The nationwide drop went live in stores today, and lines formed before opening at plenty of locations.
This year’s lineup is two solids and two color-blocks. Solid black with an orange logo, solid purple with a neon-green logo, a returning mix of black body with lime straps and a purple bottom panel, and a new lime-green-dominant bag with purple straps. Last year’s plain orange got retired, and that new lime design is the one collectors are chasing.
Each tote runs $2.99, the same price as the 2024 and 2025 minis. They measure roughly 13 inches long, 11 tall, and 6 deep: big enough for a candy haul or a small grocery run, small enough to hang off a wrist. The canvas is a heavy cotton-poly blend with a pocket on each side and an embroidered logo.
Trader Joe’s frames them as candy bags that double as collectibles, “ideal for candy-collecting adventures, seasonal gifting (bags filled with treats for your boo = boo-bags!), quick grocery runs, or any small haul that needs a sturdy, reusable carrier.”
Expect a cap of 2 to 4 bags per person. San Antonio stores ran a ticket system with a limit of four; a Florida shopper reported the same four-per-person rule, and another store held it to two of each color. Some locations still had all four colors mid-morning while high-traffic stores burned through their first wave.
There’s no website checkout, so buying one means going in person and dealing with their terrible parking lot and flirty employees.
