Episode 22 (00:01.038)
Loren I have trust issues now. Third time's a charm, baby. You wanna do your noise?

Houston, we have a problem. For those of you who don't know, that was supposed to be a can opening. Sorry, I will motion it for you to see. It was so much more realistic now. Thank you, because you got the visual. Now I've only the listeners. you're feeling me up Priscilla? Touched me. You're not supposed to tell people. She touched my leg. Got warm in here.

Episode 22 (00:39.47)
So, you guys are gonna have to bear with us. This is gonna be an episode because it's not our first time. This is not our second time. This is our third time trying to record tonight and we are fucking killing it. I'm losing my shit, man. I'm losing it. Hey, hey, this is gonna be a fun episode because the way that we are right now after having recorded not once, not twice, but now three times, we're gonna...

create some great fucking content. Okay. All right. So do you remember all the shit we talked about? No. Okay. Cool. Cool. Cool. Cool. Cool. So we spent like 20 minutes shooting the shit talking on the first episode and Priscilla brought her first item to me. Thank God Priscilla brought her first item to me because out of the ordinary, which usually we're just here for pictures and shit, Priscilla's fucking genius ass.

brought us a video and then we realized, hey, that's not working. So we have 20 minutes of me just talking to myself. Well, so like, and when she says it's not working, like it was playing, but the audio wasn't coming through on our headphones. I was like, that's fine. We'll just, we'll recap for people what you saw. But then as Loren's watching it and like taking it in,

I'm going into a deep dive in my mind like, why doesn't that work? Something's wrong. And immediately I was like, no, I'm not being recorded right now. That's it. That's all I needed. Yeah. 20 minutes in. Thank God for that video. Cause we would have went our full at least hour depending on where we go with our squirrels and our rabbit holes. So thank God for that video. What, what, what stories? Okay. So.

I told the tales of my vacation and how I got wounded. I'm fine. It's just a flesh wound. It's just a couple flesh wounds. I told the tales of that. I told the tales of finding an ambulance with Reeves County on it, which is where your lovely son was conceived and got his name.

Episode 22 (03:02.542)
Yeah. So I guess I can give a little bit of that background. Okay. So Priscilla on vacation, she saw an ambulance and she sent me a picture of the ambulance and it said Reeves County on it. And I got super excited because yes, that is where my son was conceived and that's how he got his name. Yep. Exactly. Which Priscilla pretty much literally just said, and I just repeated everything that she said. Quit woman -splaining me, woman. Yeah, I know. F***g d**k. But yes.

But yeah, so then after that went into how cool I thought it was when you found out you were pregnant and you revealed it to the office with a Halloween costume. Yes, yes. And she wore a black shirt with a little skeleton baby on the tummy and made a full X -ray.

machine and just wore that around the office. That part of that story was it took people way too long to figure it out. I think they just like glanced at you. Like they looked at your face, not everything else. They weren't putting two and two together. They weren't trying to put two and two together. And it wasn't until the slideshow went out of everyone's costumes that they were like, gotta figure out why she did that now. So I guess a little bit of background just so you guys know where we're at.

going is the office that we used to work at, they had like a Halloween costume contest that they would do. So they would go around the office and everybody would take their picture of their costume and then they would compile it into a slideshow for everybody to see so they could vote on who had the best costume. I think it was best costume and then like most creative costume. I think those were the two options that they came up with. And then the whole office would vote and HR would tally up.

winnings. It was rigged. Yeah, it was rigged. I mean, no, I mean, if it was rigged, I would have won. Yeah, that's actually that's very true. You're pretty tight with HR. You would have won. But no, it was just like this one person kept winning year after year for having props that they bought. And that just we were like, that's a bummer. I mean, kudos to those who like, okay. And no, when we say

Episode 22 (05:22.222)
props that they bought. It wasn't like cosplay level. It was, I saw this, let's say like one year they dressed like Darth Vader. So they bought the mask and they bought a lightsaber and in a cloak? Cape? Cape. Cloak? Whatever. They bought those three things and that was their costume. And that was, that's what won them. And we were like, okay. Just other people put in...

different kinds of energy and effort. Like that one guy in the office would go all out. He would like have all of the stuff to his whole entire setup. Like he came in before he went, I think you said on his honeymoon and set up a whole fricking thing to try to win. And he had been like slowly setting stuff up. Yeah. So people wouldn't notice. Yeah. Yeah.

And he still didn't win. I know. And then there was a other time that he like 3D printed some of his props that he needed and like, and just use stuff he already had and it like worked out really well. And it was original. I think that's the difference is he was creative and original. And I think those ones should top the just I store bought a basic costume. Yeah.

So I would say he was a lot closer to cosplaying than anybody too. yeah, I agree. Yeah, we shared those stories and many others and a golden treasure chest that is lost in our memories. And we only can hear half of the stories that we told, so there's not really much to be told. I will say though.

One thing that I'm glad I brought up fire trucks because then we got onto the topic while we were off air about Tacoma FD. Yes. And now all I can think of is the word soft It's so soft. So soft. It's soft. I love that word. I do too. So freaking funny. Such a good show. It is. I don't know what episode or season we're on. Is there only two seasons? I think there's three now. there's three now? I think so.

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then maybe we are on season two. We just started watching it. I think it's very funny. It's a great one. I mean, I love those guys, Broken Lizard guys. They make the best movies. Yeah, they do. And we're not even counting the newest Super Troopers. I'm talking OG. I'm talking Flamin' Salmon. Beer Fest. All of them. Yeah. Fucking classics. That's my jam, man.

The classic Comedy Central movies. Yes. Where you would spend a Saturday just like watching movies, binging. Yeah, like what's on there? Grandma's Boy? Done. All right. I know where my next two hours are being. Say no more. Yeah, totally. Also with Takoma FD, I think Ike is my spirit animal. The man fucking cracks me up. he's special. He's so special. But he's so funny. Like he'll try to be a part and like say like,

all of the cool things that they're saying and then he'll be like, well, yeah. And we have all been there. a thousand percent. And that poor man, he does his best to be a good person. And it just kind of comes back into his face where like, I don't want to spoil anything for you for like later on, but like, I don't know, he just, he gets himself into kerfuffles. I believe it. Where you're just like, honey. Ike. Yeah, literally like...

honey. No. Yeah, I like it. Very relatable. Yeah. Very. So I'm a big fan of that show. And in season two, Jeff says Ike's hair looks like a dinosaur because he did like spikes up the top and then spikes down the back and he was like, he looks like a dinosaur. So now we want to do Reeves hair like that. Any other shows you're watching lately? So Jeff will only watch one show at a time.

We cannot have multiple shows going at the same time because when he gets committed, he commits. And it's different now because he used to work in the oil field type deal. So when he came back for two weeks, I think it made definitely even more sense then to commit, commit because y 'all were watching stuff together. And now that he's home more often, it's like...

Episode 22 (09:49.134)
I guess y 'all go through stuff faster. Yeah, we do. We go through stuff a lot faster. But we can't watch multiple things at once. It's either we stick to one show or we watch a movie. There's no in between. We really don't watch that much TV, to be honest. So we're terrible. We constantly have kid stuff on all the time or playing in the background all the time. And Reeves pretty much controls what we watch. So...

Even though the TV is on in the background, we're not necessarily watching or paying attention or we get freaking kids songs stuck in our head and then we're just like cleaning the house, singing some crazy shit or So here's the story. Mother's Day, I told Jeff, I said, we're not doing fucking shit. I said, I'm not doing nothing. I said, if we want to be productive.

Let's be productive today. Tomorrow is my day. I am not doing anything. I'm not cleaning. I'm not doing laundry. I'm not doing shit. So like we were super productive on Saturday. I can't tell you what we did because I really honestly don't remember what I did yesterday, let alone whenever Mother's Day was. Was that last weekend? Yes. shit. Yep. Don't remember. But then Mother's Day, I wake up. I...

Like, Jeff let me sleep in, it was glorious. I go out, Jeff's making breakfast. He always goes all out and makes like a massive breakfast for me on Mother's Day. Breakfast is my favorite food. I could eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Like, if you're not eating breakfast for dinner, what are you even doing here? Do you eat breakfast for dinner, right, Priscilla? Sure. You don't, you don't... Girl, I eat girl dinner, okay? But will you eat breakfast for dinner? yeah. I mean, I'll...

