{ "generated_at": "2026-07-23T23:53:12.000Z", "license": "Open data — please attribute \"TJ Mascots fan project (tjmascots.com)\" if you publish derivative works.", "record_count": 353, "mascots": [ { "id": 469, "name": "Ocho", "animal": "Octopus", "store_number": "252", "store_label": "North Hollywood", "city": "North Hollywood", "state": "CA", "zip": "91606", "street": "6130 Laurel Canyon Bl, Suite 100", "lat": 34.18217, "lng": -118.39578, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/469.jpg", "submitted_by": "David G.", "created_at": "2026-05-20", "notes": "An octopus in landlocked North Hollywood is itself a small surprise — but the name is a quiet nod to area history. In October 1887, J.B. Lankershim and eight other developers organized the Lankershim Ranch Land and Water Company, the syndicate whose 12,000-acre land purchase became modern North Hollywood and the surrounding San Fernando Valley. Ocho (Spanish for 'eight') brings the same number of arms to the job — which the crew swears is genuinely useful for restocking. Photo submitted by David G.", "source_url": null }, { "id": 1, "name": "McQuackers", "animal": "Duck", "store_number": "203", "store_label": "Lakeshore (Oakland)", "city": "Oakland", "state": "CA", "zip": "94610", "street": "3250 Lakeshore Ave", "lat": 37.80974, "lng": -122.24425, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/001.jpg", "submitted_by": "Brian A.", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "McQuackers hails from nearby Lake Merritt, where supervising the store is his day job. By night, he's the Mayor of the Lake — running the day-to-day business of the waterfowl and safeguarding its inhabitants. He's often seen taking breaks from the store on Friday mornings to run with the [Donut Runners](https://www.frieddoughfriday.com/), the best running group in the area.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1n1pwsi/mcquackers_the_duck_at_oakland_calakeshore_trader/" }, { "id": 2, "name": "Tuskanini", "animal": "Elephant", "store_number": "638", "store_label": "East Liberty (Pittsburgh)", "city": "Pittsburgh", "state": "PA", "zip": "15206", "street": "6343 Penn Ave", "lat": 40.45924, "lng": -79.91918, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Long-standing named mascot. Also mentioned in Tasting Table article. Photo needed — previous image was misattributed (audit April 2026).", "source_url": "https://www.tastingtable.com/1256862/trader-joes-official-mascot/" }, { "id": 3, "name": "Agnes", "animal": "Cow", "store_number": "182", "store_label": "University Mall (Davis)", "city": "Davis", "state": "CA", "zip": "95616", "street": "885 Russell Blvd", "lat": 38.54673, "lng": -121.76149, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/003.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 182. Agnes is the Davis (UC Davis) Trader Joe’s cow, wearing overalls with the Trader Joe’s hibiscus logo. She took over in 2019 from Davis the Duck — the store’s original mascot from its 2010 opening.", "source_url": "https://theaggie.org/2019/08/22/davis-trader-joes-adopts-new-store-mascot-agnes-the-cow/" }, { "id": 4, "name": "Ramsay", "animal": "Ram", "store_number": "304", "store_label": "Fort Collins", "city": "Fort Collins", "state": "CO", "zip": "80525", "street": "3500 S College Ave, Ste 110", "lat": 40.53934, "lng": -105.07529, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/004.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "CSU Rams nod.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j6bi9rj/" }, { "id": 5, "name": "Frank and Steve", "animal": "Turtle & Duck", "store_number": "611", "store_label": "Hoboken", "city": "Hoboken", "state": "NJ", "zip": "07030", "street": "1350 Willow Ave.", "lat": 40.75367, "lng": -74.02995, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/005.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Frank and Steve are the duo at Trader Joe's Hoboken — Frank the turtle and Steve the duck, sharing the same shelf and the same photo, holding court over the Hoboken store on Garden Street.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/jol15fq/" }, { "id": 7, "name": "Monte", "animal": "Sea otter", "store_number": "204", "store_label": "Monterey", "city": "Monterey", "state": "CA", "zip": "93940", "street": "570 Munras Ave, Ste 20", "lat": 36.59656, "lng": -121.89435, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 204. Nod to Monterey Bay sea otters. Photo needed — previous image was misattributed (audit April 2026).", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 8, "name": "Finley", "animal": "Flamingo", "store_number": "748", "store_label": "Creedmoor Rd (Raleigh)", "city": "Raleigh", "state": "NC", "zip": "27613", "street": "8111 Creedmoor Rd", "lat": 35.89795, "lng": -78.68279, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/008.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 748. Finley the Flamingo greets shoppers at the new Creedmoor Road Raleigh Trader Joe's — a pink flamingo with a blue Hawaiian lei, perched above the register near the Fearless Flyer wall mural.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1gc35we/mascot_megathread_request_part_2_looking_for/" }, { "id": 9, "name": "Danny", "animal": "Dinosaur", "store_number": "352", "store_label": "Orem", "city": "Orem", "state": "UT", "zip": "84097", "street": "440 East Park Avenue", "lat": 40.27625, "lng": -111.68526, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": null, "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1gc35we/mascot_megathread_request_part_2_looking_for/" }, { "id": 10, "name": null, "animal": "Black bear", "store_number": "740", "store_label": "Asheville", "city": "Asheville", "state": "NC", "zip": "28801", "street": "120 Merrimon Ave", "lat": 35.60305, "lng": -82.55357, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Animal confirmed, name not shared.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1gc35we/mascot_megathread_request_part_2_looking_for/" }, { "id": 11, "name": "Haze", "animal": "Parrot (cherry-headed conure)", "store_number": "226", "store_label": "Hayes Valley (San Francisco)", "city": "San Francisco", "state": "CA", "zip": "94102", "street": "788 Laguna St", "lat": 37.77811, "lng": -122.42626, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Nod to famous wild flock of conures in SF. Confirmed in thread.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1gc35we/mascot_megathread_request_part_2_looking_for/" }, { "id": 12, "name": null, "animal": "Armadillo", "store_number": "427", "store_label": "1440 S Voss Rd (Houston)", "city": "Houston", "state": "TX", "zip": "77057", "street": "1440 South Voss Road", "lat": 29.75272, "lng": -95.50167, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Name not shared. Photo needed — previous image was misattributed (audit April 2026).", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1gc35we/mascot_megathread_request_part_2_looking_for/" }, { "id": 13, "name": "Chewy", "animal": "Sasquatch", "store_number": "303", "store_label": "Greenwood Village", "city": "Greenwood Village", "state": "CO", "zip": "80121", "street": "5910 S University Blvd, Suite E1", "lat": 39.6092, "lng": -104.95735, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/013.jpg", "submitted_by": "lunathecrazycorgi", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Chewy presides over Trader Joe’s Greenwood Village in suburban Denver. Best identified as a Sasquatch — a shaggy gray-brown bipedal cryptid with tan hairless feet, sporting big black aviator sunglasses, a Hawaiian floral shirt, a TJ red lei, and a bandolier strap across the chest. The bandolier plus the name ‘Chewy’ make it a near-certain homage to Chewbacca the Wookiee from Star Wars. His TJ name badge clearly reads ‘CHEWY — Crew Member.’", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/lunathecrazycorgi/" }, { "id": 14, "name": "Sanjay", "animal": "Seahorse", "store_number": "284", "store_label": "Downtown Summerlin (Las Vegas)", "city": "Las Vegas", "state": "NV", "zip": "89135", "street": "2315 Summa Dr, Ste 100", "lat": 36.14553, "lng": -115.33549, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/014.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 284. Sanjay the Seahorse took over Downtown Summerlin from Flash the Sloth in late 2024 — a swirly teal-and-purple felt seahorse with a turquoise fin-mohawk, usually found keeping watch over the reusable produce bags in the organic section.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1gc35we/mascot_megathread_request_part_2_looking_for/" }, { "id": 15, "name": "Brioche and Toasty", "animal": "Toast slices (x2)", "store_number": "108", "store_label": "El Cerrito", "city": "El Cerrito", "state": "CA", "zip": "94530", "street": "225 El Cerrito Plaza", "lat": 37.89891, "lng": -122.29982, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/015.jpg", "submitted_by": "Brian A.", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Brioche and Toasty are the toast-shaped duo at Trader Joe's El Cerrito — the store used to have a lobster mascot before this pair took over. Caught here is Toasty alone, a smiling piece of toast with his Trader Joe's name tag, perched atop the brass entrance bell. Spotters: Brioche is still out there somewhere — please snap a photo of Toasty's buddy and submit it!", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1gc35we/mascot_megathread_request_part_2_looking_for/" }, { "id": 17, "name": "Rocky", "animal": "Lobster", "store_number": "503", "store_label": "Framingham", "city": "Framingham", "state": "MA", "zip": "01701", "street": "659 Worcester Rd", "lat": 42.29912, "lng": -71.42523, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": null, "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1gc35we/mascot_megathread_request_part_2_looking_for/" }, { "id": 18, "name": "Sully", "animal": "Seal", "store_number": "248", "store_label": "Hermosa Beach", "city": "Hermosa Beach", "state": "CA", "zip": "90254", "street": "1100 Pacific Coast Hwy", "lat": 33.86388, "lng": -118.39157, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/018.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Sully the seal lives at Trader Joe's Hermosa Beach, just steps from the South Bay coast on Pacific Coast Highway. Real seals (and sometimes sea lions) have been spotted near the store — these marine mammals occasionally venture into the coastal commercial areas near the beach, with sightings reported as recently as March 2026. The crew dresses Sully up for holidays — he's been seen in his Valentine's Day best.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1gc35we/mascot_megathread_request_part_2_looking_for/" }, { "id": 19, "name": "Alphie", "animal": "Frog", "store_number": "798", "store_label": "Alpharetta", "city": "Alpharetta", "state": "GA", "zip": "30005", "street": "1605 Halcyon Days Trail", "lat": 34.10897, "lng": -84.21863, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/019.jpg", "submitted_by": "Fancy-Asparagus9210", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Alphie the Frog (pronounced AL-FEE) lives at Trader Joe’s Alpharetta, Georgia. The photo here isn’t Alphie himself — it’s the in-store chalkboard sign that introduces him: a green frog in a Hawaiian shirt and flower lei, with the message ‘Hey Kids! Aloha — my name is ALPHIE, pronounced AL-FEE. Find me hopping through the store, take me to your cashier, and claim your prize!’ A hide-and-seek scavenger hunt for the smallest TJ shoppers.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/Fancy-Asparagus9210/" }, { "id": 20, "name": "Trixie and Gull", "animal": "Pigeon & Seabird", "store_number": "19", "store_label": "North Beach (San Francisco — Bay Street)", "city": "San Francisco", "state": "CA", "zip": "94133", "street": "401 Bay St", "lat": 37.80552, "lng": -122.41374, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/020.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Trixie (left) is the resident pigeon at Trader Joe's North Beach on Bay Street in San Francisco — she took over from Patrick the Shark, who retired. Gull (right) is a hand-carved wooden seabird in a denim vest, perched above the in-store Golden Gate Bridge model.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1gc35we/mascot_megathread_request_part_2_looking_for/" }, { "id": 21, "name": "Beary and River", "animal": "Polar Bear & Raccoon", "store_number": "546", "store_label": "East Village (NYC)", "city": "New York", "state": "NY", "zip": "10009", "street": "436 East 14th St", "lat": 40.73045, "lng": -73.981, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/021.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Beary the Polar Bear (left) and River the Raccoon (right) are the duo at Trader Joe's East Village in NYC on E 14th St — Beary keeping it cool, River keeping it city.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1gc35we/mascot_megathread_request_part_2_looking_for/m59y828/" }, { "id": 22, "name": "Petra and Pedro", "animal": "Pigeons (x2)", "store_number": "539", "store_label": "SoHo (NYC)", "city": "New York", "state": "NY", "zip": "10013", "street": "233 Spring Street", "lat": 40.72567, "lng": -74.00473, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/022.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Petra (left) and Pedro (right) are the pigeon duo at Trader Joe's SoHo in NYC — fitting feathered friends for one of New York's busiest stores.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1gc35we/mascot_megathread_request_part_2_looking_for/m59y828/" }, { "id": 23, "name": "Octavia", "animal": "Octopus", "store_number": "542", "store_label": "Upper West Side (NYC)", "city": "New York", "state": "NY", "zip": "10023", "street": "2073 Broadway", "lat": 40.77855, "lng": -73.98226, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/023.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Octavia the Octopus holds court at Trader Joe's Lincoln Square on the Upper West Side of Manhattan — caught here in her blue Hawaiian-print sash with TJ name badge, perched up on the freezer cases.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1gc35we/mascot_megathread_request_part_2_looking_for/m59y828/" }, { "id": 24, "name": "Carl", "animal": "Pigeon", "store_number": "540", "store_label": "Union Square (NYC)", "city": "New York", "state": "NY", "zip": "10003", "street": "142 E 14th St", "lat": 40.73337, "lng": -73.9879, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/024.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 540. Carl is the Union Square Trader Joe’s resident pigeon — partner to Petra and Pedro over at the SoHo store.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1gc35we/mascot_megathread_request_part_2_looking_for/m59y828/" }, { "id": 25, "name": "Tux", "animal": "Turtle", "store_number": "576", "store_label": "Harlem 125 (NYC)", "city": "New York", "state": "NY", "zip": "10027", "street": "123 W 125th St", "lat": 40.81389, "lng": -73.96243, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/025.jpeg", "submitted_by": "definitelynother", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 576. Tux the Turtle presides over the Harlem Trader Joe's on 125th Street — often spotted in winter festive wear, when not tucked into the manager's station.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/definitelynother/" }, { "id": 26, "name": "Huckleberry", "animal": "Moose", "store_number": "362", "store_label": "Coeur d'Alene", "city": "Coeur d'Alene", "state": "ID", "zip": "83814", "street": "303 E Spokane Ave", "lat": 47.6879, "lng": -116.78145, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/026.jpeg", "submitted_by": "Pastelpunkprincesss", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 362. Huckleberry the Moose hangs his hat at the Coeur d'Alene Trader Joe's — named for the wild huckleberries of North Idaho.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/Pastelpunkprincesss/" }, { "id": 27, "name": "Taylor", "animal": "Turtle", "store_number": "609", "store_label": "Millburn", "city": "Millburn", "state": "NJ", "zip": "07041", "street": "187 Millburn Ave", "lat": 40.723, "lng": -74.29615, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/027.png", "submitted_by": "BourbonBravado", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Taylor the Turtle holds court at Trader Joe's Millburn in northern New Jersey — caught here in his blue Hawaiian-print shirt, holding a bouquet of flowers, perched up on the refrigerated display cases.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/BourbonBravado/" }, { "id": 28, "name": "Boro", "animal": "Fox", "store_number": "528", "store_label": "Patriot Place (Foxborough)", "city": "Foxborough", "state": "MA", "zip": "02035", "street": "350 Patriot Place", "lat": 42.08662, "lng": -71.26927, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/028.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 528. Boro the Fox guards Trader Joe's at Patriot Place — a fox for Foxborough. He took over for a stuffed Tom Brady mascot when Tom left New England.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/jphx676/" }, { "id": 29, "name": "Garbanzo & Melvin", "animal": "Red fox and Horse", "store_number": "727", "store_label": "Shoreview", "city": "Shoreview", "state": "MN", "zip": "55126", "street": "1041 Red Fox Rd", "lat": 45.05799, "lng": -93.14473, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/029.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "A two-mascot crew at Trader Joe’s Shoreview, Minnesota. Garbanzo the Red Fox is decked out in his brown cowboy hat and red bandana with his TJ name tag. Joining him: Melvin the Horse — a brown plush horse with a tan mane and a matching red bandana, name badge reading ‘MELVIN — Crew Member,’ caught here lounging on a wooden display by an old brass bell.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1gc35we/mascot_megathread_request_part_2_looking_for/" }, { "id": 30, "name": "Pepper", "animal": "Platypus", "store_number": "272", "store_label": "East Vancouver", "city": "Vancouver", "state": "WA", "zip": "98683", "street": "16701 Mill Plain Blvd", "lat": 45.61625, "lng": -122.50002, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/030.jpg", "submitted_by": "tiny_abeille", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Pepper the Platypus won a community mascot vote at Trader Joe’s East Vancouver, Washington — and she’s now a proud mom. Caught here in her green-and-red Christmas knit sweater with her TJ ‘PEPPER — Crew Member’ badge, surrounded by her three puggles (the proper term for platypus pups). Posed for a holiday family portrait under a ‘With Your Festive Goodies’ chalkboard.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/tiny_abeille/" }, { "id": 31, "name": "Angel", "animal": "Bull", "store_number": "178", "store_label": "Santa Rosa", "city": "Santa Rosa", "state": "CA", "zip": "95407", "street": "2100 Santa Rosa Ave", "lat": 38.41752, "lng": -122.71205, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "A woman saved a longhorn during the catastrophic Santa Rosa fire several years back. Sadly the woman perished, but managed to save the longhorn in her heroic efforts.", "source_url": "Story shared by Jason D." }, { "id": 32, "name": null, "animal": "Unknown", "store_number": "456", "store_label": "Coppell", "city": "Coppell", "state": "TX", "zip": "75019", "street": "120 S Denton Tap Rd.", "lat": 32.96822, "lng": -96.99223, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "New store. Mascot sighting linked from separate Reddit post.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1gc35we/mascot_megathread_request_part_2_looking_for/" }, { "id": 33, "name": "Meatball", "animal": "Gopher", "store_number": "653", "store_label": "Foggy Bottom (DC)", "city": "Washington", "state": "DC", "zip": "20037", "street": "1101 25th Street NW", "lat": 38.90409, "lng": -77.05302, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/033.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Meatball the Gopher is associated with the DC metro area — caught here in full autumn vibes alongside a scarecrow plush, a felt pumpkin, and a strewing of fall leaves, with his TJ ‘MEATBALL — Crew Member’ badge front and center. If you know which DMV-area Trader Joe’s he actually lives at, please submit! Currently pinned to Foggy Bottom as a best guess.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1gc35we/mascot_megathread_request_part_2_looking_for/" }, { "id": 34, "name": "Mingo", "animal": "Flamingo", "store_number": "771", "store_label": "Delray Beach", "city": "Delray Beach", "state": "FL", "zip": "33483", "street": "1851 S Federal Hwy, Ste 500", "lat": 26.43892, "lng": -80.0701, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/034.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 771. Mingo the Flamingo lounges at the Delray Beach Trader Joe's — a little pink flamingo perfectly at home in South Florida.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1gc35we/mascot_megathread_request_part_2_looking_for/" }, { "id": 35, "name": "Ringo", "animal": "Raccoon", "store_number": "214", "store_label": "Claremont", "city": "Claremont", "state": "CA", "zip": "91711", "street": "475 W Foothill Blvd", "lat": 34.10739, "lng": -117.72203, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/035.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 214. Ringo the Raccoon keeps an eye on the Claremont Trader Joe's — and dresses up for every holiday.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1gc35we/mascot_megathread_request_part_2_looking_for/lxpfwy2/" }, { "id": 36, "name": "Mocha", "animal": "Horse", "store_number": "774", "store_label": "Wellington", "city": "Wellington", "state": "FL", "zip": "33414", "street": "2877 South State Rd 7", "lat": 26.63776, "lng": -80.20411, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/036.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Mocha the Mare watches over Trader Joe's Wellington in South Florida — chocolate-brown with a black mane and a white star on her forehead. Caught here perched in a basket alongside the Babybel cheese rounds. Often spotted in seasonal getups, like her signature orange Halloween tutu.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1gc35we/mascot_megathread_request_part_2_looking_for/" }, { "id": 38, "name": "Hopster", "animal": "Rabbit", "store_number": "635", "store_label": "Ardmore", "city": "Ardmore", "state": "PA", "zip": "19003", "street": "112 Coulter Ave", "lat": 40.00728, "lng": -75.2866, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/038.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Hopster the Rabbit is the resident mascot at Trader Joe's Ardmore — a card-carrying crew member, known to dress up for the seasons (he wore a mask back in 2020). Caught here on a Halloween display surrounded by pumpkins.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1gc35we/mascot_megathread_request_part_2_looking_for/" }, { "id": 39, "name": "Joe-Joe", "animal": "Tiger", "store_number": "76", "store_label": "Stockton", "city": "Stockton", "state": "CA", "zip": "95207", "street": "6535 Pacific Ave", "lat": 38.00913, "lng": -121.32282, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/039.jpg", "submitted_by": "Historical_Truth_731", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Joe-Joe the Tiger lives at Trader Joe’s Stockton on Pacific Ave — a brown-and-tan striped tiger with a blue ribbon bow on top, perched in front of a wooden ‘JOE’ sign decorated with raffia and palm fronds. His TJ name badge clearly reads ‘JOE JOE — Crew Member.’", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/Historical_Truth_731/" }, { "id": 40, "name": "Willie", "animal": "Colonial figure", "store_number": "657", "store_label": "Williamsburg", "city": "Williamsburg", "state": "VA", "zip": "23188", "street": "5000 Settlers Market Blvd", "lat": 37.27713, "lng": -76.74778, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/040.webp", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 657. A Colonial Williamsburg-style — tricorn hat, purple coat, green breeches.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 41, "name": "Stephen", "animal": "Seagull", "store_number": "350", "store_label": "Downtown Salt Lake City", "city": "Salt Lake City", "state": "UT", "zip": "84102", "street": "634 East 400 South", "lat": 40.75967, "lng": -111.8726, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/041.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Named after Steven Seagal; seagulls are Utah's state bird.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 42, "name": "Gooseberry", "animal": "Goose", "store_number": "791", "store_label": "Morrisville", "city": "Morrisville", "state": "NC", "zip": "27560", "street": "951 Morrisville Parkway", "lat": 35.80947, "lng": -78.81765, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/042.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 791. Gooseberry the Goose rules the Morrisville Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 43, "name": "Fennel", "animal": "Fox", "store_number": "741", "store_label": "Cary", "city": "Cary", "state": "NC", "zip": "27511", "street": "1393 Kildaire Farm Rd", "lat": 35.7589, "lng": -78.78154, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/043.webp", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": null, "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 44, "name": "Rameses", "animal": "Ram", "store_number": "745", "store_label": "Chapel Hill", "city": "Chapel Hill", "state": "NC", "zip": "27514", "street": "1800 E Franklin St", "lat": 35.93693, "lng": -79.02508, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/44.png", "submitted_by": "Guy and Julie C.", "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Named for Rameses, the UNC Tar Heels mascot — fitting for the Trader Joe's right next to UNC Chapel Hill on East Franklin St.", "source_url": "User-submitted: Guy and Julie C. (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 45, "name": "Arnold", "animal": "Avocado", "store_number": "750", "store_label": "Greensboro", "city": "Greensboro", "state": "NC", "zip": "27410", "street": "3721 Battleground Ave.", "lat": 36.13129, "lng": -79.85777, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/045.webp", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": null, "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 46, "name": "TJ", "animal": "Squirrel", "store_number": "749", "store_label": "Winston Salem", "city": "Winston Salem", "state": "NC", "zip": "27103", "street": "252 South Stratford Road", "lat": 36.09276, "lng": -80.2816, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Also mentioned as a brown teddy bear.