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Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 190: Buy the Disco Ball (It's Going To Be Okay)Caroline Moss shares her favorite gift she got during her divorce and why it felt more meaningful than anything else she purchased during her grief shopping sprees. Buy your disco ball here.Caroline Moss runs the online community Gee Thanks Just Bought It and shares tips on shopping smarter._If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of de...2024-06-1904 min
Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 187: What's In My Amazon Cart?What’s in your Amazon cart? Is it full of stuff you want to remember you were looking at, like Caroline’s? Or are you a strict 0-4 items in the cart They like Sally? We go through all of the things we’ve been hoarding (or not) on Amazon, and want to know what you hoard in yours! What actually gets you to buy something vs. what makes something stay in your cart for years (like Caroline’s emotional support macaroni salad?) AMAZON CART PSYCHOLOGY!Mentioned in today’s episode:ON/GO Rapid Covid TestYeti R...2023-07-021h 01Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 180: Planner Influencing with Ammie Y'all!Caroline talks to best friend of the pod, Ammie Y’all, about Ammie’s planner journey and influencing status (status: planner influencer). It worked on Caroline, will it work on you? If we could recommend even one thing from this list, it has to be the photo printer. Even if you’re not a planner head. TRUST US!As discussed on the pod!PlannerPlanner CoverTombow PensCanon Ivy Mini PrinterTape RunnerMuji PenThanks for listening!Shop some of our favorite products, in one place: https://flagship.shop/geethanks 2023-04-2451 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 171: Electric Scissors and the Return of Frank BissellLive from a closet in Vegas it’s Caroline and live from their office it’s Sally! This week we’re talking about the chores we hate and the products we bought to make us hate those chores less. Caroline’s most hated chore is breaking down cardboard. Sally’s is mopping. Frank Bissell has a solution to one of those.Plus, ambiance videos and my pitch for Sally to see M3GAN and Sally’s pitch for me to see TAR.Products Mentioned:The Spin Wave Mop: https://amzn.to/4094wPTElectric Scissors: ht...2023-01-2752 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 161: NEWLYWEDS Nora and CarolineSally Tamarkin is nursing an achey breaky back this week so we’re running a Patreon-only episode from last holiday season with Nora! We talk about our first Vegas trip, the Jessica Simpson holiday song that Sirius XM is literally OBSESSED WITH playing 24/7 (true last year and true this year!), and the startling discovery Caroline made when rewatching the Newlyweds Nick and Jessica Christmas episode for the 9 millionth time. Check out The Shop Hub, a spreadsheet designed by us for you to help make your holiday shopping an easier, more enjoyable experience. On The Shop Hub...2022-11-1830 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 157: Spooky Mingos, 12' Skeletons, and Family Costumes!Which Gee Thanks! guest co-host penned the controversial argument, “Against Trick-or-Treating” in the 90s? If you guessed Sally Tamarkin, you’re right! We dive deep into Halloween: the costumes we bought, the candy we counted, and what made a neighborhood trick-or-treatable (PS. our opinions were not always correct). Plus, what we think of Halloween as adults and what Caroline thinks Sally should do with the essay. Also, did your high school have a Halloween parade? Caroline’s did. Do you listen to this episode and think, wow these people have lost the joy? Plus...2022-10-171h 03Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 137 IS A RERUN: Dan Rates Caroline's 2020 PurchasesTHIS IS A RERUN OF EPISODE 54! I was sick all week and decided to do a rerun. So many people requested a Dan episode (why!!!!), and I will NEVER TELL HIM!!!-----A warm welcome to Dan Nosowitz, food writer extraordinaire and Caroline’s husband. No one is more intimately familiar with the shopping habits of our host than Dan is, and he’s here to tell us how he really feels about the KitchenAid, the $5 rice cooker, and the bread maker. He also wants to convert you to Pyrex glass stor...2022-06-1153 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Mini Ep 17: Caroline's Topical Lip Filler, Jackie's Expensive UnderwearCaroline buys lip filler, Jackie won’t buy underwear, and who really knows what else. As is customary.Shop our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/geethanksjustboughtit Gee Thanks! appreciates its supporters, especially Alley Peplinski, Becca Sheaffer, Allie Nagy, Angi James and Erin Gibson! Want to support? Join the Patreon! Sign up: https://www.patreon.com/geethanksandfriendsJoin the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” In...2022-04-2623 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Mini Ep 16: Caroline and Jackie Go Estate Sale ShoppingJackie and Caroline go to an estate sale and buy a fetal stethoscope and then Caroline uses it on Jackie. Jackie also learns WOMEN…can be doctors!Shop our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/geethanksjustboughtit Gee Thanks! appreciates its supporters, especially Alley Peplinski, Becca Sheaffer, Allie Nagy, Angi James and Erin Gibson! Want to support? Join the Patreon! Sign up: https://www.patreon.com/geethanksandfriends** Join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks Follow along with recs (and share your own vi...2022-04-1324 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!POD SWAP: Caroline's Episode of "Oh I Like That" We're swapping pods, just for fun! If you're not listening to "Oh I Like That", get On That! https://oh-i-like-that.simplecast.com/EPISODE SUMMARYWe are joined by a very special guest as we dig into reality television generally and Real Housewives specifically.EPISODE NOTESWe’ve dabbled in reality TV over the years and decided it was high time we talk about it on OILT. So, we invited our friend and Real Housewives expert Caroline Moss to talk about reality TV and how it’s change...2022-02-281h 06Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 111: Caroline's Agent Kate McKean Brings CRAZY RecsKate McKean is the “internet’s literary agent” and she is also my literary agent! After we did the big FAQ about publishing I wanted Kate, who has been an agent for the Howard Morhaim Literary Agency for 16 years, to join us and answer some of your burning questions about writing books and publishing books.She’s also here to sing the praises of paper planners, silly putty for adults and her new sticker book. PRODUCTS MENTIONED: Go Crazy 90 Day Planner: https://amzn.to/3rYIGQ4 Crazy Aaron’s Putty: https...2022-02-181h 07Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Mini Ep 13: Addressing The Rumors About Our FriendshipWe’re baaaa-aaack. And she’s Jaaa-aaack. And I’m Jack’s Moooo-ooom. (In Into the Woods.) Hello friends, old and new! Jackie and I took a break from minis for a bit because, you know hashtag life happens! For those who missed our big idea brainstorming sessions, fear not. Something unhinged comes up right at the end.PRODUCTS MENTIONED: Hotel Lobby Candle: https://rstyle.me/+4uFoDvwuW0cMB1U-gpvl2Q Baboon to the Moon: www.baboontothemoon.com El Cholo’s Kid: https://www.elcholoskid.com/ (Use Code GEETHANKS for 20% off!)O...2022-02-0829 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 109: Back to the Library with Borough Home founder Laura Lutz#Candleshoes, listen up! Borough Home founder and candle maker (and OG geezer!) Laura Lutz is here to teach Caroline how to read (yes, really). Borough Home started in July 2021, and they are fully Gee Thanks! endorsed. If you’re looking for