I'll eat it. Yeah, I just don't go out of my way for it. That's all. Okay. Jeff does not like breakfast for dinner. Whereas like I am breakfast for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I could eat it. It's your treat. Yes. I love breakfast for dinner. But Jeff is like, no, you need real food for dinner. So I get spolt and get like a big, huge brunch or whatever it may be on Mother's Day. I get a gift. It's the best gift ever. Super excited. Love everything. And then...

Episode 22 (12:09.07)
We were going to go out to brunch with the family, but those plans ended up falling through and it didn't work out. But then I was like, I don't want to do shit today. It's raining. It's glorious. We're not doing anything. Tell me why I go in the house. My kid drops all this food on the floor, starts eating off the floor. And I was like, we should clean the house. my God. Why would you do that to yourself? I just got into a fit. Have you ever gotten to a cleaning fit? No. for real? Ever?

Listen, my brain works differently. yeah. Sometimes it just like in it. It, you know how like some people run to relieve stress? Yeah. I'm not that person. I fucking hate running, but sometimes I clean to relieve stress. OK. Yeah. So Jeff and I got into a cleaning fit and Jeff was like, you don't have to clean. And I was like, no, it's OK. I'm enjoying it. I like vacuuming. I'm a weirdo. I know. I thoroughly enjoy vacuuming. It's just vacuuming.

So Reeves did not want to be inside. He wanted to be outside because we had a breakfast outside. And he found an Amazon box and I was like, cool, play in the Amazon box. I put this kid in the Amazon box, gave him some snacks, put on the TV and I got to clean. He left me alone. Just sat in his Amazon box, happier than a pig and shit. I do have to ask you. Yeah.

Was your story that you got to clean? No, I was putting the kid in the Amazon box. Okay. I was worried. I was like, was that your highlight? No, I think I had more off of the Amazon box that I was going off of. I think I was going off of like the ways to distract your kid and keep your kid occupied. boxes. Yeah, empty boxes. They're like cats. Yeah. Full on. Full on. So I put him in the box and I put monsters on and he watched Monsters Inc.

and left me alone, played with my kitchen tongs and his box. Yep. Little stinker. Yeah. Fucking stinker man. So, as for me and watching things, I can watch many things at one time. For real? I think I can easier, but Jeff is a no -go. That's fair. That's very fair. I think Cole would be the same. I'm just the one who like, it's a vibe, like I have to be in the right mood.

Episode 22 (14:36.43)
Sometimes I feel bad for Cole. He has to put up with me being like, no, it is not the mood for that right now. And he's like, I didn't know there was a mood. I'm like, there's always a mood. There's always a mood. I need that social battery button today. Yeah, right. So, lately I've been swapping out two shows. You've been swapping out two shows? Like one and then the other. Okay. And the first one...

They're both on Paramount Plus, although one of them is on multiple things. OK. The first one is called So Help Me Todd. It's pretty good. So it's got that guy from Pitch Perfect. Is that the lawyer one? Yeah. I've seen some previews for it. I really like it. Yeah, I really like it. OK. I'm pretty picky with my shows. Like you can ask Cole. I pick good shows.

You do. I know I am fully aware that you pick good shows because every show that you have ever put me on, I've never been disappointed. Never not once. I'm like really picky on who I advise to watch what. Like, you know, you want to pick it for them just right. So like I don't tell everybody about everything because I'm like, I don't think that'll be their vibe. And then they're going to question my suggestions and I don't want them to question my suggestions. You're fucking legit. Yeah, I'm very legit.

Well, you've never not once disappointed me. So, I really like this show. I'm on a binge on it. I know they've got two seasons, so I'm binging it low key. But then I do try to get myself breaks. But it is becoming my calm time show. Where it's one of those shows where it always ends up fine. So, I like the... They have issues or solving issues and it ends up fine.

It always buffs out. It always buffs out. So I've been watching that. OK. And I've been watching season six specifically of RuPaul's Drag Race. Shut up. For real? Yeah. Why season six specifically? You started late? Like, wait. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. I need some background here, Priscilla. OK, so I started watching RuPaul like for...

Episode 22 (16:51.566)
ago, right? But like ever so often. Okay. And season six stood out to me the most. Okay. Because Bianca comes out on season six. Okay. Bianca Del Rio is my fave. Bianca Del Rio is, she's my girl. So are you going to be mad at me if I don't know who that is? No. Okay, cool. I'll show you clips later. Okay. You're gonna love her. So,

She's sassy and she is quick -witted and just mean. But like good mean, like comedic mean. So, love Bianca. And Bianca comes on season six and I was reminded of this through Grateful TikTok and other social media where just like clips started popping up and I was like...

That's right. those were good days. And so then I just like hop back over to season six and I was like, I just want to rewatch it again. And then I'm going to rewatch everything else that Bianca's on. It's fine. Because Bianca also has like two movies on Netflix. I think it's like Hurricane Bianca and something else. okay. I'm a weirdo and I don't like jumping into any type of show in a later season. I get that. But RuPaul's different because...

The Drag Race is different every time. Yeah, that's true. So it's one of those like, you're getting new people anyways. Yeah, that's true. So I'm a fan of... Only with those kinds of shows can I jump in in the middle. But especially in this one where I was going for a specific contestant. I just really want to watch them and their funniness. Okay, yeah. That tracks because every so often Jeff and I will watch Hell's Kitchen.

And that is definitely like you don't have to have watched it forever to understand. So yeah, I guess I can get on board with that. But I needed a new binge show because I just finished rewatching Cloud 9. Never heard of that one. Go watch that one. What is it on? Hulu. Don't have Hulu. Okay, we talked about this. You gotta go get Hulu again. Yes. You have to unfire them.

Episode 22 (19:02.03)
They're the good ones. I don't know why they got fired. Exactly. If you can't remember anymore, it's no longer valid. I'm not the one that's typically doing the firing. Okay, Jeff, unfire them, please. I need her to be in the know so we can gossip about things. Please don't thank you. It's for the pod. Yeah. Yeah, babe. Geez, it's for the pod. It's for the pod. Yeah, god. But yeah, Cloud 9. Pretty awesome. It's got America for ERA in it. Okay. And it's...

It's just based on a made up superstore that is quintessential to like cloud nine. Did I use that word right? Probably not. It is essentially cloud nine. It is essentially Walmart. It's a superstore. and so. Yeah, that's that's all it is. Like it's them working in a giant warehousey store. OK.

and the ridiculous things that happen amongst the people who work there. But my favorite parts are there are clips in between each scene of somebody doing something heinous in that store, like a customer doing something heinous. At one point, there was a toddler who was using one of the potty training toilets just in the middle of the aisle. That tracks. Yeah, that tracks. And so I love it because I'm like, I know this happens in real life. I know it. yeah. So...

I love this show. It's great. Is it a newer show, older show? So they already finished it. There were a good couple seasons, a good amount, and it's already started and ended. It's all done. okay. How many seasons are there? So if I throw a number out and I'm just killing time so I can check, I'm going to say seven. that's a good one. Super story. Once I write.

Six. I was only off by one. That's not bad. Six. Yeah. And it's good all the way through. There wasn't spacing in between. It was not community. I know that's why you were asking. It was not community. They didn't have a bunch of random people who left. I don't know if this is a spoiler or not, but America Ferrera at one point at the very end just kind of blips out for a second. But then she's back. Okay. Cool. Cool.

Episode 22 (21:24.974)
I'm not sure if that was like super intentional or not. Maybe that's when they started working on Barbie. Who knows? Yeah, who knows? But yeah, super awesome and solid all the way through great writing. I'm a big fan. Okay. Yeah. All right. So on fire Hulu. Yeah. Cloud nine. Yep. Checklist. Check. Babe. Okay. So we're going to get back to our products for a second time, second, third time, whatever. Yeah.

