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A TikTok video speculating about how old the snacks at T.J. Maxx are has gone viral with 3.1 million views so far. The viral video has started a debate among viewers with varying opinions on the snacks offered through the retailer.
The viral video was uploaded by @brofan1ty and featured music along with a seven-second video showing the snack options in a T.J. Maxx store. "All the snacks at T.J. Maxx gotta be historic, like years old," The video read in a comment while panning up from the floor and showcasing the items on the shelves down an aisle. "That stuff don't look right." The TikToker gave a good look at the shelves before panning back down to the floor as the video cut off.
The first T.J. Maxx store was opened in 1977 according to the TJX Companies, Inc. website. Statista reports there were 1,271 T.J. Maxx locations worldwide as of 2021.
The viral TikTok video has people talking about T.J. Maxx's snacks with some viewers appreciating them and saying they eat them while others don't seem agreeable to them at all. 437,000 people have liked the post while over 5,600 people have commented on it.
"As a former employee, they were old," one TikToker wrote. Another former employee also added to "avoid the food."
However, another former employee gave a conflicting report. "They are not old or expired," they said. "Just overstock product that they send to us."
Another TikToker who claimed to be a current employee wrote that the snacks "aren't old," and said they check expiration dates too.
One viewer admitted their "brain doesn't register" the snacks "as edible food," adding, "I look at the snacks here the same way I look at those old jars of pickled olives for decoration."
"It blows my mind some people actually buy food from there," a TikToker wrote about the situation.
Another viewer pondered the question, "who gets food from a clothing place?"
But some people appreciate the snacks found in the aisles of T.J. Maxx. "They still are the best-tasting things I've ever eaten," someone said in a comment.
"Okay but you will find the best snack ever in there and never see it again in your life," another TikTok user added as well.
One viewer seemed to agree with the positive sentiments, saying, "Some of the stuff is the best things my taste buds have come across."
Newsweek reached out to T.J. Maxx for comment but hadn't heard back at the time of publication.
