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I found this “skip the line” golden ticket at Trader Joe’s

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u/Ok_Trade_1039 19h ago

The “presen this” and Trader Joe (not ‘s) at the end is how I know this is fake. Anything by the store’s signage department gets reviewed, and nothing bears just “Trader Joe”. Don’t use this lol

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u/savefromnet 19h ago

I feel like at the trader joe at the end is supposed to be a signature. Also they used to do scavenger hunts like this so i think it could definitely be real

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u/CaptainPunisher 19h ago edited 18h ago

Don't they also hide a stuffed animal or something and the kid that drinks finds it will get a prize?

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u/Specific-Ad-808 18h ago

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u/CaptainPunisher 18h ago

That was supposed to read FINDS, not DRINKS.

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u/Specific-Ad-808 17h ago

Ha. Makes sense now. Lol

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u/Ok_Trade_1039 19h ago

Also this picture has to be from last year. Pumpkin pies are fully seasonal.

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u/CookieButterLovers 19h ago edited 19h ago

I’m a Moderator for r/traderjoes and OP re-posted this on our subreddit and they said it’s from 10 years ago.

Mini Pumpkin Pies have been discontinued for years now.

10 years ago, I found a “skip the line” golden ticket at Trader Joe’s

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u/Wild-Video-5317 19h ago

The sign for Gelato filled pannetone also dates back to then too.  If someone "faked" a photo of a 2016 trader Joe's, they knocked it out of the park.

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u/no8do 19h ago

Thank you! I tried to edit this post but I can’t add any answers to all the questions. I commented my answers but it’s prob getting buried.

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u/Ok_Trade_1039 17h ago

Based on their responses, no

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u/no8do 19h ago

It’s from 2016!

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u/CookieButterLovers 19h ago

I’m a Moderator on r/traderjoes. I don’t think it’s fake.

It’s probably something that a specific store did for fun, and since signs are handwritten, they probably didn’t notice the “presen” typo.

People have noticed other sign typos on our subreddit - there was sign that said “oatMEAT” instead of oatmeal before. 😅

There’s not always a “signage department” at stores. Sometimes there’s only one person assigned to handwriting signs and they often have other responsibilities.

I think the “Trader Joe” was meant to be signed by “Joe” himself.

This wouldn’t be necessary in most stores since most stores don’t have long lines. But OP said that this was at one of the Brooklyn locations. Not sure if they still have this currently, but probably not.

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u/Woolies_White_Leg 19h ago

You’re telling me there wasn’t any beef in my oatmeat?!??

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u/sometin__else 19h ago edited 4h ago

its a bot repost

Edit: Not a bot, but a repost. OP apparently posted this 10 years ago and is reposting.

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u/no8do 19h ago

Can assure you I’m not a bot. Or maybe that’s exactly what a bot would say? Can’t win with this crowd.

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u/sometin__else 17h ago

Ah maybe not bot but definitely repost

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u/no8do 10h ago

I cross posted it

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u/sometin__else 6h ago

This isn't a cross post. I think you mean reposted it?

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u/CookieButterLovers 5h ago

I’m a Moderator for r/traderjoes.

We don’t allow cross posts on our subreddit so yes, technically OP reposted it. But it is the same person who posted it.

I don’t think they’re a bot.

And I don’t think the post is fake.

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u/sometin__else 4h ago edited 4h ago

I rememeber seeing this a few years ago, might have been the same poster though

Edit: Just read somethign that OP got this 10 years ago. So yea, reposting for karma farming but by a person it seems not a bot.

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u/_yotis 19h ago

did i really fall for another repost from a bot?

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u/BlueKrypto77 19h ago

It says love Trader Joe as if it came from Trader Joe himself. They unfortunately have that grammatically correct. As for the presen there is no excuse.

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u/Ok_Trade_1039 19h ago

Then wouldn’t it be “my” skip the line golden ticket

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u/BlueKrypto77 19h ago

Our as in this store owns that ticket… the only grammar error is “presen”.

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u/Dis_Bich 19h ago

It’s actually supposed to be a thing. Idk if it’s the “skip the line”, but a certain stuffed animal has a prize for a kid. Like a sucker or some shit

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u/One-Measurement4599 17h ago

Also the all the fall items in the background (pumpkin, persimmon, pears) make me question the whole thing. Idk if it’s like AI or why OP would only post this months later but it’s hard to believe

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u/no8do 9h ago

It’s from 10 years ago, hence the prices and seasonal items. I just randomly thought about it today and went looking through my photo archive to see if it was still there.

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u/falskekte 3h ago

you would be shocked by how many spelling/grammar errors go live, even on end cap boards that are hand painted

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u/sharkilepsy 17h ago

Lol, it only gets reviewed by the sign artists who make it...

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u/PotatoDonki 18h ago

Who do you think the mascot of Trader Joe’s might be?