And I'm going to play the video again. And now you can actually really take it in anyways. Yeah, last time I was giving commentary. Yeah. And you were just like full first reaction. And you know how first reactions are to like really taking it in the second time. We start noting the details and you're like, wait, what? How does that even work? Yeah. All right. Are you ready? What I brought to Loren is an infomercial. Yep. I brought her an infomercial because one, those were the golden days.

We loved infomercials, loved them. It was like, it was that way where you could want something so bad, but knew you were never going to get it. And maybe you had the money. Who knows? Who knows? I could have been an adult at that time. I was not. I could have been an adult at that time and had the money. I still wouldn't have bought that stuff because that would have involved calling and ordering and doing things. And then waiting. I think I can wait, but...

It's the other part of talking to somebody to order something that... No, thank you. Anyways. We could have done it together. I would have called, I would have ordered, and then you would have had the patience to wait. I can agree with that. I can definitely agree with that. So, infomercials were great though. It was a great way to window shop and just like see what cool stuff people are trying to like sell you now. And I never saw this one actively growing up.

But this popped up on some of the many social medias. And when I first saw it, I was amazed. I was actually in high hopes that, this is awesome because this must still be sold. And it is not, as far as I know. Now, if somebody out there knows of somewhere this is being sold, send us a link because your girl's gonna buy it. But this person that this is of does still sell.

Episode 22 (23:48.462)
similar products. Yeah, she's still rocking it. She's popping. She's been old my whole life. Huh? She's been old my whole life. Yeah, I was going to say. How old is she now? Well, did you... Okay, I think I have to put a disclaimer that I never really do background research on stuff that I questioned in my head. I just kind of tell myself one thing and then go about my day. Okay.

but there was this one photo of the cast of Cheers once. And I guess this TikToker or somebody was like, yeah, can you believe that they were all in their twenties? And then they were like, they superimposed like the ages of everybody and they were either twenties or like a super early thirties. For real? I don't know if I should have believed that.

But then it makes me think of this lady where you just said, she's been old my whole life. And I'm like, was this of that era where everyone looked older? I don't know. It says that she's 77. Okay. So she was old also when we were young. I'm only 30. So yeah. Math. Also, what you're about to show me was...

the second option when I typed her name in. Huh? this product specifically. Because it's great and they should sell it again. Okay. Are y 'all ready? And here we go. You love delicious hot meals, but recipes can be time consuming and complicated. What a mess you're left to clean. But imagine if you could make dinner with no pots and pans. Hi, Kathy Mitchell here with Eat This Book, my new collection of recipes that you prepare and cook.

on a page from the book. It's dinner made easy. Watch, just tear out a page and put the ingredients right on the pictures. It's that easy. Then fold and bake for a delicious meal every time, guaranteed. The parchment paper pages are a foolproof way to make the perfect meal every day. No more messy pans to clean. Finished? Just toss it in the trash. Here's a simple salmon recipe. Add some asparagus.

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Cover with ranch dressing and lemons, then fold, crimp, and bake. Zesty ranch salmon, so delicious. Or choose another page. Start with boneless chicken thighs, then fill the spaces with frozen peas and ham. It's like coloring with food. Cover with cream of chicken soup and grated Swiss cheese, then feast your eyes on this. Now that's comfort food. Forget measuring.

Fill the pictures and your recipes will turn out perfect every time. It really is mistake proof and fun for the whole family. And don't forget dessert. Watch. Fill the page with your favorite berries. Then make a crumble with ginger snaps and butter. Spread over the top and bake. Then reveal a sweet surprise inside. Wow. Call now to get Eat This Book with 50 pages of recipes for $14 .99. But wait. Order now and we'll send you another 50 pages free.

That's enough for 100 dinners. And this offer keeps getting better. Call right now and you can get a second full book. Just pay separate fee. That's 200 pages of recipes. Enough for 200 dinners. Eat this book. $14 .99. Order now. Call 1 -800 -326 -2604. That's OK. So who's going to call first? Note one. You get two books. Yeah. Note two.

I've always wondered what happens when you run out. You got to order more, I guess, because you can only make the meal so many times. Twice, I guess. Because I was thinking that too. I was like, this is all fine and dandy. But what if I want to make that recipe again? Crap. Save the paper. It's only $15 plus shipping and handling, which probably also could be $15. But then I also kind of laughed because I just heard them sneak in, pay separate fee, as in like,

I think they were saying you could get double this. Yeah. But like, as in you just have to pay twice. Yeah. Like no duh. And it says that you get 50 bonus pages. So the original book is 50 pages and then you get 50 bonus pages. But then another thing said you could get over 200 recipes. And then that's when it said if you paid the extra fee. Because that right there, 50. OK. Fun math. 50 pages.

Episode 22 (28:26.222)
And then an extra 50 means just a second book. But then if you end up with 200 pages, that's four books. Yeah. But like, is it the same book? It has to be. Because they didn't say it was different. OK, so I think that this is hilarious and I feel like so many people would try this, but my qualm is... Your qualm. My qualm? Calm. that ink...

Yeah, I was wondering that too. That is on the page. OK, so just to give you guys an idea visually of what we're looking at, it's literally a book. You pull a page out of this book and it's parchment paper and it has printed the recipe on the parchment paper. So you literally like in the one thing she was placing shrimp where they have literally printed the outline of a shrimp.

on this page. So you place like eight, 10 shrimp exactly where those go. And then I think that one also had like tomatoes and maybe some spinach or something. I thought it was like basil leaves or something. maybe it was. So then it literally has the outline of the leaf and you place the leaf there on the cherry tomatoes and you place the cherry tomatoes there. But like, okay, so the ink is on your food that you're about to cook in this parchment paper.

Like, is that edible ink? Like, is that okay for you to eat? Is that why they stopped making this? I feel like probably. Or, okay, I think it's a good way to like solve this as a... They probably wouldn't come out as clear if they...

printed on the backside. So I wondered that too, but like when she has it folded like right there in the oven, it's definitely where your food is. It's not on the other side. Cause I was like, yeah, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Maybe it's printed on the backside. So it's not actually touching your food. But it looks like it's actually touching your food. It's an amazing concept though. I mean, yeah, I said it's a good concept, but toxic wise.

Episode 22 (30:32.078)
Not great. Not great. OK, here's an idea. Yeah. How to make this like for current days. OK. Silicone mats. Yeah, but you can't fold those. No, no, but not for like actually baking in them to place everything on. And then once it's all there and placed and whatever, then I mean, what? Essentially, everything they do in these, like Loren said, like you place it all.

you bundle it up almost like a burrito and then you stick it in. So in the end, everything gets mixed up. That's the point. So what's to keep you from just like once you measure it all out, like visually, then you just dump it into something that you're going to bake it in. There's not. But also, why can't you just measure it with a measuring cup? Because we don't all have measuring cups. Wait, you don't have measuring cups? No, I do. I have some money.

Just trying to come up with a reason. Well, okay. But like this, they're definitely selling this more like for kid friendly, like letting kids help out so they can just like go and put it on the outline. That and saving dishes. Like they definitely made it like, don't dirty up your pots and pans. But then on that note, you could just use parchment paper no matter what. Yeah. But I still like I measure everything out and I feel like going by the picture of what is in there. Also, how many people is this actually going to feed?

I was wondering that didn't look very large. It almost looked like about one point five. Yeah, like a single serving or maybe two servings. I will give you this, that dessert that she made looked bangin. yeah. But at the same time, it did not look like what she was prepping. No. So it was like a cobbler. Cobbler. Yeah, cobbler. Yeah, cobbler. It's like a cobbler. But it like the one she was prepping seemed pretty like simple and like.

not a lot going on versus the one she opened that looked overfilled and stuffed. But I think it was just from the way that she folded and has to fold everything in the paper. Maybe. That makes sense in my brain. I don't know. As to what she made before and then what she got out after. I need to find somewhere in the deep, deep internet, I need to find someone who has had this or has this.

Episode 22 (32:56.559)
and made it and just like did what she said would come out versus what actually came out. Yeah, because I like doing that kind of stuff because you see all these recipes and they're like, this is what it looks like. And then you make it and you're like, no, no lies. That's not at all what mine looks like. Yeah. Not even a little bit. Like that time I tried to make mayonnaise. you did try. yes, you told me it was bad. yeah, it was bad. Everybody has those.

