Devin and Andy break down their visit to PARTEA, a store in the East Village with arcade crane claw games, toy vending machines, mystery boxes, as well as bubble tea and chicken sandwiches. Is this place selling stuffies, entertainment, food, or lessons in handling frustration? How high-concept can a store get and still be a store? What’s the ideal crane game inventory? Would Partea be better off going all-Gashapon?

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