Devin and Andy visit P.C. Richard & Son and consider stereos, recliners, mattresses, T.V.s, and appliance stores in general. Can anybody beat The Wiz in cultural references? Will anyone beat Crazy Eddie’s 7,500 commercials? (Inspiration taken from this list of defunct retailers.) Have you ever been disappointed because you were geared up for a hard sell but didn’t get one? Do Studebaker retro music players do it for you? Is it time for a 1980s re-imagining of the radio scene from That Thing You Do set at The Wiz or P.C. Richard & Son? Do you prefer to get your breaking news from walls of TVs in appliance store windows? What's Best Buy up to these days? Can we interest you in the Full Carts extended warranty?

Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music placement by Skye MacLeod. Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com

Tennis t-shirts, anyone? Devin and Andy go online and check out the popular US OPEN merch. What celestial body could a stack of souvenir Honey Deuce cocktail tumblers reach? What’s the best kind of ball for getting autographs? How do The Matrix and The Hudsucker Proxy fit into all this? Do you maybe just need a tee promoting the New Rochelle Challenger, sponsored by Phil’s Tire Town? Should the US Open online store take some inspiration from the Vacation sunscreen site??

Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (check out her Sketch Pad about Art Museum Etiquette in the NYTimes!), and precision music insertion by Skye MacLeod. Contact FullCartsPod@gmail.com

D&A head to Economy Candy on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and make a side visit to IT’SUGAR in Coney Island (check out their candy cans). Would you do business with a candy sleuth calling himself “The Candyman”? What rare candies would you have him track down: Tangy Taffy? Gatorgum? A Hi-Chew flavor that you maybe only dreamt of? How are your Pez-loading skills? Are imported candy bars as good as their reputation? Any brands you’d like Leaf to resurrect? Were you ever soothed by the food factory tours of Unwrapped? Should Haribo gummy mustard strings actually taste like mustard? Is it time to rewrite some of LFO’s Summer Girls?

(Note: There will most likely not be a new episode next week, in that late-August way, but the Full Carts Team looks forward to getting back to it. Thank you for being here!)

Music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, production assistance by Skye MacLeod. Contact FullCartsPod@gmail.com

Devin and Andy head to The Pickle Guys on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, on a street once known as Pickle Alley, where Guss' Pickles once dominated. Would you be ready to name your favorite pickle if queried by a pickle person? (check out the video!) Are we at Peak Pickle? Is pickle merch ascendant over pickle flavor? How important is human interaction when shopping? Who's eating all the pickled tomatoes??

Music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, production assistance by Skye MacLeod. Contact FullCartsPod@gmail.com

Devin and Andy head to the Staten Island Mall! What can a Food District do that a Food Court cannot? Has there been a better time to hit the mall for novelty socks? Can robots make cotton candy as well as humans? Are kiosks stronger than ever? What is the relationship between Hot Topic, Spencer’s (née Spencer’s Gifts), and Newbury Comics? Is the presence of Apple and Lego a reliable indicator of mall health?

Links:

You Get What You Give by New Radicals (video shot in SI Mall)

Weird Science Icee dump scene

Music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, production assistance by Skye MacLeod. Contact FullCartsPod@gmail.com

Devin and Andy head to a ShopRite grocery on Hylan Blvd. in Staten Island. Can you judge a grocery store by the quality of its vending machines? Is Freeosk the future of free samples? What and where are these Smart Carts?? Are nearly interchangeable grocery store chain names strategic? Are we all living in the Keebler tree, still? Are we going to go back here someday?

Music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, production assistance by Skye MacLeod. Contact FullCartsPod@gmail.com

Devin and Andy head to the Brooklyn Beach Shop on the Coney Island Boardwalk. How does current Coney Island express its heritage as the People’s Playground? How bad is stealing from beach stores? Does a boardwalk shop need a certain amount of kitsch? Might the parachute drop in fact be an interdimensional portal?

Links:

Weegee’s Coney Island (classic photo)

PBS Coney Island Documentary (1991)

Official page for PBS Coney Island documentary

Short video tour of the Brooklyn Beach Shop

“Coney” by Giuseppe Cautela (1925)

Kikkerland Rainbow Twirler

Coney Island livestream

Music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, production assistance by Skye MacLeod. Contact FullCartsPod@gmail.com

Devin and Andy visit sea creatures and their gift shop at the New York Aquarium in Coney Island. Are sharks, rays, or jellyfish more soothing to watch? Is there a Jaws resurgence, and would it have been helpful if Devin and Andy had read this article about the 50th anniversary of the book before recording? How well do you need to know the works of Lil Big Stack to take Devin’s quiz? If you were a movie villain, what sort of creatures would you keep in your lair's aquarium? Should the Aquarium offer Icees in smaller sizes? Is a secondary gift shop or concession stand, all tucked away, extra special? How many stuffies for sale is too many stuffies for sale?

Article about Underground Retail in NYC

Recipient of Full Carts Seal: L&B Auto Repair. Congratulations!

Music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, production assistance by Skye MacLeod. Contact FullCartsPod@gmail.com