Yeah, I tried a couple of different things that day and that did not hit, but making Butter did. I made butter that day. That's awesome. I know. I find that if I use the recipe as like a guideline or like a base and then I go off and do my own thing, it always comes out better. Listen, you sound like Kathy Mitchell now.

I was about to ask you who the fuck Kathy Mitchell was for a second. I had to look at the screen. Cookbook lady. It's the cookbook lady. It's the cookbook lady. Well, so I... Okay, so Kathy Mitchell, she's the one who made this book called Eat This Book. She's that redheaded lady that's in all those freaking infomercials from when we were kids. And so I love her. She just, she really knows what hits. And do you want to know why I say that? Because she's also known for the book...

Quick and easy dump cakes. Have you ever made a freaking dump cake, bro? No, I just love the name so much. You've never made a dump cake? Dump cake. Bro, they're the shit. What the fuck is a dump cake? You literally take all of the products and you just dump it into a container and then just cook it. Sounds like what she does a lot, huh? Yeah, she just dumps everything into a container or a bag or whatever it may be. But like straight up, like there's this one.

You know, like the pie filling that everybody buys? You can get any one of those. You can get strawberry. You can get blueberry. You can get apple. So you take that. You take your box cake of your choice. You dump that on top of the pie filling that you just dumped and then you put butter on top of it. Bingo, bango, dump cake. That's literally all it is. I...

Episode 22 (35:11.758)
I have so many and so little words all at the same time. It doesn't sound like it would work. No, that's the thing. It's not that it doesn't sound like it would work. It sounds like diabetes in a container. Yeah. Yeah, it is. You know, so be it. But also, like this lady just I like how she uses quick and easy, but it's really the lazy man's dump cake. Yeah, it is. I mean, I'm a fan. Don't get me wrong.

I just, I find it kind of funny because she really like, I wonder which concept was her first one. And she's like, y 'all, this is just the beginning. I'm going to make an empire. She did. A dump empire. It's going to be dump cakes, it's going to be dump dinners, it's going to be dump meals, dump, dump, dump. Because that's, she really does. She has literally all the dump cookbooks. Yeah. And it looks like other people like...

piggybacked on that because there's some others now. I'm telling you. It's so easy and it surprisingly tastes delicious. Now, I'm sure that I left out some ingredients or whatever, but super easy. I will say one time my mom couldn't remember how much butter and I had made it for her and then she went home and she made it and she was like, honey, that cake tasted disgusting. I don't know what I did wrong.

And then she told me she used twice the amount of butter that she was supposed to have used. And she's like, it didn't taste very good. And I was like, do you? my God, mom, that was so much butter. I said you used twice the amount that you were supposed to use. Hear me out. I'm kind of surprised that the butter as it increased did not make it taste better. I don't know why, but like all those really stupidly good recipes have almost too much butter.

But there's a difference between almost too much butter and too much too much butter. OK, I get that. Yeah, I do get that. Yeah. OK. Well, yeah. So this is my product yet again. I bring something difficult to buy, but that's starting to become my concept of things that I see that I have no price tag to. But I really want it. I think it's hilarious. And I want this so bad. I am curious.

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Like the video that you showed, does it have like reviews or anything or any comments or anything of the sort? I mean, we can check. Because I'm curious. James. What? I know YouTube's like, let me play you it again. And like, no, I'm good. And it's like, no, seriously, let me do it. Just people quoting it, really. OK. I mean, I

For all you lovers and haters of this weird book, rumor has it no one ever received one. I actually purchased this when stoned out of my mind at 2 a sometime in early 2018. Wow, that's way more recent than I thought. Damn. Got a postcard a few weeks later saying that it was canceled, but I had to dispute the transaction. Guess they told some people it was on backorder.

When I looked into another forum, the website got taken down as well. Kind of a bummer altogether, to be honest. Aw, man.

There's more. Don't get me wrong. I'm perfectly capable of cooking. God, there. No, you don't have to explain yourself. It's OK. Don't get me wrong. I'm perfectly capable of cooking a five star meal and then a baking wizard. Yes, the crumble was a disaster, but this looked easy on days I didn't want to cook and I was genuinely curious how well it would work. The plan was to take a picture of one recipe and use a page for science only.

and just use other parchment paper other times. Look at that. that's smart. They hacked it from the beginning. However, yes, the recipes are overwhelmingly lackluster. Measurements are definitely involved. The combined price and... Wait, what does that mean? S&H? Shipping and handling. thank you. Yep.

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was quote unquote up there and our sweet infomercial icon, Cathy, observed so... sorry, my headphones are doing a weird thing sometimes. Having some technical difficulties over there. I mean, one could say that they just make a really weird staticky noise that I'm not sure why it's happening. Anyways, Cathy deserved so much better. But when you're baked...

Who cares? And who doesn't want to appease their inner child with a cookbook coloring book? well, I love this. That is the most favorite comment I've ever read in my entire life because it gave me so much information. So much like the fact that this person was like, yeah, for any of you who liked this, I tried. I looked while you were reading to see if I could find it on eBay. It is not on eBay.

Yeah, no, because no one ever got it, I guess. Which would make more sense as to why I honestly thought when I first started digging into this, I thought I would find somebody somewhere who, I don't know, was selling their old one or whatever, because people do that all the time. I mean, that's how I got my little like, really pulley toolbox thing back that I originally got in the 90s or whatever. yeah.

You told me about that. Yeah. Can't remember the name of it right now, but yeah, my mom got me this one thing once and I loved it and lost it in college and was like, someone somewhere has to be selling their old one. And lo and behold, I got like the exact same color and everything. That works out. Yeah. The shit happens. It is real life. Yeah. So I thought I would find that, but I mean, I haven't seen anybody try to sell theirs or anything. this person even had replies. I wonder.

Someone's like, wait, this was real? And then another person, thank you for your sacrifice. I wonder if it was one of those things that like they went through the whole process, made a few of the product and then like the FDA was like, you can't fucking sell this. Like people will die if they eat that ink. This is ink printed on here, which the one person that was like you could overlay it with another parchment paper. That was smart. I love that. I love how they're like, I just...

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took a photo and then it was just going to use other parchment paper. But then at that point, you could just measure. Yeah. I mean, how hard is it to count spinach leaves and shrimp on your own? You don't really have to lay those out. Who's actually going to? I don't do that. Even when I'm supposed to measure to a certain degree. no. I mean, come on. If you if it tells you to add 10 spinach leaves and you put 11. no.

It's ruined. Whole thing falls apart. I don't know. I still love this. I love that some people are commenting on this. Like, I can't be the only one binge -binging Cathy Mitchell infomercials now. Like, yeah, I show badly later. Me and you are just going to go on a binge because she really looks like she's got it down to a science. Yeah, she sold so much stuff. Is she...

I could be wrong, but isn't she the one that was on the ice cream cake? Do you remember that? Which one? There were a couple products out there at that time. Was it the dome one? I love that we were both on that. I thought that's what you were bringing today. I feel like she was the... Correct me if I say his name wrong. Billy Mays. I feel like she was like the Billy Mays of cooking stuff.

Who's Billy Mays? Gasp. Are you serious? I mean, Billy Mays, like Billy Mays here with OxiClean or whatever. That was his name? Billy Mays. he freaking started every single one with Billy Mays here. It's been. Listen, a lot of stuff has gotten deleted out this brain. Yeah. Once I had a baby. OK, well, I am working on filling it back up with very necessary information. I can picture his face. Yeah, he had a beard.

Yeah. Yeah. Dark hair. Yeah. Yeah. And then he died. I can't remember his last name. Billy Mays. I know. You're saying it. But I can really only remember him saying his first name and then the last name blakes out on me. Now, unfortunately for me, everything has been superimposed with South Park's version of him. Because then he died and then they put that in. So it was his ghost trying to like convey.

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to Butters, I think, or something. And he would always start with, Billy Mays here. Probably why it's more ingrained in your brain. But like, I remember his infomercials so well. I remember the infomercials. Yeah. And then I remember I was sad when he passed away. And then the guy that took over, I was like, you are not good enough. Get out of here. But they were buddies, I think, at least. They were. That made it OK. Yeah, I still, he wasn't as good. Yeah. Although the ShamWow guy, he definitely tried to get in on that.

