It dinged twice and from afar someone yelled, “Two bells!”

My son is now 10 and we are still TJ’s fans.

(TJ’s employees are called crew and managers are called captains.

Trader Joe’s bell at check out counter

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Both the names and the bells are a nod to the store’s nautical theme.)

Two Dings!

“Two bells mean I have a question or I need assistance with a product.

Trader Joe’s storefront with bell

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I would say of all the bell ringing, I hear two bells the most often.”

Three Dings!

The customer right before you had a credit card that wouldn’t scan.

We tried so many times, but it just wouldn’t work.

I called the captain over with three bells.

Of course the moment she got here the card worked."

Four Dings!

Four rings mean “all hands on deck” and it’s used for the busiest times.