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Serious Offers Only9 Broken Zebra FigurineWe're back after a long hiatus while Nicole was on assignment in Vermont, checking out every possible thrift store. This might not be an exaggeration--it's a small state, and she went to a lot of stores. Sometimes more than once! And she seriously won't quit on this vacuum cleaner thing. Listen as she gets upset at Alden for not being excited enough about her Vermont purchases!2021-08-3134 minSerious Offers Only8 Mission CreepDid we even talk about a thriftstore find today? Can't remember. This episode is mostly about Nicole admitting to saying certain words incorrectly and using the phrase "mission creep" with absolutely no understanding of what it might mean. 2021-06-1746 minSerious Offers Only7 - electrolux silveradoNicole didn't steal this or switch price tags or anything! Enjoy this story about the most expensive vacuum cleaner you've ever heard of: the Electrolux Silverado! It's the Cadillac of vacuum cleaners. 2021-06-1033 minSerious Offers Only6 Gus GusNicole is once more committing thrift-crimes and blaming them on the exploited working class. Alden discusses his addiction to unwrapping packs of trading cards. Which of Nicole's thefts is worse? Let us know!2021-05-2741 minSerious Offers Only5 the free coffee tableNicole gets a bonus coffee table and introduces Alden to yet more of her famous thrift grifts. Also, Nicole is still upset about a cat lamp she didn't buy, even though Alden bought her an identical cat lamp to the one she didn't buy. Folks, he can't win!2021-05-1737 minSerious Offers Only4 Gift PurgatoryNicole struggles valiantly to liberate an item from an estate sale and then immediately tucks it away in a drawer but she swears it's great and she loves it and it was worth all the trouble and inconvenience. 2021-05-0440 minSerious Offers Only3 - Didn't Exactly Thrift ItThis was a show about Nicole's thrifting adventures, but she's slowly turning it into a show about her (small! tiny!) criminal past. We're slowly easing our way into true crime territory, folks! Stick around!2021-03-2721 minSerious Offers Only2-Bad Dansko EnergyNicole talks second-hand shoe shopping, shoe parties, and running from Roman transit police. 2021-03-0830 minSerious Offers Only1 - More Than KissingIn our first-ever episode, Nicole goes blue right out of the gate and tells us all about a classic thriftstore find: the bunny orgy mug! 2021-02-1720 min
National Podcast DayNovember 19th: World Toilet DayThere are things in life that are inevitable: oven burns, occasionally being pooped on by a bird, JoAnn Fabrics coupons in the mail. Add to this list celebrating World Toilet Day on your educational/comedy podcast. Not since the Titanic Remembrance Day episode have we felt more like mere vehicles of a greater force working through us, guiding our every decision, joke, and flush. This National Podcast Day episode serves as a humble reminder that in these uncertain times, poop is a sure bet, and there are always toilets to be grateful for.
Thanks to everyone who...2020-11-2116 minNational Podcast DayOctober 9th: World Post DayFor World Post Day, Nicole and Dominic receive arguably the greatest gift of all: mail! It's an exciting mail day, with packages varying from delightful to truly unsettling, all thoughtfully sent by mail-lover, podcast mentor, and talented artist Alden, host of a highly recommended mail-centric YouTube series called Zero Bids.
This episode is dedicated to the United States Postal Service, one of our country's greatest institutions and ranked as the best postal service in the world (ahead of Japan!). 2020-10-1516 minNational Podcast DayAugust 16: National Tell-a-Joke DayYou know how most mothers have totally average-sized babies, coming in around the 7 lb 5 oz mark? And then, down the line, they're taken by surprise when they give birth to an 11 lb child? The National Tell-a-Joke Day episode is like that- maybe a little too developed, and definitely bigger than we could have anticipated- but we love it just the same (really!). We are honored to have Rick Dugby, the Knock Knock King himself, come on to nurture the creativity of aspiring comedian Dominic.
Thanks to Alden Eagle, Erin Keaton, and David Feaman for their contributions to...2020-08-1617 minNational Podcast DayMay 9: National Lost Sock Memorial DayIn part, bringing a special guest on a show can help the host or hosts look cool. This certainly isn't what happens on this episode, in which Dom bears witness to Nicole's friend, the dangerously witty Alden, airing her dirty laundry. Gather 'round for the famous Lost Sock Story of 2013 and light a few dozen candles for National Lost Sock Memorial Day.2020-05-1110 min