But then he went to jail. Wait, what? ShamWow? Remember him? Crazy Eyes? Kind of had buggy eyes. No, probably another... That might be really critical. I mean, I might be... Deleted flip. ...just remembering a little dramatically. But yeah, I think he went to jail or something. Or he got arrested for sure for something not great. Yeah, so then he wasn't doing ShamWow anymore.

And I use the shit on OxiClean. Because we can trust OxiClean. Yeah, because Billy Mays said so. But yeah, so I feel like she was like the Billy Mays of like cooking stuff or something because I feel like she was always on TV with something always to like sell those frying pans that she used to. I'm pretty sure it was frying pans. I do remember that dome ice cream thing that you're talking about where like essentially.

You were just filling a bowl, like the outer layer of a bowl with... This is how ridiculous this is, y 'all. It was the outer layer of a bowl with ice cream. And then in that, you had already baked a smaller dome cake. No, vice versa. Stop that, reverse it. Okay, I'm sorry. The cake was on the outside, the ice cream was on the inside. But like the cake was just put into a mold that was a dome that was hollowed out. And then...

All you had to do was fill in the center with ice cream. That's all it was. It's a very simplistic concept. But all of the shit that she peddled was simplistic concepts. Yeah. So you know what my favorite was? What? I don't know if she peddled it, but I just remember this because I remember just always looking at my mom like, I want it. It was so stupid. It was like...

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It wasn't a chocolate maker. I think it just melted chocolate and then showed you how to turn it into like, quote unquote, treats for guests and stuff. So like it would like come with molds for the chocolate. Okay. And so and stick. So you were just making like a hobby lobby version of a freaking chocolate lollipop or like you could. And they would like show melting it onto a spoon and.

making stirring sticks for people. Do you remember that? And it was like, as a kid, it looked so complex, so fancy, so cool. And you just thought of the endless chocolate treats you could have. I feel like this is, this sounds familiar for sure. They may have even shown how to make like a chocolate like Reese's cup almost, something like that. But maybe not. I don't remember. But I remember that. And then like once you grow up,

and you understand what they're selling you, you then see why your parents are like, yeah, we're never going to buy that. Like they're literally just melting chocolate and putting it on a stick. I can do that myself. No, we're putting it on a plastic spoon. We're dumb. We're dumb kids. We didn't know any better. But I loved it. I loved the idea because then they would decorate it with like a little candy heart on top or something. yeah, or a flower. Yes. Okay. This is coming back to me. And I just, maybe it was like...

the sweet tooth in me that was like, I could eat that spoon with chocolate on it all day long. That's all I wanted. So yeah. it's funny. Memory lane. Memory lane. I don't remember a lot, but I remember those very pointless, ridiculous memories. That's what's ingrained in me. Nothing wrong with that. No. Okay. I'll let us move on to yours now that I've...

Filled our time with things that we can't buy. Okay. Okay. Priscilla. not the first time you've seen this item. It is not the first time. So what I bring to Priscilla is a outdoor sandbox with a canopy. So definitely bought one of these for Reeves for his birthday.

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and we definitely put it on our back patio, which I'm sure sounds dumb to most of you listeners because it is indeed with a canopy. And then we went ahead and put it on our back porch, which is also covered. But our thought process there was that we could all be out on the back porch whilst he played with it, even if it was raining.

Yeah. And I mean, it gets hot in Texas and the canopy is only going to do so much. And like, I'm very white and my baby is very, very white. So I also kept in mind that I did not really want him to get sunburned. Yeah, that makes sense. So I made Jeff put it on the back patio. Also, we have some like low spots in our backyard. And my thought process immediately was if it rains, that sandbox is going to turn into...

quicksand. And then he's going to be upset when he can't play in it because it's all wet. Yeah. Well, and on top of that, even if you put it out where the sun is, you know how it is. You add coverage, but it's not actually covering because the sun's still getting to a good angle of the inside. So then it's just not doing anything at one point. Yeah, whatever.

I agree with where you all put it. It made sense. I got to see this at your son's birthday party. And it was the coolest thing ever. You had told me that y 'all got him a sandbox. Of course, my millennial butt is over here just like imagining the turtle. yeah. The O .G. Turtle. So I'm thinking like, he's got a turtle. Nice. Yeah.

No, I walk out and I'm like, what in the bougie hell? my God. He is living the high life. Yes. So it is like it folds in on itself and closes on itself. The canopy comes down and then when it opens the top that you use to cover it turns into two benches. I love that part so much. So it's like a little bifolding just...

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bench like you said, but like the fact that it's like what? One, two, three. So three panels on each side. Yep. But like one of the panels on each side has like a little separators to actually divide up those seats. Yeah. So it essentially you could fit like four, four grownups in my opinion. Yeah. You could fit a lot more kids like my three. Let's see. Two of my nephews and my son were playing in it all at once.

and they loved it. I think it's fun. Reeves still doesn't fully understand playing in the sandbox. So sometimes he'll just be outside of the sandbox, playing in the sandbox. so we'll get there, but he also doesn't like to have the sand in his toes necessarily. which again, we'll get there. And then of course we bought him all the toys to go in his little cool little sandbox and

Priscilla, he's so cute. The other day, on Mother's Day, he was getting really antsy and he wanted to go outside. So we went outside on the back patio and he helped me set up and push up the canopy so that we could open it and play in it because it is not easy to do by yourself. I attempted to do by myself. It's too wide. It's like 47 inches by 47 inches. And my arm span is just that. So then trying to get it to like angle up and like push up.

whilst holding it and then trying to reach to like latch it down. Yeah. No, doesn't work. But Reeves also knows that like you're supposed to turn that little knob to get it. And watching. Yes. To unlock. But he just kept turning and turning until it fell off. And he went, here you go. And just handed me the knob. Like any toddler. Like I broke it now. I did my job. Exactly. So he helped me set it up and put it up. And then Mother's Day. It was perfect.

because he was out there playing and it started raining. So then I was like, this is the most perfect morning. Like I got all teary eyed and my emotions and shit because it was a beautiful morning. You had that beautiful rain smell and then it started sprinkling. And then we were sitting out on the back patio and he was playing in his sandbox, having the best time ever. Jeff was in the house making breakfast. It was a beautiful moment. And then Jeff, I convinced Jeff, why don't we just eat?

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our breakfast on the back patio. And he was like, okay. Because at that point Reeves was like, nah, I'm not going inside. I've had the taste of the outside. I'm not going back in there. And then my kid ate sand because he had sand all over his hands and then proceeded to go eat his breakfast and then used a shovel to eat his breakfast.

And then Jeff was like, I can hear the crunching of the sand. Well, we all did this. we definitely all did that. But see, I was the mom, like I was sitting there laughing, eating my breakfast. And Jeff's like, no, no, no, no, no. While he can hear Reeves crunching and munching on sand. And I'm just laughing hysterically. I mean, what are you going to do? Right. I mean, it's he's a boy. Yeah. He is going to do all of the boy stuff.

And he was he was not bothered by it. but yeah, this sandbox is cool. I've sat in and played with him a couple of times. I think it's freaking great. It's one hundred and fourteen ninety nine, which so yeah, it is a little bit more expensive. But again, it folds in. It's got a canopy. It's got two little benches on each side. It's pretty sturdy. It wasn't like super duper like expensive wood, but it also wasn't like super duper cheap.

It did come to where you had to assemble it. I don't know how long it took Jeff to assemble it because whilst he was assembling it, I was baking cupcakes and a cake for the birthday party. We were doing things simultaneously, so I didn't keep up on how long it took to assemble. I can't remember how many bags of sand Jeff said went in there.

I wanna say that he...

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So, obviously, it's an additional cost to fill it with the sand, but for the box itself, $1 .15, it was a good purchase, would purchase again, highly recommend, got it on Amazon, came very quickly. I was not disappointed at all. Very nice. I'm glad to hear that. Yeah. Reeves is not disappointed either. of course not. Or his cousins. There's sand everywhere in my...

everywhere on my back patio, but it's okay. I mean, I definitely was a fan of it. It was pretty cool. I wish they had a full adult size one. I mean, I kind of also wish that. Because it was really cool. I definitely recommend this purchase. Just that with the little mini pool next to it. my God. Full beach. Yeah. It's only a matter of time before we do that probably.