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 47, "name": "Sammy", "animal": "Seahawk", "store_number": "747", "store_label": "Wilmington", "city": "Wilmington", "state": "NC", "zip": "28403", "street": "1437 S College Rd", "lat": 34.21077, "lng": -77.88576, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/047.webp", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": null, "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 48, "name": "Ollie", "animal": "Octopus", "store_number": "194", "store_label": "Long Beach (Bellflower)", "city": "Long Beach", "state": "CA", "zip": "90815", "street": "2222 North Bellflower Blvd", "lat": 33.79678, "lng": -118.1229, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/194-2.jpg", "submitted_by": "AndyK", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Ollie the Octopus presides over Trader Joe's Long Beach (Bellflower) in his trademark red shades and 'OLLIE — CREW MEMBER' badge, perched on a wooden lobster-trap display. He has a lobster friend he rescued from the local seafood section, who now keeps him company up on the trap.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 49, "name": "Billy", "animal": "Monkey", "store_number": "23", "store_label": "Carmel Mountain Ranch (San Diego)", "city": "San Diego", "state": "CA", "zip": "92128", "street": "11955 Carmel Mountain Rd", "lat": 32.98211, "lng": -117.07505, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/049.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 23. Billy the Monkey swings above the Carmel Mountain Ranch Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 50, "name": "Joanna", "animal": "Toucan", "store_number": "13", "store_label": "Santa Clarita (Bouquet Canyon)", "city": "Santa Clarita", "state": "CA", "zip": "91350", "street": "26517 Bouquet Canyon Rd", "lat": 34.42857, "lng": -118.53828, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/050.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 13. Joanna the Toucan is the mascot at the Santa Clarita (formerly often called \"Valencia\") Trader Joe's on Bouquet Canyon Rd.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 52, "name": "Dixie", "animal": "Dolphin", "store_number": "241", "store_label": "Huntington Beach (Brookhurst)", "city": "Huntington Beach", "state": "CA", "zip": "92646", "street": "21431 Brookhurst St", "lat": 33.65184, "lng": -117.95413, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/052.webp", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 241. Dixie the Dolphin dives around the Huntington Beach Trader Joe's on Brookhurst Street.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 53, "name": "Octavia", "animal": "Octopus", "store_number": "157", "store_label": "West Seattle", "city": "Seattle", "state": "WA", "zip": "98116", "street": "4545 Fauntleroy Way SW", "lat": 47.56193, "lng": -122.38103, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/053.webp", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": null, "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 55, "name": "Iggy", "animal": "Lion", "store_number": "33", "store_label": "Westchester (Los Angeles)", "city": "Westchester", "state": "CA", "zip": "90045", "street": "8645 S Sepulveda", "lat": 33.95874, "lng": -118.39666, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/55.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-06-01", "notes": "LMU mascot. Photo needed — previous image was misattributed (audit April 2026).", "source_url": "User-submitted (05/31/2026)" }, { "id": 56, "name": "Piper", "animal": "Sandpiper", "store_number": "784", "store_label": "Ft Myers", "city": "Fort Myers", "state": "FL", "zip": "33907", "street": "4983 S. Cleveland Avenue", "lat": 26.58717, "lng": -81.86964, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 784.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 57, "name": "Lucky & Maple", "animal": "Chickens", "store_number": "713", "store_label": "Maple Grove", "city": "Maple Grove", "state": "MN", "zip": "55369", "street": "12105 Elm Creek Blvd N", "lat": 45.09219, "lng": -93.43409, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/MapleLucky_713.jpg", "submitted_by": "Brian A.", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Two hens hold court at the Maple Grove store: Maple and Lucky. Their names are a nod to the town's roots. Maple Grove was named for the dense stands of sugar maples its first residents prized — the Ojibwe and Dakota, and later the homesteaders, tapped those trees for syrup every spring, and one of the largest sugar maples in Hennepin County still stands watch in the old town cemetery. Maple carries that heritage in her name. Before the subdivisions arrived this was farm country, and no farmstead was complete without a flock — so Lucky struts in as the resident good-luck hen, a wink to the harvests that kept those first families going. Together they keep an eye on the spot where the maple groves and the farm fields once met.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/jvddrcx/" }, { "id": 59, "name": "Archie", "animal": "Mammoth", "store_number": "722", "store_label": "Lincoln", "city": "Lincoln", "state": "NE", "zip": "68516", "street": "3120 Pine Lake Rd, Ste R", "lat": 40.7426, "lng": -96.67455, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 722. Archie roams the Lincoln, NE store — an homage to the Archie of his namesake: the world’s largest Columbian mammoth, unearthed in western Nebraska and now on display at the University of Nebraska State Museum. A photo of our Archie is still being arranged.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 61, "name": "Pickles", "animal": "Panda", "store_number": "26", "store_label": "Hillcrest (San Diego)", "city": "San Diego", "state": "CA", "zip": "92103", "street": "1090 University Avenue, Ste G100-107", "lat": 32.74988, "lng": -117.15382, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/061.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": null, "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/k2omrz8/" }, { "id": 62, "name": "Ruby", "animal": "Raccoon", "store_number": "787", "store_label": "Chattanooga", "city": "Chattanooga", "state": "TN", "zip": "37421", "street": "2111 Gunbarrel Road", "lat": 35.03285, "lng": -85.1547, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/062.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 787. Ruby the Raccoon forages through the Chattanooga Tennessee Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 63, "name": "Stroopy", "animal": "Cow", "store_number": "673", "store_label": "Kettering", "city": "Kettering", "state": "OH", "zip": "45429", "street": "328 East Stroop Rd", "lat": 39.68844, "lng": -84.16628, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": null, "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 64, "name": "Sky", "animal": "Owl", "store_number": "172", "store_label": "Folsom", "city": "Folsom", "state": "CA", "zip": "95630", "street": "850 East Bidwell", "lat": 38.67244, "lng": -121.15591, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/064.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 172. Sky the Owl keeps watch over the Folsom California Trader Joe's from her perch above the aisles.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 65, "name": "Fiona", "animal": "Horse", "store_number": "628", "store_label": "Louisville", "city": "Louisville", "state": "KY", "zip": "40207", "street": "4600 Shelbyville Rd, Ste 111", "lat": 38.25009, "lng": -85.63137, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/065.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 628. Fiona the Horse charms the Louisville Trader Joe's — always dressed up, from vampire at Halloween to seasonal finery year-round.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/k1m7wui/" }, { "id": 66, "name": "Percy", "animal": "Parrot", "store_number": "547", "store_label": "Brooklyn (Gold Street)", "city": "Brooklyn", "state": "NY", "zip": "11201", "street": "445 Gold St", "lat": 40.69099, "lng": -73.98292, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/066.jpg", "submitted_by": "Legs27", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Percy the Parrot rules over Trader Joe's Downtown Brooklyn on Gold Street — one of the busiest Trader Joe's stores in the entire country. Per crew scuttlebutt, NYC is in a league of its own by volume nationally, and within NYC three stores are in a constant photo-finish for #1: 72nd Street, Union Square, and Downtown Brooklyn. So Percy works one of the busiest registers in America. Caught here in his blue tropical Hawaiian shirt and a teal-and-gold birthday party hat, celebrating the team captain's birthday — TJ name tag and all.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/Legs27/" }, { "id": 67, "name": "Timber Joe", "animal": "Timberwolf", "store_number": "710", "store_label": "St. Louis Park", "city": "St. Louis Park", "state": "MN", "zip": "55416", "street": "4500 Excelsior Blvd", "lat": 44.93459, "lng": -93.3374, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/067.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 710. Timber Joe watches over the St. Louis Park Trader Joe's — a little lumberjack, right at home in Minnesota.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 68, "name": "TJ", "animal": "Tiger", "store_number": "763", "store_label": "Tallahassee", "city": "Tallahassee", "state": "FL", "zip": "32309", "street": "3425 Thomasville Rd, Unit 19", "lat": 30.50323, "lng": -84.24986, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/068.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "TJ the Tiger holds court at Trader Joe's Tallahassee on Thomasville Rd — orange-and-black-striped, posted up on the shelves and sharing space with the Mini Peanut Butter cookies.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 69, "name": "Howie", "animal": "Hippo", "store_number": "723", "store_label": "Leawood", "city": "Leawood", "state": "KS", "zip": "66209", "street": "4201 W 119th St", "lat": 38.91243, "lng": -94.63575, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/069.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 723. Howie the Hippo wallows through the Leawood Kansas Trader Joe's in a Hawaiian shirt.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 70, "name": "Waldo", "animal": "Walrus", "store_number": "720", "store_label": "Kansas City", "city": "Kansas City", "state": "MO", "zip": "64114", "street": "8600 Ward Pkwy", "lat": 38.97067, "lng": -94.60684, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/070.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Waldo the Walrus hangs out at Trader Joe's Kansas City on Ward Pkwy — tan with white tusks, sporting a tropical Hawaiian shirt and his Trader Joe's name tag. A bit of duct-tape patchwork on his side suggests this longtime crew member has earned every wrinkle.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/jwoeihz/" }, { "id": 71, "name": "Tilly", "animal": "Tiger", "store_number": "169", "store_label": "Tigard", "city": "Tigard", "state": "OR", "zip": "97224", "street": "16200 SW Pacific Hwy", "lat": 45.40366, "lng": -122.79657, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Photo needed — previous image was misattributed (audit April 2026).", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 72, "name": "Coco", "animal": "Quahog", "store_number": "518", "store_label": "Warwick", "city": "Warwick", "state": "RI", "zip": "02886", "street": "1000 Bald Hill Rd", "lat": 41.71242, "lng": -71.48717, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/072.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 518. Coco the Quahog — Rhode Island's beloved bivalve — represents Warwick at Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 73, "name": "Snappy", "animal": "Dragon", "store_number": "406", "store_label": "Southlake", "city": "Southlake", "state": "TX", "zip": "76092", "street": "1492 E Southlake Blvd", "lat": 32.94133, "lng": -97.12942, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/073.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 406. Snappy the Dragon breathes quietly over the Southlake TX Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/jvxryte/" }, { "id": 75, "name": "Rocky", "animal": "Rock Dove / Pigeon", "store_number": "231", "store_label": "Rockridge (Oakland)", "city": "Oakland", "state": "CA", "zip": "94618", "street": "5727 College Ave", "lat": 37.84556, "lng": -122.25281, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Photo needed — previous image was misattributed (audit April 2026).", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 76, "name": "Clementine and Leopold", "animal": "Cougar & Lobster", "store_number": "601", "store_label": "Westfield", "city": "Westfield", "state": "NJ", "zip": "07090", "street": "155 Elm St", "lat": 40.65222, "lng": -74.35, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/076.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Clementine the Cougar (left) and Leopold the Lobster (right) are the duo at Trader Joe's Westfield, New Jersey — an unlikely pair of crew members holding down the same shelf.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 78, "name": null, "animal": "Unknown", "store_number": "282", "store_label": "Phoenix Paradise Valley", "city": "Phoenix", "state": "AZ", "zip": "85028", "street": "4726 East Shea Blvd", "lat": 33.58331, "lng": -111.97903, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "The Trader Joe's mascot for this store is unknown — if you shop here and have spotted the resident mascot, please submit a photo and a name!", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/jsho9ex/" }, { "id": 79, "name": "Pepperjack", "animal": "Race horse", "store_number": "242", "store_label": "Cypress", "city": "Cypress", "state": "CA", "zip": "90720", "street": "5245 Katella Ave.", "lat": 33.80321, "lng": -118.04149, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/079.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 242. Pepperjack the Racehorse gallops above the dairy case at the Cypress Trader Joe's — next door to Los Alamitos Race Course, perfectly on-brand.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 80, "name": "Ice", "animal": "Polar bear", "store_number": "661", "store_label": "Charlottesville", "city": "Charlottesville", "state": "VA", "zip": "22901", "street": "2025 Bond St.", "lat": 38.06298, "lng": -78.49149, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/80.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 661. Ice is the mascot of the Charlottesville Virginia Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 81, "name": "Chomps", "animal": "Alligator", "store_number": "633", "store_label": "Jenkintown", "city": "Jenkintown", "state": "PA", "zip": "19046", "street": "933 Old York Rd", "lat": 40.10841, "lng": -75.1222, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": null, "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 82, "name": "Flo", "animal": "Flamingo", "store_number": "712", "store_label": "Madison", "city": "Madison", "state": "WI", "zip": "53711", "street": "1810 Monroe St", "lat": 43.06499, "lng": -89.41754, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/082.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 712. Flo the Flamingo adds a splash of pink to the Madison Wisconsin Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/js3u85p/" }, { "id": 83, "name": "Mike", "animal": "Tiger", "store_number": "754", "store_label": "Baton Rouge", "city": "Baton Rouge", "state": "LA", "zip": "70808", "street": "3535 Perkins Rd", "lat": 30.42241, "lng": -91.1536, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/083.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 754. Mike is the Baton Rouge store’s tiger, named for the live Mike the Tiger at Louisiana State University — the only live tiger living on a U.S. college campus. Seen wearing a blue floral mask during the pandemic.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/jfsfm6h/" }, { "id": 85, "name": "Axel", "animal": "Axolotl", "store_number": "617", "store_label": "Denville", "city": "Denville", "state": "NJ", "zip": "07834", "street": "3056 State Route 10 West", "lat": 40.86618, "lng": -74.50632, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Previously a Viking-lion combo. Kids vote.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 86, "name": "Steven Sparkles", "animal": "Unicorn", "store_number": "173", "store_label": "West Hollywood (West WeHo)", "city": "West Hollywood", "state": "CA", "zip": "90069", "street": "8611 Santa Monica Blvd", "lat": 34.08799, "lng": -118.37956, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/086.jpg", "submitted_by": "badbaristuh", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Steven Sparkles is the rainbow-polka-dotted unicorn at Trader Joe's West Hollywood on Santa Monica Blvd (West WeHo) — sporting a sparkly gold horn, rainbow ears, and metallic glittery hooves, with his very own Trader Joe's name tag.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/badbaristuh/" }, { "id": 87, "name": "Vinny", "animal": "Sea lion", "store_number": "205", "store_label": "Marina del Rey", "city": "Marina Del Rey", "state": "CA", "zip": "90292", "street": "4675 Admiralty Way", "lat": 33.97956, "lng": -118.44123, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/087.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Lurks by vegetables; nod to main harbor.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 89, "name": "Barnabus", "animal": "Javelina", "store_number": "92", "store_label": "Surprise", "city": "Surprise", "state": "AZ", "zip": "85374", "street": "14095 W Grand Ave", "lat": 33.65138, "lng": -112.3674, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/089.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Barnabus the Javelina rules Trader Joe's Surprise, Arizona — one of the AZ javelina family alongside Javi at Gilbert and Javi at Glendale. Caught here peeking out from a wooden crate strung with white pom-poms, in front of a hand-painted red-flower mural.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 90, "name": "Cosmo", "animal": "Space dog", "store_number": "574", "store_label": "Halfmoon", "city": "Halfmoon", "state": "NY", "zip": "12065", "street": "3 Halfmoon Crossing Blvd", "lat": 42.85915, "lng": -73.76531, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/090.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 574. Cosmo the Space Dog keeps watch over the Halfmoon New York Trader Joe's — galaxies above the produce section.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 91, "name": "Ollie", "animal": "Otter", "store_number": "123", "store_label": "Walnut Creek", "city": "Walnut Creek", "state": "CA", "zip": "94596", "street": "1372 S California Blvd", "lat": 37.89314, "lng": -122.06057, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/091.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 123. Ollie the Otter spends most mornings floating above the frozen section at the Walnut Creek store.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 92, "name": "Ozzy", "animal": "Otter", "store_number": "24", "store_label": "La Mesa / Grossmont", "city": "La Mesa", "state": "CA", "zip": "91942", "street": "5495 Grossmont Center Dr", "lat": 32.7793, "lng": -117.00561, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/092.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 24.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/jlm67z2/" }, { "id": 93, "name": "Banjo", "animal": "Bear", "store_number": "126", "store_label": "Mission Viejo", "city": "Mission Viejo", "state": "CA", "zip": "92692", "street": "25410 Marguerite Pkwy", "lat": 33.59305, "lng": -117.65843, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/093.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 126. Banjo the Bear lumbers around the Mission Viejo Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://app.carlos.plus/Extras/Bay-Area-TJs" }, { "id": 94, "name": "Joey", "animal": "Turtle", "store_number": "731", "store_label": "Sandy Springs", "city": "Sandy Springs", "state": "GA", "zip": "30328", "street": "6277 Roswell Road NE", "lat": 33.92624, "lng": -84.3781, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/094.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 731. Joey the Turtle paddles through the Sandy Springs Georgia Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 95, "name": "Grace", "animal": "Giraffe", "store_number": "305", "store_label": "Colorado Springs", "city": "Colorado Springs", "state": "CO", "zip": "80918", "street": "5342 N Nevada Ave", "lat": 38.90728, "lng": -104.81728, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/095.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Grace the Giraffe lives at Trader Joe's Colorado Springs in University Village — named for the giraffe herd at the nearby Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Caught here decked out for St. Patrick's Day in a green leprechaun top hat with a gold buckle, sporting her TJ name badge. (She's got a sister giraffe on the in-store sign.)", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/jfsaf00/" }, { "id": 96, "name": "Edgar", "animal": "Eagle", "store_number": "724", "store_label": "Bloomington", "city": "Bloomington", "state": "MN", "zip": "55435", "street": "4270 W 78th St", "lat": 44.85924, "lng": -93.33277, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/096.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 724. Edgar the Eagle soars over the Bloomington Minnesota Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 97, "name": "Jawny", "animal": "Raccoon", "store_number": "634", "store_label": "Philadelphia (Market & 22nd)", "city": "Philadelphia", "state": "PA", "zip": "19103", "street": "2121 Market St", "lat": 39.95418, "lng": -75.17597, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/097.jpg", "submitted_by": "scaredycatscradle", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Jawny the Raccoon presides over Trader Joe's Philadelphia (Rittenhouse) on Market Street — the name alone is classic Philly slang. Caught here perched on the wooden crates next to a can of Quinoa Dolmas, sporting his Trader Joe's crew member badge.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/scaredycatscradle/" }, { "id": 98, "name": "Filbert", "animal": "Duck", "store_number": "507", "store_label": "Nashua", "city": "Nashua", "state": "NH", "zip": "03060", "street": "262 Daniel Webster HWY", "lat": 42.70801, "lng": -71.43842, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/098.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 507. Filbert the Duck has been sitting proud at the Nashua New Hampshire Trader Joe's since 2016.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 99, "name": "Mandy", "animal": "Monkey", "store_number": "247", "store_label": "Agoura Hills", "city": "Agoura Hills", "state": "CA", "zip": "91301", "street": "28941 Canwood St", "lat": 34.14644, "lng": -118.75665, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/099.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 247. Mandy the Monkey swings through the Agoura Hills store, keeping an eye on the snack aisle.", "source_url": "https://app.carlos.plus/Extras/Bay-Area-TJs" }, { "id": 100, "name": "Paisley", "animal": "Porcupine", "store_number": "725", "store_label": "Minneapolis", "city": "Minneapolis", "state": "MN", "zip": "55415", "street": "721 Washington Ave S, Suite 101", "lat": 44.97646, "lng": -93.2582, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/100.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 725. Paisley the Porcupine pokes around the Minneapolis Trader Joe's — spiky but friendly.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/jirnlpz/" }, { "id": 101, "name": "Olly", "animal": "Octopus", "store_number": "656", "store_label": "Newport News", "city": "Newport News", "state": "VA", "zip": "23602", "street": "12551 Jefferson Ave", "lat": 37.13094, "lng": -76.51648, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/101.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 656. Olly the Octopus keeps watch over the card and stationery section at the Newport News store.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 102, "name": "Herky", "animal": "Hornet", "store_number": "175", "store_label": "Sacramento (Folsom Blvd)", "city": "Sacramento", "state": "CA", "zip": "95819", "street": "5000 Folsom Blvd", "lat": 38.5604, "lng": -121.44481, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/102.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 175. Herky the Hornet buzzes through the Folsom Blvd Sacramento Trader Joe's — a nod to Sacramento State's fighting hornet mascot.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/jipth92/" }, { "id": 103, "name": "Schmooli", "animal": "Shark", "store_number": "556", "store_label": "Lake Grove", "city": "Lake Grove", "state": "NY", "zip": "11755", "street": "2085 Smith Haven Plaza", "lat": 40.86864, "lng": -73.1281, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/103.