Posted on 09/01/2023 12:07:02 AM PDT by nickcarraway
It’s no secret that Trader Joe’s employees are friendly. You’ve probably experienced it yourself: an employee It’s no secret that Trader Joe’s employees are friendly. You’ve probably experienced it yourself: an employee asking about your plans for the day, complimenting the frozen Mandarin orange chicken in your cart or even surprising you with a bouquet of flowers on your birthday.
After a particularly congenial bit of banter with a cutie in a Hawaiian shirt, maybe you’ve found yourself wondering, “Is this Trader Joe’s employee flirting with me?”
If you’ve ever thought this, you’re not alone. In fact, there’s a pervasive rumor on social media that Trader Joe’s employees are actually trained to flirt with customers.
In one TikTok video with more than 300,000 likes, social media star Daniel Bennett asks a person off-screen who identifies as a Trader Joe’s employee if he flirts with his customers.
“Yeah, if they’re hot,” the person replies. “Usually whatever they’re getting, I’ll just tell them that’s my favorite.”
And it’s not a new thing. A headline from satire website Reductress from 2018 reads, “Is He Flirting with You or Does He Just Work at Trader Joe’s?” In a 2020 YouTube video with more than 9 million views, popular internet personality Emma Chamberlain brought up the urban legend, asking, “I’ve been seeing this thing on TikTok talking about how the cashiers at Trader Joe’s are like trained to flirt with you. Is this true?”
A Slate article published this past June took things even further, claiming that Trader Joe’s employees are not only flirty, but that they’re all sleeping with each other.
Earlier this month, the rumor mill reached such a fever pitch that the CEO of Trader Joe’s himself addressed it. When asked on an episode of the company’s podcast whether the company train
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Instead, I just send them all to Laz. . .
How many times have you eaten at a restaurant and the waiter / waitress does NOT say “Great choice! That’s my favorite dish!”?
Especially if it is high priced, oh and can I get you another round of drinks?
I’m with you on that.
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