A Trader Joe's Crew Member Reveals What It Means When They Ring the Bell (2024)

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A Trader Joe's Crew Member Reveals What It Means When They Ring the Bell? ›

The number of rings holds a message for store employees. One bell signals that it's busy and it's time to open another register. Two bells mean there are questions at the checkout. When three bells ring, they're summoning a manager, reports the company.

The number of rings holds a message for store employees. One bell signals that it's busy and it's time to open another register. Two bells mean there are questions at the checkout. When three bells ring, they're summoning a manager, reports the company.

ring the bell in American English

US. Informal. to achieve a success. originally in allusion to hitting the bull's-eye and so causing a bell to ring in target shooting. See full dictionary entry for ring.

The secrets to Trader Joe's success are pretty simple and not all that secret: smaller stores with a limited number of SKUs, a friendly, playful atmosphere, helpful employees, aggressively competitive pricing, and most importantly, the food. It's Trader Joe's focus on food that makes the rest of it work.

If you say that something rings a bell, you mean that it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is.

Measure time onboard ship. One bell sounds for each half hour. One bell means 12:30, two bells mean 1:00, three bells mean 1:30, and so on until 4:00 (eight bells).

In the past, sales managers installed an actual bell in their department. Each time a sale was made made, the manager rang the bell to celebrate and ensure that every team member knew. Sales people are competitive by nature. Ringing a bell in their honor is a challenge worth striving for.

This expression is often used negatively (to mean that something doesn't sound familiar, e.g. “the name doesn't ring any bells”) and as a question, to ask if someone remembers something (e.g. “does the name Peter Smith ring any bells?”).

When a sailor has died he or she can be honoured with the sounding of eight bells; meaning "end of the watch". The term "eight bells" can also be used in an obituary, as a nautical euphemism for finished.

If something doesn't ring a bell, it doesn't cause you to remember anything. You don't think you have heard about it. In this expression, the bell is your memory. If you think about it, a bell gets people's attention. If something rings a bell, your attention focuses on the memory.

Do Trader Joe's employees flirt? ›

The company's CEO understands why you may think that. In a recent episode on the Inside Trader Joe's podcast, CEO Bryan Palbaum addressed the rumors that employees are trained to flirt with customers and said it's just that – a rumor.

Mates and merchants

Instead of calling their workers employees, Trader Joe's has nautical titles for positions. crew members are entry-level workers. Merchants are crew members who've received recognition for stellar customer service.

Through our Neighborhood Shares program it's been our long-running policy to donate 100% of products that go unsold but are safe for consumption to local food banks & other non-profit food recovery partners.

A death knell is the ringing of a church bell to announce the death of a person. Historically, it was the second of three bells rung around death, the first being the passing bell to warn of impending death, and the last was the lych bell or corpse bell, which survives today as the funeral toll.

I would say 'ring a bell with you'. I would use it only for the sorts of things we use to identify a person or thing --- their face, their name, the description of an event. I would not use it for the person themselves. I wouldn't say "Does he ring a bell with you?"

Trading floor bells are more than just a colorful tradition. They are critical to the orderly functioning of the marketplace, assuring that no trades take place before the opening or after the close.

As for who gets the privilege of ringing the New York Stock Exchange's opening bell, it is primarily reserved for companies listed on the NYSE, though political figures, celebrities, and athletes also ring the bell on occasion (and draw a lot of attention when they do).

In a bar, a last call (last orders) is an announcement made shortly before the bar closes for the night, informing patrons of their last chance to buy alcoholic beverages. There are various means to make the signal, like ringing a bell, flashing the lights, or announcing verbally.

The exact history of the last orders bell isn't totally clear. Up until 2005, restrictions dating back to wartime meant that pub hours were limited to morning, afternoon, and evening sessions. And traditionally sessions were closed with a bell ring and the announcement: “Time, gentleman please.”