Devin and Andy discuss and rate their visit to Hershey's Chocolate World in NYC, after a stop at the Krispy Kreme Flagship. How is a donut like cole slaw? How important are those fun-size bars Hershey hands out at the door? Can you tell if the employee vibe is genuine? Can fractals be explained by the point-of-purchase line at Hershey's, and vice-versa? Are these the most reasonable prices in Times Square? What's the real meaning of the debate over Twizzlers? Is Fruit-Stripe gum quick to lose flavor...by design? Is Reese's Puffs the best cereal...in the universe??

Music by⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠, art by⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠, production assistance by Skye MacLeod. Contact [email protected]

Devin and Andy discuss and rate their visit to the LEGO Store in Manhattan's Rockefeller Center, one of around 100 LEGO stores in the US. Does the store do justice to the brand?

When you step barefoot on a LEGO now, are you really stepping into a tradition, a community? Are we at Peak Lego? Is it okay to call them "Legos"? Were did all the hat and hair pieces in the minifig bins go? LEGO appreciation-wise, are you better off in the store, or with a cup of Ralph's Coffee, a LEGO character encyclopedia, and a view of St. Patrick's Cathedral?

a LEGO set discussed: Bro Thor LEGO

LEGO sets that should have been discussed: Rockefeller, NES, Nova's Room

Music by⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠, art by⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠, production assistance by Skye MacLeod. Contact [email protected]

Devin and Andy discuss and rate their visit to the Nintendo Store in Rockefeller Center. Is going to Ace’s Pizza like visiting The Oracle? What would John D. Rockefeller make of the disappearance of public seating in the center bearing his name? Should candy cigarettes be more realistic-looking? What can we divine from the curious balance of TV show merch at the NBC store? What if you could actually slide down the big Mario flagpole? Would you trust your device to the Donkey Kong charging barrel? Should it be The Legend of Link? How would an Atari flagship look? What’s the ideal Nintendo plushie?

Music by ⁠Jed Becker⁠, art by ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠, production assistance by Skye MacLeod. Contact [email protected]

Devin and Andy discuss and rate their time browsing the online marketplace Temu. Is this whole site a dream? If so, who or what is doing the dreaming? Amazon? The web itself? The year 1987? An old comic book prize page that got mixed up with some infomercial DNA?

Are you more in the market for tiny spy cameras, or tiny spy camera detectors? Does this site contain the absolute zenith of melon-slicing gadgetry? Are you one jawline enhancer purchase away from becoming a GigaChad? Should grandparents convey love for their grandchildren via emotional poems on footballs? What's more fun than realistic miniatures of familiar items?

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Music by ⁠Jed Becker⁠, art by ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠, production assistance by Skye MacLeod. Contact [email protected]

Devin and Andy visit an Old Navy store around Halloween, but there's a lot of Xmas merchandise, so it feels like the winter holiday season. Do we miss when Old Navy had lunch counters, and sold sweaters packaged like ground beef? Are all the dad styles here for dads, or for kids biting dad style? Will Andy find a way to mention Razzles in every episode? Will Devin's theory about Simpson's tees undermine the very foundation of authentic licensed merchandise??

1995 NYT story about opening of Old Navy flagship

A couple Old Navy ads: Vacation, Morgan Fairchild

Music by⁠ Jed Becker⁠⁠, Art by⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley, production assistance by Skye MacLeod. [email protected]

Devin and Andy pay an October visit to Barnes & Noble owned gift/stationery store Paper Source. They knock their heads against the question of whether gift wrap can itself be a gift. Are reviewers too hard on a tiny novelty turntable? What is the best item of clothing on which to announce an affection for bowel movements? Is Jenga more about competition, or cooperation?

Why do these two seem to think the royal memoir Spare came out years ago, when it was in fact early 2023? Is time not as consistent as calendars would have us believe? Are Dots appropriately priced? What will be the next usually inexpensive product to boldly break the 10 dollar barrier? 

Music by Jed Becker⁠, Art by ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠, production assistance by Skye MacLeod

Devin and Andy review Rite Aid after a Halloween season visit. Will it live up to an adolescent love of chain drug stores? How long can these two talk about their seasonal aisle season rankings? Would you ask a store associate to unlock the toothpaste for you? Did America lose its way when front bench seats in cars started disappearing?

We'll also hear about Devin's ice cream "heist," and thoughts on Tato Skins and Tato Skins t-shirts.

Music by Jed Becker, Art by Margaret Flatley, production assistance by Skye MacLeod

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