Yeah, I mean, it seems like it's got pretty great ratings. People are pretty happy with it. 60 % five stars. That's that's pretty solid. Lots of photos of people like using in their backyards. Everyone loves it. For some reason, like the downsides are the sturdiness, which I guess it depends where you put that. If you put it like on a hilly side or just like an uneven grass plain, like, yeah, it's not going to be great. Also, if you're somewhere windy.

it's going to get a hold of that canopy and rip it off. Cause that was one of the comments from one of the guys that he was like, definitely make sure you put the canopy down in the evening or if it's like going to storm or anything of the sort. And we have every time, but I mean, that goes with anything that has a canopy. I had a, I had a lounge in my backyard that I set up and assembled.

all by myself and day one, a storm came in and got a hold of the canopy and it bent the whole entire frame of the canopy. Like I literally, clear skies, beautiful as can be, had set it up that day and was like, this amazing. And then out of nowhere, this is Texas, a storm rolled in, the wind started getting really bad. I went out there to try to like get it down.

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I'm not big enough to freaking do much of anything. So the canopy caught the wind. I had all I could do to not lose the canopy and it fucking bent the whole entire frame. Day one it was ruined. That's awful. Yep. Dang. I mean, yeah, you got to look out for that wind. You got to just put in the right spot. Yeah. Yeah, I was looking at the...

one star ratings just because you never know. But it seems like a lot of stuff is just like bad luck where people just got defective ones. Yeah. And I mean, shit happens. Prices, $88 shipping on Amazon, $55. I don't know. Very soft wood took. They're talking about the turtle you're talking about. What do you mean? Their last comment says looks nice, but a $40 turtle makes more sense.

I guess it just depends. I mean, I'm sure a lot of people receive it thinking it's just like ready to go and then they have to put together and not everyone's up for it. Like me, I mean, I'm always happy to put furniture together. I love it. I think it's fun. It's just giant real life Legos That's a really good point. No wonder why we like doing that kind of stuff. Yeah.

But then like other people, that's not their thing. Yeah, but also, how did you think this was going to come intact? Yeah, and then you do have to worry about that. I will say I have been. Spoiled, spoiled so hard by Nebraska Furniture Mart, even though they wronged me so hard, they also spoiled me at the same time, because if you buy, let's say like, I don't know, I bought my. Well, my not TV console, but like.

Your entertainment center? Yes, thank you. My credenza. There you go. Yes, I bought my credenza from there. Whatever, the thing that goes under the TV. I mean, TVs are like wall mounted now. So yeah, it just looks pretty and it has a lot of storage in it. But I bought that and it just became fully put together. Guys just had to carry it in and place it and I was like, dang, that was nice. Yeah.

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So, I mean, I've been spoiled on that side. I understand, like, the expectation of something showing up just as is, but if you're getting it off of Amazon, it's not coming in one piece. I'm honestly, I'm often very surprised in the tiny boxes they can fit some of this stuff in. Shocks the fucking shit out of me because how the hell do you get it back in the box? Okay, that, in my kitchen, that like...

more kitchen -y credenza I have. I keep using that word, but at this point it's probably not the right word. The one by my kitchen table, that thing came in a teeny tiny box. Really? Yeah. Yeah. So tiny box. It was really thin for what it was. And a little long, because some of the pieces are long, but ultimately thin. And I, when I got delivered to my door, I was like, are we sure everything's in here? I don't...

I think this is what it's supposed to be. It's misleading. Yeah. But then I, you know, open it, put it together and I was like, no, this was it. I mean, don't get me wrong, y 'all. A lot of the times if you do get furniture from Amazon, it's not going to be super sturdy. Yeah. Mine definitely like, I'm glad I only use it for stationary items. I don't use it to like prep anything on or whatever. really? Because if I did, it would not hold up. Like,

I remember finishing putting it together and I was like, this thing kind of moves a little bit. It's a little flimsy? A little bit. Okay. So I learned and I learned like, as long as it's something that's stationary, it works. And I bought it fully knowing like, this will not move with me. Once I move, this is either being given away to a neighbor who just wants to take it off.

off of my hands or it's just being dumped because it's not going to last that long. But I mean, yeah, I got to start somewhere. Like where Jeff and I started and where we are now, like we progressively got there and then we just progressively upgraded. But again, you get what you pay for too. yeah. And I mean, a lot of my other furniture is like legit, like it has moved with me or it will continue to move with me. That piece was just like a...

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I need something... It was an accent slash I actually needed the extra space in that kitchen. I was like, I don't know if I'll need that in the next place I go. So it doesn't matter. Yeah. Yeah. Worked out. Very much. Okay, Loren, are you ready? Yes. Because I've got some interesting things today. more interesting? This is for the kitchen. Okay.

I think I sent one of these to you a while back. I think so. huh. huh. So we both had one on our list, I guess. That's so funny. So this is a lazy girl's best friend. It's a smart trash can. The front looks like R2D2. It does. I can't unsee it. This one is like so ovally. It's very ovally. And I like it because I never see that.

It's unique. It's very unique. So this is like, this, I can't speak today. Between the technical difficulties and me not being able to speak, it really shows what kind of week I'm having. We should probably stop while we're ahead. And end. Bye! It's the last product, I promise. We're just kidding.

OK, so this is like this is labeled the automatic trash can self sealing and self changing smart trash can way to be repetitive. It's motion censored and it comes with like some refill bags. Essentially, you put the like little refills in the trash can in the top of it. And once the trash fills up in its container, it has like these little.

Closers, slicers, I don't know how to even explain how it works fully. Loren, how would you... Is it tiny? This one's kind of small. I mean, I think it's... so this one's for the bathroom specifically? or I think they just put it there for scale. But yeah, maybe. it says kitchen, bathroom, office. It just looks really tiny right there. Yeah, I guess this is like a smaller version of what... It's like a 2 .7...

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okay. Yeah, it's really small. But it also kind of makes sense if it went in the bathroom because it's very like it's more on the hygienic side. no, definitely. But so yeah, it has like these little arms that come out or not out, but like slices the bag enough to where it like closes it. Like pinches it closed. Yeah, it pinches it closed. It's really neat. I really like it. And it's... Sorry, I wonder if it's like warm. So like when it...

brings the pieces together, it melts it and then seals that off because then it would create... That part creates another bag, right? Yeah, it's supposed to.

I mean, I say this all like semi hypothetically because I'm going off of photos, but like also the photo slow key makes sense in a way of I don't feel like I need to understand all of it. Just some of it. Yeah. But yeah. So like it's it's got smart motion sensor. I like how they have to go smart. Is there a dumb motion sensor out there? My sister -in -law has it.

trash can and that motion sensor is dumb. So yes. But yeah, so it's got a motion sensor so it'll open up these like two flaps at the top to let you dump whatever you need in. Automatic bag sealing like we said. So I think you're right. I think it's the arms are hot or whatever. So it kind of like slices off from the rest of the bag. Wait, or does that come with the refill?

is each thing one? OK, so then I chose the wrong product. Wait, wait, approximately 30 uses. No. Yeah, it does say that each refill ring is approximately 30 uses. OK, yeah, yeah. OK, so yeah. Thank God. OK, so yeah, the refill bag just like keeps dispensing the bags out and then it like seals it, which I I'm 50 50 on that because I would be concerned that if like I picked it up,

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If like the seal wasn't good. Yeah. Well, but this is also smaller trash can. So maybe that's valid. It never ends up with anything that heavy. That's true. Because I'm thinking like what my kitchen one does where something like this for in like the restroom, like sanitation wise, like you're saying, that would be really nice and convenient and nothing in there is going to get too heavy. So that I think would work. I would have more concerns with this being in the kitchen.

for sure. But man, so it comes with six refill trash rings and there's 30 of them. Like 30 uses per each. Yeah, that's awesome. Yeah. So I don't know. I'm a fan. I like the idea. I am well aware that for the price, which I believe said about 110. Yeah, 110. So for the price that it is, maybe I wouldn't really go and jump on that ship just yet. But...

