The Clopen Effect

The Clopen Effect

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The Clopen Effect episodes

  • Know When to Fold Them

    Meredith is writing a book and Cassandra calls her an overachiever, 5 reasons you may want to quit your job are: you need more room to grow, you're experiencing troubles with your boss, you feel undervalued, you feel unmotivated, and you notice a high turnover rate, Cassandra is always setting up displays, when pallets hide in the backroom, we share our listener's reasons for leaving a job, our managing styles, Cassandra still remembers misspelling a word on her resume, you are capable, another company would be very lucky to have you, and we end this episode by singing a Kenny Rogers' song

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    37 min
  • Wealth, Wine and Waxing

    Huge announcement on this episode but keep listening anyway!

    Also, what did people eat years ago? How did they get their food? How did they preserve and cook? What time did they eat dinner? Who invented baking powder, baking soda, wine, wax and burritos!? What was sold in a General Store? What did the word Grocery mean back in the day? Who invented the freezer? How old is soup? Edible candles?

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    35 min
  • Tacos, Nuggets, and Bean Burritos

    Top 50 fast food restaurants from QSR Magazine and our listeners' favorite places, listen to the Anxiety Makes Me Poop podcast, and bridezillas

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    34 min
  • 'United States of Amazon' - Melissa S

    We asked you 'Which popular jobs in the 1950s are almost gone today?' and we share your answers! Also, '20 jobs in the 1950s that are almost gone today' from Business Insider

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    33 min
  • Taking Trips and Skipping Shifts

    Meredith was not quite feeling it the last 2 weeks, Cassandra hopes everyone has taken most of their vacation time, the boss that denied days off, spending time with family and friends, take more than just a long weekend, the job was there before you and it will be there after you, don't love the job, love what the job gives you, Cassandra had no days off for 12 years, Jen went into labor and Cassandra didn't feel like working, our sad animal stories

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    45 min
  • Be Safe, Use Condiments

    Unedited - Coughs, mistakes, and all!

    The top 30ish condiments used in 2023, reading the responses from our socials, we really shouldn't be using ketchup after the age of 12, Meredith can't talk about pig roasts, 'compliments', why there is a shortage of Sriracha

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    37 min
  • When You're with Katie, You're Family

    Come tour Italy with Katie and the Clopen Gals! Learn a little about Florence, Italy and a lot about Katie's travels and credit card use. Katie is a great storyteller, shares funny stories of relationships and her love of Italy. Thank you for listening!

    Vieni in giro per l'Italia con Katie e le Clopen Gals! Impara qualcosa su Firenze, l'Italia e molto sui viaggi di Katie e sull'uso della carta di credito. Katie è una grande narratrice, condivide storie divertenti di relazioni e il suo amore per l'Italia. Grazie per ascoltare!

    Katie's website here: trulyitaly.tours

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    1 hr 14 min
  • This is Your Sign

    Why do we want every town to look the same?, highway signs and Cassandra's conspiracy theory, blue Toyota, colors of the alerts, Silver alert is issued for older adults with cognitive impairment, Amber alert (AMBER stands for America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response, The acronym was created as a legacy to 9- year-old Amber Hagerman), Blue alert is issued and warns about violet offenders, Camo alert is issued for military with PTSD started in 2019, Clear alert assists in missing adults (TX), Purple alert is issued to search for a missing person, funny signs that we've seen on the highway, highway driving stories

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    40 min
  • 24 Hours or $25

    24 hour cancellation notices and policies, wood burning gifts and slate coasters are the best, you can only use our logo and sayings if you are giving us the item as a gift, we live on coffee, Johnny's 'wig' and the dunk tank, Cassandra gets all her news from the Tok, she didn't want rainbow air, we will be owning a venue in the future

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    38 min
  • Scan This For a Good Time

    Cassandra talks about paying the taco truck people, Meredith took Benadryl prior to recording, we talk the difference between SKUs, UPCs and Barcodes and how they are created, dad still has a flip phone, barcode generator and shapes, Aldi barcodes, inventory, the alien RV, AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY CASSANDRA!

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    39 min

About The Clopen Effect

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Welcome to The Clopen Effect, a Funny Retail Podcast! Join us every week as we share our lives working in retail. Our lineup features fantastic guests, including local business owners, seasoned retail professionals, and the occasional surprise musician and artist. We're Basically Famous®!