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 556. Schmooli the Shark rules the Lake Grove Long Island Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/jimub35/" }, { "id": 104, "name": "Ozzy", "animal": "Octopus", "store_number": "702", "store_label": "Evanston", "city": "Evanston", "state": "IL", "zip": "60202", "street": "1211 Chicago Avenue", "lat": 42.03978, "lng": -87.68003, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/104.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Purple octopus.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/jhut69g/" }, { "id": 105, "name": "Tiramisu", "animal": "Turtle", "store_number": "529", "store_label": "Stamford", "city": "Stamford", "state": "CT", "zip": "06905", "street": "1041 High Ridge Rd", "lat": 41.1069, "lng": -73.54731, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/105.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 529. Tiramisu the Turtle takes her sweet time around the Stamford Connecticut Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/jhjq1ub/" }, { "id": 106, "name": "Kody", "animal": "Koala", "store_number": "63", "store_label": "Old Almaden (San Jose)", "city": "San Jose", "state": "CA", "zip": "95118", "street": "5353 Almaden Expressway #J-38", "lat": 37.25156, "lng": -121.87923, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/106.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Kody the Koala hangs out at Trader Joe's Old Almaden in San Jose — caught here perched up high on a column with a eucalyptus branch in his arms.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/jgz9qtz/" }, { "id": 107, "name": "Chicken Joe", "animal": "Chicken", "store_number": "732", "store_label": "Marietta", "city": "Marietta", "state": "GA", "zip": "30062", "street": "4250 Roswell Road", "lat": 33.9833, "lng": -84.42633, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/107.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Chicken Joe lives at Trader Joe’s Marietta on Roswell Road in metro Atlanta — a friendly chicken in TJ red, perched among the snacks.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 108, "name": "Alex", "animal": "Monkey", "store_number": "734", "store_label": "Peachtree Corners (Norcross)", "city": "Norcross", "state": "GA", "zip": "30092", "street": "5185 Peachtree Pkwy, Ste 101", "lat": 33.97918, "lng": -84.21956, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/108.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Alex the Monkey holds court at Trader Joe's Peachtree Corners (Norcross, Georgia) — a card-carrying crew member sporting a vibrant tropical Hawaiian shirt and his Trader Joe's name tag, perched on a wooden crate.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 109, "name": "Teddy Joe", "animal": "Black teddy bear", "store_number": "733", "store_label": "Roswell", "city": "Roswell", "state": "GA", "zip": "30075", "street": "635 W Crossville Rd", "lat": 34.05934, "lng": -84.37963, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/109.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Teddy Joe rules Trader Joe's Roswell, Georgia (north metro Atlanta) — a large black teddy bear decked out in a pink Hawaiian shirt with white florals and a pair of dark jeans. Caught here suspended above the seasonal display.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 110, "name": "Animal", "animal": "Muppet", "store_number": "192", "store_label": "West Hollywood (Sunset Blvd)", "city": "Los Angeles", "state": "CA", "zip": "90046", "street": "8000 W Sunset Blvd", "lat": 34.0976, "lng": -118.36523, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/110.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Animal the Muppet is the mascot at Trader Joe's West Hollywood on Sunset Blvd — the store runs a kids' scavenger hunt: find Animal hiding somewhere in the aisles and win a treat. The image shown is the in-store sign painted by the crew (\"We've drummed up some fun!!\"). If you can find Animal himself, please upload a photo so we can put a real face to the name!", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 111, "name": "James Gull", "animal": "Seagull", "store_number": "79", "store_label": "Pacific Grove", "city": "Pacific Grove", "state": "CA", "zip": "93950", "street": "1170 Forest Ave", "lat": 36.60558, "lng": -121.92193, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/111.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "James Gull is the resident seagull at Trader Joe's Pacific Grove on the Monterey Bay coast — a touching tribute, named after late employee James Gill. Caught here perched on a colorful felted-wool pom-pom mat with his Trader Joe's crew member badge.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 112, "name": "Gully Joe", "animal": "Seagull", "store_number": "532", "store_label": "Larchmont", "city": "Larchmont", "state": "NY", "zip": "10538", "street": "1260 Boston Post Rd", "lat": 40.93836, "lng": -73.74645, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": null, "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 113, "name": "Danny", "animal": "Dolphin", "store_number": "619", "store_label": "Ashburn", "city": "Ashburn", "state": "VA", "zip": "20147", "street": "44755 Brimfield Dr", "lat": 39.05038, "lng": -77.45273, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/113.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 619. Danny the Dolphin leaps through the Ashburn Virginia Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/jfn0229/" }, { "id": 114, "name": "Maizy", "animal": "Wolverine", "store_number": "678", "store_label": "Ann Arbor", "city": "Ann Arbor", "state": "MI", "zip": "48104", "street": "2398 East Stadium Blvd", "lat": 42.25841, "lng": -83.71302, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/114.webp", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 678. Maizy the Wolverine honors the University of Michigan's fierce little mascot — a Maize-and-Blue nod at the Ann Arbor Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 116, "name": "Spaghetti", "animal": "Yeti", "store_number": "753", "store_label": "Columbia (Forest Drive)", "city": "Columbia", "state": "SC", "zip": "29206", "street": "4516 Forest Drive", "lat": 34.02003, "lng": -80.97268, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": null, "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 117, "name": "Raja", "animal": "Kitten", "store_number": "152", "store_label": "Clackamas", "city": "Clackamas", "state": "OR", "zip": "97086", "street": "9345 SE 82nd Ave", "lat": 45.45586, "lng": -122.58074, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/117.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Raja the Kitten — the in-store mascot at Trader Joe’s Clackamas on SE 82nd Ave — is named after a real cat who lives nearby and stops by the store regularly. In summer and other dry-weather months you can sometimes spot the actual Raja hanging out with crew members on their breaks behind the store. Trader Joe’s Clackamas: pet-friendly in the most charming, accidental way.", "source_url": "https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2021/11/portland-trader-joes-ranked" }, { "id": 118, "name": "Lex", "animal": "Horse", "store_number": "627", "store_label": "Lexington", "city": "Lexington", "state": "KY", "zip": "40503", "street": "2326 Nicholasville Rd", "lat": 38.00493, "lng": -84.51836, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/118.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 627. Lex the Horse is Lexington's obvious choice — the heart of Kentucky's horse country at Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j26ykfk/" }, { "id": 119, "name": "Gnarly", "animal": "Narwhal", "store_number": "193", "store_label": "Santa Cruz", "city": "Santa Cruz", "state": "CA", "zip": "95060", "street": "700 Front St", "lat": 36.97454, "lng": -122.0247, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/119.jpg", "submitted_by": "Logical-Marketing390", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Gnarly the Narwhal rides at Trader Joe's Santa Cruz on Front Street — the name is perfect surf-town slang for the legendary breaks just down the hill at Steamer Lane. Blue body, signature white spiral tusk, with a green knitted wave-cap, caught here lounging among autumn leaves with a painted Santa Cruz beach scene behind him.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/Logical-Marketing390/" }, { "id": 120, "name": "Wally and Javi Cado", "animal": "Walrus & Avocado", "store_number": "215", "store_label": "Los Angeles", "city": "Los Angeles", "state": "CA", "zip": "90064", "street": "11755 Olympic Blvd", "lat": 34.03372, "lng": -118.44931, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/120.jpg", "submitted_by": "DTai_LA", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Wally and Javi Cado are the duo at Trader Joe's Sawtelle / West LA — Wally the walrus (left) is often spotted napping on top of the shelves with his trademark tusks, and Javi Cado (right) is a fuzzy green avocado with a smiling brown pit-face. They keep each other company watching over the Olympic Blvd store.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/DTai_LA/" }, { "id": 121, "name": "Felix", "animal": "Fox", "store_number": "308", "store_label": "Denver", "city": "Westminster", "state": "CO", "zip": "80031", "street": "9350 Sheridan Blvd", "lat": 39.86678, "lng": -105.05118, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/121.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 308. Felix the Fox tends to the Denver Trader Joe's, slipping between the produce and the fresh flowers.", "source_url": "https://app.carlos.plus/Extras/Bay-Area-TJs" }, { "id": 122, "name": "Ralphie", "animal": "Buffalo", "store_number": "301", "store_label": "Boulder", "city": "Boulder", "state": "CO", "zip": "80301", "street": "1906 28th St", "lat": 40.02027, "lng": -105.25784, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/122.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 301. Ralphie the Buffalo charges around the Boulder Trader Joe's — a tribute to the University of Colorado's iconic live buffalo mascot.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j243ajt/" }, { "id": 124, "name": "Hank", "animal": "Octopus", "store_number": "66", "store_label": "Pleasanton", "city": "Pleasanton", "state": "CA", "zip": "94588", "street": "3903 Santa Rita Road", "lat": 37.69679, "lng": -121.87689, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/124.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 66.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j57t1rs/" }, { "id": 125, "name": "Myrtle", "animal": "Turtle", "store_number": "739", "store_label": "Nashville (White Bridge)", "city": "Nashville", "state": "TN", "zip": "37205", "street": "90 White Bridge Rd", "lat": 36.13073, "lng": -86.85223, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/125.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 739. Myrtle the Turtle paddles around the White Bridge Nashville Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j40dunr/" }, { "id": 126, "name": "Wiggelow", "animal": "Monkey", "store_number": "135", "store_label": "Queen Anne (Seattle)", "city": "Seattle", "state": "WA", "zip": "98109", "street": "1916 Queen Anne Ave N", "lat": 47.63698, "lng": -122.35667, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 135.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 127, "name": "Rover", "animal": "Raccoon", "store_number": "785", "store_label": "Huntsville", "city": "Huntsville", "state": "AL", "zip": "35806", "street": "1100 Mid City Dr NW", "lat": 34.74014, "lng": -86.66557, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/127.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Nod to Huntsville space program and 'Rocket City Trash Pandas' baseball team.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 128, "name": "Billy", "animal": "Black bear", "store_number": "737", "store_label": "Birmingham", "city": "Birmingham", "state": "AL", "zip": "35243", "street": "205 Summit Blvd, Suite 100", "lat": 33.44651, "lng": -86.72929, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/128.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Billy the Black Bear watches over Trader Joe's Birmingham, Alabama on Summit Blvd — a black bear cub with a brown muzzle and tan paws, perched on a green dome in front of the store's painted skyline mural.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 130, "name": "Charlie", "animal": "Camel", "store_number": "90", "store_label": "Phoenix (Camelback Rd)", "city": "Phoenix", "state": "AZ", "zip": "85016", "street": "4821 N 20th St", "lat": 33.50712, "lng": -112.03781, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/130.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Charlie the Camel lives at Trader Joe's Phoenix Biltmore — named for nearby Camelback Road and Camelback Mountain. The store runs a kids' scavenger hunt: find Charlie hiding in the aisles and claim a prize at the register. Caught here peeking up below the official painted sign that introduces him.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 131, "name": null, "animal": "T-Rex", "store_number": "36", "store_label": "Culver City Downtown", "city": "Culver City", "state": "CA", "zip": "90232", "street": "9290 Culver Blvd", "lat": 34.02523, "lng": -118.39299, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/131.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "The resident T-Rex at Trader Joe's Culver City Downtown — opened July 2020, right in the thick of the pandemic, which is why this photo shows him sporting a face mask and Hawaiian shirt. He still doesn't have a name we know of — if you shop here, please submit one!", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 132, "name": "Herman and Henrietta", "animal": "Crabs (x2)", "store_number": "759", "store_label": "Newark", "city": "Newark", "state": "DE", "zip": "19702", "street": "2500 Fashion Center Blvd.", "lat": 39.67101, "lng": -75.64727, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/132.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Herman the Horseshoe Crab (left) and Henrietta the Hermit Crab (right) are the crab duo at Trader Joe's Newark, Delaware — two different crab species sharing one shoreline.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 134, "name": "Betty", "animal": "Yeti", "store_number": "274", "store_label": "Bellingham", "city": "Bellingham", "state": "WA", "zip": "98226", "street": "4255 Meridian St, Suite 200", "lat": 48.79556, "lng": -122.4878, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Betty the Yeti hides somewhere in the Bellingham Trader Joe's — on-theme for Pacific Northwest mountain country. Photo needed.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 135, "name": "Cat", "animal": "Coyote", "store_number": "118", "store_label": "Cathedral City", "city": "Cathedral City", "state": "CA", "zip": "92234", "street": "67720 E Palm Canyon Dr", "lat": 33.7892, "lng": -116.48305, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/135.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 118. Cat the Coyote is the current Cathedral City mascot — a playful name swap from the retired Felix the Frog who wore a blue floral face mask during the pandemic.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/ja9ztcl/" }, { "id": 136, "name": "Henrietta", "animal": "Chicken", "store_number": "107", "store_label": "Petaluma", "city": "Petaluma", "state": "CA", "zip": "94954", "street": "169 N McDowell Blvd", "lat": 38.24804, "lng": -122.62801, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/136.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 191. Henrietta the Chicken struts through the Petaluma store, where the Sonoma County crew swear she keeps the morning schedule.", "source_url": "https://app.carlos.plus/Extras/Bay-Area-TJs" }, { "id": 137, "name": "Hidee", "animal": "Yeti", "store_number": "217", "store_label": "Rancho Cucamonga (Haven)", "city": "Rancho Cucamonga", "state": "CA", "zip": "91737", "street": "6401 Haven Ave", "lat": 34.13774, "lng": -117.57414, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/137.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 217. Hidee the Yeti is the shy resident of the Rancho Cucamonga Trader Joe's on Haven Ave — hidden (hence the name) but friendly when spotted.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 139, "name": "Parrot Joe", "animal": "Parrot", "store_number": "162", "store_label": "Bellevue Downtown", "city": "Bellevue", "state": "WA", "zip": "98004", "street": "416 116th Ave NE", "lat": 47.61373, "lng": -122.18482, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/139.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 162.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 140, "name": "Pearl", "animal": "Pearl onion", "store_number": "717", "store_label": "Eagan", "city": "Eagan", "state": "MN", "zip": "55122", "street": "2065 Cliff Road", "lat": 44.79023, "lng": -93.21282, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/140.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 717. Pearl the Pearl Onion greets shoppers at the Eagan Minnesota Trader Joe's — a pun so sweet it made it onto her nametag.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j8knhz7/" }, { "id": 141, "name": "Syd", "animal": "Sloth", "store_number": "224", "store_label": "College Ave (near SDSU)", "city": "San Diego", "state": "CA", "zip": "92115", "street": "5140 College Ave, Ste 119", "lat": 32.77202, "lng": -117.07035, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/141.jpg", "submitted_by": "brittttpop", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Syd the Sloth holds court at Trader Joe's College Ave near San Diego State University — a brown sloth with his Trader Joe's name tag (badge spelling confirmed: 'SYD'), perched on a shelf with a chill, take-it-easy vibe befitting a sloth in college-town country.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/brittttpop/" }, { "id": 142, "name": "Alex", "animal": "Fox", "store_number": "511", "store_label": "Acton", "city": "Acton", "state": "MA", "zip": "01720", "street": "145 Great Rd", "lat": 42.48321, "lng": -71.41528, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/142.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 511. Alex the Fox trots through the Acton Massachusetts Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j7eagxm/" }, { "id": 143, "name": "Cacahuete", "animal": "Elephant", "store_number": "51", "store_label": "Pasadena (Arroyo Pkwy)", "city": "Pasadena", "state": "CA", "zip": "91105", "street": "610 S Arroyo Pkwy", "lat": 34.13514, "lng": -118.14687, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "'Peanut' in Spanish. This is the FIRST Trader Joe's location ever.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 144, "name": "CaraCara", "animal": "Capybara", "store_number": "548", "store_label": "Williamsburg (Brooklyn — Kent Ave)", "city": "Brooklyn", "state": "NY", "zip": "11249", "street": "200 Kent Ave", "lat": 40.71772, "lng": -73.96468, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/144.webp", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 548. CaraCara the Capybara presides over the Williamsburg Brooklyn Trader Joe's on Kent Avenue — named for the capybara's scientific genus.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 145, "name": "Marvin", "animal": "Pigeon", "store_number": "565", "store_label": "Long Island City", "city": "Queens", "state": "NY", "zip": "11101", "street": "22-43 Jackson Ave", "lat": 40.74584, "lng": -73.9462, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/145.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": null, "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 146, "name": "Carl", "animal": "Crab", "store_number": "129", "store_label": "Lynnwood", "city": "Lynnwood", "state": "WA", "zip": "98036", "street": "19715 Highway 99, Suite 101", "lat": 47.81963, "lng": -122.31377, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/146.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 129. Carl the Crab scuttles around the Lynnwood store, often spotted near the seafood counter.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 148, "name": "Grant", "animal": "Swan", "store_number": "88", "store_label": "Tucson (Grant & Swan)", "city": "Tucson", "state": "AZ", "zip": "85712", "street": "4766 E Grant Rd", "lat": 32.24978, "lng": -110.89094, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/148.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Named after the intersection the store sits on — Grant and Swan.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j6c88ck/" }, { "id": 150, "name": "Moto", "animal": "Monkey", "store_number": "149", "store_label": "Tanasbourne (Hillsboro)", "city": "Hillsboro", "state": "OR", "zip": "97124", "street": "2285 NW 185th Ave", "lat": 45.53662, "lng": -122.86961, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/150.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 149. Moto the Monkey swings around the Tanasbourne Beaverton Trader Joe's — often spotted in festive holiday gear with a candy cane.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j6105f2/" }, { "id": 151, "name": "Bella", "animal": "Pig", "store_number": "561", "store_label": "Allston", "city": "Allston", "state": "MA", "zip": "02134", "street": "199 N Harvard St", "lat": 42.36352, "lng": -71.12984, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/151.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 561.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j5vqe8i/" }, { "id": 153, "name": "Nene", "animal": "Goose", "store_number": "718", "store_label": "Rochester", "city": "Rochester", "state": "MN", "zip": "55902", "street": "1200 16th St SW", "lat": 44.00036, "lng": -92.48126, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/153.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 718. Nene the Goose honks through the Rochester Minnesota Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j51os4n/" }, { "id": 154, "name": "Sammy", "animal": "Sea otter / sea lion", "store_number": "514", "store_label": "Hyannis", "city": "Hyannis", "state": "MA", "zip": "02601", "street": "655 Iyannough Road Rt 132, Unit 4-A", "lat": 41.65955, "lng": -70.27501, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/154.webp", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 514. Sammy the sea lion watches over the Hyannis Trader Joe's on Cape Cod — dressed up with a little scarf.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 155, "name": "JoeJoe", "animal": "Frog", "store_number": "404", "store_label": "Fort Worth", "city": "Fort Worth", "state": "TX", "zip": "76109", "street": "2701 S Hulen St", "lat": 32.71198, "lng": -97.38513, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/155.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 404.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j4ta54s/" }, { "id": 156, "name": "Leslie", "animal": "Lobster", "store_number": "520", "store_label": "Newington", "city": "Portsmouth", "state": "NH", "zip": "03801", "street": "45 Gosling Rd", "lat": 43.09451, "lng": -70.79955, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/156.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Leslie the Lobster is the resident crustacean at Trader Joe's Portsmouth NH (on the Newington line at 45 Gosling Rd). The store runs a scavenger hunt — shoppers who spot Leslie hiding somewhere in the aisles can claim a prize at checkout. Image shown is the in-store sign at the entrance; an actual photo of Leslie herself would be very welcome from spotters!", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 157, "name": "Javi", "animal": "Javelina", "store_number": "285", "store_label": "Gilbert", "city": "Gilbert", "state": "AZ", "zip": "85295", "street": "1779 E. Williams Field Rd.", "lat": 33.30605, "lng": -111.75164, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/157.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Javi is the resident javelina at Trader Joe's Gilbert — Arizona's third javelina mascot, joining his counterparts at the Glendale store and other AZ TJ's. (The store's signage notes that Rocky the Roadrunner was the previous Gilbert mascot before he retired.) Caught here keeping watch over the wine crate.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 158, "name": "Pearl", "animal": "Squirrel", "store_number": "146", "store_label": "NW Portland", "city": "Portland", "state": "OR", "zip": "97210", "street": "2122 NW Glisan St", "lat": 45.5261, "lng": -122.69516, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/158.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 146. Pearl the Squirrel bushytails her way through the NW Portland Trader Joe's on Glisan Street.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j4btoza/" }, { "id": 159, "name": "Snooty", "animal": "Manatee", "store_number": "761", "store_label": "Sarasota", "city": "Sarasota", "state": "FL", "zip": "34231", "street": "4101 S Tamiami Trail", "lat": 27.29476, "lng": -82.53002, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/159.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Snooty the Manatee is the resident mascot at Trader Joe's Sarasota — named after the famous Snooty the manatee from the Manatee County aquarium. This is a COVID-era photo: he's wearing a blue tropical-print face mask to do his part during the pandemic.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j4bczzm/" }, { "id": 160, "name": "Javi", "animal": "Javelina", "store_number": "85", "store_label": "Glendale", "city": "Glendale", "state": "AZ", "zip": "85308", "street": "8078 W Bell Rd", "lat": 33.64006, "lng": -112.23115, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/160.