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The Trader Joe’s mini tote bags first dropped at the grocer in March, and shoppers went absolutely crazy for them. Some stores were totally flooded with a frenzy of customers hoping to add one to their cart. They were sold for a limited time, and there’s since been hundreds of eBay listings marking the bags up 3 to 4 (and even 6) times their original price.

According to the Trader Joe’s website, the canvas mini tote bags are crafted from a “heavy duty” blend of 65% cotton and 35% polyester. Made to be a scaled-down version of their original canvas totes, the mini bags still boast “long, comfortable handles” to help you carry your grocery hauls comfortably.

They come in four “vibrant” colors: navy, yellow, red, or forest green, and measure about 13 inches long, 11 inches tall, and 6 inches wide. The Trader Joe’s mini tote bags also feature a single side pocket to set aside certain items. They retail for just $2.99.

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Trader Joe’s mini tote bags are rumored to return to stores on September 18, but right now, there’s really no telling if there will be another crazy customer frenzy for buying them. Based on previous drops, these limited-time items will certainly stir up some substantial hype, so if you want to snag one, it might be a good idea to stop in at your closest TJ’s the minute they open on September 18.

Many stores typically open around 8am, but make sure to check your local location’s hours beforehand. More importantly, when you arrive, act appropriately and ensure you’re respecting the workers there!

Pumpkin & Spice Snickerdoodle Cookie Mix

Of course, it wouldn't be fall at Trader Joe's without some solid pumpkin snacks! All this pre-made cookie mix requires is a stick of butter, an egg, and a tablespoon of cold milk to create some delicious chewy-in-the-center, crisp-at-the-edges sweets!

Savory Squash Pastry Bites

Pivoting from pumpkin to squash, these savory pastry bites would make an exceptional party snack! Each piece is loaded with pumpkin, butternut squash, mascarpone, ricotta, feta, and Parmesan cheeses, then finished off with a few chopped chives. They bake in the oven for only 12 minutes so you can quickly get to snackin'.

Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese

This ooey-gooey frozen mac gets the autumnal treatment with gouda, cheddar, and Parmesan cheeses and a cozy lineup of fall spices like sage, nutmeg, and thyme. It's ideal for an easy weeknight lunch or side dish at dinnertime.

Pumpkin Loaf

If you, like me, are a total fiend for Starbucks' pumpkin loaf, you'll definitely want to pick up this pre-baked treat on your next TJ's run. This way, you can enjoy a slice every single day (and not have to pay $4 per piece – this entire pick is just $5)!

All Butter Apple Shortbread Cookies

These buttery shortbread cookies take on a very authentic apple flavor, being made with dried apples and apple juice concentrate. They're even embossed with a cute lil' apple shape before being baked to up the ante. These taste immaculate alongside a hot morning coffee or PSL!

Barebells Pumpkin Spice Protein Bar

For the peeps who prioritize protein, Trader Joe's has the perfect pumpkin snack for you! This spiced protein bar contains a whopping 20 grams of protein to fuel you anytime, from breakfast to post-workout.

Cinnamon Roll Blondie Bar Baking Mix

In addition to pumpkin, squash, and apple, cinnamon is a sure staple when it comes to fall food. This is just one of Trader Joe's baking mixes that hits all the fall feels! Just add eggs, butter, and water to yield some ahh-mazing blondies to pair with the rest of your fall snack spread.

Pumpkin Spiced Teeny Tiny Pretzels

These pumpkin-y pretzels are a reliable on-the-go fall snack since you can reseal the bag time after time! Small salty pretzels get smothered in a pumpkin spice-infused yogurt coating before getting sprinkled with pumpkin seeds and a tiny bit of lemon peel that complements the flavors perfectly!

Autumnal Harvest Soup

I just have to buy this soup every fall. It's like a fall-ified version of your average tomato soup, and it's entirely too tasty! It's also a super easy snack or meal to make, too, since you can simmer it for a few minutes on the stove or even pop it in the microwave before it's ready to be spooned and devoured.

Fall Leaf Corn Tortilla Chips

These leaf-shaped tortilla chips are such a cute snack to ring in the fall season with. They earn their color from natural food dyes, so you can feel good about eating them, too! Trader Joe's is always stocked up with fun sauces and dips, and these will pair really well with virtually any one you choose.

Fall Harvest Salsa

In addition to all those TJ's sauces and dips, this new fall-themed salsa will also work great with the Fall Leaf Corn Tortilla Chips! It's packed with fire-roasted tomatillos, honey-roasted pumpkin chunks, diced butternut squash, jalapeños, chopped sweet apples, honey, vinegar, and lime for a sweet, tangy, and addictively spicy flavor.

Pumpkin Butter

Bring on the pumpkin butter! This item is an absolute must when it comes to Trader Joe's fall snacks. You can spread it on sourdough toast or pour some atop a melty bed of baked brie for a killer fall appetizer. It's smooth, light, and sweet, all while highlighting a huge load of pumpkin flavor.