I like the concept and I'd be totally up for like looking at other options because there's a lot of other options out there. They're all also higher priced because you know, it's a pretty neat thing that it can do. So it's not your typical trash can. No, it's not. I remember my mom almost shit when she was like, I love this trash can you have. And I was like, thanks mom. And she's like, how much was it? And I was like, I don't know, like $30. And she was like, $30 per a...

I'm like, yeah, but you like it. It's like stainless steel. It's got the little foot pedal and everything. Like that's an upgrade from your typical just like a bin on the floor. This little baby right here. I might as well be talking back to you. Yeah. Like I, I feel like this, like there's.

Wow, it's got 78%, five stars. Out of seven though. out of seven ratings. okay. Okay. I was about to just be like, damn. And Priscilla was like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Pump the brakes, Loren. Pump the brakes before you get too excited. I was about to be like, there's no four star, no three star, no two star. It's because there's seven reviews.

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I mean, so, so far, like, it seems like a lot of people really do love it though. Like, it's a lot of five -star reviews with photos, people are happy, and there, it looks like a lot of people are putting in their bathrooms, so it makes sense. Especially for the, you know, the people like us who have to use hygienic products. Is this a new product? Like, is this new new? I guess. Because I've only seen 2024, and this is since April that they have...

Looks like it. Wow. Wow. That's that is for real new. I mean, and let's see the one star 2024 in May. And why were they unhappy? Manufacturers box and product were both damaged while the Amazon shipping box was not damaged at all. so that means it showed up damaged. So did the manufacturer allow a damaged package to be sent out?

to the customer looks that way. Well, no, that means... Amazon damaged it, put it in a box and was like, they'll be fine. Girl, I've had some weird stuff show up to my house. From Amazon? Yeah. Like we're talking, I ordered, you know that gate I have in my kitchen? Yeah. So because I have two dogs, very nosy dogs, they like to let themselves into the kitchen as I cook and I'm not cool with that because...

I'm going to step on one of them on accident. I don't want to do that. One's too small for that. So, I got a little baby gate that doesn't need to be drilled into the door frame. And I'm a big fan of that. So, I ordered that gate and I came home to three. But Loren... Wait, what? Yeah, I came home to three gates.

But they weren't like three separate boxes. It was one big box with three boxes inside of that big box. It was very confusing. And one of those boxes had my name on it. But the others did not. I'm confused. Technical difficulties. Bear with us. Do do do do do do. Listen, I'm...

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I'm working on it. no, I was just kidding so that we didn't have dead space. Well, we can also edit that out, you know. Yeah. Anyways, yeah, I don't know. Just three showed up and only one of those boxes had my name on it. The others didn't. And all the boxes were like torn up. Like we're talking like a weird circular slash through all of them.

And one of them was like the least affected, but the other two were pretty badly affected. I was like, what is happening here? And why was this even dropped off at like my door? And like the big box had like the fulfillment center's address on it. Okay. So I don't know. I could not explain to you how that ended up at my door. Wait, so did the gate come in one box or did it come in three separate boxes? The gate came in its own box. One box. Okay.

with two other gates with it. In a big box. That's... So the big box was torn open so that you could kind of see the three boxes. And all three boxes were also torn open. What? But all three gates were there. And the big box had the fulfillment center, like, label on it. Like it was supposed to go there. Huh. Or it came from there. I don't know. That's weird. So I got my box.

But then I was like, why do I have all these boxes? I'm so confused. Hmm. Yeah. Yeah, I've had some weird like box damage stuff before, like the Amazon package will, the Amazon box is fine, but the package within the Amazon package is damaged.

Does that track? So essentially what they had happen. I've had that happen. So it just obviously got smashed. Girl, I got one even better. What? I received an empty. no. You know, the white and blue mailers? Yeah. That are almost see -through. -huh. It was empty. What? So like, those are already air, like just practically air. Like they're so light. Yeah. Well...

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It was supposed to come with some hand cream in it or something. -huh. And I picked it up and I was like, this thing's definitely empty because it's like, you know the difference. Yeah. It's a mailer. And I held it up to the light, nothing in it. And then I had to call it logistics and I was like, hey, have you seen something that's empty? And they're like, all right, can you prove it? I was like, yeah, I didn't even open it. It's sealed, but you can definitely see that there's nothing in it. What do I do?

Why did I get nothing? Yeah, it was very confusing. I've never had that. Yeah. The Amazon delivery guy left the bag there one time. You know how they have they have those big bags with like all of like the barcodes and shit on the side. What? He literally brought all of my packages up to the house and just dropped off his bag. So it was during like Christmas. Yeah. So.

My little brother and his fiance were coming to spend Christmas with us. Yeah. So they had all of their Christmas stuff and gifts delivered to our house. So the delivery dude brought his big bag to my front door to drop off the packages, but he just left the bag. What? Yeah. So did he not come back for it? No.

because I was going to say maybe you just like take your packages and you leave it there so you can just kind of run back for it. Yep. Yep. Nope. They never came back and got it. So I'm just waiting until they come back to get it. because you want to know another crazy thing. Have you ever had something get delivered to your house that's not for you, but you don't know who delivered it so you can't track it down? Wait, you don't know who delivered it? No, because we didn't have cameras.

And it didn't have like delivered by or anything. Like it just had like delivered to address. Yeah. So it didn't show like where it was coming from. I've never had that, but I get that. Okay. So I had like this package be delivered and I was like, I'm not going to open it. So I did all of my research on where they were trying to get this item shipped to. And I did all my research trying to figure out. Wait, it didn't say who it was going to?

Episode 22 (01:16:25.902)
It said who it was going to. I called and I did everything that I could to try to find them. So I called, I emailed. I don't think that I ever talked to anybody. And then I was like, well, I'm just going to hold on to it. I don't know what it is. Months. I'm telling you, months. Totally forgot about this item. And then...

We had put it in a closet because I was like, well, it's in my way. Yeah. But like also, it's not mine. Like, what do I do? Yeah. So how long do it was heavy? Like super heavy. So then I don't know. Like we're talking like six to eight months. my gosh. And then somebody called and wonder how long they spent trying to track it down. I don't know. So then they're like, you had a.

package delivered and I was like six to eight months ago. Well, they didn't give me that information. I was like, no, I didn't. I didn't have any package delivered. And then they gave me like a little bit more background. I was like, I don't know what you're talking about. It's been six to eight months. Why didn't they say that? Like months ago, this happened months ago. So then I was like, I don't. And then like it clicked. Finally. And I was like, wait, are they sent to here, here, here?

And they were like, my God, yes. And I was like, do you, I spent a couple of weeks trying to get ahold of you and figure out where you were and try to find where this was supposed to be shipped. And she's like, if I send FedEx or UPS to come to you. So it was like a place of business that it was supposed to be delivered to, but they delivered to my house. That's so confusing. But it wasn't like a place of business that was like close to me. Yeah.

It just was a weird fluke. It was like out of state. If I remember correctly. And they just happily left it there. I was so confused. I wonder what was in it. But like I did all this research and the like, I don't remember if it was like, there was something on the package that did show like my location. But there was something else in the package that was from somewhere else, but it wasn't like the...

Episode 22 (01:18:44.334)
receipt like sent from and sent to. So it was like, it was so complicated and it was super secretive. Well, it turns out it was a thermal and like thermal imaging camera. What? Worth thousands. my God, no wonder they spent forever trying to figure out where it was. Yeah. Although I'm kind of surprised they didn't give up by that point, because if.

whoever delivered it, FedEx, UPS, whoever, if whoever delivered it to an incorrect address, they're kind of on the hook for that. Right? I thought so too. But like, no, it took this lady forever to find me. And like, she was super nice. And then I was like, is there a reward for having held onto this for six to eight months? Without opening it? Yeah. Because then when she told me what it was, you better believe I fucking looked that shit up. Yeah. I was like,

I want to say between eight and 12 grand. my gosh. That could have ended up with anybody who would have been willing to open it up first minute and like pawn it off to see, you know, how much they could get for it online. Yeah. So thank God I'm a good person. Yeah. She got lucky. But secretly I wish I hadn't been a good person a little bit. That happened to my parents once. It was around Christmas time. And this is funny.