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 85.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j4dazbs/" }, { "id": 161, "name": "Ollie", "animal": "Octopus", "store_number": "22", "store_label": "Oceanside", "city": "Oceanside", "state": "CA", "zip": "92054", "street": "2570 Vista Way", "lat": 33.18411, "lng": -117.33194, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/161.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 22.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/khri5fe/" }, { "id": 162, "name": "Eldingar", "animal": "Viking", "store_number": "147", "store_label": "Ballard (Seattle)", "city": "Seattle", "state": "WA", "zip": "98107", "street": "4609 14th Ave NW", "lat": 47.66261, "lng": -122.37425, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/162.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Eldingar the Viking reigns over the Ballard Seattle Trader Joe's — a tribute to Ballard's proud Scandinavian heritage. Caught here in his holiday sweater, posted up between the red shopping carts.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j3tferu/" }, { "id": 163, "name": "Lil' Rocky", "animal": "Rock", "store_number": "756", "store_label": "Little Rock", "city": "Little Rock", "state": "AR", "zip": "72211", "street": "11500 Financial Centre Pky", "lat": 34.74829, "lng": -92.40185, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/163.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Lil' Rocky is the resident plush rock at Trader Joe's Little Rock, Arkansas — a perfect punny tribute to the city. A cheerful gray rock with a wild tuft of white hair, posed here on a watermelon-themed display with his Trader Joe's name tag.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j40d4i7/" }, { "id": 164, "name": "Lionel", "animal": "Lion", "store_number": "569", "store_label": "Camp Hill", "city": "Camp Hill", "state": "PA", "zip": "17011", "street": "3545 Gettysburg Road", "lat": 40.22452, "lng": -76.93716, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/164.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 569. Lionel the Lion rules the Camp Hill Trader Joe's with a quiet confidence.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 165, "name": "Sara", "animal": "Scorpion", "store_number": "94", "store_label": "Scottsdale", "city": "Scottsdale", "state": "AZ", "zip": "85253", "street": "6202 N Scottsdale Rd", "lat": 33.52944, "lng": -111.92758, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/165.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 94. Sara the Scorpion lives high up in the Scottsdale Trader Joe's — blending into the desert aisles with her little armored tail.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 166, "name": "Taylor", "animal": "Sea turtle", "store_number": "188", "store_label": "Liberty Station (San Diego)", "city": "San Diego", "state": "CA", "zip": "92106", "street": "2401 Truxtun Rd", "lat": 32.73596, "lng": -117.21729, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/166.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Taylor the Sea Turtle is the resident mascot at Trader Joe's Liberty Station in San Diego (Point Loma) — perched up on the wooden shelving with his Trader Joe's crew member badge.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 167, "name": "Larry", "animal": "Lizard", "store_number": "210", "store_label": "Woodbury (Irvine)", "city": "Irvine", "state": "CA", "zip": "92620", "street": "6222 Irvine Blvd", "lat": 33.69987, "lng": -117.74186, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/167.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 210. Larry the Lizard basks at the Woodbury Irvine Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j2vhmw7/" }, { "id": 169, "name": "Terry", "animal": "T-Rex", "store_number": "91", "store_label": "Tempe", "city": "Tempe", "state": "AZ", "zip": "85281", "street": "940 E. University Drive", "lat": 33.42239, "lng": -111.92502, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/169.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Terry the T-Rex, the resident mascot at Trader Joe's Tempe (ASU / Downtown). If you spot him, please upload a better photo!", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 170, "name": "Ringo", "animal": "Lemur", "store_number": "25", "store_label": "Encinitas", "city": "Encinitas", "state": "CA", "zip": "92024", "street": "115 N El Camino Real, Ste A", "lat": 33.0471, "lng": -117.25581, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": null, "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 171, "name": "Kiwi", "animal": "Kiwi", "store_number": "223", "store_label": "San Diego (Carmel Valley)", "city": "San Diego", "state": "CA", "zip": "92130", "street": "13480 Highlands Place", "lat": 32.96114, "lng": -117.1914, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/171.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Kiwi the Kiwi presides over Trader Joe’s San Diego in the Carmel Valley neighborhood — a fluffy brown kiwi bird with a long pale beak, lounging on the wood shelving in a sun hat and palm-tree sunglasses. (Note: this record was previously mislabeled as Scripps Ranch — that store is #221, not #223.)", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 172, "name": "Lucille", "animal": "Seal", "store_number": "224", "store_label": "SDSU (San Diego)", "city": "San Diego", "state": "CA", "zip": "92115", "street": "5140 College Ave, Ste 119", "lat": 32.77202, "lng": -117.07035, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": null, "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 174, "name": "Whalen and Wanda", "animal": "Whales (x2)", "store_number": "41", "store_label": "San Luis Obispo", "city": "San Luis Obispo", "state": "CA", "zip": "93401", "street": "3977 Higuera Street", "lat": 35.27891, "lng": -120.6645, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/174.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Whalen and Wanda are the whale duo at Trader Joe's San Luis Obispo on Higuera Street — caught here suspended from the ceiling over the store's custom-painted surfboard sign, hanging out among the snowflake holiday decorations.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 175, "name": "Freddie", "animal": "Eagle", "store_number": "55", "store_label": "Eagle Rock (Los Angeles)", "city": "Eagle Rock", "state": "CA", "zip": "90041", "street": "1566 Colorado Blvd", "lat": 34.13926, "lng": -118.20044, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/175.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 55. Freddie the Eagle soars over the Eagle Rock Los Angeles Trader Joe's — a bird in his namesake neighborhood.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j275m4t/" }, { "id": 176, "name": "Harry", "animal": "Otter", "store_number": "402", "store_label": "Plano", "city": "Plano", "state": "TX", "zip": "75093", "street": "2400 Preston Rd, Ste 200", "lat": 33.02923, "lng": -96.79282, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": null, "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 177, "name": "Banjoe", "animal": "Monkey", "store_number": "523", "store_label": "Fairfield", "city": "Fairfield", "state": "CT", "zip": "06825", "street": "2258 Black Rock Turnpike", "lat": 41.18314, "lng": -73.25317, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/177.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 523. Banjoe the Monkey swings around the Fairfield Connecticut Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/izkxq8s/" }, { "id": 178, "name": "Bonnie", "animal": "Koala", "store_number": "786", "store_label": "Stony Point (Richmond)", "city": "Richmond", "state": "VA", "zip": "23235", "street": "3000 Stony Point Rd", "lat": 37.5389, "lng": -77.56427, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/178.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 786. Bonnie the Koala dozes at the Stony Point Richmond Virginia Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/izfx868/" }, { "id": 179, "name": "Freddy", "animal": "Fox", "store_number": "251", "store_label": "Culver City (Slauson)", "city": "Culver City", "state": "CA", "zip": "90230", "street": "6150 Slauson Ave", "lat": 33.98801, "lng": -118.39285, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/179.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-06-04", "notes": "Freddy the Fox is the resident fox at Trader Joe's Culver City Slauson (originally tagged as 'Fox Hills' — actually the Slauson Ave store on the south side of Culver City). Photo and updated notes welcome from spotters!", "source_url": "User-submitted (06/04/2026)" }, { "id": 180, "name": "Petey", "animal": "Penguin", "store_number": "121", "store_label": "Torrance (Hawthorn Blvd)", "city": "Torrance", "state": "CA", "zip": "90503", "street": "19720 Hawthorne Blvd", "lat": 33.85225, "lng": -118.35329, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/180.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Petey the Penguin is the resident penguin at Trader Joe's Torrance on Hawthorne — a card-carrying crew member sporting his red-and-white striped shirt and his own Trader Joe's name tag, posted up in front of the store's chalkboard mural.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 181, "name": "Pickles", "animal": "Parrot", "store_number": "253", "store_label": "Santa Monica (23rd & Wilshire)", "city": "Santa Monica", "state": "CA", "zip": "90403", "street": "2300 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 101", "lat": 34.03337, "lng": -118.48047, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/181.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-05-29", "notes": "He likes to perch high up in the store ", "source_url": "User-submitted (05/28/2026)" }, { "id": 182, "name": "Scoop and Penny", "animal": "Pelicans (x2)", "store_number": "106", "store_label": "Manhattan Beach (Rosecrans)", "city": "Manhattan Beach", "state": "CA", "zip": "90266", "street": "1800 Rosecrans Blvd", "lat": 33.90047, "lng": -118.38043, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/182.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Scoop and Penny are the pelican duo at Trader Joe's Manhattan Beach on Rosecrans — Scoop perches up front by the wipes display while Penny watches over the aisles from above. Card-carrying crew members both, just blocks from the Pacific where their real-life cousins dive for fish off the South Bay coast.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/t3rjyp/south_bay_la_mascots/" }, { "id": 183, "name": "TJ", "animal": "Turtle", "store_number": "679", "store_label": "Easton (Columbus)", "city": "Columbus", "state": "OH", "zip": "43219", "street": "3888 Townsfair Way", "lat": 40.0493, "lng": -82.91801, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": null, "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 184, "name": "Craig", "animal": "Sandhill crane", "store_number": "765", "store_label": "Winter Park", "city": "Winter Park", "state": "FL", "zip": "32789", "street": "131 Orlando Ave.", "lat": 28.59831, "lng": -81.36556, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": null, "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 185, "name": "Parker", "animal": "Peacock", "store_number": "765", "store_label": "Winter Park", "city": "Winter Park", "state": "FL", "zip": "32789", "street": "131 Orlando Ave.", "lat": 28.59831, "lng": -81.36556, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": null, "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 186, "name": "Grover", "animal": "Elk", "store_number": "190", "store_label": "Elk Grove", "city": "Elk Grove", "state": "CA", "zip": "95757", "street": "9670 Bruceville Road", "lat": 38.4066, "lng": -121.42053, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/186.jpg", "submitted_by": "MrsToneZone", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Grover the Elk lives at Trader Joe’s Elk Grove on Bruceville Road, but he’s notoriously hard to spot in person. The photo here isn’t Grover himself — it’s an in-store chalkboard sign celebrating his return from a well-earned vacation to Elkland Amusement Park (‘HE’S BAAACK! Grover returns from vacation.’), complete with a cartoon of him in a Hawaiian shirt and suitcase. The store has been open since around 2004.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/MrsToneZone/" }, { "id": 187, "name": "SJ Sharkie", "animal": "Shark", "store_number": "212", "store_label": "Coleman (San Jose)", "city": "San Jose", "state": "CA", "zip": "95110", "street": "635 Coleman Ave", "lat": 37.34087, "lng": -121.90918, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Small replica of the San Jose Sharks mascot.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 188, "name": "Peppa", "animal": "Pig", "store_number": "640", "store_label": "Arlington", "city": "Arlington", "state": "VA", "zip": "22201", "street": "1109 N Highland St", "lat": 38.88668, "lng": -77.09464, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/188.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Peppa is the resident pig at Trader Joe's Arlington VA on N Highland St — a card-carrying crew member with her own Trader Joe's name tag. Caught here during the Thanksgiving rush, perched on a stack of Cornbread Stuffing Mix boxes between rows of Fried Onions.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 189, "name": "Susan Bee Anthony", "animal": "Bee", "store_number": "534", "store_label": "Rochester", "city": "Rochester", "state": "NY", "zip": "14618", "street": "3349 Monroe Ave", "lat": 43.10221, "lng": -77.5417, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/189.jpg", "submitted_by": "cantbeatababka", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Susan Bee Anthony presides over Trader Joe's Rochester, New York on Monroe Ave — a yellow-and-black bee dressed in honor of suffragist Susan B. Anthony, who lived in Rochester for nearly her entire adult life and is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery just down the road. Caught here perched in a wrapped Panettone gift box with her Trader Joe's name tag.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/cantbeatababka/" }, { "id": 191, "name": "Maddie", "animal": "Cow", "store_number": "163", "store_label": "Kent", "city": "Kent", "state": "WA", "zip": "98030", "street": "12966 SE Kent-Kangley Rd", "lat": 47.35959, "lng": -122.16694, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": null, "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 192, "name": "Midnight", "animal": "Cow", "store_number": "705", "store_label": "Schaumburg (near Woodfield Mall)", "city": "Schaumburg", "state": "IL", "zip": "60173", "street": "1426 E Golf Rd", "lat": 42.0511, "lng": -88.04189, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/192.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 705. Midnight the Cow rules the Schaumburg IL Trader Joe's by Woodfield Mall — they even give stickers to adults who find her.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 193, "name": "Pronto and Josephine", "animal": "Longhorn Bulls (x2)", "store_number": "451", "store_label": "San Antonio (Basse Rd)", "city": "San Antonio", "state": "TX", "zip": "78209", "street": "350 East Basse Road", "lat": 29.4967, "lng": -98.47803, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/193.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Pronto and Josephine are the longhorn bull duo at Trader Joe's Alamo Heights in San Antonio. Pronto's the brown one in the blue button-down and plaid shorts, perched on the Snack Bar canisters by the Seasoning Greetings chalkboard. Josephine — white-and-brown, slightly more elegant — keeps watch from her perch in front of a colorful Mexican serape blanket on the back wall.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 194, "name": "Seymour", "animal": "Seal", "store_number": "20", "store_label": "La Jolla", "city": "La Jolla", "state": "CA", "zip": "92037", "street": "8657 Villa la Jolla Dr", "lat": 32.86575, "lng": -117.23173, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/194.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 20. Seymour the Seal basks at the La Jolla Trader Joe's — La Jolla being famous for its sea lions and seals. (Predecessor: a little pirate guy named Pierre.)", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 195, "name": "Holly", "animal": "Hedgehog", "store_number": "144", "store_label": "Hollywood (Portland)", "city": "Portland", "state": "OR", "zip": "97232", "street": "4121 NE Halsey St", "lat": 45.53472, "lng": -122.62082, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Holly the Hedgehog is the current mascot at the Hollywood District Trader Joe's, just off NE Halsey. She replaced Sassy the Sasquatch (now retired). If you spot her, please upload a photo!", "source_url": "https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2021/11/portland-trader-joes-ranked" }, { "id": 197, "name": "JoJo", "animal": "Pony", "store_number": "198", "store_label": "Novato", "city": "Novato", "state": "CA", "zip": "94945", "street": "7514 Redwood Blvd", "lat": 38.11185, "lng": -122.56812, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/197.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "San Rafael may also have a JoJo.", "source_url": "https://app.carlos.plus/Extras/Bay-Area-TJs" }, { "id": 198, "name": "Nutmeg", "animal": "Groundhog", "store_number": "658", "store_label": "Elkridge (Columbia)", "city": "Elkridge", "state": "MD", "zip": "21075", "street": "6610 Marie Curie Dr", "lat": 39.18832, "lng": -76.79564, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/198.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Nutmeg the Groundhog is the resident mascot at Trader Joe's Elkridge in Howard County, Maryland (the Columbia area). Caught here in his Santa hat, holding a snowball, watching over a freeze-dried strawberries shelf-tag. Spotters: if his crew-member badge says something other than 'Nutmeg', let us know!", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 199, "name": "Chessie", "animal": "Chessie", "store_number": "649", "store_label": "Towson", "city": "Towson", "state": "MD", "zip": "21204", "street": "800 Kenilworth Drive", "lat": 39.41146, "lng": -76.61923, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": null, "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 200, "name": "Cashew", "animal": "Panda", "store_number": "757", "store_label": "Fort Wayne", "city": "Fort Wayne", "state": "IN", "zip": "46804", "street": "4110 W. Jefferson Blvd., Suite D-2", "lat": 41.07174, "lng": -85.19536, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/200.jpg", "submitted_by": "MMEars", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Cashew the Panda lives at Trader Joe’s Fort Wayne on W. Jefferson Blvd — caught here in full Halloween costume: a black-and-orange knit sweater with a fuzzy orange pumpkin beret, posed alongside a gingerbread haunted house display. His TJ name badge clearly reads ‘CASHEW — Crew Member.’", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/MMEars/" }, { "id": 201, "name": "Gorilla Joe", "animal": "Gorilla", "store_number": "698", "store_label": "Park Ridge", "city": "Park Ridge", "state": "IL", "zip": "60068", "street": "190 N NW Highway", "lat": 42.01272, "lng": -87.83236, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/201.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 698. Gorilla Joe — Park Ridge Illinois's beloved silverback — has his own cardboard cutout and nametag at the store.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/ji5bfw0/" }, { "id": 202, "name": "Shelby", "animal": "Sea turtle", "store_number": "823", "store_label": "Virginia Beach", "city": "Virginia Beach", "state": "VA", "zip": "23462", "street": "220 Constitution Drive", "lat": 36.84158, "lng": -76.12964, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Sometimes wears a bandana.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 203, "name": "TJ / Wolfington", "animal": "Wolf", "store_number": "535", "store_label": "Albany (Colonie)", "city": "Albany", "state": "NY", "zip": "12205", "street": "79 Wolf Rd", "lat": 42.71416, "lng": -73.81204, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/203.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "The wolf mascot at Trader Joe's Colonie, NY — the store is literally on Wolf Road, so a wolf mascot is on-the-nose perfect. His name is reported two different ways: the crew-member badge in this photo reads 'TJ', but he's also been called 'Wolfington' (an obvious nod to the address). Spotters: if you can grab a clearer photo and confirm his current name, please submit!", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 204, "name": "Iceberg", "animal": "Penguin", "store_number": "630", "store_label": "South Hills (Pittsburgh)", "city": "Pittsburgh", "state": "PA", "zip": "15241", "street": "1630 Washington Rd", "lat": 40.35135, "lng": -80.05172, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": null, "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 205, "name": "Quill-i-am", "animal": "Porcupine", "store_number": "624", "store_label": "North Hills (Pittsburgh)", "city": "Pittsburgh", "state": "PA", "zip": "15237", "street": "9020 Covenant Ave", "lat": 40.57041, "lng": -80.02231, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/205.jpg", "submitted_by": "BflatPenguin", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Quill-i-am the Porcupine watches over Trader Joe’s Pittsburgh North Hills (in the McCandless area) on Covenant Ave — a fluffy brown porcupine perched on top of the in-store ‘ORGANIC’ display sign. The pun on ‘William’ is, of course, a poke at his quills.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/BflatPenguin/" }, { "id": 206, "name": "Pearl", "animal": "Parrot", "store_number": "53", "store_label": "Glendale", "city": "Glendale", "state": "CA", "zip": "91207", "street": "103 E Glenoaks Blvd", "lat": 34.15984, "lng": -118.25454, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/206.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 53. Pearl the Parrot struts through the Glendale California Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 207, "name": "Banjo", "animal": "Bat", "store_number": "452", "store_label": "Austin", "city": "Austin", "state": "TX", "zip": "78701", "street": "211 Walter Seaholm Dr, Ste 100", "lat": 30.2675, "lng": -97.75279, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/207.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Banjo the Bat rules an Austin Trader Joe's — fitting for the city that loves its Congress Avenue Bridge bat colony.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 208, "name": "Mike", "animal": "Monkey", "store_number": "646", "store_label": "Reston", "city": "Reston", "state": "VA", "zip": "20194", "street": "11958 Killingsworth Ave", "lat": 38.96724, "lng": -77.35905, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/208.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 646.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j16wtri/" }, { "id": 209, "name": "Nessie", "animal": "Loch Ness Monster", "store_number": "560", "store_label": "Somerville", "city": "Somerville", "state": "MA", "zip": "02145", "street": "145 Middlesex Ave", "lat": 42.39562, "lng": -71.08282, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Wears a kilt with bagpipes.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 210, "name": "Pierre", "animal": "Peacock", "store_number": "233", "store_label": "Rancho Palos Verdes (Golden Cove)", "city": "Rancho Palos Verdes", "state": "CA", "zip": "90275", "street": "31176 Hawthorne Blvd", "lat": 33.74933, "lng": -118.40668, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/210.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Verified by David's photo 4/22/2026.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 211, "name": "Ringo", "animal": "Ringtail", "store_number": "177", "store_label": "Ahwatukee", "city": "Phoenix", "state": "AZ", "zip": "85048", "street": "4025 E Chandler Blvd, Ste 38", "lat": 33.30313, "lng": -111.99487, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/211.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 177.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j1p64cl/" }, { "id": 212, "name": "Iggy", "animal": "Iguana", "store_number": "89", "store_label": "Mesa", "city": "Mesa", "state": "AZ", "zip": "85204", "street": "2050 E Baseline Rd", "lat": 33.38097, "lng": -111.78708, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/212.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 89.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j0ndvbm/" }, { "id": 215, "name": "Ruby", "animal": "Swan", "store_number": "54", "store_label": "Toluca Lake", "city": "Toluca Lake", "state": "CA", "zip": "91602", "street": "10130 Riverside Dr", "lat": 34.15191, "lng": -118.35193, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/215.jpg", "submitted_by": "David G.", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "CURRENT mascot as of April 2026 (replaced Weasley the Tiger). White swan with orange beak, 'TRADER JOE'S RUBY CREW MEMBER' red nametag. Photographed in a pink carry basket.", "source_url": "User-submitted: David G. (04/22/2026)" }, { "id": 216, "name": "Comose", "animal": "Llama", "store_number": "60", "store_label": "Concord", "city": "Concord", "state": "CA", "zip": "94520", "street": "1150 Concord Ave", "lat": 37.97922, "lng": -122.0564, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/216.jpg", "submitted_by": "David G.", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Playful 'cómo se llama' pun. Light tan with 'TRADER JOE'S COMOSE CREW MEMBER' red nametag, perched on a wooden crate.", "source_url": "User-submitted: David G. (04/22/2026)" }, { "id": 217, "name": "Clyde", "animal": "Gorilla", "store_number": "56", "store_label": "Encino", "city": "Encino", "state": "CA", "zip": "91316", "street": "17640 Burbank Blvd", "lat": 34.17179, "lng": -118.51777, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/217.jpg", "submitted_by": "David G.", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Dark brown gorilla in a pink Hawaiian shirt with butterflies and stars. Red 'CLYDE CREW MEMBER' nametag.", "source_url": "User-submitted: David G. (04/22/2026)" }, { "id": 218, "name": "Josie", "animal": "Octopus", "store_number": "122", "store_label": "Studio City", "city": "Studio City", "state": "CA", "zip": "91604", "street": "11976 Ventura Blvd", "lat": 34.14294, "lng": -118.39303, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/218.jpg", "submitted_by": "David G.", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Orange/yellow octopus with teal suckers, draped over a chest freezer. 