a glam, luxe candle for under $30, it’s Borough Home. If you’re looking to gift yourself something glam and under $30 every month, join Caroline as a member of the monthly edit candle club! PRODUCTS MENTIONED: Borough Home: https://shopboroughhome.com/ Borough Home Candle Club: https://shopboroughhome.com/collections/monthly-edit Ch...2022-02-0437 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 108: Fake Food and Highway Safety with Rachel Wilkerson Miller and Sally TamarkinOh, I Like That podcast hosts Rachel Wilkerson Miller and Sally Tamarkin climb out of our group chat and onto the Gee Thanks! Podcast to talk about the best gifts they gave over the holidays, and this episode GOES PLACES. We really talk about everything. Fake food? Yes. Car safety? Obviously. The crossover between jewish people (like me and Sally) and queer women (like Sally and Rachel) loving tchotchkes? Of course. (And please, if you identify as queer, jewish or both, and love or hate tchotchkes, please let us know!)PRODUCTS MENTIONED: Sally’s c...2022-01-2857 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 105: A Masterclass On Solo Hosting With Kate KennedyHappy 2022! I am thinking about new things I can do with this podcast. Is it: more episodes? More mini episodes? A rotating small cast of recurring guest hosts? Call in episodes? Having listeners on the show? Weirdly, a lot of people said I should do some solo episodes talking about a product or two each week. I am super down for that, but it also makes me extremely nervous! So I called my friend Kate Kennedy of Be There In Five and asked her if she’d share some solo podcasting tips with me. I remain still overwhelmed but le...2022-01-071h 16
Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!BONUS: Nobody Asked E14: Valentime's Day w/ Ashlee and Her BFF Ryan Cabrera (S1E4 Part Two)A bonus episode from the Patreon! Did you know Nora McInerny of Terrible, Thanks For Asking and Caroline have a Patreon podcast? It’s called NOBODY ASKED: Revisiting The Early 2000s Reality Shows That Shaped Our Lives. So far we’ve gone back and watched Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, MTV’s Rich Girls, the first season of American Idol, and now we’re on The Ashlee Simpson Show. We have no plans to stop, so don’t even try to stop us! We will do this until every show has been watched and every pair of our pants has been peed...2021-12-3133 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 100 (!): Dan Reviews Caroline's Best/Worst Buys Of 2021Dan is back for what now is going to be an annual tradition: Reviewing Caroline’s purchases from 2021. From the Litter Robot to a mattress to Lottie the puppy, Dan runs down all of the things we introduced into our home this past year. He has opinions! I know, shocking.Mentioned on the show:Blender: https://bit.ly/2Z9MYJ1 Litter Robot: https://fave.co/3oN4zzh Miele Vacuum: https://bit.ly/3p6jMf1 Furbo: https://bit.ly/3nAeNDF Owala Water Bottles: https://fave.co/3CKclyU Plank Mattress: https://fave.co/3qXLuNi Cover Your Assets: https...2021-11-2147 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 99: My Sister Made Me Buy It...Made! Me! Buy It!Sarah from @My.Sister.Made.Me.Buy.It is here for the most refreshing conversation about shopping, grief, the bald eagle obsession of the 90s (who remembers? People were OBSESSED?!), and so much more. Also: JOMO, ADHD brain, seating anxiety, and a really good hair repair system. More than anything, this episode felt like a really fun yet ~super healing~ therapy session, which both Sarah and I were like, is this too much? But honestly, if you can’t handle us at our too much, you don’t deserve us at our shopping links. So this is Ge...2021-11-131h 02Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 98: Tubing Mascara and Christmas Trees with Alison RosenI LEARNED WHAT A TUBING MASCARA WAS. Alison Rosen is your (my) new best friend! It’s her podcast but it’s also a true statement. As I was listening back on this episode for editing I was like JFC, Caroline, if you love New York so much why don’t you just marry it! I am sorry it always comes up. But anyway: ALISON! She’s here to talk about her Balsam Hill Christmas Tree, sandwiches, mascara, and so much more. She’s also lived in LA for a long time and has never gone on a hike...2021-11-051h 07Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!RERUN! Ep 33: Clothes Flipping with Tonette of Farewell Exchange***RERUN!*** I could not pull a new episode out of myself this week so I am replaying a really fun one from last summer! Tonette Griffin is an event producer by day and by night she has made thousands of dollars reselling thrift store finds and discarded items on Poshmark. Now she’s here to tell us all of her secrets! Since she came on the podcast in July 2020 she has launched FAREWELL EXCHANGE, where you can donate clothes to be sold to those who want them (kind of like a cooler Goodwill, but none of the...2021-09-031h 12Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 79: Let's Talk About Weed With Hallie Bateman*This episode is about weed!* Hallie Bateman, author of DIRECTIONS, is here to talk about art, creating, and her journey into the world of cannabis. We also discuss the absolute horsesh*t inequalities surrounding the recent decriminalization of weed, taking a break from smartphones, and much more.Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod and shop all of our recs here: https://shoplist.us/geethanksjustboughtit and here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/geethanksjustboughtit Mentioned on the show:Halli...2021-06-111h 16Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!78: The Ceramic Sex Toy with Nicola Bonn*This episode contains explicit content* Welcome to Nicola Bonn, host of the Outspoken Beauty podcast and my new best friend. Two words: Ceramic Dildo. You guys asked for more sex toy content and Nicola was up for the challenge! Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod and shop all of our recs here: https://shoplist.us/geethanksjustboughtit and here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/geethanksjustboughtit Mentioned on the show:Prudence, the ceramic sex toy: https://www.finebone.co.uk...2021-06-0445 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Mini Ep 6: Aspirational Travel Habits with Jackie and Caroline**A NOTE: Some of you heard this episode last week and others didn’t. It was flagged for being rated R and we here at SVU believe because of that it was bumped off streams soon after going live. Here it is again. Rated E for Explicit. G for Gee Thanks. N for Natch Beaut.**This week, Caroline is in Hawaii and Jackie is in California and they’re talkin’ Poo-pouri, duffle bags, TSA Security Theater, and singing some songs! You love it!Mentioned On This Episode!Secret Poo-pouri Dispenser for Travel: https...2021-06-0128 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 77: Eyelashes and Bathing Suits with Nadia BoujarwahDia and Co. founder and CEO Nadia Boujarwah knows a little bit — okay, a lotta bit — about plus size clothing, bathing suits, and wedding dresses. Plus collagen in her coffee, GrandeLash on her eyelashes and much more.Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod and shop all of our recs here: https://shoplist.us/geethanksjustboughtit and here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/geethanksjustboughtit Mentioned on the show:Dia and Co bathing suits: https://fave.co/3oZRuSYVital Proteins Collagen...2021-05-281h 07Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 76: Boots and Boomerangin' with Julia TurshenThe inimitable Julia Turshen is here to share her new cookbook, Simply Julia, her new job at the farm (and her fav farming boots), and her new gmail extension obsession. Also: Bravo shows, dog drama (Lottie ate a piece of a foam mattress mid-recording), and reclaiming “healthy food”. Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod and shop all of our recs here: https://shoplist.us/geethanksjustboughtit and here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/geethanksjustboughtit Mentioned on the show:Simply J...2021-05-2157 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 75: Nancy Meyers and the Isolation Cabin with Ellie EdigerI’m Mr. Napkin Head! Illustrator Ellie Ediger is here and Caroline has bought nearly all of her Nancy Meyers and Nora Ephron movie house prints on Etsy. Now you can, too! We’re here to discuss everything Nancy, Nora, and how to make our kitchens feel cozier with the product she brought to the show.Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod and shop all of our recs here: https://shoplist.us/geethanksjustboughtit and here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/geethank...2021-05-1447 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Mini Ep 5: Leaving on a Jet PlaneYou guys, when I tell you it took 19 years to get this to download correctly and then at the end of everything the theme song refused to play...GarageBand sucks! Anyway, hello! Caroline and Jackie here to talk about our favorite must-travel-with items! And we're also here to sing for you, which I know you guys love and we don't wanna withhold our talent from you.Shop the Gee Thanks shelf for all recs!: https://shoplist.us/geethanksjustboughtitHere's what we discuss:Wander Airplane Mode Travel Set: https://fave.co/3eErSqVFoot Hammock...2021-05-1223 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 74: On Grief and Birds With Kate SpencerForever35 co-host and my boss (ish!) Kate Spencer is here! We’re talking about Mother’s Day grief and bird feeders, and yes, these are more related than you might think. Also, squirrel chairs!Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod and shop all of our recs here: https://shoplist.us/geethanksjustboughtit Mentioned on the show:Bird Feeder: https://amzn.to/3o6AgCZSquirrel Chair: https://amzn.to/3tsPjrkElsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin: https://amzn.to/3xT8RJ2The Dead Moms...2021-05-0744 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 73: In Hot Water With Atsuko OkatsukaComedian Atsuko Okatsuka is here and we’re talking about her amazing grandma, her amazing earrings, why she doesn’t have a Go Bag (for earthquakes) (and fires), and the pandemic purchase she ended up sending back the day it came in the mail.Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpodMentioned on the show:Zojirushi Hot Water Boiler: https://amzn.to/3nA8ZZ7Zojirushi Rice Cooker: https://amzn.to/3t4THwAMin and Mon: https://minandmon.com/ 2021-04-3049 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Mini Ep 4: Caroline vs. Lea Michele (and Peloton vs. Soul Cycle)I can't believe it's finally time to share my story with the world (at least on this podcast): Lea Michele is my enemy and has been since December 2007. Also, Jackie and Caroline discuss the merits of the Peloton (which Jackie owns) and the Soul Cycle bike (which Caroline owns). Think this isn't connected to Lea Michele? Wrong!!!!! If you have a Lea Michele story email me: caroline@geethanksjustboughtit.comMentioned On This Episode!Lea MicheleThe PelotonThe Soul Cycle BikeWant more minis? Every other week you can find them...2021-04-2837 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 72: Best Bar Soap For Face Washing with RHONJ Margaret JosephsDreams come true! Caroline's first housewife guest, RHONJ's Margaret Josephs comes to Gee Thanks! to talk about her new book, the bag she can't live without, and the shocking product she uses to wash her face. We also discuss: Teresa's taglines, Joe Benigno, and of course, Marge Sr.Mentioned On This Episode!The Beck Bag: https://fave.co/3ve5M45Irish Spring Bar Soap: https://amzn.to/2S1iqW1Evelom Facial Balm: https://www.skinstore.com/eve-lom-gel-balm-cleanser-30ml/12303056.htmlBaby Foot: https://amzn.to/3aulGPSCaviar Dreams, Tuna Fish Budget by Margaret Josephs: https://amzn.to/3sJT6...2021-04-2355 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 71: The Magic Towel with Kristen TomlanKristen Tomlan is the founder and CEO of DŌ, the world’s first edible cookie dough confectionery. I eat cookie dough whenever I can. We already have a lot in common. Kristen brings the “magic towel” to the pod (wait til you hear about her daughter’s adventures with spaghetti — no match for the magic towel!), and Caroline and Kristen try to figure out why everyone in their 30s is shopping at Abercrombie again. I mean really, what's next, roll-on glitter? Pogs? Do I need to go dust off the Beanie Babies???Mentioned On This Episode!The Magic...2021-04-1658 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Mini Ep 3: Baby Foot Peel and the Sephora SaleWe're gross: Baby Foot Peel and the Sephora Sale!Welcome to mini episodes! Two products every week. This week, Caroline and mini co-host Jackie J. get real about feet, funerals (?) and the Sephora Sale! We also kept this episode super short and still managed to go off topic 19 times, who is surprised?Mentioned On This Episode!Shop the Gee Thanks! Sephora Sale Picks: https://shoplist.us/geethanksjustboughtitShop Ulta: https://fave.co/3uOq0RSBaby Foot Peel: https://fave.co/2L1XveSTop 8 Best Selling Products in the Gee Thanks! Community in 2020!2021-04-1323 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 70: Books, Boats, Proposals and Perfume With Danielle MullenDanni Mullen, owner of Semicolon Chicago (Chicago’s only Black woman owned bookstore!) joins us again, this time IRL! On today’s discussion list: eyelashes, perfume, books, Jeff Bezos, marriage proposals, weddings, boats, and R*chel H*llis. And a lot of laughter throughout.Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpodTop 8 Best Selling Products in the Gee Thanks! Community in 2020!8. The Hot Tub ($529): https://amzn.to/3aYP1TO7. Digit for saving: https://digit.co...2021-04-091h 19Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Mini Ep 2: The Choochie and Lottie ShowWelcome to mini episodes! Two products every week. This week, Caroline and mini co-host Jackie J. go deep on their best pet purchases for their dogs. One is a shark tank find. Bonus content: Lottie squeaking in the background.Mentioned On This Episode!AquaPaw: https://amzn.to/2PmoFT3Burt’s Bees Toothpaste for Dogs: https://fave.co/3fkF0T0Dog Toothbrush: https://amzn.to/3dfmf0B Top 8 Best Selling Products in the Gee Thanks! Community in 2020!8. The Hot Tub ($529): https://amzn.to/3aYP1TO7. Digit for sav...2021-03-3033 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 69: Making Makeup Fun With @RestroomRitualsLet’s bring the fun back into a makeup routine with Ashley Nelson of @RestroomRituals and Jolie DeFeis of Gee Thanks! Ashley joins us to talk about eyeshadow, getting a dewy look, and how to bounce back from a beat gone bad.JOIN ASHLEY AND JOLIE LIVE! Saturday, 3/26 on @GeeThanksJustBoughtItPod on Instagram! 