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Dealer Joe’s extremely sought-after mini tote has returned to cabinets, however with a couple of new hues.
Earlier this month, the grocery retailer chain dropped the mini luggage in pastel shades of pink, blue, inexperienced and purple for $2.99.
Nevertheless, a number of clients have begun to resell the extremely coveted bag as they turn into elusive at retail. Presently, a pastel purple bag is listed on eBay for $1,600, a pastel blue tote is priced at $1,400, a pastel inexperienced bag goes for $1,100, whereas one pastel pink tote was listed for $999.99.
Different eBay sellers are itemizing all 4 collectively, and one vendor listed the set for $400.
Dealer Joe’s
“On the subject of our reusable luggage, our clients have made themselves abundantly clear: the smaller the tote, the larger the feeling,” the product web page reads. “Final 12 months, after we launched our Mini Canvas Totes, we had been so pleasantly shocked by their rapturous reception that we’re bringing in much more Mini Totes, this time in a sequence of Pastel shades to herald the start of spring.”
The totes, that are 13 x 11 x 6 in, hit shops in February 2024 and shortly grew to become a viral sensation, with clients desperate to take it residence. On the time, the blue, inexperienced, purple and yellow totes incited a frenzy. The totes had been then re-released in September 2024.
However as a consequence of their excessive demand the primary time — and clients reselling for a lot greater costs — sure shops across the nation determined to implement buying limits.
On the time, a Dealer Joe’s consultant responded to the steep value surge in an announcement to PEOPLE.
“Our Mini Canvas Tote Baggage definitely bought extra shortly than we anticipated. Earlier than we had the chance to advertise them in any manner, clients throughout the nation discovered them at their neighborhood Dealer Joe’s,” stated the spokesperson. “Our clients, in our shops, are our focus; we don’t endorse the re-sale of any of our merchandise, anyplace.”
Dealer Joe’s
The grocery retailer additionally launched a $3.99 mini insulated tote bag in June 2024. The insulated tote bag can carry a six-pack of drinks or suit your lunch, in line with the product web page.
Just like the canvas tote, and regardless of the shop’s greatest efforts, some clients resold the baggage past retail value, starting from $30 to $155.
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A Dealer Joe’s consultant didn’t instantly reply to PEOPLE’s request for extra data on Tuesday.

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