'JOSIE CREW MEMBER' nametag.", "source_url": "User-submitted: David G. (04/22/2026)" }, { "id": 219, "name": "Hoppy", "animal": "Hummingbird", "store_number": "259", "store_label": "Vista", "city": "Vista", "state": "CA", "zip": "92083", "street": "1861 University Dr", "lat": 33.17016, "lng": -117.21837, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/219.jpg", "submitted_by": "Emilie C. & Mookie", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Male ruby-throated hummingbird (green back, red throat). Perched among Autumnal Harvest jars. 'HOPPY CREW MEMBER' nametag.", "source_url": "User-submitted: Emilie C. & Mookie (04/22/2026)" }, { "id": 220, "name": "Peter", "animal": "Anteater", "store_number": "111", "store_label": "Campus Dr (Irvine — UCI)", "city": "Irvine", "state": "CA", "zip": "92612", "street": "4225 Campus Dr", "lat": 33.65047, "lng": -117.83751, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/220.jpg", "submitted_by": "David G.", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 111. Peter is UCI's resident anteater, hanging around the Campus Dr store. He dresses up for every occasion — pictured here in his 4th of July garb.", "source_url": "User-submitted photo by David G. (Trader Joe's Irvine Campus Dr / UCI #111)" }, { "id": 221, "name": "Woolly and Jake", "animal": "Woolly Mammoth & Shark", "store_number": "31", "store_label": "La Brea (Los Angeles)", "city": "Los Angeles", "state": "CA", "zip": "90036", "street": "263 S La Brea Ave", "lat": 34.06915, "lng": -118.34442, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/221.jpg", "submitted_by": "David G.", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Woolly the Woolly Mammoth (left) and Jake the Shark (right) are the two-mascot team at Trader Joe's La Brea in Los Angeles — a tip of the trunk to the famous La Brea Tar Pits where mammoths once roamed, and a nod to the LA shoreline scene just down the road.", "source_url": "User-submitted: David G. (04/23/2026)" }, { "id": 223, "name": "Bruce", "animal": "Shark", "store_number": "49", "store_label": "Riverside Dr North (Sherman Oaks)", "city": "Sherman Oaks", "state": "CA", "zip": "91423", "street": "14119 Riverside Dr", "lat": 34.15797, "lng": -118.44081, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/223.jpg", "submitted_by": "David G.", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 49, 14119 Riverside Dr. Bruce — gray-striped shark, the original Sherman Oaks Trader Joe's mascot. Spotted in an Easter basket with bunny ears (this store dresses him up for holidays).\n\nBruce has held court on the north side of Riverside Drive since long before TJ's #267 opened directly across the street with — of all things — a raccoon. He maintains an icy silence on the matter. Crew members report he has not once acknowledged that the South Side store exists, even when asked directly. Asked once whether he had a comment on Rudy, Bruce reportedly drifted away mid-question.", "source_url": "User-submitted: David G. (04/23/2026)" }, { "id": 224, "name": "Rudy", "animal": "Raccoon", "store_number": "267", "store_label": "Riverside Dr South (Sherman Oaks)", "city": "Sherman Oaks", "state": "CA", "zip": "91423", "street": "14140 Riverside Dr", "lat": 34.15733, "lng": -118.44132, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/224.jpg", "submitted_by": "Reddit r/traderjoes", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Rudy the Raccoon presides over Trader Joe's Sherman Oaks (South Side, Riverside Drive) — gray-and-white with the classic raccoon eye mask, sporting his Trader Joe's name tag and a watermelon-print bandana. Caught here perched on the salsa shelf.\n\nJust across Riverside Drive sits the *original* Sherman Oaks store — #49 — guarded by Bruce the Shark, who has reportedly never spoken Rudy's name out loud. Rudy responds to the cold war with characteristic raccoon energy: a tip jar at the register labeled *Honorary Donation: Bruce* (always empty), a Halloween costume one year as a great white in a TJ's apron, and a habit of cheerfully waving across the street whenever someone asks if they've ever actually met. They have not.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1mceco3/rudy_the_racoon_sherman_oaks_location_ca/" }, { "id": 225, "name": "Ollie", "animal": "Otter", "store_number": "37", "store_label": "Culver Dr (Irvine)", "city": "Irvine", "state": "CA", "zip": "92604", "street": "14443 Culver Dr", "lat": 33.70616, "lng": -117.78842, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/225.jpg", "submitted_by": "David G.", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 37, 14443 Culver Dr. Small brown otter in a blue-and-white winter hat and scarf. Note: different Ollie than Long Beach Bellflower's Ollie the Octopus (Row 51).", "source_url": "User-submitted: David G. (04/23/2026)" }, { "id": 226, "name": "TJ", "animal": "Squirrel", "store_number": "746", "store_label": "Raleigh (Wake Forest Rd)", "city": "Raleigh", "state": "NC", "zip": "27609", "street": "3000 Wake Forest Rd", "lat": 35.82324, "lng": -78.62171, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/226.webp", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Gray squirrel in a colorful vest with the TRADER JOE'S TJ CREW MEMBER nametag.", "source_url": "User-submitted" }, { "id": 227, "name": "Woody", "animal": "Sloth", "store_number": "744", "store_label": "Charlotte (Metropolitan Ave)", "city": "Charlotte", "state": "NC", "zip": "28204", "street": "1133 Metropolitan Ave", "lat": 35.21178, "lng": -80.83563, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 744.", "source_url": "User-submitted" }, { "id": 229, "name": "TJ", "animal": "Bear", "store_number": "743", "store_label": "Charlotte (E Arbors Dr / University Area)", "city": "Charlotte", "state": "NC", "zip": "28262", "street": "1820 E Arbors Dr", "lat": 35.33681, "lng": -80.75453, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/229.webp", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 743. Teddy bear in a TRADER JOE'S TJ CREW MEMBER shirt, perched on a mushroom under a butterfly.", "source_url": "User-submitted" }, { "id": 230, "name": null, "animal": "Elephant", "store_number": "692", "store_label": "Brentwood (Brentwood Promenade)", "city": "Brentwood", "state": "MO", "zip": "63144", "street": "48 Brentwood Promenade Court", "lat": 38.62733, "lng": -90.34123, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/230.webp", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 692. Gray elephant — name not yet confirmed.", "source_url": "User-submitted" }, { "id": 232, "name": "Gus", "animal": "Gecko", "store_number": "775", "store_label": "Pembroke Pines", "city": "Pembroke Pines", "state": "FL", "zip": "33026", "street": "11960 Pines Blvd", "lat": 26.00585, "lng": -80.31078, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/232.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 775. Gus the Gecko scampers around the Pembroke Pines Florida Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/jqph2rd/" }, { "id": 233, "name": "Wart", "animal": "Frog", "store_number": "669", "store_label": "Cincinnati", "city": "Cincinnati", "state": "OH", "zip": "45236", "street": "7788 Montgomery Rd", "lat": 39.19733, "lng": -84.3817, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/233.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 669. Seen dressed in a Bengals jersey to cheer for the playoffs.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/j5cl1cb/" }, { "id": 234, "name": "Powell", "animal": "Owl", "store_number": "143", "store_label": "Portland (SE Cesar E. Chavez Blvd)", "city": "Portland", "state": "OR", "zip": "97202", "street": "4715 SE Cesar E. Chavez Blvd", "lat": 45.48882, "lng": -122.62355, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/234.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 143. Powell is the Portland store’s resident great horned owl, often spotted in seasonal costumes — this month he’s wearing a pink flower crown and a green crochet sweater.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/" }, { "id": 235, "name": "Coco", "animal": "Cougar", "store_number": "551", "store_label": "Commack", "city": "Commack", "state": "NY", "zip": "11725", "street": "5900 Jericho Turnpike", "lat": 40.84033, "lng": -73.30749, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/235.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 551. Identified via an in-store \"WANTED Coco the Cougar\" sign posted to Reddit; no photo confirmed yet.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/z1ez6m/mascot_megathread_request_looking_for_information/jjah87d/" }, { "id": 237, "name": "Chewy", "animal": "Coyote", "store_number": "17", "store_label": "Silver Lake (Los Angeles — Hyperion)", "city": "Los Angeles", "state": "CA", "zip": "90027", "street": "2738 Hyperion Ave", "lat": 34.10764, "lng": -118.27157, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/237.jpg", "submitted_by": "pablojose13", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 17. Chewy keeps watch over the Silver Lake store on Hyperion Ave. Silver Lake crew dress him in holiday costumes — Halloween brings out his pumpkin outfit (or his Dracula cape).", "source_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DWFG3J2Egwj/" }, { "id": 238, "name": "Rosie", "animal": "Monkey", "store_number": "179", "store_label": "Pasadena (Lake Avenue)", "city": "Pasadena", "state": "CA", "zip": "91101", "street": "345 S Lake Ave", "lat": 34.14005, "lng": -118.13291, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/238.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 179. Rosie loves hanging around the Lake Avenue store in Pasadena. Often spotted helping with Valentine’s Day photo ops. Fun fact: Pasadena is home to the very first Trader Joe’s (#51), opened in 1967.", "source_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/CLTLILdJAFk/" }, { "id": 239, "name": "Percival", "animal": "Parrot", "store_number": "766", "store_label": "Tampa (S Swann Ave)", "city": "Tampa", "state": "FL", "zip": "33609", "street": "3808 W Swann Ave", "lat": 27.93727, "lng": -82.50633, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 766. Percival is the Tampa store's resident pirate parrot, introduced with brand-new signage in June 2022.", "source_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce1Y9NFgdbb/" }, { "id": 240, "name": "Grizzly Joe", "animal": "Brown bear", "store_number": "655", "store_label": "Pikesville", "city": "Pikesville", "state": "MD", "zip": "21208", "street": "1809 Reisterstown Rd", "lat": 39.38813, "lng": -76.73609, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/240.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 655. Grizzly Joe is the Pikesville store’s brown bear, usually spotted in safari gear with his binoculars.", "source_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/CPRjeEmJLhE/" }, { "id": 244, "name": "Danny", "animal": "Dolphin", "store_number": "34", "store_label": "Manhattan Beach (Manhattan Beach Blvd)", "city": "Manhattan Beach", "state": "CA", "zip": "90266", "street": "1821 Manhattan Beach Blvd", "lat": 33.88764, "lng": -118.37989, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/244.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 34. Danny the Dolphin and his baby live together at the Manhattan Beach Blvd store — a father-and-child duo. (Not to be confused with the other Danny the Dolphin at the Ashburn VA store.)", "source_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/COMGIRXp9np/" }, { "id": 246, "name": "Carlo", "animal": "Monkey", "store_number": "75", "store_label": "Santa Rosa", "city": "Santa Rosa", "state": "CA", "zip": "95403", "street": "3225 Cleveland Ave", "lat": 38.47355, "lng": -122.7323, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/246.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 75. Carlo the Monkey greets every customer at the Santa Rosa store.", "source_url": "https://app.carlos.plus/Extras/Bay-Area-TJs" }, { "id": 247, "name": "Trader Gator", "animal": "Alligator", "store_number": "236", "store_label": "Stonestown (San Francisco — Winston Dr)", "city": "San Francisco", "state": "CA", "zip": "94132", "street": "265 Winston Dr", "lat": 37.72665, "lng": -122.47631, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/247.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 236. Trader Gator the Alligator keeps a wary eye on shoppers at the Stonestown Galleria store, near SFSU.", "source_url": "https://app.carlos.plus/Extras/Bay-Area-TJs" }, { "id": 248, "name": "Katherine Rae", "animal": "Bear", "store_number": "200", "store_label": "Nob Hill (San Francisco — Hyde St)", "city": "San Francisco", "state": "CA", "zip": "94109", "street": "1095 Hyde St", "lat": 37.79065, "lng": -122.41799, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/248.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 200. Katherine Rae the Bear presides over the Nob Hill Trader Joe's on Hyde Street.", "source_url": "https://app.carlos.plus/Extras/Bay-Area-TJs" }, { "id": 249, "name": "Marko", "animal": "Gnome", "store_number": "225", "store_label": "Downtown San Francisco (4th Street)", "city": "San Francisco", "state": "CA", "zip": "94103", "street": "10 4th Street", "lat": 37.78533, "lng": -122.40567, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/249.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 225. Marko is the 4th Street store’s gnome, sporting a pink sequined cap and a rainbow bead necklace.", "source_url": "https://app.carlos.plus/Extras/Bay-Area-TJs" }, { "id": 250, "name": "Sun", "animal": "Sun", "store_number": "74", "store_label": "Daly City", "city": "Daly City", "state": "CA", "zip": "94015", "street": "417 Westlake Center", "lat": 37.7, "lng": -122.48224, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/250.jpg", "submitted_by": "CookieButterLovers", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "The Sun beams down over Trader Joe's Daly City — a handmade felt sun with a happy face and pointy red rays. Caught here both peeking down from over a wall and posed atop the salsa shelf for a closer look.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/CookieButterLovers/" }, { "id": 252, "name": "Rosie and Cindy", "animal": "Otter & Scarecrow", "store_number": "61", "store_label": "San Rafael", "city": "San Rafael", "state": "CA", "zip": "94901", "street": "337 3rd St", "lat": 37.96954, "lng": -122.51647, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/252.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Rosie the Otter (left) is the current San Rafael mascot — she took over from Ronnie the Donkey, who retired. Cindy the Scarecrow (right) keeps her company year-round at Trader Joe's San Rafael.", "source_url": "https://app.carlos.plus/Extras/Bay-Area-TJs" }, { "id": 253, "name": "Rob and Robin", "animal": "Owls (x2)", "store_number": "235", "store_label": "Greenbrae (Marin — Redwood Hwy)", "city": "Greenbrae", "state": "CA", "zip": "94904", "street": "2052 Redwood Hwy", "lat": 37.93786, "lng": -122.51496, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/253.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Rob and Robin are the owl duo at Trader Joe's Greenbrae in Marin County. Rob (left) is the small fluffy one tucked next to a giant 'S' on the wall; Robin (right) is the larger spotted owl perched on the Matcha Green Tea Latte shelf. Both are card-carrying crew members.", "source_url": "https://app.carlos.plus/Extras/Bay-Area-TJs" }, { "id": 255, "name": "Cirby", "animal": "Train", "store_number": "80", "store_label": "Roseville (Roseville Square)", "city": "Roseville", "state": "CA", "zip": "95678", "street": "1117 Roseville Square", "lat": 38.74629, "lng": -121.27489, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/255.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 80. Cirby the little green train engine keeps watch from above the registers — named after Cirby Way, the road that runs past the store.", "source_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/" }, { "id": 256, "name": "Plantain", "animal": "Monkey", "store_number": "605", "store_label": "Paramus", "city": "Paramus", "state": "NJ", "zip": "07652", "street": "404 Rt 17 N", "lat": 40.94832, "lng": -74.07059, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/256.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 605. Plantain the Monkey holds court at Paramus in his favorite banana-leaf Hawaiian shirt and safari khakis.", "source_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/" }, { "id": 257, "name": "Mandy", "animal": "Chicken", "store_number": "9", "store_label": "Modesto", "city": "Modesto", "state": "CA", "zip": "95356", "street": "3250 Dale Road", "lat": 37.68717, "lng": -121.04941, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/257.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 9. Mandy the Chicken presides over Modesto with a proud red bandana — a nod to Trader Joe's legendary Mandarin Orange Chicken. (Not to be confused with Mandy the Monkey down at Costa Mesa.)", "source_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/" }, { "id": 258, "name": "Melvin", "animal": "Horse", "store_number": "738", "store_label": "Germantown", "city": "Germantown", "state": "TN", "zip": "38138", "street": "2130 Exeter Rd., Suite 101", "lat": 35.09078, "lng": -89.80117, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/258.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 738. Melvin the Horse trots around Germantown with his signature red bandana — photographed keeping an eye on the butternut squash harvest.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes" }, { "id": 259, "name": "Kobe", "animal": "Goat", "store_number": "206", "store_label": "Hollywood (1600 N Vine St)", "city": "Los Angeles", "state": "CA", "zip": "90028", "street": "1600 N Vine St", "lat": 34.10038, "lng": -118.32606, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/259.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 206. Kobe the Goat lives at the Hollywood Vine Street store, showing up in his favorite blue floral Hawaiian shirt. His name is a wink to the greatest Laker of them all — a fitting tribute from right down the road from Staples Center.", "source_url": "https://www.tiktok.com/discover/kobe-the-goat-trader-joes-hollywood" }, { "id": 260, "name": "Tony", "animal": "Tiger", "store_number": "674", "store_label": "Royal Oak", "city": "Royal Oak", "state": "MI", "zip": "48067", "street": "27880 Woodward Ave", "lat": 42.49541, "lng": -83.16369, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/260.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 674. Tony the Tiger presides over Royal Oak — a little tiger plush dressed up in various costumes through the year (Spider-Man, Lions jerseys, you name it). Name's a wink to Kellogg's, naturally.", "source_url": null }, { "id": 261, "name": "Michael", "animal": "Monkey", "store_number": "29", "store_label": "Torrance (Rolling Hills Plaza)", "city": "Torrance", "state": "CA", "zip": "90505", "street": "2545 Pacific Coast Hwy", "lat": 33.79064, "lng": -118.33019, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/261.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Michael the Monkey keeps watch over the aisles at Trader Joe's Rolling Hills Plaza in Torrance — perched up high with the big painted sea-dragon mural as his backdrop.", "source_url": null }, { "id": 265, "name": "Kyle", "animal": "Coyote", "store_number": "254", "store_label": "Calabasas", "city": "Calabasas", "state": "CA", "zip": "91302", "street": "23741 Calabasas Rd.", "lat": 34.15567, "lng": -118.64498, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/265.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-05-29", "notes": "Store 254. Kyle the Coyote prowls the Calabasas Trader Joe's — spot him hiding somewhere in the aisles, tell a crew member, and you'll get a lollipop at checkout.", "source_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/C1uzT4PvuDx/" }, { "id": 267, "name": "Bridget", "animal": "Troll", "store_number": "571", "store_label": "Bridgemarket (Manhattan — 59th Street)", "city": "New York", "state": "NY", "zip": "10022", "street": "405 E. 59th Street", "lat": 40.75966, "lng": -73.96154, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/267.jpg", "submitted_by": "neckbones_", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Bridget the Troll presides over the 59th Street Bridgemarket Trader Joe’s in Manhattan, tucked beneath the Queensboro Bridge — a pun so good it hurts. Caught here as a pink-haired troll with a teal floral headband, in a flowery dress with a red TJ price-tag tied around her wrist.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/neckbones_/" }, { "id": 269, "name": null, "animal": "Shark", "store_number": "196", "store_label": "Thousand Oaks", "city": "Thousand Oaks", "state": "CA", "zip": "91360", "street": "451 Avenida De Los Arboles", "lat": 34.21899, "lng": -118.86907, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "A Shark mascot guards the Thousand Oaks Trader Joe's. Exact store and name TBD — two TJ's in Thousand Oaks (stores 196 & 243). If you know which one, submit!", "source_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/C1uzT4PvuDx/" }, { "id": 272, "name": "Sox", "animal": "Monkey", "store_number": "136", "store_label": "Vancouver (Chkalov)", "city": "Vancouver", "state": "WA", "zip": "98683", "street": "305 SE Chkalov Dr", "lat": 45.61953, "lng": -122.5532, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 136. Sox the Monkey swings around the Vancouver, WA Trader Joe's — named for the sock-like markings on his paws. (Often spelled 'Socks', but the store's chalkboard spells it 'Sox'.)", "source_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/C1uzT4PvuDx/" }, { "id": 284, "name": "Herman and Shirley", "animal": "Sharks (x2)", "store_number": "552", "store_label": "Oceanside (Long Island)", "city": "Oceanside", "state": "NY", "zip": "11572", "street": "3418 Long Beach Rd", "lat": 40.62681, "lng": -73.6411, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/284.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Herman and Shirley are the shark duo at Trader Joe's Oceanside on Long Island — fitting for a town named after the ocean. Both posed together in the same shot.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/" }, { "id": 297, "name": "Freddie", "animal": "Frog", "store_number": "132", "store_label": "Kirkland (Totem Lake)", "city": "Kirkland", "state": "WA", "zip": "98034", "street": "12520 Totem Lake Blvd NE, Suite 116", "lat": 47.71145, "lng": -122.17999, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/297.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 132. Freddie the Frog hops around the Totem Lake Kirkland Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/" }, { "id": 307, "name": "Mochi and Pickles", "animal": "Bears (x2)", "store_number": "525", "store_label": "Danbury", "city": "Danbury", "state": "CT", "zip": "06811", "street": "113 Mill Plain Rd", "lat": 41.39321, "lng": -73.5215, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/307.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Mochi and Pickles are the duo at Trader Joe's Danbury, Connecticut. Mochi is the teal-and-white one (left), and Pickles is the green-striped one (right) — caught here in his Santa suit and Trader Joe's name tag. (Schmoopy, a previous Danbury mascot, has retired.)", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/" }, { "id": 308, "name": "Alfie", "animal": "Wolf", "store_number": "82", "store_label": "Reno", "city": "Reno", "state": "NV", "zip": "89502", "street": "5035 S McCarran Blvd", "lat": 39.47879, "lng": -119.78399, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/308.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Alfie the Wolf howls over the Reno Trader Joe's — a tribute to the University of Nevada's Wolf Pack, which he proudly reps in his navy 'NEVADA' tee. Caught here on a Thanksgiving display with a turkey friend on a bale of hay.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/" }, { "id": 311, "name": "Percy and Perry", "animal": "Peregrine Falcons (x2)", "store_number": "600", "store_label": "South Bend", "city": "South Bend", "state": "IN", "zip": "46617", "street": "1140 East Howard", "lat": 41.68811, "lng": -86.23352, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/311.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Percy and Perry are the peregrine falcon duo at Trader Joe's South Bend, Indiana. They don't always wear their name tags — the cashiers joke that means they're off the clock. (Photo here is Percy; Perry tends to keep a lower profile.)", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/" }, { "id": 316, "name": "Confetti", "animal": "Yeti", "store_number": "158", "store_label": "Silverdale", "city": "Silverdale", "state": "WA", "zip": "98383", "street": "9991 Mickelberry Rd", "lat": 47.65543, "lng": -122.68316, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/316.