7pm EST, 4pm PST. Ashley is going to do a makeup tutorial and teach Jolie how to create a Halo eye using: Danessa Myricks Colorfix in Exposed & Milky Way: https://fave.co/31iJYaq Hourglass Scattered Light Glitter Eyeshadow in Reflect - Champagne: https://fave...2021-03-2655 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 68: The Magic Wand with Kate BaerNew York Times bestselling author Kate Baer is BACK. Last time she made waves with the Garden Witch Overalls and this time she brought The Magic Wand with her. Caroline bought it MID-EPISODE RECORDING and can confirm: Magic. Also, they read the many many 5-star reviews of The Magic Wand (“I met Jesus”) and laugh and laugh and laugh and la—Mentioned On This Episode!What Kind Of Woman by Kate Baer: https://bookshop.org/a/9875/9780063008427 The Magic Wand: https://amzn.to/38VHO4QThe Garden Witch Overalls: https://amzn.to/3lse0C7 Top 8...2021-03-1952 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Mini Ep 1: Things We Can't Live Without Under $20Things We Can’t Live Without: Under $20 editionWelcome to mini episodes! Two products every week. This week, Caroline and mini co-host Jackie J. discuss the numero uno item for under $20 they can’t live without. Picture frames that don’t break the bank and Scrub Daddy. Also, Hamilton…?Mentioned On This Episode!Inexpensive Picture Frames: https://amzn.to/3eHUK2bScrub Daddy: https://amzn.to/3eHG8Q9Listen to our Natch Beaut Minis!: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9yc3MuYWNhc3QuY29tL25hdGNoLWJlYXV0/episode/YzhhZmY3MGItNjBlZS00ODRmLTgxZTYtOTA1MTE2ZDg4NTc0?hl...2021-03-1634 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Replay: Ep 18 with Jia TolentinoHi Geezers! Caroline is off this week, but please enjoy a replay of her chat with the amazing Jia Tolentino from March, 2020.Jia Tolentino of The New Yorker is here today to talk about her favorite bra, even though no one is wearing bras anymore because we have nowhere to wear them. She and Caroline also discuss the plight of boob measurements and also how we’re handling quarantining. Life is very normal, of course! Why do you ask?Very important for when we get back to the world, Jia’s fa...2021-03-0557 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 66: Getting ~*so cOzY*~ with Sophia Carter-KahnShe’s All Fat host Sophia Carter-Kahn joins us to talk about getting Ariana Grande-level cozy and off-brand Jibbitz for Crocs. We also go back in time and relive some hilarious middle school nostalgia (first slow dance song, anyone?), and the kind of people we were in high school. FYI: Our recording cuts off abruptly because Mercury was in Retrograde. But just know Sophia and I could’ve talked 4EVA.Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there!Join the Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks/ Do you l...2021-02-251h 16Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 65: Babies and Spin Bikes with The Molyneux SistersWriters, producers and sisters Lizzie Molyneux Logelin and Wendy Molyneux are here to talk about juggling Bob’s Burgers, The Great North, and a bunch of other new projects (Deadpool, anyone?) with parenting and pandemic-ing. And Peloton-ing. Or in Lizzie’s case...not.Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there!Join the Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks/ Do you like this podcast? LEAVE A REVIEW! It’s the easiest way to support the podcast and it costs you nothing. You have my forever gratitude.Any suggest...2021-02-1949 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 64: Shoe Shopping With Josh GondelmanComedian Josh Gondelman (Desus and Mero, “Make My Day” podcast) joins Gee Thanks! to talk celebrities, vaccine timing, and shopping for (and storing!) sneakers. Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there!Join the Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks/ Do you like this podcast? LEAVE A REVIEW! It’s the easiest way to support the podcast and it costs you nothing. You have my forever gratitude.Any suggestions, comments, questions, concerns? PLEASE! EMAIL! ME! I want to hear from you! Caroline@GeeThanksJustBoughtIt.Com Mention...2021-02-121h 06Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 63: Vagina Talk With The Founders Of ConditionHER“Employed Entrepreneurs” Eugenia Marshall and Wendy Rose Berry swing by to talk about the health and wellness product they’ve been working on for nearly 8 years (all while holding down full-time jobs). ConditionHER is a Black woman-owned small business that makes a lotion both Caroline and Jolie love, and soon you’ll love it too.Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there!Join the Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks/ Do you like this podcast? LEAVE A REVIEW! It’s the easiest way to support the podcast and...2021-02-0557 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 62: Milk Frothing and The Bachelor With Emma GrayEmma Gray, the co-host of “Here To Make Friends” podcast, joins us to talk Bachelor, milk frothing, and the best “small dose” Instagram follows (you’ll see what we mean soon). Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there!Join the Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks/ Do you like this podcast? LEAVE A REVIEW! It’s the easiest way to support the podcast and it costs you nothing. You have my forever gratitude.Any suggestions, comments, questions, concerns? PLEASE! EMAIL! ME! I want to hear from you! Caroline...2021-01-2953 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 61: Real Housewives of CVS with Carey O'DonnellSexy Unique Podcast co-host, tv writer and comedian Carey O’Donnell is here to talk about his pandemic playground (aka the CVS near his apartment building). If you’re a RHONJ or RHONY fan you will feel this episode on a deep level. If you’re not, I hope you feel it on a deep level anyway. Also, the MASSAGE FLAP, and the PREGNANCY PILLOW (not just for pregnant people!). Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there!Join the Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks/ Do you like...2021-01-221h 13Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 60: Mini Trampolines with Natch Beaut's Jackie JohnsonDo you need to laugh til you pee? That’s good because ya might just. Natch Beaut podcast host Jackie Johnson is here to talk about being natch, being a beaut, and her mini trampoline and the noises someone makes when they use one. I laughed til I cried, personally, so please, join me in my hot tub of tears.Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there!Join the Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks/ Do you like this podcast? LEAVE A REVIEW! It’s the easie...2021-01-151h 14Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 59: Body Talk With @SwoleWoman Casey JohnstonCW for some body and fitness talk (addressing the culture but getting into some of our issues). That stands for content warning, btw! Not COUP WARNING, but you know what *LOOKS DIRECTLY AT CAMERA*. Casey Johnston aka @SwoleWoman is here and we’re getting INTO it about all of that January “new year new me” BS especially as it pertains to our bodies and exercise goals. This was recorded on Monday, so you can tell we have a little energy in our voices. Now it is Friday, and that energy is gone.Follow...2021-01-081h 20Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 58: The Listener Episode Is Finally Here! 2021, BABY!Happy New Year! 2021, baby! It’s all still not happening! Stay home! Stay inside! It’s the listener episode! Over 65 of you called with your product recommendations and lists of things you bought/found through Gee Thanks! in 2020, which is about 64 phone calls than I assumed would come through. Thank you all SO much for being here and being part of this amazing community we’ve created together. I could only play a handful of your calls, but I will find a way for you to listen to all of them, if that’s your thing.A few no...2021-01-0132 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 57: TBT to Garden Witch Overalls w/ Kate BaerMerry Christmas if you celebrate and a happy day off if you don’t! Throwing it back to this past summer when poet Kate Baer joined us to talk all about the Amazon overalls she wears all year round (which we lovingly dubbed the GARDEN WITCH OVERALLS) and her NYT Bestselling book of poetry, “What Kind Of Woman”. Also: How we feel about our bodies! We love to talk about our bodies here! Also, Kate reveals the craziest thing she saw in a TJ Maxx dressing room.Next week is 2021 (?