The Trader Joe's Shopping Experience

The Chelsea Market Shopping Experience

Devin and Andy visit Manhattan’s Chelsea Market [https://www.chelseamarket.com/], a popular food and shopping destination in the former National Biscuit Company factory. What is the meaning of merch [https://www.shopchelseamarket.com/product/bento-bag/8?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false] for niche locations? What’s the proper way to honor the birthplace of the Oreo [https://www.hungrypassport.xyz/home/discover-chelsea-market-nyc-birthplace-of-oreos]? How well does soup travel on the subway? What is a sample sale these days? Are there enough places to sit? Should a mall fountain be soothing, or a gushing tribute to the art and industry of America? Very Fresh Noodles [https://www.veryfreshnoodles.com/] Nude Mints [https://nudemints.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoow4ghlgMEJCb4Va5loMPhA7xgp_bBp98wuGYbIwBXdmHeXqwCX] Pearl River Mart [https://pearlriver.com/] Privé [https://www.theprive.com/] Sample Sales Moscot [https://moscot.com/collections/] Economy Candy [https://economycandy.com/] Li-Lac Chocolates [https://www.li-lacchocolates.com/] Curated Basics [https://www.curatedbasics.com/] Artists and Fleas [https://www.artistsandfleas.com/] Saxelby Cheese [https://saxelbycheese.com/] Full Carts Social: Bluesky [http://fullcarts.bsky.social], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fullcartspod/] Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://jedbecker.com/], cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://margaretflatley.com/] ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://margaretflatley.com/], music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com [FullCartsPod@gmail.com]

The Retro DVD/Movie Store Shopping Experience

Thomas Star joins Devin and Andy to discuss Night Owl Video [https://nightowlvid.com/], a shop in Williamsburg’s Analog Alley [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUG1HzdgZ7o/] that sells new and used DVDs, VHS tapes, and related merchandise. Are digital video discs considered analog now? Is Blockbuster now quaint [https://www.homage.com/products/blockbuster?]? Can a movie collection be as clear a window into character as a music collection? If you’re going to buy someone DVDs as a gift, do you have to get them a player first? How are these guys spending so much time talking about movies they haven 't seen? Can we separate the art from the artist? If Night Owl does put in a beaded back room, what should be in it?? So Many Links: Color matching game [https://dialed.gg/] Locavore quest [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DR8F0tZDu0L/?igsh=MTVtcGRzM2QwejFyZQ%3D%3D] for TV/VCR combo Troma [https://www.troma.com/] Ace’s Pizza Blockbuster Training Video [https://www.acespizzaspot.com/menus] Twisted Spine [https://www.twistedspinebooks.com/] 20-Sided [https://twentysidedstore.com/] King of the Nerds [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2401129/] show Nashville trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=641bjaIrg3A] Hard Eight trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwLWHNuJ-2M] Hundreds of Beavers trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOq5BsDPQfo] Night at the Museum trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltba1_-tRT4] Johnny Dangerously trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WEPlSPwWu8&themeRefresh=1] Revenge of the Nerds pilot [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P47q1UeuObw] C'mon C'mon trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mzushAOM88] Excerpt from Louie “Duckling [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG0UVdO5xRs]” episode Pauli Gee’s pizza [https://pauliegee.com/restaurant/soul-city-slice-shop/#gallery] L’Industrie Pizza [https://lindustriebk.com/] Rain City Video [https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/rain-city-video-is-closing-but-can-it-live-on-online/] closure Full Carts Social: Bluesky [http://fullcarts.bsky.social], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fullcartspod/] Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://jedbecker.com/], cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://margaretflatley.com/] ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://margaretflatley.com/], music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com [FullCartsPod@gmail.com]