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 158. Confetti the Yeti brings the party to the Silverdale Washington Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/" }, { "id": 318, "name": "Charlie", "animal": "Catamount", "store_number": "527", "store_label": "South Burlington", "city": "South Burlington", "state": "VT", "zip": "05403", "street": "200 Dorset St", "lat": 44.46364, "lng": -73.1804, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/318.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 527. Charlie the Catamount prowls the South Burlington Trader Joe's — a nod to the University of Vermont's mountain lion mascot (even though wild catamounts no longer roam Vermont).", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/" }, { "id": 330, "name": "Sue", "animal": "T-Rex", "store_number": "706", "store_label": "Chicago (South Loop)", "city": "Chicago", "state": "IL", "zip": "60615", "street": "1528 E 55th Street", "lat": 41.7964, "lng": -87.58838, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/330.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 706. Sue the T-Rex stomps through the Chicago South Loop Trader Joe's — a roaring tribute to the Field Museum's famous tyrannosaurus.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/" }, { "id": 336, "name": "Pickles", "animal": "Squirrel", "store_number": "697", "store_label": "Oak Park", "city": "Oak Park", "state": "IL", "zip": "60301", "street": "483 N Harlem Ave", "lat": 41.89028, "lng": -87.80479, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/336.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Pickles the Squirrel rules the Oak Park Trader Joe's — caught here hanging upside-down from a doorway near the brass entrance bell on Harlem Ave.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/" }, { "id": 342, "name": "Winni", "animal": "Deer", "store_number": "562", "store_label": "Bedford", "city": "Bedford", "state": "NH", "zip": "03110", "street": "2 Market Street", "lat": 42.95373, "lng": -71.47722, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/342.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 562. Winni is the current Bedford New Hampshire mascot — the buck pair named 'Chuck' (2 Bucks named Chuck) apparently went to the North Pole to retire.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/" }, { "id": 351, "name": "Maevis and Marvin", "animal": "Moose (x2)", "store_number": "715", "store_label": "Woodbury", "city": "Woodbury", "state": "MN", "zip": "55125", "street": "8960 Hudson Rd., Ste. 801", "lat": 44.94573, "lng": -92.92267, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/351.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Maevis and Marvin are the moose duo at Trader Joe's Woodbury, Minnesota — a married pair watching over the holiday Polar Bear Melts display from atop the wooden shelving. (We only have one photo so far; if you spot Maevis and Marvin separately, please send a shot of each!)", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/" }, { "id": 358, "name": "Rodeo", "animal": "Armadillo", "store_number": "453", "store_label": "Austin (Rollingwood / Bee Cave)", "city": "Austin", "state": "TX", "zip": "78746", "street": "2805 Bee Cave Rd", "lat": 30.27013, "lng": -97.78981, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/358.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Rodeo the Armadillo watches over the Austin-Rollingwood Trader Joe's on Bee Cave Road — Texas through and through (the armadillo is the official small mammal of Texas). Caught here in his red holiday cape on the wooden shelves up high.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/" }, { "id": 359, "name": "Rexy, Chip and Clarice", "animal": "Dog, Chipmunk & Sheep", "store_number": "141", "store_label": "Beaverton (Town Center)", "city": "Beaverton", "state": "OR", "zip": "97005", "street": "11753 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy", "lat": 45.48797, "lng": -122.7976, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/359.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Rexy, Chip and Clarice are the three-mascot team at Trader Joe's Beaverton Town Center, Oregon — Rexy the dog (left), Chip the chipmunk (center, in his wicker basket), and Clarice the sheep (right). All three are hand-painted cardboard cut-outs in front of a forest scene above the dairy aisle. Beaverton is one of the rare TJ's stores with a triple mascot.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/" }, { "id": 362, "name": "Parrot Joe", "animal": "Parrot", "store_number": "131", "store_label": "Bellevue", "city": "Bellevue", "state": "WA", "zip": "98007", "street": "15563 NE 24th St", "lat": 47.63076, "lng": -122.13343, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/362.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 131. Parrot Joe squawks around the downtown Bellevue Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/" }, { "id": 363, "name": "Cobba", "animal": "Mountain Lion Cub", "store_number": "120", "store_label": "Eastlake (Chula Vista)", "city": "Chula Vista", "state": "CA", "zip": "91914", "street": "878 Eastlake Pkwy, Ste 810", "lat": 32.65132, "lng": -116.97039, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/363.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Cobba the Mountain Lion Cub watches over Trader Joe's Eastlake in Chula Vista — a young cougar fitting for the chaparral and canyon country of San Diego's south county. The employees confirmed his name even though his sign is hard to find.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/" }, { "id": 365, "name": "Gigi", "animal": "Gnome", "store_number": "168", "store_label": "Garden Home (Portland)", "city": "Portland", "state": "OR", "zip": "97223", "street": "7215 SW Garden Home Road", "lat": 45.46617, "lng": -122.75088, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Gigi the Gnome is the resident mascot at Portland's Garden Home Trader Joe's. If you spot her, please upload a photo!", "source_url": "https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2021/11/portland-trader-joes-ranked" }, { "id": 366, "name": "Max", "animal": "Monkey", "store_number": "671", "store_label": "Castleton (Indianapolis)", "city": "Indianapolis", "state": "IN", "zip": "46250", "street": "5473 E 82nd St", "lat": 39.90371, "lng": -86.07518, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/366.webp", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 671. Max the green monkey perches on a shelf at the Indianapolis Castleton Trader Joe's with his Crew Member nametag.", "source_url": "User-submitted photo (Trader Joe's Indianapolis Castleton #671)" }, { "id": 367, "name": "Percy", "animal": "Panda", "store_number": "43", "store_label": "Long Beach (PCH)", "city": "Long Beach", "state": "CA", "zip": "90803", "street": "6451 E Pacific Coast Hwy", "lat": 33.75766, "lng": -118.10893, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/367.jpg", "submitted_by": "Jason D.", "created_at": "2026-04-24", "notes": "Store 43. Percy the Panda perches at the Long Beach Pacific Coast Hwy Trader Joe's. Photo submitted by Jason D.", "source_url": "User-submitted photo by Jason D. (Trader Joe's Long Beach PCH #43)" }, { "id": 368, "name": "Bixby", "animal": "Beagle", "store_number": "116", "store_label": "Bixby Knolls (Long Beach)", "city": "Long Beach", "state": "CA", "zip": "90807", "street": "4210 Long Beach Blvd", "lat": 33.83554, "lng": -118.18844, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/368.jpg", "submitted_by": "Andy K.", "created_at": "2026-04-26", "notes": "Bixby the Beagle keeps watch over the Bixby Knolls store, a fluffy tan-and-white pup in a tropical Hawaiian shirt perched among the granola. Red 'BIXBY CREW MEMBER' nametag.", "source_url": "User-submitted: Andy K (04/26/2026)" }, { "id": 369, "name": "Cal", "animal": "Bear", "store_number": "186", "store_label": "Berkeley", "city": "Berkeley", "state": "CA", "zip": "94703", "street": "1885 University Ave", "lat": 37.87193, "lng": -122.27331, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/369.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-26", "notes": "Cal the golden-brown bear sports a blue-and-gold Cal Berkeley knit sweater (the Cal Golden Bears mascot). Usually spotted perched atop the Fresh Ground Coffee grinder.", "source_url": "https://app.carlos.plus/Extras/Bay-Area-TJs" }, { "id": 372, "name": null, "animal": "Burrowing Owl", "store_number": "289", "store_label": "Goodyear", "city": "Goodyear", "state": "AZ", "zip": "85395", "street": "N Bullard Ave & McDowell Rd", "lat": 33.46454, "lng": -112.37541, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/372.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "A burrowing owl, a fitting nod to the species native to the Sonoran desert around Goodyear. Name unknown — if you know what the crew calls this owl, please submit a correction!", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 373, "name": "Froggy Joe", "animal": "Frog", "store_number": "636", "store_label": "Wilmington", "city": "Wilmington", "state": "DE", "zip": "19803", "street": "5605 Concord Pike", "lat": 39.83383, "lng": -75.54173, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/373.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Froggy Joe, the resident frog at Trader Joe's Wilmington (Concord Pike). If you spot him, please upload a better photo!", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 374, "name": null, "animal": "Unknown", "store_number": "266", "store_label": "Roseville", "city": "Roseville", "state": "CA", "zip": "95678", "street": "10261 Fairway Dr", "lat": 38.78762, "lng": -121.28168, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "The mascot for Trader Joe's Roseville is unknown right now — if you shop here and have spotted the resident mascot, please submit a photo and a name!", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 375, "name": "Crystal", "animal": "Sugar Glider", "store_number": "430", "store_label": "Sugar Land", "city": "Sugar Land", "state": "TX", "zip": "77479", "street": "13550 University Blvd", "lat": 29.58443, "lng": -95.64842, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/375.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Crystal the Sugar Glider, the resident mascot at Trader Joe's Sugar Land (a Houston suburb). A perfect pun for the store's name.", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 376, "name": null, "animal": "Coyote", "store_number": "286", "store_label": "Queen Creek", "city": "Queen Creek", "state": "AZ", "zip": "85142", "street": "21186 S. Ellsworth Loop Rd", "lat": 33.25605, "lng": -111.64026, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "A coyote, fitting for the Sonoran desert outside Phoenix. Name unknown — and we still need a photo. If you spot the mascot at Trader Joe's Queen Creek, please submit a photo (and the name if you know it)!", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 377, "name": "Floyd", "animal": "Flamingo", "store_number": "354", "store_label": "Salt Lake City", "city": "Salt Lake City", "state": "UT", "zip": "84106", "street": "2160 S 700 E", "lat": 40.72395, "lng": -111.87223, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/377.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Named for Pink Floyd, the celebrity flamingo that famously escaped from Tracy Aviary in 1987 and lived for many years on his own at the Great Salt Lake. The image shown here is the in-store artwork featuring Floyd — we don't have a proper photo of the actual mascot yet. If you spot him, please upload a better photo!", "source_url": "https://www.abc4.com/news/wirth/a-flamingo-on-great-salt-lake/" }, { "id": 378, "name": "Marsha", "animal": "Moose", "store_number": "270", "store_label": "Shoreline", "city": "Shoreline", "state": "WA", "zip": "98133", "street": "1201 N 175th St", "lat": 47.75491, "lng": -122.34331, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/378.png", "submitted_by": "Sean A.", "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Marsha the Moose, the resident mascot at Trader Joe's Shoreline (north of Seattle). If you spot her, please upload a better photo!", "source_url": "User-submitted: Sean A. (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 380, "name": "Isla", "animal": "Channel Islands Fox", "store_number": "110", "store_label": "Goleta", "city": "Goleta", "state": "CA", "zip": "93117", "street": "5767 Calle Real", "lat": 34.44069, "lng": -119.82524, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/380.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Isla is the current mascot at Trader Joe's Goleta — a Channel Islands fox, named for the Channel Islands National Park visible from the Santa Barbara coast. The Channel Islands fox is endemic to the islands offshore and an iconic Southern California species. Caught here with her TJ crew member badge in front of a colorful orange-and-purple painted backdrop. Replaced Wally the Walrus (now retired).", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 381, "name": "Meatball", "animal": "Bear", "store_number": "52", "store_label": "Montrose", "city": "Montrose", "state": "CA", "zip": "91020", "street": "2462 Honolulu Ave", "lat": 34.20699, "lng": -118.23315, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/381.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Named for Meatball the Bear, the celebrity black bear who became a local folk hero in 2012 after wandering down from the Angeles National Forest into Glendale-area backyards (and reportedly stealing a few frozen meatballs). The real Meatball was relocated to a sanctuary; the mascot lives on at Trader Joe's Montrose.", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 382, "name": "Titan", "animal": "Elephant", "store_number": "11", "store_label": "Brea", "city": "Brea", "state": "CA", "zip": "92821", "street": "2500 E Imperial Hwy", "lat": 33.91057, "lng": -117.87002, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/382.png", "submitted_by": "Sydney C.", "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Titan the Elephant, the resident mascot at Trader Joe's Brea. If you spot him, please upload a better photo!", "source_url": "User-submitted: Sydney C. (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 384, "name": "Allie", "animal": "Alpaca", "store_number": "309", "store_label": "Parker", "city": "Parker", "state": "CO", "zip": "80138", "street": "18374 Cottonwood Drive, #150", "lat": 39.55632, "lng": -104.77762, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Allie the Alpaca, the resident mascot at Trader Joe's Parker. We don't have a photo yet — if you spot her, please upload one!", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 385, "name": "Sheldon", "animal": "Shrimp", "store_number": "261", "store_label": "Marina", "city": "Marina", "state": "CA", "zip": "93933", "street": "150 10th St", "lat": 36.66459, "lng": -121.81169, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/385.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Sheldon the Shrimp, the resident mascot at Trader Joe's Marina (on the Monterey Bay). If you spot him, please upload a better photo!", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 386, "name": null, "animal": "Bear", "store_number": "648", "store_label": "Rockville", "city": "Rockville", "state": "MD", "zip": "20850", "street": "10076 Darnestown Rd", "lat": 39.09654, "lng": -77.20679, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/386.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "A brown bear in a Hawaiian lei and a pirate-style eye patch, perched at Trader Joe's Rockville — King Farm. Name unknown — if you know what the crew calls this bear, please submit a correction!", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 387, "name": "Rosie", "animal": "Ostrich", "store_number": "287", "store_label": "Chandler", "city": "Chandler", "state": "AZ", "zip": "85248", "street": "3961 S Arizona Ave", "lat": 33.24914, "lng": -111.83819, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/387.png", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Rosie the Ostrich, the resident mascot at Trader Joe's Chandler. If you spot her, please upload a better photo!", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 388, "name": "Spongey", "animal": "Sponge", "store_number": "795", "store_label": "Palm Harbor", "city": "Palm Harbor", "state": "FL", "zip": "34684", "street": "33597 US Hwy 19 N", "lat": 28.07817, "lng": -82.73845, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/388.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Spongey is sporting a Palm Harbor visor and Trader Joe's bag flip flops. She loves hanging out at the sponge docks and Trader Joe's.", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 389, "name": "Frank", "animal": "Hot Dog", "store_number": "510", "store_label": "Boston", "city": "Boston", "state": "MA", "zip": "02115", "street": "899 Boylston St", "lat": 42.34846, "lng": -71.08409, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/389.webp", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Frank the Hot Dog, the resident mascot at Trader Joe's Boston — Back Bay (Prudential). A nod to Fenway Frank country, a few blocks from the ballpark.", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 391, "name": "Waffles", "animal": "Sasquatch", "store_number": "142", "store_label": "Lake Oswego", "city": "Lake Oswego", "state": "OR", "zip": "97035", "street": "15391 SW Bangy Rd", "lat": 45.41381, "lng": -122.74329, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Waffles the Sasquatch — a regionally appropriate mascot for the Pacific Northwest — guards the Lake Oswego Trader Joe's on SW Bangy Rd. If you spot him, please upload a photo!", "source_url": "https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2021/11/portland-trader-joes-ranked" }, { "id": 392, "name": "Ocho", "animal": "Octopus", "store_number": "148", "store_label": "University Place", "city": "University Place", "state": "WA", "zip": "98466", "street": "3800 Bridgeport Way W", "lat": 47.22306, "lng": -122.53818, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/392.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Ocho the Octopus, the resident mascot at Trader Joe's University Place (just outside Tacoma).", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 393, "name": "Monty", "animal": "Manatee", "store_number": "676", "store_label": "Woodmere", "city": "Woodmere", "state": "OH", "zip": "44122", "street": "28425 Chagrin Blvd", "lat": 41.46331, "lng": -81.47913, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/393.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Monty the Manatee, the resident mascot at Trader Joe's Woodmere (Cleveland area). Spotters — please confirm the name and add a better photo if you can!", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 395, "name": "Lobster & Froggie", "animal": "Lobster and Frog", "store_number": "505", "store_label": "Arlington", "city": "Arlington", "state": "MA", "zip": "02476", "street": "1427 Massachusetts Ave", "lat": 42.42542, "lng": -71.18882, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/395.jpg", "submitted_by": "BionicGreek", "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Trader Joe’s Arlington now has a duo: the unnamed lobster (niece/nephew of retired Lulu the Lobster — name still being decided by the crew) shares the spotlight with Froggie the Frog. Froggie wears a floral crew shirt and gray overalls with his TJ name badge that reads ‘FROGGIE — Crew Member.’", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/BionicGreek/" }, { "id": 396, "name": "Acorn", "animal": "Black Squirrel", "store_number": "804", "store_label": "East Lansing", "city": "East Lansing", "state": "MI", "zip": "48823", "street": "2755 E Grand River Ave", "lat": 42.72622, "lng": -84.45256, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/396.jpg", "submitted_by": "8bubba", "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Acorn is a relative of the famous black squirrels of Michigan State University's campus, just down the road from this Trader Joe's. Squirrels are a BIG thing at MSU — there's a whole student club dedicated to them, and they're practically worshipped. Caught here in his red-and-white gingham bandana, clutching a tiny acorn, with his Trader Joe's name tag.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/8bubba/" }, { "id": 397, "name": "Larry and Lemon", "animal": "Lobsters (x2)", "store_number": "515", "store_label": "Burlington", "city": "Burlington", "state": "MA", "zip": "01803", "street": "51 Middlesex Turnpike", "lat": 42.47343, "lng": -71.21067, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/397.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Larry and Lemon are the lobster duo who hold court at Trader Joe's Burlington — a perfect pair of New England locals greeting shoppers in the heart of Middlesex County.", "source_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DF9IHNDs6vV/" }, { "id": 398, "name": "Scotty Highlander", "animal": "Bear", "store_number": "15", "store_label": "Riverside", "city": "Riverside", "state": "CA", "zip": "92506", "street": "6225 Riverside Plaza", "lat": 33.95593, "lng": -117.38848, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/398.jpg", "submitted_by": "socialdhalofan07", "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Scotty Highlander is the resident bear at Trader Joe's Riverside in the Inland Empire — a card-carrying crew member with his own Trader Joe's name tag holding court at the Riverside Plaza store.", "source_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce_zGurpTa1/" }, { "id": 399, "name": "Peter Pelican", "animal": "Pelican", "store_number": "38", "store_label": "Redondo Beach", "city": "Redondo Bch.", "state": "CA", "zip": "90277", "street": "1761 S Elena Ave", "lat": 33.81856, "lng": -118.38614, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/399.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Peter Pelican is the resident pelican at Trader Joe's Redondo Beach — a card-carrying crew member with his own Trader Joe's name tag, perched in the South Bay just blocks from the Pacific where his real-life cousins glide over the surf.", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 400, "name": "Wally", "animal": "Whale", "store_number": "57", "store_label": "Rancho Palos Verdes", "city": "Rancho Palos Verdes", "state": "CA", "zip": "90275", "street": "28901 S Western Ave", "lat": 33.75595, "lng": -118.31076, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/400.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Wally the whale holds court at Trader Joe's Rancho Palos Verdes — a card-carrying crew member perched atop the shelves on Western Ave, just up the hill from the Pacific where his real-life cousins migrate past the Palos Verdes coast every winter.", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 401, "name": "Henry and Dale", "animal": "Otter", "store_number": "355", "store_label": "Riverdale", "city": "Riverdale", "state": "UT", "zip": "84405", "street": "4060 Riverdale Rd, Suite B", "lat": 41.18937, "lng": -111.97964, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/401.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Henry and Dale are the resident duo at Trader Joe's Riverdale, Utah's northernmost TJ's. Dale is an otter; Henry's species hasn't been confirmed yet — if you shop here, please submit a photo of Henry (and his animal type) so we can complete the picture!", "source_url": "https://www.instagram.com/utahfamfun/" }, { "id": 402, "name": "Harry", "animal": "Otter", "store_number": "405", "store_label": "Dallas (Inwood / Lovers Lane)", "city": "Dallas", "state": "TX", "zip": "75209", "street": "5550 W Lovers Lane, Ste 168", "lat": 32.84955, "lng": -96.81944, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/402.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Harry the Otter is a card-carrying crew member at one of Dallas's five Trader Joe's stores — sporting a tropical aloha shirt and his own Trader Joe's name tag. We've placed him at the Inwood / Lovers Lane store as a best guess; if you shop in Dallas and know which TJ's is actually Harry's home, please submit a correction!", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 403, "name": "Brisket", "animal": "Bobcat", "store_number": "450", "store_label": "Bee Cave", "city": "Bee Cave", "state": "TX", "zip": "78738", "street": "12812 Shops Pkwy, Ste 300", "lat": 30.30663, "lng": -97.94218, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/403.jpg", "submitted_by": "MaryAlice K.", "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Brisket the bobcat lives at Trader Joe's Bee Cave in the Texas Hill Country west of Austin — sporting a Trader Joe's bandana and posted up among the cacti. The name is pure Hill-Country Texas: brisket is the local barbecue royalty.", "source_url": "Photo credit: MaryAlice K. (Facebook)" }, { "id": 404, "name": "Holly", "animal": "Husky", "store_number": "742", "store_label": "Charlotte (Ballantyne)", "city": "Charlotte", "state": "NC", "zip": "28277", "street": "6418 Rea Rd", "lat": 35.07886, "lng": -80.81793, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/404.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Holly the Husky lives at Trader Joe's Charlotte Ballantyne — a card-carrying crew member with her own Trader Joe's name tag, blue-eyed and ready to greet you on Rea Rd.", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 405, "name": "Buster", "animal": "Bronco", "store_number": "708", "store_label": "Kalamazoo", "city": "Kalamazoo", "state": "MI", "zip": "49006", "street": "5099 Century Ave", "lat": 42.27013, "lng": -85.64999, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/405.