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!) and we’re celebrating with our VERY FIR...2020-12-2542 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 56: Influencers Gone Wild with Steph McNealInfluencer culture is Stephanie McNeal’s bread and butter, and today the BuzzFeed editor joins us to talk about the influencer reckoning of 2020, who she thinks came out winners (and who fumbled the ball spectacularly) and of course, her favorite bike shorts. Which are now MY favorite bike shorts, because I bought them too and I have been wearing them all week.(Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there! And on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks)THE GEE THANKS GIFT GUIDES ARE HERE!: https://ww...2020-12-1859 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 55: Small businesses in Small Packages with Julie SchecterJulie Schechter created Small Packages when she realized that there was no fool-proof way to send something cute and curated to a faraway friend. Now that all we HAVE in this world are our faraway friends, Small Packages came in prettyyyyy handy this year (especially for Caroline, who ordered like, 7 boxes). This episode also covers CHIC NIGHTLIGHTS and tiny jars of caramel from Fat Toad.(Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there! And on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks)THE GEE THANKS GIFT GUIDES...2020-12-1149 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 54: Caroline's Worst/Best 2020 Buys According to DanA warm welcome to Dan Nosowitz, food writer extraordinaire and Caroline’s husband. No one is more intimately familiar with the shopping habits of our host than Dan is, and he’s here to tell us how he really feels about the KitchenAid, the $5 rice cooker, and the bread maker. He also wants to convert you to Pyrex glass storage and teach you all how to make salad dressing so you never have to buy it in the bottle again. PS — special appearance from Kevin the cat!(Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wann...2020-12-0453 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 52: Saving $$ and Buying Desks with Bola Sokunbi of Clever Girl FinanceOnce upon a time in January 2020 we talked about making this year the year of saving money in a smart way. 2020 had other plans lmao, but you guys, 2021 is still ours! Clever Girl Finance CEO Bola Sukunbi is here to talk about the basics of finance, including some truly jaw-dropping student loan payment facts that made me gasp out loud. She’s also talking about the furniture she’s buying for her kids, and what we can do to make 2021 a better year for savings.(Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see...2020-11-201h 05Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 51: A Holly Sustainable Holiday w/Laura Wittig of Brightly.ecoSHE’S BACK! Laura Wittig from Brightly.eco is back to talk about ways to have a more eco-friendly holiday this year. We got so much great feedback from her last episode that I knew it was time to invite her back. We discuss everything from how to shop to what to buy this year, and I placed my bets on what the hot quarantine trend will be in 2021.(Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there! And on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks)GIFT GU...2020-11-1341 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 50: The Real Price of a Bra with Cora HarringtonCora Harrington from The Lingerie Addict (https://www.thelingerieaddict.com/) is here and we’re talking about romance novels, cozy mysteries, and the real cost of bras (we’re paying wayyyyy too little, even when we *think* we’ve paid way too much). (Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there! And on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks)GIFT GUIDE ALERT: They are coming (and FAST). Want them earlier than everyone else? Sign up here: www.geethanksjustboughtit.com so you don’t miss the next one!2020-11-0657 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 49: Fake Fireplaces and Pressed Tofu with Sierra TishgartGreat Jones co-founder Sierra Tishgart dishes on her tofu press, fake fireplace and what she cooks in her cookware while Caroline makes the case for a power washer. Plus: Cheap rugs vs. expensive rugs, mac and cheese, and the many ways in which to cook rice.(Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there! And on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks)GIFT GUIDE ALERT: They are coming (and FAST). Want them earlier than everyone else? Sign up here: www.geethanksjustboughtit.com so you don’t mi...2020-10-3056 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 48: Molderps and Masks with Bobby Finger and Lindsey WeberWho? Weekly hosts Lindsey Weber and Bobby Finger are here for the episode you’ve all been begging me to record since Gee Thanks! launched last year. Bobby brings his favorite masks with a side of bluetooth conspiracy, Lindsey cracks open a Spindrift on air, and thanks to listener Abby Dan, I get to tell everyone about MOLDERPS. (Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there! And on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks)GIFT GUIDE ALERT: They are coming (and FAST). Want them earlier than eve...2020-10-231h 10Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 47: Amelia DiamondWe’ve recorded more episodes in COVID times than in non-COVID times for awhile now so this is an episode where we just check in with each other (featuring the wonderful writer Amelia Diamond!). It’s October. How are we doing? (Insert Dorinda’s “Not Well, B*tch” gif here). We talk about how we’re getting work done (and how we’re not), the things we miss, the weirdness we feel. And yes, we talk about products too: Amelia brings her PedEgg and then we wax lyrical about body hair removal for awhile (get it? Wax?). I hope you gu...2020-10-161h 17Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 46: Anxiety MarketplaceAnxiety Marketplace co-creator’s Jolie De Feis and Sophia Yapalater join us to talk about starting an Instagram business, community through clothing sales and what it’s like to work with your friends. Plus, a product for pesky deodorant stains, the best product from The Laundress and a smudge-free nail polish.(Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there! And on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks)GIFT GUIDE ALERT: They are coming (and FAST). Want them earlier than everyone else? Sign up here: www.geethanksjustboughtit.com ...2020-10-091h 10Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 45: Alex WaldmanWe’re having some serious body image talk with co-founder and creative director of Universal Standard, Alex Waldman! For everyone (me) who has been a little bit or a lotta bit at war with their bodies in 2020 (because, despite everything else, there’s still somehow time to be mad at our bodies?), this is the episode for you. Also, Biologique Recherche p50 gets a big rec from a 20-year loyalist!(Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there! And on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks)Ment...2020-10-0253 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 44: Caleb HearonComedian Caleb Hearon is here! We’re talking about cars, Costco and being a comedian (Caleb, not me). If you don’t follow Caleb on Twitter you must, you must, you must.(Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there! And on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks)Mentioned On This Episode!MOTHERRRR EFFINGGGGG COSTCO: https://www.costco.com/Visit www.geethanksjustboughtit.com for even more recs and shop the Gee Thanks! Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/geethanksjustboughtitAs...2020-09-2541 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 43: Claire Mazur and Erica CeruloHere to teach us A THING OR TWO (eh? eh?), we’re welcoming podcast hosts, shoppers extraordinaire and genuinely wonderful people Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo to Gee Thanks! We’re talking: Pasta, politics, and painting our nails. (Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there! And on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks)Listen to A Thing or Two and subscribe to Claire and Erica’s newsletter! https://www.claireanderica.com/podcastMentioned On This Episode!Erica’s Rec: Olive and June Nail...2020-09-181h 16Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 42: Jessamyn StanleyWelcome to writer and yoga instructor Jessamyn Stanley, founder of The Underbelly! Jessamyn is here to talk about fitness and our bodies and what it’s like for her to unapologetically take up space in the wellness world as a fat Black woman. I get into my own ~wellness~ journey and why SoulCycle ultimately annoyed me more than it helped me. We also talk about our mutually fav MegaBabe product, Thigh Rescue, and why as kids we both wanted glasses, braces, and crutches. (Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you the...2020-09-111h 05Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 41: Jessica GoodmanAuthor and Cosmopolitan op-ed editor Jessica Goodman is here to talk about her new book, “They Wish They Were Us” which is like if Gossip Girl and Riverdale had a baby and the baby wanted to do some murder. We also talk about avoiding the “dead girl” trope of true crime, saving the USPS with Jessica’s rec, and Caroline switches her recommendation at the VERY LAST SECOND.(Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there! And on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks)Mentioned On This Episo...2020-09-041h 09Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 40: Alex Abad-SantosVox Senior Correspondent and skincare connoisseur Alex Abad-Santos is here and we’re dedicating some time to male skincare with questions like: how? And also, why? And also, is it girly for men to wash their faces? (No). Also: what the Kardashians are up to (?????), what the women from Little Women (2019) are up to (?!?!!?!), and why Alex loves his Peloton (and why Caroline will never get one). (Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there! And on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks)Mentioned On This Epi...2020-08-281h 10Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 39: Taffy Brodesser-AknerFleishman Is In Trouble but we’re in LUCK because author Taffy Brodesser-Akner is here! I can’t believe it took 39 episodes to have a really in depth conversation about...COFFEE. We’re like the Gilmore Girls!(Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there! And on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks)Mentioned On This Episode!Fleishman Is In Trouble (is in paperback!): https://fave.co/3gh5fGT The AeroPress GO: https://amzn.to/3l76pYQ Visit www.geethanksjustboughtit.com for even...2020-08-211h 01Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 38: Alisha RamosYou know her and love her, it’s Alisha Ramos of Girls Night In! Alisha is here to talk all things Selling Sunset, The Babysitters Club, and rice cookers. Oh yeah, she brought a long list of recs, so you will want to visit geethanksjustboughtit.com to find out more of what we couldn’t get to on today’s episode. Phew! Alisha, we love you!(Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there! And on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks)Mentioned On This Episode!Girl...2020-08-141h 17Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 37: Kristen RobinsonProduct developer of Murad Skincare Kristen Robinson joins us for our first full-fledged skincare episode, sparked by Caroline’s obsession with the Murad Firming Cream for Neck and Decolletage. Learn about retinol, crepey neck, and what’s worth spending $$ on. Plus, blue light blocking glasses!(Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there!)Mentioned On This Episode!Murad Firming Cream for Neck and Decolletage: https://fave.co/3a2hvt3Murad Retinol: https://fave.co/31qIf2vBlue Light Blocking Glasses: https://amzn.to/2PvJRCBShop all of Murad: http...2020-08-071h 04Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 36: Kate BaerPoet Kate Baer joins us to talk all about the Amazon overalls she wears all year round, her new book of poems (“What Kind Of Woman” is out in November 2020!), and how we feel about our bodies. We love to talk about our bodies here! Also, Kate reveals the craziest thing she saw one time in a TJ Maxx dressing room.(Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod! I wanna see you there!)Pre-order Kate’s book! It comes out 11/10/2020 and I am so excited to devour it. Devour it with me: ht...2020-07-3141 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 35: Serena WolfAuthor and chef Serena Wolf is here and she brought the multi-purpose kitchen tool of her dreams and all of yours. Turns out I already had it in my kitchen so I am extra excited! She also teaches me about Chi Chi’s foldable wraps (I screamed), and just like, so many things I wanted to know about food but was afraid (too dumb) to ask!(Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod) PS -- SAVE THE DATE! On Sunday, July 26 at 11:30am (yep, this Sunday!), Serena and I are going liv...2020-07-241h 06Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 34: Ann Friedman and Aminatou SowThese two need no introduction! The hosts of everyone’s favorite podcast, Call Your Girlfriend, and the authors of the new book, “Big Friendship” (order: https://bookshop.org/a/9875/9781982111908) join us to talk about their favorite recs and how they shop for themselves and each other. (Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod) (Follow Big Friendship on Insta: www.instagram.com/bigfriendshipbook) Ann goes deep on why a flexible measuring tape should be part of your shopping experience and Amina has Thoughts about washcloths and garbage cans. Also, buy their boo...2020-07-1756 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 32: Patrice PeckWelcome to the stage, Patrice Peck! Patrice is a freelance journalist covering race and culture at a number of publications including the New York Times, and today she joins Gee Thanks! to talk about a Black-owned product she loves (you can eat it, which is something we haven’t done here yet!!) and about how tired she and her fellow Black journalists are. (Follow Gee Thanks! on Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod) Patrice also talks about her newsletter, Coronavirus News for Black Folks. You can check out the newsletter here: https://speakpatrice.substack.com...2020-07-0350 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 31: Laura WittigWe’re talking about ethical and sustainable shopping with the CEO of Brightly, Laura Wittig! Laura has built a one stop eco-friendly shop with Brightly: https://brightly.eco/, which makes it a lot easier to maintain your consumer relationship with sustainable brands.We talk bedsheets, but also how to get started on your journey of a more sustainable lifestyle.Mentioned On This Episode!Brightly.eco: https://brightly.eco/Stash Bags: https://amzn.to/2NsPEb3 Sheets & Giggles Sheets: https://fave.co/2Vdu1Qw Brooklinen Sheets: https://fave.co/3hZLSnG Visit...2020-06-2658 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 30: Katie SturinoThe Megababe herself, Katie Sturino, is joining us today to talk about the Dyson AirWrap! Everyone knows Katie for her #SupersizeTheLook Instagram campaign and her ability to “call brands in” to #MakeMySize. Now she and I go deep on the Dyson, shopping for “extended” sizing at straight size stores, and way more.We also