Pumpkin Spice Mini Sheet Cake

Joining TJ's sheet cake lineup just in time for fall is this delish pumpkin spice iteration that features a moist cake layer smothered in a rich cream cheese frosting. It has the perfect cake-to-icing ratio to please every sweet tooth under the sun!

Pumpkin Spice Chardonnay

Wine is a snack, right? Right?! Asking for a friend here. If anything, this $7 pumpkin-spiced Chardonnay complements any Trader Joe's fall snacks with notes of pumpkin, nutmeg, clove, and cinnamon. I need to cozy up on the couch with this bottle immediately!

But even Larson has days she feels off, saying she knows that feeling "very well," and whether it's seasonal blues or mental health days, she knows routine is where she thrives — and seasonal affective disorder lamps. "Light is a big game changer for me because I grew up in California," she says.

To engage her other senses, she relies on movement, breathing techniques, and temperature changes to keep in touch with her body. "A hot bath, a cold shower, both — anything that sort of wakes your brain up and kind of jolts it," she says. "I have a pretty demanding schedule and I truly don't have room to not feel like I'm present in my life. And so you come up with ways to figure out how to do that."

That includes everything from drinking plenty of water and prioritizing sleep to packing foam rollers and bands in her carry on. "It looks like a clown bag!" she says. "I always do [those exercises] every morning because even if I don't want to do it, which I always don't want to do it, I feel a lot better after I do it."

Admittedly, that's exactly how I feel some days about making breakfast — but a powerhouse like Larson knows how important fueling our bodies is. "Pretty consistently I'm having an egg, like a breakfast sandwich, egg on toast first thing in the morning," she says. "I can't think beyond that for breakfast because I wake up so early. It's like there's no creativity happening in the morning. I'm sorry. No."

And while her mornings are all about wellness, her evenings are all about getting cozy, and she tells me her dream night in includes playing a new video game, wearing Gelato Pique sweatpants, and ordering Thai food. But when she's in the kitchen? "I've been making pasta and sausage quite a bit and I make tacos quite a bit. I mean, I kind of just do like protein and veggies and a little bit of a carb," she says.

Cozy nights in wouldn't be the same without a movie, and there's a very good chance you've seen Larson on your screen recently, whether you're rewatching Captain Marvel, 13 Going on 30, or Lessons in Chemistry. But how does the actress consistently choose such beautiful, inspiring pieces to work on? She equates the feeling to having a crush.

"When I feel like [a story] hits something that lives so truthfully in me that I just want to know if it's true to other people," she says. "I just know that we all have more that's the same than different...Film and television, it lives in a way that is beyond me physically. So I'm here talking to you, but anybody can be watching whatever they want. And so I try my best to think through what the pieces are saying so that they go out in the world and I don't get to be at the end of it and explain it or tell people what to feel or what to take from it. It lives a life outside of me. So I try and make sure that it has a complete message in it that I feel like I'll be able to live with for the rest of my life."

Just like Carol Danvers and Elizabeth Zott empower so many viewers, Brie Larson says she feels empowered by her own Hollywood heroes. "Earlier in my career, like when I was trying to visualize what kind of career I wanted, it was Toni Colette and she's still a hero of mine, but she was truly the one that I was like, 'I want to disappear into characters the way she does.'"

"There's so many incredible [actors]," she continues. "Some of them are people that are more my age and some are older than me. But that's the fun part of my job is that there's so many good people and so many things that are getting made. And so it just feels like we're constantly kind of maneuvering, and when they take on certain roles and represent certain things, it frees up for other people to do other things. And so we kind of all work as a unit."

One movie on the horizon that I'm excited for is Mattel's new American Girl movie. Like many 80s and 90s kids, Brie Larson loved American Girl dolls — and borrowed her stage name from pioneer Kirsten Larson! And just like the rest of us AG kids, she tells me she can't wait for the movie. "I've also seen that there's going to be adult Halloween costumes, which I'm also very excited about," she says. Will she be grabbing a Kirsten one for herself? "I just might!"

Q+A With Brie Larson

What's the first thing you did after you won your Oscar?

I probably drank champagne...I drank champagne and I put sneakers on, and then I went to the airport.

What's the best piece of advice you've received?

"When I think I know, I miss so much." We all get stuck in these things — I think an easy one to think about is like, you're in a fight with your sibling or your partner, and you are just so right in how angry you are. And then maybe the next day you wake up and you're like, "Maybe there was another side to that." And so we miss things when we're in a space where we believe that we know. Having an openness to what something can be or that things can be different than what you think makes things easier.

What's on your holiday bucket list?

I love the holidays. Because I'm in California, I really am looking forward to this year having a chilly winter. I love a cold winter, cozy winter. I love Christmas markets, so I'll definitely hit things like that. All the little holiday markets pop up around, yeah, it's just like a rare time when everybody is resting at the same time.

What are you watching, reading and listening to right now?

Okay. I am reading a book called Patricia Wants To Cuddle. I am watching Love is Blind season 7 because I am not silly. And listening to Chappell Roan, obviously.