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Buster the Bronco is the resident pinto at Trader Joe's Kalamazoo on Century Ave — a tip of the saddle to Western Michigan University's Broncos, just up the road. Caught here keeping an eye on the Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil shelf.", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 406, "name": "Larry and Lucy", "animal": "Lemurs (x2)", "store_number": "670", "store_label": "Indianapolis (Northwest / 86th)", "city": "Indianapolis", "state": "IN", "zip": "46268", "street": "2902 W 86th St", "lat": 39.91257, "lng": -86.2118, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/406.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Larry and Lucy are the ring-tailed lemur duo at Trader Joe's Indianapolis on W 86th St — card-carrying crew members both. This shot is from the COVID era — both are sporting face masks, posed in front of a Halloween 'Trader Joe's is all treats' chalkboard mural with a witch-hat lemur backdrop. Lucy's even rocking a brown bandana on top of her mask.", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 407, "name": null, "animal": "Black Bear", "store_number": "663", "store_label": "Knoxville", "city": "Knoxville", "state": "TN", "zip": "37919", "street": "8001 Kingston Pike", "lat": 35.92718, "lng": -84.04598, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/407.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "The resident black bear at Trader Joe's Knoxville on Kingston Pike — Smoky Mountains country, naturally. Posted up high on a rock perch, sporting a Hawaiian shirt, with a hand-painted Daniel Boone mural keeping watchful aim from the wall behind. Name unknown — if you shop here, please tell us what the crew calls him!", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 408, "name": "Laura", "animal": "Lobster", "store_number": "530", "store_label": "Hingham", "city": "Hingham", "state": "MA", "zip": "02043", "street": "5 Essington Drive", "lat": 42.24907, "lng": -70.9238, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Laura the Lobster is the resident crustacean at Trader Joe's Hingham on the Massachusetts South Shore — a New England local through and through. We don't have a photo of her yet — if you shop here, please grab a snap of Laura and submit it!", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 409, "name": "Sparky", "animal": "Sun Devil", "store_number": "93", "store_label": "South Tempe", "city": "Tempe", "state": "AZ", "zip": "85283", "street": "6460 S McClintock Dr", "lat": 33.36181, "lng": -111.91225, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/409.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Sparky the Sun Devil reigns over Trader Joe's South Tempe — a tribute to nearby Arizona State University, where he's been the official mascot since 1946. Decked out in ASU maroon-and-gold with his signature yellow horns, mischievous grin, and yellow trident in hand. Caught here perched next to a six-pack of Stockyard Oatmeal Stout.", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 411, "name": "Yoda", "animal": "Ancient One", "store_number": "239", "store_label": "Santa Maria", "city": "Santa Maria", "state": "CA", "zip": "93454", "street": "1303 S Bradley Rd", "lat": 34.93802, "lng": -120.42133, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/411.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Yoda is the resident Jedi Master at Trader Joe's Santa Maria — a card-carrying crew member with his own Trader Joe's name tag. (Species unknown — Yoda's kind is one of Star Wars' great mysteries.) Caught here in his Jedi robes, lightsaber traded for a pack of Spearmint Zero Sugar gum.", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 412, "name": "Joey", "animal": "Turtle", "store_number": "799", "store_label": "Sandy Springs", "city": "Sandy Springs", "state": "GA", "zip": "30342", "street": "4600 Roswell Rd", "lat": 33.87969, "lng": -84.38159, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/412.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Joey the Turtle holds court at Trader Joe's Sandy Springs in metro Atlanta — sporting his red Trader Joe's bandana cap and peeking out from behind a hand-drawn Georgia peach sign. Caught here keeping watch over the Medjool Dates shelf.", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 413, "name": null, "animal": "Squirrel", "store_number": "164", "store_label": "Spokane (North Division)", "city": "Spokane", "state": "WA", "zip": "99208", "street": "5520 N Division St", "lat": 47.7089, "lng": -117.4093, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/413.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "The resident mascot at Trader Joe's Spokane on North Division — a brown furry crew member spotted peeking out from behind a Trader Joe's display sign. We don't know his name or what species he is yet — if you shop here, please tell us!", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 414, "name": null, "animal": "Dragon", "store_number": "586", "store_label": "Glastonbury", "city": "Glastonbury", "state": "CT", "zip": "06033", "street": "400 Hebron Ave", "lat": 41.71347, "lng": -72.59982, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/414.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "The mysterious resident of Trader Joe's Glastonbury, Connecticut — a green creature with a flashy red-and-yellow neck frill, sharp black claws, and a fierce expression. Could be a frilled lizard, could be a baby dragon, could be something else entirely. Spotters: please proceed with caution if you try to get close enough for a photo, and if you can, ask the store's mascot handler what kind of animal he is — and submit his name too while you're at it.", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 415, "name": "Brunzzy", "animal": "Brontosaurus", "store_number": "612", "store_label": "North Brunswick", "city": "North Brunswick", "state": "NJ", "zip": "08902", "street": "869 US-1", "lat": 40.46286, "lng": -74.45925, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/415.jpg", "submitted_by": "eriko_girl", "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Brunzzy the Brontosaurus rules Trader Joe's North Brunswick, New Jersey on US-1 — his name is a clever play on Brunswick. Caught here perched above a bin of mini watermelons, surveying the produce aisle with his Trader Joe's name tag.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/eriko_girl/" }, { "id": 416, "name": "Barnacle Billy", "animal": "Pirate", "store_number": "524", "store_label": "Orange", "city": "Orange", "state": "CT", "zip": "06477", "street": "560 Boston Post Rd", "lat": 41.25081, "lng": -73.01887, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/416.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Barnacle Billy holds court at Trader Joe's Orange, Connecticut on the Boston Post Road — decked out in full pirate regalia: tricorn hat with skull-and-crossbones, eye patch, red-and-white striped shirt, sword, and a green parrot on his shoulder. The pirate theme is no accident — just down the road in neighboring Milford sits Charles Island, a tiny tidal island famous for its Captain Kidd buried-treasure legend. In 1699, the Scottish pirate Captain William Kidd allegedly buried iron chests of gold and gems there (and supposedly cursed the ground), making this stretch of the Connecticut coastline pirate country in local lore.", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 418, "name": null, "animal": "Shark", "store_number": "760", "store_label": "Jacksonville Beach", "city": "Jacksonville Beach", "state": "FL", "zip": "32250", "street": "4180 S 3rd St", "lat": 30.25699, "lng": -81.38981, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/418.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "The resident shark at Trader Joe's Jacksonville Beach, Florida — a fitting mascot for a store right on the Atlantic coast. Caught here peeking down from atop a wooden ledge with an ocean-themed mural behind him. We don't know his name yet — spotters: if you can carefully get close enough to read his Trader Joe's crew member badge, please update us with his name!", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 419, "name": "Steeb", "animal": "Yeti", "store_number": "501", "store_label": "Brookline", "city": "Brookline", "state": "MA", "zip": "02446", "street": "1317 Beacon St", "lat": 42.342, "lng": -71.12054, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/419.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Steeb the Yeti reigns over Trader Joe's Brookline on Beacon Street, Massachusetts — swinging cheerfully in his red scarf in front of a mural of the Green Line trolley (the 'C' branch of which literally runs right down Beacon Street). Yeti sightings around Boston are a real local legend: during the historic 2014–2015 winter — the snowiest in Boston's recorded history, with 110+ inches piled up — a mysterious figure in a full yeti costume started appearing all over town, posing in snowdrifts and shoveling out cars. The 'Boston Yeti' became a folk hero of that brutal winter, racking up viral photos and a beloved social-media following. Steeb feels like the friendly grocery-store cousin of that legend, smiling out from his Beacon St swing through every New England snowstorm.", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 420, "name": "Pete", "animal": "Penguin", "store_number": "652", "store_label": "Silver Spring", "city": "Silver Spring", "state": "MD", "zip": "20901", "street": "10741 Columbia Pike", "lat": 39.03133, "lng": -77.0035, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/420.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Pete the Penguin holds court at Trader Joe's Silver Spring on Columbia Pike — a black-and-yellow king-style penguin with his Trader Joe's name tag, caught here clutching a paper-craft bouquet of pink and purple tulips against a painted ocean-and-sky mural.", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 421, "name": "Terri", "animal": "Pterodactyl", "store_number": "610", "store_label": "Clifton", "city": "Clifton", "state": "NJ", "zip": "07012", "street": "259 Allwood Road", "lat": 40.83653, "lng": -74.15131, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/421.jpg", "submitted_by": "MaLiCioUs420x", "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Terri the Terri-dactyl soars above Trader Joe's Clifton, New Jersey on Allwood Road — wings spread wide in her tropical Hawaiian shirt, hanging from the ceiling with her Trader Joe's name tag. The dino theme is a deeper New Jersey deep-cut than you might expect: NJ is the official Dinosaur State, home of the famous Hadrosaurus discovery in Haddonfield in 1858 (the first nearly-complete dinosaur skeleton ever found in North America). And during the Late Cretaceous, this whole stretch of what's now northern Jersey was coastal terrain where pterosaurs really did glide overhead — so Terri the Pterodactyl gracing the Clifton TJ's is a tribute to a long line of local Terri-dactyls who came before her, 70 million years ago.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/MaLiCioUs420x/" }, { "id": 422, "name": "Mc Fuddy", "animal": "Goose", "store_number": "117", "store_label": "Arroyo Grande", "city": "Arroyo Grande", "state": "CA", "zip": "93420", "street": "955 Rancho Pkwy", "lat": 35.1257, "lng": -120.59405, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/422.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Mc Fuddy holds court at Trader Joe's Arroyo Grande on California's Central Coast — a fluffy bird with a chocolate-brown hood, pale face, and gray-and-white body, sporting his Trader Joe's name tag. We think he's a goose, but his species is informally crowdsourced — spotters with better intel, please confirm! Caught here tucked between bottles of Trader Joe's Refresh Citrus Body Wash on the shelf.", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 423, "name": "Moe", "animal": "Great Blue Heron", "store_number": "622", "store_label": "Washington (Capitol Hill)", "city": "Washington", "state": "DC", "zip": "20003", "street": "750 Pennsylvania Ave SE", "lat": 38.88529, "lng": -76.99523, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/423.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Moe the Great Blue Heron stands watch at Trader Joe's Capitol Hill on Pennsylvania Ave SE — slate-gray plumage, long orange beak, and his Trader Joe's name tag, perched on a wooden ledge between a corn-stalk mural and a chalkboard sign. The species fits: great blue herons are a familiar sight along the Anacostia River and Tidal Basin just blocks from the store.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/traderjoes/comments/1eipuad/capitol_hill_dc_mascot_last_weekend/" }, { "id": 424, "name": "Monty", "animal": "Manatee", "store_number": "762", "store_label": "Naples", "city": "Naples", "state": "FL", "zip": "34108", "street": "10600 Tamiami Trail N", "lat": 26.26813, "lng": -81.80053, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/424.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Monty the Manatee glides above Trader Joe's Naples on the Tamiami Trail in southwest Florida — caught here resting on the produce shelf among autumn maple leaves with his Trader Joe's name tag. The species is a perfect Naples local: real Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) — Florida's official state marine mammal — graze in the warm Gulf coastal waters and inland rivers all around Collier County, especially during winter when they congregate in warmer spring-fed waterways. Naples-area manatee hotspots include the Faka Union River and Manatee Park up in Fort Myers, and they're a beloved symbol of southwest Florida wildlife — currently listed as threatened, so locals know to slow their boats in manatee zones.", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 425, "name": "Clover", "animal": "Cow", "store_number": "454", "store_label": "Austin (Great Hills / Arboretum)", "city": "Austin", "state": "TX", "zip": "78759", "street": "9722 Great Hills Trail, Ste 200", "lat": 30.39558, "lng": -97.75177, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/425.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Clover the Cow holds court at Trader Joe's Austin Great Hills (the Arboretum area) — a black-and-white spotted cow with her Trader Joe's name tag, posted up among the Petite Pumpkin Spice Cookies and Pumpkin Spice Cold Brew Coffee on the seasonal shelf.", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 426, "name": "Rocket", "animal": "Scarlet Hawk", "store_number": "582", "store_label": "Milford", "city": "Milford", "state": "MA", "zip": "01757", "street": "230 Fortune Blvd", "lat": 42.16055, "lng": -71.50191, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/426.jpg", "submitted_by": "Canuck_in_a_Bunnyhug", "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Rocket the Scarlet Hawk soars over Trader Joe's Milford, Massachusetts on Fortune Blvd — a handmade crocheted hawk in bold red with a yellow beak, eye-rings, and taloned yellow feet, suspended from the ceiling tiles. The species is a deliberate town tribute: Milford High School's mascot is the Scarlet Hawks, so Rocket is the grocery-store cousin of the local sports legend.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/Canuck_in_a_Bunnyhug/" }, { "id": 427, "name": "Kirby", "animal": "Frog", "store_number": "62", "store_label": "West San Jose", "city": "San Jose", "state": "CA", "zip": "95129", "street": "5269 Prospect", "lat": 37.29297, "lng": -121.99415, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/427.jpg", "submitted_by": "blueangel78", "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Kirby the Frog hangs out at Trader Joe's West San Jose on Prospect Road — a green frog in a cozy gray zip-up hoodie with his Trader Joe's name tag, caught here perched on top of a wrapped Christmas gift next to a fully decorated tree. Holiday vibes, year-round charm.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/blueangel78/" }, { "id": 428, "name": null, "animal": "Cat", "store_number": "181", "store_label": "Los Gatos", "city": "Los Gatos", "state": "CA", "zip": "95032", "street": "15466 Los Gatos Blvd", "lat": 37.24412, "lng": -121.95793, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "The resident cat at Trader Joe's Los Gatos — fitting, since 'Los Gatos' literally means 'The Cats' in Spanish, named after the mountain lions that once roamed the nearby Santa Cruz Mountains. We don't have his name or a photo yet — if you shop at this store, please snap a picture and submit the name on his Trader Joe's crew member badge!", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 429, "name": "Tony", "animal": "Hawk", "store_number": "555", "store_label": "Plainview", "city": "Plainview", "state": "NY", "zip": "11803", "street": "425 S Oyster Bay Rd", "lat": 40.78171, "lng": -73.5015, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Tony the Hawk presides over Trader Joe's Plainview on Long Island — the name is a wink to the legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk, naturally. We don't have a photo yet — spotters at the Plainview store, please grab one and submit it!", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 430, "name": "Wesley", "animal": "Tiger", "store_number": "124", "store_label": "Burbank", "city": "Burbank", "state": "CA", "zip": "91502", "street": "214 E Alameda Ave", "lat": 34.17496, "lng": -118.29886, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/430.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Wesley the Tiger holds court at Trader Joe's Burbank on E Alameda Ave — orange and black with a fluffy white mane and his Trader Joe's name tag. Caught here perched in a pink TJ reusable shopping bag, ready for a grocery run.", "source_url": "User-submitted (04/27/2026)" }, { "id": 431, "name": "Lil Joe", "animal": "Buffalo", "store_number": "536", "store_label": "Buffalo", "city": "Buffalo", "state": "NY", "zip": "14228", "street": "1565 Niagara Falls Blvd", "lat": 42.99805, "lng": -78.82126, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/431.jpg", "submitted_by": "BGB102", "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Lil Joe the Buffalo presides over Trader Joe's Buffalo on Niagara Falls Blvd — the name and species are the obvious tribute: it's a buffalo at the Buffalo store, doubled down with the 'Joe' nod to Trader Joe himself. Western New York, 716 strong.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/BGB102/" }, { "id": 432, "name": "Lulu", "animal": "Lemon", "store_number": "794", "store_label": "Miami (Midtown / Wynwood)", "city": "Miami", "state": "FL", "zip": "33137", "street": "3191 NE 1st Ave", "lat": 25.80688, "lng": -80.19266, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/432.jpg", "submitted_by": "Stunning_Garbage2033", "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Lulu the Lemon brightens Trader Joe's Miami in the Midtown/Wynwood neighborhood — a cheerful yellow lemon with a green leaf-cap and a Trader Joe's name tag, perched on a wooden ledge against a soft sky-blue wall.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/Stunning_Garbage2033/" }, { "id": 433, "name": "Dillon", "animal": "Armadillo", "store_number": "457", "store_label": "San Antonio (Huebner Oaks)", "city": "San Antonio", "state": "TX", "zip": "78230", "street": "11745 I-10 W", "lat": 29.54915, "lng": -98.58351, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/433.jpg", "submitted_by": "Turkey1177", "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Dillon the Armadillo presides over Trader Joe's San Antonio Huebner Oaks on I-10 — a perfect Texas tribute (the armadillo is the official state small mammal). Caught here in his colorful straw sombrero against a hand-painted backdrop of cactus and citrus, working the full Tex-Mex vibe.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/Turkey1177/" }, { "id": 434, "name": "Don", "animal": "Mastodon", "store_number": "568", "store_label": "Ithaca", "city": "Ithaca", "state": "NY", "zip": "14850", "street": "744 S Meadow Street", "lat": 42.42878, "lng": -76.51047, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/434.jpg", "submitted_by": "B00ksmith", "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Don the Mastodon stomps around Trader Joe's Ithaca on South Meadow Street — the name is a perfect upstate New York wink (Don → Mastodon → 'MastaDon'). The species fits the geography: real mastodons roamed the Finger Lakes region during the last Ice Age, and Ithaca is home to Cornell's Paleontological Research Institution and the Museum of the Earth, where mastodon fossils discovered nearby in places like Hyde Park, NY are on display. Caught here in his cozy Fair Isle sweater with his Trader Joe's name tag.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/B00ksmith/" }, { "id": 435, "name": "Clyde (TBC)", "animal": "Lion", "store_number": "691", "store_label": "Chicago (Clybourn Corridor)", "city": "Chicago", "state": "IL", "zip": "60614", "street": "1840 N Clybourn Ave", "lat": 41.91449, "lng": -87.65498, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/435.jpg", "submitted_by": "PrincessDrywall", "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "The resident lion at Trader Joe's Chicago Clybourn Corridor on N Clybourn Ave — sporting a magnificent orange mane and a quiet majesty befitting a city whose most famous statues are the bronze lions guarding the Art Institute of Chicago. We think his name is 'Clyde' (a fitting tip-of-the-paw to Clybourn Ave), but it's not yet confirmed — spotters: please check his Trader Joe's crew member badge and submit his actual name!", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/PrincessDrywall/" }, { "id": 436, "name": "Cafe", "animal": "Bluebird", "store_number": "664", "store_label": "Nashville (Green Hills)", "city": "Nashville", "state": "TN", "zip": "37215", "street": "3909 Hillsboro Pike", "lat": 36.10508, "lng": -86.81563, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/436.jpg", "submitted_by": "tabioca71", "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Cafe the Bluebird nests at Trader Joe's Nashville on Hillsboro Pike — and the name is no accident. A few blocks south on the very same street sits The Bluebird Cafe, the legendary 90-seat songwriter listening room founded in 1982 that helped launch Garth Brooks and a generation of Nashville singer-songwriters, and that the world got to know via the TV show 'Nashville'. So 'Cafe the Bluebird' at the Hillsboro Pike Trader Joe's is the most local of local tributes — a quiet little blue-and-rust songbird tucked into a twig nest, just up the road from one of the most famous rooms in American music.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/tabioca71/" }, { "id": 437, "name": "Sandy", "animal": "Sandhill crane", "store_number": "780", "store_label": "Bradenton", "city": "Bradenton", "state": "FL", "zip": "34201", "street": "8111 Cooper Creek Blvd", "lat": 27.39126, "lng": -82.45387, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/437.jpg", "submitted_by": "scholasticsprint", "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Sandy the Sandhill Crane stands tall at Trader Joe's Bradenton on Cooper Creek Blvd — the species is a perfect Florida fit. The Florida sandhill crane is a non-migratory subspecies endemic to peninsular Florida and southern Georgia, and Manatee County (where this store sits) is full of them — they're famous for strolling unbothered through neighborhoods, golf courses, and parking lots all over the Bradenton/Sarasota area. Caught here in his pink-and-white tropical Hawaiian shirt, Trader Joe's name tag and signature red forehead patch on full display.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/scholasticsprint/" }, { "id": 438, "name": null, "animal": "Octopus", "store_number": "221", "store_label": "San Diego (Scripps Ranch)", "city": "San Diego", "state": "CA", "zip": "92131", "street": "9850 Hibert St", "lat": 32.91449, "lng": -117.11517, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/438.jpg", "submitted_by": "Thick_Side_6140", "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "The resident octopus at Trader Joe's Scripps Ranch in San Diego on Hibert St — a large red-pink octopus with tentacles draped over a wooden display in front of a chalkboard mural. We don't know his/her name yet — spotters: please grab a closer shot of the Trader Joe's crew member badge and submit the name!", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/Thick_Side_6140/" }, { "id": 439, "name": "Forrest", "animal": "Deer", "store_number": "668", "store_label": "Rochester Hills", "city": "Rochester Hills", "state": "MI", "zip": "48309", "street": "3044 Walton Blvd", "lat": 42.6807, "lng": -83.19411, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/439.jpg", "submitted_by": "MlyMe", "created_at": "2026-04-27", "notes": "Forrest the Buck stands guard at Trader Joe's Rochester Hills, Michigan on Walton Blvd — a perfect match of name and habitat (a 'Forrest' deer in suburban Oakland County, peak Michigan whitetail country). Caught here in his yellow scarf and red plaid Buffalo-check, with his Trader Joe's name tag, holding up a kid joke whiteboard: \"What tree fits in your hand? A Palm Tree.\" Perched on top of a row of wine bottles.