talk about some of my favorite Megababe products (like THIGH RESCUE, SERIOUSLY, GUYS, BUY THIGH RESCUE), and what’s coming next for Katie and the brand.Mentioned On This Episode!Megababe Beauty: https://fave.co/2UXlaC2The Dyson AirWrap: h...2020-06-1954 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 28: Danni MullenProprietress of the only Black woman-owned (and Black lesbian woman-owned BTW!) bookstore in Chicago, Danni Mullen is here! We’re talking books and back scratchers. And how our partners don’t appreciate how funny we are.Danni has raised nearly $100,000 this week to make sure underprivileged kids can come into the store and shop the shelves. In exchange for her valuable time on this week’s episode and her willingness to share her work with me, I’ve donated $500 to the #ClearTheShelves initiative with the hope that you will all join me in donating. If she’s reached...2020-06-0549 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 27: Nora McInernyNora McInerny is hot and tall and hysterical and she joins us today because I am trying to be her third husband. I have maybe never laughed harder in my life as we recorded this and Nora is a woman who has made a living out of talking about grief. Many of you told me Nora was a national treasure. Many of you...are correct.Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpodNora and I discuss literally who can...2020-05-291h 15Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 26: Elin HilderbrandIf you haven’t heard me evangelize the brilliantly beachy books of Elin Hilderbrand, you are not paying attention. But now you’re going to have to, because Elin joins us today! Her 24th novel, 28 Summers, is out June 16! If you haven’t read your first Elin yet, what are you waiting for! Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpodElin and I discuss cooking, writing, exercise, and her product pick (which makes a great gift for you OR for some...2020-05-2248 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 25: Marissa MullenMarissa Mullen aka @ThatCheesePlate, @CheeseByNumbers, and @ThatCheeseClass (www.instagram.com/thatcheeseplate) is here to talk about, um, duh, cheese. Her new book, That Cheese Plate Will Change Your Life, just came out and even though we know cheese plates are way more fun to make, when, like, you can have friends over, cheese plates for one are encouraged. ALL CHEESE PLATES CAN BE PERSONAL CHEESE PLATES IF YOU DREAM BIG ENOUGH.Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpodMari...2020-05-1539 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 24: Sydney KramerSydney Kramer of @CrepesOfWrath on Insta ( www.instagram.com/crepesofwrath ) joins us to talk about making the perfect chocolate chip cookie (or any cookie) using her product pick.Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpodThen Caroline talks about a few months with the Aquis Hair Turban, and the hot tub. Again. Because we recorded this in February and I forgot I had talked about the hot tub and then talked about the hot tub again. I’m Not Cr...2020-05-0835 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 23: Samantha IrbySamantha Irby is here! The funniest person on earth, Samantha Irby! Author of the first #GeeThanksBookClub read, Wow, No Thank You, is here to talk about all things butts, lotion, and what she’s watching on tv.Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpodWant a good laugh? Order Wow, No Thank You! Order it from your local indie or my favorite one: Amherst Books (https://www.amherstbooks.com/). (Tell Shannon I sent you!) Mentioned On This...2020-05-0153 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 22: Marisa MeltzerMarisa Meltzer joins us to talk about all things perfume and scents and candles and incense. Everything about this conversation was a joy for me, because Marisa is wonderful and she taught me about a laundry detergent I ran out to buy ASAP (and by ran out I obviously mean I clicked around and purchased).Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpodMarisa’s new book, This Is Big, came out last week and you are going to love i...2020-04-2438 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 21: Tom Everett ScottJust two weeks ago I tweeted about watching “That Thing You Do” for the first time and developing my first celebrity crush on Tom Everett Scott and now here we are: Tom Everett Scott is on Gee Thanks, and he brought products to share and I tried to not get too giggly during our Skype call (I failed). Let this be a lesson to you all! The celebrities are home and they are as bored as we are. Call them up!Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought...2020-04-1739 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 20: Katie HeaneyYA author Katie Heaney joins us today fresh off the release of her FIFTH BOOK, Girl Crushed! Buy it from your local independent bookstore. Katie and Caroline talk all about their sleeping preferences, travel accessories (for the day we can travel again), and how they’re not afraid of germs and double dipping. I will give you one guess as to when this episode was recorded!Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpodCaroline also proclaims her love for Ve...2020-04-1033 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 18: Jia TolentinoJia Tolentino of The New Yorker is here today to talk about her favorite bra, even though no one is wearing bras anymore because we have nowhere to wear them. She and Caroline also discuss the plight of boob measurements and also how we’re handling quarantining. Life is very normal, of course! Why do you ask?Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpodVery important for when we get back to the world, Jia’s favorite bra is curre...2020-03-2757 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 15: Mollie ChenPlease welcome to the stage, Mollie Chen! Not only is she one of the co-founders of beloved Birchbox (disclosure: I LOVE BIRCHBOX), she’s also a consultant working with early stage consumer companies on brand strategy and experience. She’s very cool and she writes a great newsletter.Follow “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” On Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod Mollie is a great Instagram follow, and I am constantly getting great meal ideas from her stories because she makes the act of making breakfast look so easy. It’s fitting, then, that her product...2020-03-0636 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 14: Harlow and Ilana WilesAge doesn’t matter but it’s a big deal that this week GTJBI welcomes its youngest guest ever...because she’s 7-years-old. Harlow Wiles is in second grade and on the weekends you can find her in the kitchen baking everything from pumpkin bread to cupcakes. But her specialty is pancakes—she charges $1 for one pancake and $5 for two; we love a businesswoman—so she stopped by the studio with her Insta-famous Mom, Ilana (@MommyShorts) to give us some pancake tips and dish on her favorite tv show as of right now, The Property Brothers. And she does NOT know w...2020-02-2830 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 13: Erica Leigh MillsErica Leigh Mills joins Gee Thanks today for a special themed episode...drum roll...UNDER $10 LIFECHANGERS! We each brought our favorite cheapo product to the stage and by doing so we covered: bathtime, cleaning the tub, washing walls (do you? do you not?), weddings, jewelry, etc. etc. etc. Love the podcast? You’ll love the Instagram community forming around it! https://Instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod Erica is at Disney World as this episode is airing because she’s running the half marathon there, a thing that I think I would love to do one day bu...2020-02-2135 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 12: Karen K. HoKaren K. Ho has freelanced for what seems like everywhere (FiveThirtyEight, Glamour, GQ, TIME, Interview, Toronto Life, and the Columbia Journalism Review), and she’s also a masterful second hand shopper.Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpodKaren and Caroline get INTO it about: Dyson Vacs, Kickstarter scams, email hacks and Karen’s product pick: a MOFT laptop stand that sticks to the bottom of your laptop and pops up to give you ergonomic goodness whenever you feel lik...2020-02-1435 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 11: Shannon KeatingWe’re talking about INTENTIONAL SHOPPING today here at “Gee Thanks” with Shannon Keating, the senior culture writer and editor at BuzzFeed and also the author of the newsletter, You Have (Nearly) Everything You Need (subscribe! https://shannonkeating.substack.com/). Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpodShannon and Caroline go deep on shopping for clothes, their money habits (spending and saving!), Shannon’s Year Of Big Changes and...popcorn!Mentioned On This Episode!Old Navy Jean...2020-02-0749 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 10: Zara RahimHead of Strategic Comms at The Wing and team Obama and Hillary alum Zara Rahim hops into the studio today to talk drugstore lipstick, CVS coupons, and her fool-proof strat to a successful customer service experience every single time. Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpodZara and Caroline go over their favorite cheap makeup products and then reveal the $$$ product they haven’t found good dupes for yet. Zara makes a compelling case for lip liner, Caroline talks a...2020-01-3150 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 9: Hitha PalepuHave I told you guys my big shameful secret about how I’m the WORST PACKER EVER? It takes me no less than four hours to pack for a weekend away and yet I still end up with 9 tee-shirts, one pair of pants, no socks, no pajamas, a toothbrush with no toothpaste and one shoe. Luckily I have the perfect person to call in a travel emergency—Hitha Palepu! Hitha Palepu is an investor and author of How To Pack: Travel Smart For Any Trip. She shares 5 smart reads every weekday on Instagram and on her weekly newsletter, and she...2020-01-2427 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 8: Reyhan HarmanciWelcome to Reyhan Harmanci! Reyhan is the deputy head of programming at Gimlet and joins us a mere two days before giving birth to her daughter, Lois. (Mom and baby are doing great!). Reyhan has always wanted to be the kind of gal who carried a leather bag but she had a real “know thyself” moment when she purchased her product pick. Caroline evangelizes her favorite skincare product from Trader Joe’s and we learn who cares the most about skincare in Reyhan’s house. Products in this episode:Baggu Duck Bag: https://fave.co/2L4MQjI MZ...2020-01-1732 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 7: Anne Helen PetersenAuthor and BuzzFeed culture reporter Anne Helen Petersen — who moved to Montana from NYC three years ago — joins up for a very important discussion about the things we do and buy for our beloved animal bffs. From her must-have product pick to Caroline’s experience with pet insurance, somehow they land on...dog raves? Also, it’s January, so let’s talk about therapy lamps. Also, AHP tells us about a magical place called DOG. ISLAND.Products in this episode:Ruffwear Front Range Dog Harness: https://fave.co/35ZaczO ASPCA Pet Insurance: https://www.aspcapetinsurance.com/free-qu...2020-01-1031 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 6: Madison Malone KircherVulture’s Madison Malone Kircher brings Caroline the Dyson AirWrap Dupe and launches a conversation about hair tools, hair theory, hair behavior and maybe most important, the fear of our favorite products — hair or otherwise — being discontinued. Stockpilers, we want to hear from you!Products in this episode:Revlon One Step Volumizer: https://fave.co/34DSIr8Unplugged Beauty Cordless Wand: https://amzn.to/2EvmpQqDyson Air Wrap: https://fave.co/34HImqlNARS Lipstick: https://fave.co/36QhAgDMAC Creamsheen in Dare You: https://fave.co/34FBDNoMadewell Whisper Tee: https://fave.co/2S9xTkA Thanks for lis...2019-12-2725 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 5: Dodai StewartToday we welcome The New York Times’ Dodai Stewart to the podcast! Dodai teaches Caroline about TikTok, but also about an $18 clothing item that turned her casual sweatshirts into casual business wear (seriously!!). Then we learn about Caroline’s pick and her journey to a bolder, darker eyebrow without having to do a ton of work to get it.Products in this episode:Dickey Collars: https://amzn.to/2PG7cTbBenefit Cosmetics Goof Proof Brow: https://fave.co/2sGmOggNom Wah Sweatshirt: https://nomwah.com/shop/nom-wah-sweatshirt/Old Navy Sweatshirt (Striped): https://fave.co/2SeEwC6Old Navy Swea...2019-12-2031 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 4: Doree Shafrir and Kate SpencerIt’s the Gee Thanks x Forever35 crossover episode you’ve been waiting—*checks notes*—two weeks for! Welcome to my producers and your favorite podcast hosts, Kate and Doree; Doree and Kate!Doree’s item is a Kate recommendation, Kate’s product pick is something Caroline desperately needs, and Caroline’s choice makes her feel like the Very Organized Woman she really wishes she was.Products in this episode:Realistic LED Candles (Doree’s pick): https://amzn.to/34hgn0a Hydro Flask 32oz Tumblr (Kate’s pick): https://fave.co/36t0TYIHydro Flask 32oz...2019-12-1341 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 3: Scaachi KoulContent Warning: Some cursing within. Earmuffs. Writer Scaachi Koul stops by to evangelize the best thing in her bathroom — and it has nothing to do with skincare. Perfect for white elephant gifts, perfect for your bathroom all year round, Scaachi’s rec is sure to pique your interest. Then Caroline unveils the secret weapon to her getting ready routine, which allows her to stay in bed longer in the morning, which is the only thing any of us are looking for, right?Products in this episode:Squatty Potty: https://amzn.to/2RnfNeLTravel Squat...2019-12-0630 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 2: Meredith HaggertyWhy do all gift guides for men want you to buy them whiskey ice cubes and golf stuff? Vox’s The Goods senior editor Meredith Haggerty shares her number one pick for her dad (not alcohol or sports-adjacent). She also shares her favorite product under $50 and it’s a really, really, really good one. Like, it’s so good. It’s beyond good. Then Caroline shares her product pick which, for only $10, will ensure your sweaters make it through the winter season! Products in this episode:All Birds: https://www.allbirds.com/Fridgedaire Mini-Fridge: https://amzn.to/35...2019-11-2932 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Ep 1: Alison RomanIt’s our first episode ever! Welcome to chef and cookbook author Alison Roman (Dining In, Nothing Fancy) whose passion for her product pick almost has Caroline convinced she may be able to cook something without messing it up. Then Caroline takes the wheel and tries to convince Alison that a weighted blanket will help her sleep better at night. And then they also talk about something that keeps getting advertised to Caroline on Instagram...the “portable crock pot” for office lunches you don’t have to stand up for.Products in this episode:Matfer Bench Sc...2019-11-2933 minGee Thanks, Just Bought It!Gee Thanks, Just Bought It TrailerThe new shopping podcast brought to you by Caroline Moss (Hey Ladies) and the producers of Forever35. Launching on Black Friday, November 29 with guest Alison Roman (Dining In, Nothing Fancy)! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-11-2100 min