As of Sept. 18, a miniature version of the grocer’s signature reusable shopping bag that was selling like hotcakes back in March is officially back in stock nationwide.
“The totes are a limited product rather than an everyday product at this time,” a spokesperson for the grocer said in a statement.
The mini tote bag is available in navy, green, red and yellow for $2.99, and perfect for the quick shopping trip to Trader Joe's, of course.
The bags first went on sale earlier this year at the end of February when the Instagram account @traderjoeslist, dedicated to highlighting notable products from the grocer, posted about the mini-tote.
It wasn't long before they were gone, and shoppers were waiting for them to be restocked.
Some buyers were even reselling the tote bags for black market-like prices. On eBay, a set of the bags in all four colors — a less than $20 value altogether — was listed for $999.99. Another listing offered only the red mini-tote for $280.
A spokesperson for Trader Joe’s said in a statement at the time that the mini-totes sold out faster than anticipated — before the store had a chance to “promote them in any way.” The spokesperson added that the Trader Joe’s team “do not endorse the re-sale of any of our products, anywhere.”
Y.J. Wang was lucky enough to snag a bag in all four colors on March 1 with little trouble at her local store in New York after finding out about them on Instagram.
“Pretty much as soon as I saw the video, I was like, ‘I have to go to Trader Joe’s to see if it’s in stock,’” Wang told TODAY.com. “When when I got there, they they were actually out of the blue and the green already, which I felt really bad about because I really wanted those colors ... But then I waited maybe 10 more minutes, and they actually restocked, thankfully.”
Will you be getting your mini-tote bag before they're gone?
Source: NBC LA