How about that Trader Joe's reusable, insulated shopping bag in lime green?
It's the popular grocery chain's latest color in its line of reusable bags. The green is available for a limited time, August through October, the Trader Joe's website
says. It has padded insides and a zippered lid and, the store said, will keep cold frozen pizzas, ice cream, cheese, dips, and chilled produce as you take groceries home."Over the years, we’ve introduced a veritable rainbow of our handy (and handsome!) Insulated bags, in a splendid spectrum of red, orange, yellow, green, teal blue, purple, and lavender," the store's websitesaid. "And now, just for the summer, we’re welcoming this lovely, electrifyingly lime green insulated bag into the lineup, too."
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Where are the Trader Joe's in the Lower Hudson Valley?
Trader Joe's has stores in Westchester County's Hartsdale, Larchmont, White Plains, and Yorktown. Another store is slated for Yonkers.
How much does the new Trader Joe's bag carry and what does it cost?
The bag, listed for $8.99 on the website, a foot-and-a-half wide and a bit more than a foot deep, can carry about eight gallons of groceries, according to Trader Joe's.
The bag has reinforced straps so someone can sling it over the shoulder. There is an internal pocket for car keys and money while shopping or to hold extra supplies when using the bag to take desserts and picnic salads to a pool party or late-summer potluck at the park, Trader Joe'ssaid.
Trader Joe's bags, whether of the reusable shopping variety or totes, are something of a phenomenon. Some people on Reddit pages have tended to raved about them. And a new bag's release seems to be highly anticipated.
Reports by the USA TODAY Network, including the Asbury Park Press, in July that Trader Joe's plans to release micro tote bags drew heavy online interest. The micro totes measure about 4.5 inches by 3.5 inches.
USA TODAY reportedthat commenters on Reddit expressed excitement about the lime green version of the insulated, reusable shopping bags.
Contributing: USA TODAY
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Where to find Trader Joe's insulated lime green bag in Westchester
