TJ Mascots

23 of them haven’t opened yet and are tagged “Opening soon”: Phoenix AZ (Arcadia, Desert Ridge), San Diego (Clairemont), Leucadia & Riverbank CA, Denver (Northfield), Boynton Beach & Sarasota FL, Chicago (North Park, Uptown) & Joliet IL, Baltimore, Quincy MA, Farmington Hills MI, Omaha, Jersey City, Syracuse (Fairmount) & Yonkers NY, University Heights OH, Bend OR, and Bellaire, Cedar Park & Mansfield TX. Meet a new mascot at one of them? Tell us!

Community submission from Pchan1016. This location has 3 mascots: Shelly, Kiwi, and Sunshine. They're all turtles.

Community submission from Justinevhubbard. She is named "Sandy" after the city "San Dimas" - my girls love looking for her!

Community submission from Pchan1016.

Community submission from skramtam. Phil is back on duty, and now shares the store with Larry the Lobster.

Larry's bio updated now that Phil has flown home; Phil's bio rewritten and his credit matched to skramtam.

Community submission from Garrett B. Chester and Nene both spotted today getting ready for fall. Spotted by EB

Community submission from Dt. Sunnyvale Trader Joe’s mascot, Murphy the Crow, appears to be a clever combination of two pieces of local history. “Murphy” likely refers to Martin Murphy Jr., one of Sunnyvale’s founding figures, whose land and railroad station helped f…

Community submission via the Submit form. Seals come in for the fresh and frozen fish

Community correction: Name is a play on the Spanish ¿Cómo se llama?

Community submission via the Submit form. No photo yet — spotters welcome!

Community submission from Rachel52780.

Community submission via the Submit form. No photo yet — spotters welcome!

Community submission from Bree G.. I asked the crew, and they don’t currently have a physical version of Axel, as he was stolen and hasn’t been replaced yet!

Community submission via the Submit form. Dude flies over the store to make sure everything’s in stock.

Community submission via the Submit form. Dolphins live in nearby Shem Creek and are often spotted shopping for shrimp and other fish at this Trader Joes. they are usually wearing overcoats and in disguise.

Community submission via the Submit form. Tyler the Turtle is often seen eyeing the free samples and enjoys carrots

Community submission via the Submit form. No photo yet — spotters welcome!

Community submission from Sparks7744. Clarence is named after the other town close to the location, and does such a good job at playing hide and seek. If he's found by keen eyes, you can report his hiding spot and be treated to a lollipop.

Community submission from Gwildgen. Photo needed — previous image was misattributed (audit April 2026). No photo yet — spotters welcome!

Community submission via the Submit form. Fremont TJ's employee Sharon is the main Lemur Wrangler in the store, she also hand sews all of his funky outfits.

Community submission via the Submit form. No photo yet — spotters welcome!

Community submission from Skramtam.

Community submission from Skramtam.

Community submission from Jhmiscellany. The dragons are named after the hamlet of Glenmont. No photo yet — spotters welcome!

Community submission via the Submit form. please credit Ruby No photo yet — spotters welcome!

Community submission via the Submit form. Somebody Shark-napped Bruce and everyone is sad. Bruce Jr. appeared and is trying to restore the balance.

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).

Tied the chickens' names to Maple Grove history — the sugar-maple groves the town is named for, and its farming roots.

Replaced the placeholder nametag description with a proper character bio and a link to the Donut Runners (frieddoughfriday.com).

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.

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!