It was around Christmas time and I had been wanting a cricket machine. yes. The infamous cricket, though. It's a machine that will cut up vinyl or stickers or whatever you want. You can cut stuff up, etch stuff. It does a lot of things. It does all of the each. All of the each. So I had been wanting it. And I mean, you know, there's never a guarantee what you're going to get. So I was like, that'd be super cool. And if not, I'll get myself one anyways. It's OK.

So Christmas is coming. There's a box at the front of the door. I go to help out to like, you know, with mail. Yeah. So I I'm looking at it in the fricking box. They sent it in like manufacturing box. I fucking hate that shit. It showed of damn cricket on the outside. I full on hate it. And those things are expensive. Yes. And this was like a like a mid one, almost like top tier one. So I was like, dang.

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Okay. And I was like, wait, is that for me? And then I was like, man. Damn. Okay. I got to play dumb. I got to play dump, pretend I don't see it. So I'm like walking away like, what? Don't know what that box is. And it's like, it was outside, so I brought it in and put it by their front door, like on the inside, because I was like, I'm going to pretend like someone else put that there. And I think I even told my, I don't know if I told my sister or not, like...

Hey, if they ask, you put it there, it's fine. And because she was the one who I told my mom, like, she wants this. Yeah. So a little time goes by, the box doesn't move. And I'm confused. I'm like, I'm sorry. Are we just trying to lose the magic of Christmas? Where are we just going to not try to surprise me anymore? Because yes, I may know what it is, but I want to be surprised. Well, I was surprised.

Well, at some point I still played down and like, mom, what's that box up there? Because I had turned it purposefully. So it wouldn't show. I tried so hard to surprise myself. So I asked my mom, like, what is that up there? And she's like, I don't know. Like, it got delivered here, but it's not supposed to be here. And I was like, what? Because, yeah, I was delivered to the wrong address. I was like, I see. Just like.

I see how it is. So I was like, okay, so what are we going to do? My mom's like, I mean, we're waiting. We're waiting to see if someone comes by for it or something. We'd leave it outside, but it's probably not smart. And I'm like, yeah, it's not. But at the same time, you also would hate to be that person that has to go knock on a door. Like, do you have my baggage? So they called, I think it was delivered by UPS. So my dad had called UPS and was like, hey, you dropped off a package here that doesn't belong here. And they're like, sorry.

we can't come and pick it up and take it to the address. Why? I don't know. I literally did not understand. So they like gave the contact info for the person. What I think is what happened or they can't I doubt they contacted the person. So somehow contact to the right person happened. And they were like, Okay, we're gonna come by, can you leave it outside so we can come and get it? And that's what happened.

Episode 22 (01:23:28.942)
I would be so pissed off if UPS would not go back and get my item that they misdelivered somewhere else. And then to top it off, they gave out my freaking information to some rando person. I would be fucking livid. Like I said, I don't fully remember how the communication happened, but it ended up happening where they were like going to come by. So my parents like put it outside for them.

Yeah, that thing sat by the front door for a while and I was in full expectation of like, that's for me. I did end up getting one. Full disclosure. But I still, and at that point was surprised yet again. I was like, jokes on me. I still got surprised. It's a win -win man. Listen, my curse is that I can estimate my gifts with just deduction.

where I'm like, I think I'm gonna get this because this would make sense. And then, lo and behold, I get it and I'm a little sad with myself because I'm like, stop guessing. You love to be surprised. So, I do my very best to never ask questions because I'm like, I don't wanna find out on my own. I wanna know. I hate getting the surprise ruined. Hate it. It's a bummer. It is a bummer. Because that's part of the joy is being like...

Yeah. you got it. Like I flew into Corpus Christi to join Cole last week for my vacation. And when he went to go pick me up, I like met him outside at the airport. And so he pulls up, I open the door and lo and behold, what's waiting for me on the seat? A pizza. he got me a little personal pizza because he's like, I thought you'd be...

tired and hungry after your flight. I was like, I love surprises so much. And that's the little things too. And he was like, it's just a pizza. I'm like, it's so beautiful. Yes. It's the little things in life. It really is. I swear by that. And I will stand by that for the end of time. All of you who have people that you care about. Yes. Little surprises, they matter. Yeah. Or just like a little something, something that made you think of them.

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That shit is where it's at. You stopped off at the gas station to get some gas. You went inside and got their favorite drink. Day made. You're Priscilla and you stop in for some many cans of orange Fanta and you see some Red Bull and you pick some up for Loren. Yes. Day made. Day made. I guarantee you. Day made. It is the little things in life and I will forever swear by it. Like what? Now...

Paul has this wonderful tradition where he tries to pick us up dinner before we record. I thought that was so sweet. I was wondering why he wasn't eating too. And then when we start recording and he said that he left, I was like, where the heck is he going? And then he's like, well, I went to go get myself dinner. This man had dinner waiting for you and I before I even made it here and didn't even have food for himself. my goodness. That was the sweetest fucking shit. So sweet. I know.

Like I love that man. He is a keeper. Yes. Yeah. If he does anything wrong and fucks up, I'm going to break his knees. But right now he's a keeper. Yeah, no, he's absolutely wonderful. Like he went and did that and he actually, dude, he left the house. I don't know how far he went. He might have gone to the location back where he used to live because I thought there was one closer when he brought up like, do you want...

salad and go. And I was like, yeah, actually I haven't had that in ages since he lived over there. So I was like, that sounds so good. Me thinking that there was one close for us by now. And I left work early because my head was just killing me. And I called him. He's like, yeah, I'm actually leaving now to go pick up the salads. And I was like, now? It was like 3 .30. Dang. I was like, it's kind of early. Like, aren't they going to get soggy? He goes, well, you know, like they don't put them together. Like it'll...

the dressing won't be on it. I was like, you're right. You can just sit in the fridge. So me thinking like they were going to be in the fridge since like four or something. But no, he didn't get back to like, like 520 or something like that. Yeah, that was so stinking sweet. Yeah. You always feed me. You're the best. Well, you drive all the way over here. So it is true. I do know that. Tip for tat, right? I guess.

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And then I get stuck in goddamn traffic. Yeah, you see, we've both been cursed this week in different ways. Like you with that traffic, me with these weird audio issues, like I keep getting the weird noise coming through, but it's like through my headphones. It's weird. So I need to research that, see what's going on with that. We're about to record our next episode, so if it comes through again, my bad. I'm like...

Trying to attack the problem by just disconnecting the headphones and reconnecting. And it seems to go away. But it's really weird. But anyways, yeah. I've got my technical difficulties and my work difficulties. We'll push through. Girl, I reached a very... I don't know what to call it. A very childish point this week. Because I was getting some... As I read it...

passive aggressive emails. And at one point, a person went from typing in normal lower case to all upper case and typed out, please advise. So as I'm typing back, I'm just mumbling to myself, because that's what I do when I'm upset. And just like, yeah, okay, whatever. So as I'm typing back, I'm like, yeah, okay, please advise my...

But I had to stop for a minute and I laughed so hard at myself. But then I was like, all right, rein yourself in lady. That was too far. Reel it in. I just called myself out and was like, you got to chill out, man. That was a lot of energy. You don't need that right now. We've all been there. But then at the same time, I was like, that was pretty good. Good job.

Good job not losing your shit. You're cool. But then I'm like, yeah, this is why you should never talk back to people, because that's the best comeback you got. Mm -hmm. Please advise my butt.

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what a week. We hope that y 'all's week has definitely been better than ours. You know. Did I get it? Did you? I lost it. Dang it. That's a shame. I'm over here being Mr. Miyagi. I'm trying. Mrs. Miyagi. You're trying, man. I'm trying real hard. We're both trying. It's been a week. It's been a month. All right, Priscilla.

You ready to shut it down for the night? I am. All right, people. Well, like us, follow us, go listen to us. All the things, all of the each. And we will talk to you guys next week. OK, bye. Bye.