TJ Mascots

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Every mascot below was added to the map by someone who actually walked into a TJ's, looked behind the bananas, and snapped a photo. You're next.

🏆 Hall of Fame

66 spotters · 79 mascots contributed
  1. 🥇
    David G.
    11 mascots · most recent: Ocho
  2. 🥈
    Brian A.
    3 mascots · most recent: Lucky & Maple
  3. 🥉
    ImaginaryElephant476
    2 mascots · most recent: Kangaroo
  4. ⭐
    lunathecrazycorgi
    1 mascot · most recent: Chewy
  5. ⭐
    Fancy-Asparagus9210
    1 mascot · most recent: Alphie
  6. ⭐
    definitelynother
    1 mascot · most recent: Tux
  7. ⭐
    Pastelpunkprincesss
    1 mascot · most recent: Huckleberry
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    BourbonBravado
    1 mascot · most recent: Taylor
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    tiny_abeille
    1 mascot · most recent: Pepper
  10. ⭐
    Historical_Truth_731
    1 mascot · most recent: Joe-Joe

Want your name here? Submit a mascot photo (with your email for credit) and you're in.

✨ Latest updates

showing the 36 newest
  1. 🐲
    ✨ New mascot·
    Glenda and Monty the dragons joined #579 Glenmont, NY
    Community submission from Jhmiscellany. The dragons are named after the hamlet of Glenmont. No photo yet — spotters welcome!
  2. 🐢
    ✨ New mascot·
    Juno the turtle joined #772 Palm Beach Gardens, FL
    Community submission via the Submit form. please credit Ruby No photo yet — spotters welcome!
  3. ✨ New mascot·
    Bruce Jr. the shark joined #49 Sherman Oaks, CA
    Community submission via the Submit form. Somebody Shark-napped Bruce and everyone is sad. Bruce Jr. appeared and is trying to restore the balance.
  4. ✏️ Renamed·
    Combined #713 into one listing — “Lucky & Maple the Chickens”
    Store has two chicken mascots shown in one photo; merged the two separate cards into a single listing and retired the duplicate Maple record (id 58).
  5. 📝 Notes updated·
    Lucky & Maple #713 backstory added
    Tied the chickens' names to Maple Grove history — the sugar-maple groves the town is named for, and its farming roots.
  6. 🙏 Photo credit·
    McQuackers #203 photo credited to Brian A.
  7. 📝 Notes updated·
    McQuackers #203 bio expanded — Mayor of Lake Merritt + Friday runs with the Donut Runners
    Replaced the placeholder nametag description with a proper character bio and a link to the Donut Runners (frieddoughfriday.com).
  8. 📷
    📷 New photo·
    Maple & Lucky #713 photo set to MapleLucky_713.jpg (both chickens together)
  9. 🙏
    🙏 Photo credit·
    Maple & Lucky #713 photo credited to Brian A.
  10. ✨ New mascot·
    Freddy the seagull joined #256 Santa Monica, CA
    Community submission via the Submit form. 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.
  11. 📷 New photo·
    First photo for Freddy the fox at #251 Culver City, CA
    Community submission via the Submit form. 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!
  12. ✨ New mascot·
    Freddy the Fox joined #251 Culver City (Slauson), CA
  13. ✨ New mascot·
    Avo the avocado joined #237 Los Angeles, CA
    Community submission via the Submit form.
  14. ✨ New mascot·
    Willie the wooly mammoth joined #240 Los Angeles, CA
    Community submission via the Submit form. Prevalent in the area.
  15. ✨ New mascot·
    Clark the shark joined #45 Ventura, CA
    Community submission from Skramtam.
  16. 📷 New photo·
    First photo for Iggy the lion at #33 Westchester, CA
    Community submission via the Submit form. LMU mascot is also a licensed pilot in this airport themed store.
  17. ✨ New mascot·
    Iggy the Lion joined #33 Westchester (Los Angeles), CA
  18. 📷 New photo·
    Fresh photo for Ollie the Octopus at Long Beach (Bellflower) #194
    Submitted by AndyK. Ollie poses in his red sunglasses and OLLIE crew badge atop a wooden lobster-trap display, alongside a lobster friend he rescued from the local seafood section.
  19. ✨ New mascot·
    Monkey the molly joined #119 Los Angeles, CA
    Community submission via the Submit form.
  20. 📝 Notes updated·
    Marty the monkey moved from #119 Los Angeles → #184 Chatsworth
    Correcting the store assignment for Marty — the original submission landed under the wrong store number.
  21. ✨ New mascot·
    Marty the monkey joined #119 Los Angeles, CA
    Community submission via the Submit form.
  22. ✨ New mascot·
    Mojo the monkey joined #6 Santa Monica, CA
    Community submission via the Submit form.
  23. 📷 New photo·
    First photo for Kyle the coyote at #254 Calabasas, CA
    Community submission via the Submit form. 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.
  24. 📷 New photo·
    First photo for Pickles the parrot at #253 Santa Monica, CA
    Community submission via the Submit form. He likes to perch high up in the store
  25. ✨ New mascot·
    Kyle the Coyote joined #254 Calabasas, CA
  26. ✨ New mascot·
    Pickles the Parrot joined #253 Santa Monica (23rd & Wilshire), CA
  27. ✨ New mascot·
    Georgie the baby giraffe joined #7 Los Angeles, CA
    Community submission via the Submit form.
  28. 📝 Notes updated·
    Phil the Parrot was scared off — Larry the Lobster takes over Camarillo #114
    Phil (id 88) flew the coop and has been removed from the roster. The Camarillo store now belongs to Larry the Lobster, who's making himself comfortable on a fresh wooden mount.
  29. ✨ New mascot·
    Larry the lobster joined #114 Camarillo, CA
    Community submission from skramtam.
  30. ✨ New mascot·
    Ocho the Octopus joined #252 North Hollywood, CA
    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 purchase became modern North Hollywood and the surrounding San Fernando Valley. Ocho (Spanish for 'eight') brings the same number of arms to the job. Photo submitted by David G.
  31. ✨ New mascot·
    Otis the crocodile joined #50 West Hills, CA
    Community submission via the Submit form.
  32. ✨ New mascot·
    A squirrel trio joined #312 Northridge, CA: Theodore, Shirley & Jiffy
    A trio of gray squirrels at Trader Joe’s Northridge, a nod to the famously bold squirrel population at neighboring CSUN. Photo submitted by David G.
  33. ✨ New mascot·
    Leo the Lion joined #264 Tarzana, CA
    Spotted at the Tarzana store in Safari Walk shopping center on Ventura Blvd. The lion choice is a nod to the town’s namesake — Tarzana was named after Edgar Rice Burroughs’ jungle-hero character Tarzan, whose stories are set in the African jungle. Photo submitted by David G.
  34. ✨ New mascot·
    Paulie the piglet joined #209 Woodland Hills, CA
    Community submission via the Submit form. Spotted by Jessica and Tulip
  35. ✨ New mascot·
    Harvey the moose joined #40 West Hollywood, CA
    Community submission via the Submit form.
  36. ✏️ Renamed·
    Stockton tiger renamed Jo-Jo → Joe-Joe
    Crew badge in the new photo clearly reads ‘JOE JOE — Crew Member.’ The earlier ‘Jo-Jo’ spelling was a transcription error.

Every site change shows up here — new mascots, renames, photo updates, even store removals.

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