Trader Joe’s Viral $3 Mini Totes Are Back — but Several Stores Are Already Sold Out After 1 Day

Mar. 15, 2025

Trader Joe’s Mini Totes.Photo:Trader Joe’s

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Trader Joe’s mini tote bags are back in stock — if you can find them.

The limited-time product, which retail for just $2.99, incited a frenzy when they were first introduced in February — and continue to do so today. A Trader Joe’s representative tells PEOPLE that the totes were re-released on Sept. 18, but are “already sold out in many stores” after just one day.

“These totes are the same colors (blue, red, yellow, green) and price ($2.99) as the previous release. The totes are a limited product rather than an everyday product at this time,” the representative added.

Given their high demand, the totes may have purchasing limits at certain stores. Onevideo on TikTokshows a five-bag limit.

“Each neighborhood Trader Joe’s makes their own merchandising decisions about purchasing limits,” the representative said.

Quantity parameters come after the February craze when they initially were released. Once many locations sold out, they were being listed oneBayfor exorbitant prices. One listing for a set of all four colors asked for nearly $1,000.

At the time, a Trader Joe’s representative responded to the steep price surging in a statement to PEOPLE.

“Our Mini Canvas Tote Bags certainly sold more quickly than we anticipated. Before we had the opportunity to promote them in any way, customers across the country found them at their neighborhood Trader Joe’s,” said the spokesperson. “Our customers, in our stores, are our focus; we do not endorse the re-sale of any of our products, anywhere.”

Trader Joe’s Mini Totes.Sinead Olivares

Sinead Olivares

Several TikTokers shared videos of customers in Trader Joe’s stores flocking to the mini totes to snag one of their own. TikTok userSinead Olivaresposted a viral video from a California Trader Joe’s store. It showed customers quickly searching through a pile of the mini totes to grab at least one each.

This time around, several TikTok videos show patrons grabbing mini totes in a more organized manner as employees help hand them out. One user,@erica_grace1shared a TikTok featuring a sign at her local Trader Joe’s that had a purchase limit of four.

Another user,@gen.datupraised her local grocer for being “so organized.”

Others said there wasn’t a line at their local stores at all, including one commenter on her post, who wrote, “A line 😯! We have it at my local Trader Joe’s and nobody have to line up for it? I guess we all have it already 😅”

source: people.com