get their hands on them, and those who didn't paid as much as $500 a piece on eBay. So it's probably no surprise that the totes are flying off the shelves once again.
"I was at the Colonie, NY (Albany) store at 8:03[am] and the parking lot was packed," said another Redditor. "All of the bags they initially put out were already gone but thankfully they were restocking when I got there! Three minutes was all it took, apparently." Trader Joe's is a little more prepared this time around If you missed out on.