Trader Joe’s is hiding a secret from us and it is not a dark secret but an exciting one.
Anonymous employees on Reddit have spilled the beans about this big secret.
According to The Kitchn website, they found an Ask Me Anything thread by Trader Joe’s employee that revealed the employees have hidden a stuffed animal somewhere in the store and if any kid finds it during their shopping visit then they will receive a special prize.
Some stores have monkeys, while others have penguins, lobsters, cows, or other stuffed animal mascots.
They wrote: ”Each store has a stuffed animal of some sort hiding somewhere, It’s really just for kids to run around and find the missing animal, and they get a treat. Kids seem to LOVE it and parents go along with it, too.”
Trader Joe’s public relations director Kendra Friend-Daniel told The Kitchn, ”Now, I cannot say that there is one in every single store, but in general, stores typically have one.
It’s a way to engage with kids in our store. If they locate the hidden stuffed toy, they just let a Crew Member know and they’ll receive a treat. The type of stuffed toy and treat may vary store to store, but for example, in my local Trader Joe’s there’s a hidden penguin and when my daughters locate it, they receive a lollipop.
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According to Delish website, there have been social media posts popping up about the hidden animals back in 2014.
One Twitter user wrote: ”The Trader Joe’s where I lived it hid a whale stuffed animal named Willy and kids won lollipops, while another added that their location had a toy squirrel, which was always “in 1 of 3 spots.”
”Hours of my life wasted looking for the stuffed animal at Trader Joe’s,” wrote another Twitter user.
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