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/MlyMe/" }, { "id": 440, "name": null, "animal": "Lobster", "store_number": "736", "store_label": "Athens", "city": "Athens", "state": "GA", "zip": "30606", "street": "1850 Epps Bridge Pkwy, Ste 331", "lat": 33.9156, "lng": -83.44368, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "Spotted at Trader Joe’s Athens on Epps Bridge Pkwy — believed to be a lobster, name unknown. Spotters: please grab a closer shot of the crew badge so we can confirm.", "source_url": null }, { "id": 441, "name": null, "animal": "Deer", "store_number": "735", "store_label": "Atlanta (Buckhead)", "city": "Atlanta", "state": "GA", "zip": "30305", "street": "3183 Peachtree Rd", "lat": 33.84095, "lng": -84.37499, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "Spotted at Trader Joe’s Atlanta Buckhead on Peachtree Rd — believed to be a deer, name unknown. Spotters: please grab a closer shot of the crew badge so we can confirm.", "source_url": null }, { "id": 442, "name": "Josie", "animal": "Black Panther", "store_number": "707", "store_label": "Grand Rapids (Kentwood)", "city": "Grand Rapids", "state": "MI", "zip": "49512", "street": "3684 28th St SE", "lat": 42.91197, "lng": -85.57669, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "Josie the Black Panther prowls Trader Joe’s Grand Rapids in the Kentwood neighborhood on 28th St SE. No photo yet — spotters welcome!", "source_url": null }, { "id": 443, "name": "Hadley Farms Cow", "animal": "Cow", "store_number": "512", "store_label": "Hadley", "city": "Hadley", "state": "MA", "zip": "01035", "street": "375 Russell St", "lat": 42.35776, "lng": -72.54937, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/443.jpg", "submitted_by": "PTJ420", "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "The Hadley Farms Cow stands watch at Trader Joe’s Hadley on Russell St — a fitting mascot for one of the most farm-rich towns in western Massachusetts. Hadley sits in the heart of the Pioneer Valley, long famous for its dairy farms, asparagus fields, and roadside farm stands. The local cow imagery is everywhere here, from farm-stand mascots to the Hadley Farms Meeting House bakery brand.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/PTJ420/" }, { "id": 444, "name": "Jackson", "animal": "Jackalope", "store_number": "455", "store_label": "San Antonio (Stone Oak)", "city": "San Antonio", "state": "TX", "zip": "78232", "street": "403 N Loop 1604 W", "lat": 29.60945, "lng": -98.4991, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/444.jpg", "submitted_by": "TXCaptainJim", "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "Jackson the Jackalope holds court at Trader Joe’s San Antonio Stone Oak on N Loop 1604 W — a mythical Texas hare with antlers, a perfect Lone Star State legend.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/TXCaptainJim/" }, { "id": 445, "name": "Mandy", "animal": "Monkey", "store_number": "35", "store_label": "Costa Mesa (17th Street)", "city": "Costa Mesa", "state": "CA", "zip": "92627", "street": "640 W 17th St", "lat": 33.63679, "lng": -117.92458, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/445.jpg", "submitted_by": "f4rt054uru5r3x", "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "Mandy the Monkey is believed to live at Trader Joe’s Costa Mesa on W 17th St. NOTE: photo source is unconfirmed — Costa Mesa has two TJ’s (#35 on 17th St and #290 on Harbor Blvd), and the contributor didn’t specify which. If you can confirm which store Mandy actually calls home, please submit a correction!", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/f4rt054uru5r3x/" }, { "id": 446, "name": "Ice Cube", "animal": "Penguin", "store_number": "788", "store_label": "Crestview Hills", "city": "Crestview Hills", "state": "KY", "zip": "41017", "street": "2780 Dixie Highway", "lat": 39.0288, "lng": -84.57711, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/446.jpg", "submitted_by": "statti3", "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "Ice Cube the Penguin chills at Trader Joe’s Crestview Hills in northern Kentucky on Dixie Hwy — caught here in full Hawaiian-vacation mode with a green grass skirt and a pair of yellow and orange flower leis layered over his black-and-white tuxedo.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/statti3/" }, { "id": 447, "name": "Morgan", "animal": "Bull", "store_number": "202", "store_label": "Morgan Hill", "city": "Morgan Hill", "state": "CA", "zip": "95037", "street": "17035 Laurel Rd", "lat": 37.13114, "lng": -121.6382, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/447.jpg", "submitted_by": "miss_mi_", "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "Morgan the Bull lives at Trader Joe’s Morgan Hill — a bright red plush with cream horns, named for the town itself. We don’t have his real name yet — ‘Morgan’ is our placeholder. Spotters: please grab a closer shot of the crew badge and submit the official name!", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/miss_mi_/" }, { "id": 448, "name": "DeWitt", "animal": "Yeti", "store_number": "537", "store_label": "Syracuse (DeWitt)", "city": "Syracuse", "state": "NY", "zip": "13214", "street": "3422 Erie Blvd E", "lat": 43.04624, "lng": -76.07065, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/448.jpg", "submitted_by": "Outrageous_Ad9804", "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "DeWitt the Yeti reigns over Trader Joe’s Syracuse on Erie Blvd East — named for DeWitt, the Onondaga County township the store actually sits in. A fitting mascot for one of the snowiest cities in America: Syracuse averages around 124 inches of snow per year, more than any other major US city. Hung here in front of a painted Syracuse cityscape mural, big fluffy white body with gray paws and a wide toothy grin, his TJ badge reading ‘DEWITT — Crew Member.’", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/Outrageous_Ad9804/" }, { "id": 449, "name": "Jonathan", "animal": "Husky", "store_number": "526", "store_label": "West Hartford", "city": "West Hartford", "state": "CT", "zip": "06110", "street": "1489 New Britain Ave", "lat": 41.72347, "lng": -72.75805, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/449.jpg", "submitted_by": "hm-kat", "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "Jonathan the Husky guards Trader Joe’s West Hartford on New Britain Ave — named (we’re guessing) for the University of Connecticut’s beloved live mascot. UConn has had a husky named Jonathan as its official mascot since 1934, currently on Jonathan XV; the name honors Connecticut’s Revolutionary-era governor Jonathan Trumbull. UConn’s Storrs campus is about a 30-minute drive from the store. Caught here lounging on top of a row of pasta sauce jars in classic gray-and-white husky coat.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/hm-kat/" }, { "id": 450, "name": "Bill", "animal": "Goat", "store_number": "650", "store_label": "Annapolis", "city": "Annapolis", "state": "MD", "zip": "21401", "street": "160 F Jennifer Rd, Ste F", "lat": 38.98892, "lng": -76.54024, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/450.jpg", "submitted_by": "Sea-Collection-7367", "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "Bill the Goat at Trader Joe’s Annapolis on Jennifer Road — named (almost certainly) for ‘Bill the Goat,’ the official mascot of the United States Naval Academy just down the road. The Navy goat tradition dates back to 1893, when sailors brought a live goat from the USS New York to the Army-Navy football game and Navy won; the goat became the academy’s mascot, and every Navy mascot since (currently around Bill XXXVII) has carried the name. Caught here in full Hawaiian-vacation mode — white fluffy coat, floppy yellow ears, draped in a multicolored flower lei.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/Sea-Collection-7367/" }, { "id": 451, "name": null, "animal": "Quails", "store_number": "98", "store_label": "Las Vegas (Centennial Hills)", "city": "Las Vegas", "state": "NV", "zip": "89149", "street": "5639 Centennial Ctr Blvd", "lat": 36.26311, "lng": -115.25674, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/451.jpg", "submitted_by": "CaffeineIsMyName", "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "A whole covey of quails (the proper collective noun is a ‘covey’ — also acceptable: a ‘bevy’) lives at Trader Joe’s Las Vegas in Centennial Hills, on the northwest edge of the valley. The species fits the area perfectly: Gambel’s quail (Callipepla gambelii) is the iconic native quail of the Mojave Desert and a familiar sight all around suburban Vegas, easily recognized by its black face and the curling ‘teardrop’ plume on its head. They’re ground-foragers that scurry across yards and washes in family flocks, exactly like this little crew.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/CaffeineIsMyName/" }, { "id": 452, "name": "Wally", "animal": "Walleye", "store_number": "714", "store_label": "Minnetonka", "city": "Minnetonka", "state": "MN", "zip": "55305", "street": "11220 Wayzata Blvd", "lat": 44.97349, "lng": -93.42276, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/452.jpg", "submitted_by": "OliveRich1823", "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "Wally the Walleye swims at Trader Joe’s Minnetonka on Wayzata Blvd — about as Minnesota a mascot as you can possibly pick. The walleye (Sander vitreus) is the official state fish of Minnesota and the single most prized game fish in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Lake Minnetonka itself, just up the road from the store, is one of the state’s busiest walleye-fishing destinations. ‘Wally Walleye’ is a beloved Minnesota cartoon character/mascot used by the DNR and tourism boards for decades — Trader Joe’s tipping the cap to the local lake culture.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/OliveRich1823/" }, { "id": 453, "name": "Oliver", "animal": "Bruin", "store_number": "234", "store_label": "Los Angeles (Westwood)", "city": "Los Angeles", "state": "CA", "zip": "90024", "street": "1000 Glendon Ave", "lat": 34.06227, "lng": -118.44377, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/453.jpg", "submitted_by": "LaCuriosaChola", "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "Oliver the Bruin lives at Trader Joe’s Los Angeles in Westwood, on Glendon Ave — directly next door to UCLA. The choice is no accident: ‘Bruin’ is the universal nickname for UCLA’s sports teams. The word itself has a long history. ‘Bruin’ is a term for a bear, originating from Middle Dutch ‘bruun’ (‘brown’), and became the proper name of the bear character in medieval European fables, most famously in the Reynard the Fox cycle (12th–13th century). It’s long been used as a synonym for a brown bear in English literature, and as a sports-team mascot — UCLA, the Boston Bruins, Brown University, and many more.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/LaCuriosaChola/" }, { "id": 454, "name": "Topsy", "animal": "Triceratops", "store_number": "39", "store_label": "Laguna Hills", "city": "Laguna Hills", "state": "CA", "zip": "92653", "street": "24231 Avenida De La Carlota, Suite 100", "lat": 33.60986, "lng": -117.703, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/454.jpg", "submitted_by": "ST012Mi", "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "Topsy the Triceratops watches over Trader Joe’s Laguna Hills on Avenida De La Carlota — a bright cobalt-blue ‘ceratops with a gray frill, three horns, and a perpetual half-smile, perched up on a wooden display. Discovery story: ST012Mi’s daughter found Topsy, marched up to the manager, and snitched on his hiding spot — earning herself a candy reward in the time-honored Trader Joe’s tradition of paying off small mascot-spotters in confectionery currency.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/ST012Mi/" }, { "id": 455, "name": "Walter", "animal": "Blue Whale", "store_number": "566", "store_label": "Boston (Seaport)", "city": "Boston", "state": "MA", "zip": "02210", "street": "44 Thomson Place", "lat": 42.35186, "lng": -71.04727, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/455.jpg", "submitted_by": "Astroezombiee", "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "Walter the Blue Whale lives at Trader Joe’s Boston Seaport on Thomson Place — a perfect mascot for the location, since the store sits right on Boston’s harbor in the maritime Seaport district. Boston Harbor is a major whale-watching launch point: trips out to Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary regularly spot humpbacks, finbacks, minkes, and the occasional endangered North Atlantic right whale. Walter himself is a stout dark-blue whale with a lighter blue belly, his TJ badge reading ‘WALTER — Crew Member,’ caught here resting atop a row of spice jars.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/Astroezombiee/" }, { "id": 457, "name": null, "animal": "Unicorn", "store_number": "811", "store_label": "New Orleans (Mid-City)", "city": "New Orleans", "state": "LA", "zip": "70119", "street": "2501 Tulane Ave", "lat": 29.96095, "lng": -90.08787, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "A unicorn mascot has been reported at one of the two Trader Joe’s stores in New Orleans — but we don’t yet know whether it lives at this Mid-City location on Tulane Ave or at the Uptown store on Napoleon Ave. We’ve listed the unicorn at both stores until we can verify. Spotters: please grab a closer shot of the crew badge and let us know which store you saw them in!", "source_url": null }, { "id": 458, "name": null, "animal": "Unicorn", "store_number": "793", "store_label": "New Orleans (Uptown)", "city": "New Orleans", "state": "LA", "zip": "70115", "street": "2428 Napoleon Ave", "lat": 29.9349, "lng": -90.10395, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "A unicorn mascot has been reported at one of the two Trader Joe’s stores in New Orleans — but we don’t yet know whether it lives at this Uptown location on Napoleon Ave or at the Mid-City store on Tulane Ave. We’ve listed the unicorn at both stores until we can verify. Spotters: please grab a closer shot of the crew badge and let us know which store you saw them in!", "source_url": null }, { "id": 459, "name": null, "animal": "Parrot", "store_number": "83", "store_label": "Concord (Treat / Oak Grove)", "city": "Concord", "state": "CA", "zip": "94518", "street": "785 Oak Grove Rd", "lat": 37.93683, "lng": -122.02474, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "A red parrot serves as the mascot at Trader Joe’s Concord on Oak Grove Rd. We don’t have a name or a photo yet — more details to come. Spotters welcome!", "source_url": null }, { "id": 460, "name": "Cheddar", "animal": "Hedgehog", "store_number": "300", "store_label": "Denver (Hilltop)", "city": "Denver", "state": "CO", "zip": "80206", "street": "750 N Colorado Blvd", "lat": 39.72883, "lng": -104.94025, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/460.jpg", "submitted_by": "trict_Guide7330", "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "Cheddar the Hedgehog lives at Trader Joe’s Denver Hilltop on N Colorado Blvd — a tan-and-cream hedgehog with bristly gray spines, caught here being held aloft over the basket of a Trader Joe’s shopping cart.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/trict_Guide7330/" }, { "id": 461, "name": null, "animal": "Kangaroo", "store_number": "97", "store_label": "Henderson (Green Valley)", "city": "Henderson", "state": "NV", "zip": "89014", "street": "2716 N Green Valley Pkwy", "lat": 36.06958, "lng": -115.08112, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/461.jpg", "submitted_by": "ImaginaryElephant476", "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "A kangaroo mascot has been reported at one of the two Trader Joe’s stores in Henderson, NV — but we don’t yet know whether it lives at this Green Valley location on N Green Valley Pkwy or at the Inspirada store on S Eastern Ave. We’ve listed the kangaroo at both stores until we can verify. Spotters: please grab a closer shot of the crew badge and let us know which store you saw them in!", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/ImaginaryElephant476/" }, { "id": 462, "name": null, "animal": "Kangaroo", "store_number": "280", "store_label": "Henderson (Inspirada)", "city": "Henderson", "state": "NV", "zip": "89052", "street": "10345 S Eastern Ave", "lat": 36.00087, "lng": -115.10933, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/462.jpg", "submitted_by": "ImaginaryElephant476", "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "A kangaroo mascot has been reported at one of the two Trader Joe’s stores in Henderson, NV — but we don’t yet know whether it lives at this Inspirada location on S Eastern Ave or at the Green Valley store on N Green Valley Pkwy. We’ve listed the kangaroo at both stores until we can verify. Spotters: please grab a closer shot of the crew badge and let us know which store you saw them in!", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/ImaginaryElephant476/" }, { "id": 463, "name": "Ally", "animal": "Alpaca", "store_number": "567", "store_label": "Yorktown", "city": "Yorktown", "state": "NY", "zip": "10598", "street": "3240 Crompond Road", "lat": 41.29172, "lng": -73.82481, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/463.jpg", "submitted_by": "BooksForDinner", "created_at": "2026-04-30", "notes": "Ally the Alpaca holds court at Trader Joe’s Yorktown on Crompond Road in northern Westchester County — a fluffy cream alpaca with a knitted red pom-pom hat, a matching red-and-cream knit scarf, and a tiny pair of round dark sunglasses, perched on a wood counter under the store’s ‘Stop By and Say Hi!’ chalkboard.", "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/BooksForDinner/" }, { "id": 464, "name": "Harvey", "animal": "Moose ", "store_number": "40", "store_label": "West Hollywood", "city": "West Hollywood", "state": "CA", "zip": "90046", "street": "7310 Santa Monica Blvd", "lat": 34.09059, "lng": -118.34921, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/464.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-05-11", "notes": null, "source_url": "User-submitted (05/11/2026)" }, { "id": 465, "name": "Paulie", "animal": "Piglet", "store_number": "209", "store_label": "Woodland Hills", "city": "Woodland Hills", "state": "CA", "zip": "91364", "street": "21055 Ventura Blvd", "lat": 34.16726, "lng": -118.59231, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/465.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-05-12", "notes": "Spotted by Jessica and Tulip", "source_url": "User-submitted (05/12/2026)" }, { "id": 466, "name": "Leo", "animal": "Lion", "store_number": "264", "store_label": "Tarzana", "city": "Tarzana", "state": "CA", "zip": "91356", "street": "18700 Ventura Blvd", "lat": 34.17034, "lng": -118.54105, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/466.jpg", "submitted_by": "David G.", "created_at": "2026-05-17", "notes": "Leo the Lion presides over Trader Joe’s Tarzana on Ventura Blvd — a tan-and-cream lion with a thick golden mane and a TJ badge clearly reading ‘LEO — Crew Member.’ The choice of a lion is no accident: Tarzana itself is named after Tarzan. Author Edgar Rice Burroughs bought a 540-acre ranch in the southern San Fernando Valley in 1919 and named it ‘Tarzana Ranch’ after his famous jungle-hero character. When the surrounding community was officially recognized in 1930, it kept the name. The Tarzan novels are set in the African jungle, so lions are baked into the town’s namesake DNA. The shopping center the store sits in is even called ‘Safari Walk’ — doubling down on the theme.", "source_url": null }, { "id": 467, "name": "Theodore, Shirley & Jiffy", "animal": "Squirrels", "store_number": "312", "store_label": "Northridge", "city": "Northridge", "state": "CA", "zip": "91325", "street": "9224 Reseda Blvd", "lat": 34.23803, "lng": -118.5357, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/467.jpg", "submitted_by": "David G.", "created_at": "2026-05-17", "notes": "A whole crew of squirrels at Trader Joe’s Northridge on Reseda Blvd — left to right: Theodore, Shirley, and Jiffy. All three are gray-and-cream with TJ crew badges, two of them clutching acorns. The choice is hyper-local: Northridge is the home of Cal State Northridge (CSUN), whose campus is famously overrun with eastern fox squirrels. They’re bold to the point of legend — known to chase students for lunches, ambush picnics, and stand their ground on the quad. The TJ versions are the friendly translation: instead of mugging you for your sandwich, they’ll point you toward the free-sample station.", "source_url": null }, { "id": 468, "name": "Otis", "animal": "Crocodile ", "store_number": "50", "store_label": "West Hills", "city": "West Hills", "state": "CA", "zip": "91307", "street": "6751 Fallbrook Ave", "lat": 34.19221, "lng": -118.62581, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/468.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-05-19", "notes": null, "source_url": "User-submitted (05/18/2026)" }, { "id": 470, "name": "Larry", "animal": "Lobster", "store_number": "114", "store_label": "Camarillo", "city": "Camarillo", "state": "CA", "zip": "93010", "street": "363 Carmen Dr", "lat": 34.21985, "lng": -119.05322, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/470.jpeg", "submitted_by": "skramtam", "created_at": "2026-05-22", "notes": "Phil the Parrot was scared off and flew away. Larry the Lobster is now making himself comfortable at Trader Joe's Camarillo.", "source_url": "User-submitted (05/22/2026)" }, { "id": 471, "name": "Georgie", "animal": "Baby Giraffe", "store_number": "7", "store_label": "Los Angeles", "city": "Los Angeles", "state": "CA", "zip": "90064", "street": "10850 National Blvd", "lat": 34.03006, "lng": -118.42148, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/471.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-05-26", "notes": null, "source_url": "User-submitted (05/26/2026)" }, { "id": 472, "name": "Mojo", "animal": "Monkey", "store_number": "6", "store_label": "Santa Monica", "city": "Santa Monica", "state": "CA", "zip": "90405", "street": "3212 Pico Blvd", "lat": 34.02636, "lng": -118.45577, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/472.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-05-29", "notes": null, "source_url": "User-submitted (05/29/2026)" }, { "id": 473, "name": "Marty", "animal": "Monkey", "store_number": "184", "store_label": "Chatsworth", "city": "Chatsworth", "state": "CA", "zip": "91311", "street": "10330 Mason Ave", "lat": 34.25826, "lng": -118.5788, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/473.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-05-29", "notes": null, "source_url": "User-submitted (05/29/2026)" }, { "id": 474, "name": "Molly", "animal": "Monkey", "store_number": "119", "store_label": "Los Angeles", "city": "Los Angeles", "state": "CA", "zip": "90034", "street": "3456 S Sepulveda Blvd", "lat": 34.02048, "lng": -118.42211, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/474.jpeg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-05-29", "notes": null, "source_url": "User-submitted (05/29/2026)" }, { "id": 475, "name": "Clark", "animal": "Shark", "store_number": "45", "store_label": "Ventura", "city": "Ventura", "state": "CA", "zip": "93003", "street": "1795 S. Victoria Ave", "lat": 34.2572, "lng": -119.21183, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/475.jpg", "submitted_by": "Skramtam", "created_at": "2026-06-01", "notes": null, "source_url": "User-submitted (05/31/2026)" }, { "id": 476, "name": "Willie", "animal": "Wooly Mammoth", "store_number": "240", "store_label": "Los Angeles", "city": "Los Angeles", "state": "CA", "zip": "90036", "street": "175 South Fairfax Ave", "lat": 34.07221, "lng": -118.36178, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/476.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-06-02", "notes": "Prevalent in the area. ", "source_url": "User-submitted (06/01/2026)" }, { "id": 477, "name": "Avo", "animal": "Avocado", "store_number": "237", "store_label": "Los Angeles", "city": "Los Angeles", "state": "CA", "zip": "90048", "street": "8500 Burton Way", "lat": 34.07117, "lng": -118.37707, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/477.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-06-02", "notes": null, "source_url": "User-submitted (06/02/2026)" }, { "id": 478, "name": "Freddy", "animal": "Seagull", "store_number": "256", "store_label": "Santa Monica", "city": "Santa Monica", "state": "CA", "zip": "90401", "street": "500 Broadway", "lat": 34.01577, "lng": -118.49197, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/478.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-06-11", "notes": "It’s rumored Freddy prefers this parking basement level Trader Joe’s that smells like exhaust over the beautiful outdoor beachfront town just upstairs and outside so he can snack on all the free samples offered down here. ", "source_url": "User-submitted (06/10/2026)" }, { "id": 479, "name": "Bruce Jr. ", "animal": "Shark", "store_number": "49", "store_label": "Sherman Oaks", "city": "Sherman Oaks", "state": "CA", "zip": "91423", "street": "14119 Riverside Dr", "lat": 34.15797, "lng": -118.44081, "has_photo": true, "photo_url": "/photos/479.jpg", "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-06-24", "notes": "Somebody Shark-napped Bruce and everyone is sad. Bruce Jr. appeared and is trying to restore the balance. ", "source_url": "User-submitted (06/24/2026)" }, { "id": 480, "name": "Juno", "animal": "Turtle", "store_number": "772", "store_label": "Palm Beach Gardens", "city": "Palm Beach Gardens", "state": "FL", "zip": "33410", "street": "2560 PGA Blvd", "lat": 26.84378, "lng": -80.07418, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": null, "created_at": "2026-06-28", "notes": "please credit Ruby", "source_url": "User-submitted (06/28/2026)" }, { "id": 481, "name": "Glenda and Monty", "animal": "Dragons", "store_number": "579", "store_label": "Glenmont", "city": "Glenmont", "state": "NY", "zip": "12077", "street": "388 Feura Bush Rd", "lat": 42.59989, "lng": -73.7943, "has_photo": false, "photo_url": null, "submitted_by": "Jhmiscellany", "created_at": "2026-07-23", "notes": "The dragons are named after the hamlet of Glenmont. ", "source_url": "User-submitted (07/23/2026)" } ] }