archive.today • What's All the Hype About Trader Joe's Mini Tote Bag? - The New York Times

Elinor Kim, 22, and her sister struck out at the first store they visited this week. When they arrived at a second, a line was already forming. Ms. Kim, a 22-year-old college student in Chino Hills, Calif., recorded the scene and posted the video on TikTok, calling the experience “scary.”

Gee, NYT - are you finally gonna cover real TJ news like how it crushes unionization efforts?

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[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

these little guys are very trendy in Japan

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

If your friends are not talking, discussing and buying the-podcast tote bag, you should change friends soviet-huff

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why is it trending? It's just a bag

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

Why is it trending?

I read the article and it didn't even bother to try to answer that question. The reporter (and editor and publisher) just assumed everybody is lib and somehow they all instinctively know that a smaller than usual Trader Joe's bag is a must-have.