The Trader Joe's Shopping Experience

Leslie Price (A&F [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3wpnb0lkFLh4QAncBjprrV] and Uniqlo [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ceHXdaeSfkQPYHEyZ0BLI]) joins Devin and Andy again to talk about the Trader Joe’s [https://www.traderjoes.com/home] shopping experience. Is TJ’s inspired by Tiki culture, nautical culture, or old-time whimsy? Do you know the meaning of the store bells? Has TJ's solved the issue of line stress? Has Trader Joe’s also done the impossible and made a store brand something that’s a good value and worth seeking out? Are you someone who sees the cart half-full of dairy, or half-full of lactose?? Hello, Gloria [https://hellogloria.com/] NPR Joe Coulombe obituary [https://www.npr.org/2020/02/29/810693474/joe-coulombe-founder-and-namesake-of-trader-joes-dies-at-89] Trader Joe’s Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trader_Joe%27s]  Are Trader Joe’s Bags the Last Vestige of American Soft Power? [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/16/trader-joes-tote-bags-america] (Guardian) Fig Glazed Skillet Chicken [https://www.tablefortwoblog.com/fig-and-rosemary-glazed-skillet-chicken/] (knock your socks off recipe) Full Carts Social: Bluesky [http://fullcarts.bsky.social], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fullcartspod/] Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://jedbecker.com/], cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://margaretflatley.com/] ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://margaretflatley.com/], music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com [FullCartsPod@gmail.com]

The Transit Museum Shopping Experience

Devin, Andy, and guest Carlo Blackmore (see also: Michaels [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-michaels-shopping-experience/id1720863066?i=1000658791630]) visit the New York Transit Museum [https://www.nytransitmuseum.org/]. What does the new Vignelli-influenced subway map [https://www.mta.info/map/5256] say? What’s more fun than a turnstile to nowhere? What is your favorite era of subway car? What does MetroCard [https://nypost.com/2026/01/02/us-news/metrocards-being-hawked-for-up-to-3500-on-reseller-markets/] nostalgia [https://www.nytransitmuseumstore.com/collections/themes-occasions/metrocard.html] mean? What will you do with your vintage, subway-used grab hold [https://www.nytransitmuseumstore.com/collections/holiday-gift-guide/mat-grab-hold-no-box.html]? Did you cast your vote for Miss Subways [https://www.misssubwaynyc.com/gallery/]?? Goodbye (and Good Riddance?) to the MetroCard [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/nyregion/new-york-city-metrocard-end.html] by Dodai Steward (NYT) MetroCard Cookies Fly off Shelves [https://nypost.com/2025/12/25/us-news/zabars-struggles-to-keep-metrocard-cookies-in-stock/] (NYP) Poetry in Motion: Ragtime [https://poetrysociety.org/poetry-in-motion/ragtime] by Kevin Young Inside Lllewen Davis [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXMuR-Nsylg] trailer MetroCard subway curtain [https://www.nytransitmuseumstore.com/shower-curtain-map-blu-1-4477.html] (old map!), Ugly Sweater [https://www.nytransitmuseumstore.com/collections/holiday-gift-guide/adult-ugly-sweater-metrocard-1-6067.html] Wayne Chrebet [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Chrebet] (former NY Jet) 64,000 Attempts at Circulation [https://www.frieze.com/article/rose-salane-whitney-biennial-2022] Some MetroCard collabs [https://hypebeast.com/2025/12/metrocard-collaborations-mta-new-york-2025] Full Carts Social: Bluesky [http://fullcarts.bsky.social], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fullcartspod/] Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://jedbecker.com/], cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://margaretflatley.com/] ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://margaretflatley.com/], music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com [FullCartsPod@gmail.com]

The Holiday Market Shopping Experience

Devin and Andy visit the holiday market [https://urbanspacemarkets.com/pages/union-square] in Union Square. Is bigger always better with holiday markets? Does a good market experience mean finding that one vendor you really like, or an overall vibe that you’re into? What is your personal ranking of: Holiday Markets, Street Fairs, and Farmer’s Markets? Are we at peak ornament? Are booths selling old novels that have been turned into clocks part of some larger plan to take books out of circulation? Can skullcap really help us get back to sleep?? Mentioned: Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market [https://www.madeinphila.com/] Hell’s Kitchen Hot Sauce [https://hellskitchenhotsauce.com/] Makeshift [https://www.makeshiftaccessories.com/] Wafels and Dinges [https://wafels.com/] Mulled Wine Cup Specialists [https://www.mohaba.de/en/] Pixie Doodle Farm [https://www.pixiedoodlefarm.com/] Full Carts Social: Bluesky [http://fullcarts.bsky.social], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fullcartspod/] Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://jedbecker.com/], cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://margaretflatley.com/] ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://margaretflatley.com/], music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com [FullCartsPod@gmail.com]