Full Carts

Devin McIntyre and Andy Selsberg

Full Carts is a podcast about shopping experiences. In each episode, hosts Devin and Andy visit a store and discuss what it was like, along with any thoughts and memories that get churned up. They then distill their observations into a highly subjective Cart Score of 1-4 Carts: How well did it work for them? The show is founded on an appreciation of the desire to understand, express, and improve ourselves through our things, and an affection for the people and places behind memorable shopping moments. Affable consumption under capitalism.

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S1 · E81
Wednesday · 52 min
The Bookoff Shopping Experience
Sam Talevich (Bandai Namco) joins Devin and Andy to talk about the Midtown Manhattan location of Bookoff, a Japanese reseller chain that here focuses on books, DVDS, comics, and related toys & collectibles. Has Full Carts come up with the next Honey Deuce? How do Funko Pops keep funkin’ around? What should a solo, non-rare Pokémon card cost? Are those Blossom DVDs worth it? Are the days of deals done? Is a slow elevator a chance to freak out, or to meditate? Can Bookoff bring back some of that sit-on-the-floor-and-read-in-a-store culture?? Brady Bunch Book Dude card game (not affiliated with The Big Lebowski) Roadie Full Carts Social: Bluesky, Instagram Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod
S1 · E80
August 24 · 1 hr 4 min
The Movie Theater Shopping Experience
Devin and Andy discuss a matinee at Regal Essex Crossing. Have you had any magic merch moments? How do you decide what movies to see? What is your personal ideal moviegoing era? Has Alamo Drafthouse really fallen off that much? What is gained and what is lost when movie seats get more luxe? Concession stand or in-seat delivery? Would you be excited about a movie filmed entirely with IMAX popcorn buckets?? Elaine Saving Seats Frank Mills Wet Hot American Anniversary Full Carts Social: Bluesky, Instagram Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com
S1 · E79
August 10 · 1 hr 2 min
The American Dream Mall Shopping Experience
Devin and Andy get together with Jared again to discuss American Dream, in the shadow of MetLife (briefly NYNJ) Stadium. How is this mall only 9 minutes from Rutt’s Hut? What is the true measure of mall size, really? Is "Galleria" a classic mall name, or too generic? What is the proper balance between stores and amusements? Will American Dream ever be fully open? How fun is watching people ski? Can we get a Barnes & Noble and Newbury Comics in here? Why no talk about the Bergen County Blue Laws? Is the ideal mall just Dream Riders?? Pop Mart Robo Shop Rolife Big Snow CardVault by Tom Brady Nickleodeon Universe Dreamworks Waterpark Full Carts Social: Bluesky, Instagram Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod
S1 · E78
July 27 · 1 hr 6 min
The Hobby Shop Shopping Experience
Jared Selsberg joins Devin and Andy again to discuss Zeppelin Hobbies and Raceway in Wayne, New Jersey. Can hobbies help fix the world? Is this stuff for the dads or the kids? Is walking a hobby? How about movies? What’s the line between hobby, interest, and identity? How much creativity vs pattern-following do we want in our hobbies? Post-pandemic, are people looking to gain or shed hobbies? Has Mario Kart replaced slot car racing? How about podcasting as a hobby?? Joker model Estes rockets Diamond Art Lego Death Star Boss Fink Rubber Band Guns Full Carts Social: Bluesky, Instagram Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com
S1 · E77
July 11 · 1 hr 17 min
The Century 21 Shopping Experience
Claire Hamilton joins Devin and Andy to discuss storied NYC discount retailer Century 21. Can the current store compete with its former incarnation as a cathedral of marked-down designer goods? Is their current audience tourists looking for a souvenir, savvy fashion folk, or those looking for a fancy label? Is coming of age in a group dressing room worth longing for? Do designers, aka “famous makers,” still stand for quality and artfulness? Can disappointment be an enjoyable part of the discount shopping experience? Is robot-made coffee a sign of utopia or dystopia? Are there still deals to be had?? Saying Goodbye to Century 21 in Downtown Alliance Goodbye to Century 21 in Jezebel Goodbye to Century 21 in The Cut Seven Wonders Vintage Clarence the 5th Beatle SNL Trubird robot coffee Caron Callahan Sundek bathing trunks Full Carts Social: Bluesky, Instagram Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod
S1 · E76
June 1 · 1 hr 4 min
The Marine Layer Shopping Experience
Devin and Andy check out California casual clothing brand Marine Layer. How ‘bout that Nee-Doh shortage? (Note retail price for a classic Nice Cube is $5.99!) How satisfying is calling ahead to reserve something in a store? How much of the appeal of a hot toy, or a retro ski jacket, is about the quest? How nice should salespeople be, and where in a store visit should that niceness be concentrated? Where are we on matching sets for men? How soft does a shirt need to be? And did your girlfriend really throw away your favorite old tee? Kyrie by Mr. Mister Hey, Soul Sister by Train Little Nolitas Everywhere Formentera Zine by Marine Layer Re-Spun by Marine Layer Marine layer in meteorology Full Carts Social: Bluesky, Instagram Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com
S1 · E75
April 27 · 52 min
The Chelsea Market Shopping Experience
Devin and Andy visit Manhattan’s Chelsea Market, a popular food and shopping destination in the former National Biscuit Company factory. What is the meaning of merch for niche locations? What’s the proper way to honor the birthplace of the Oreo? 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 Nude Mints Pearl River Mart Privé Sample Sales Moscot Economy Candy Li-Lac Chocolates Curated Basics Artists and Fleas Saxelby Cheese Full Carts Social: Bluesky, Instagram Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com
S1 · E74
March 7 · 1 hr 19 min
The Retro DVD/Movie Store Shopping Experience
Thomas Star joins Devin and Andy to discuss Night Owl Video, a shop in Williamsburg’s Analog Alley that sells new and used DVDs, VHS tapes, and related merchandise. Are digital video discs considered analog now? Is Blockbuster now quaint? 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 Locavore quest for TV/VCR combo Troma Ace’s Pizza Blockbuster Training Video Twisted Spine 20-Sided King of the Nerds show Nashville trailer Hard Eight trailer Hundreds of Beavers trailer Night at the Museum trailer Johnny Dangerously trailer Revenge of the Nerds pilot C'mon C'mon trailer Excerpt from Louie “Duckling” episode Pauli Gee’s pizza L’Industrie Pizza Rain City Video closure Full Carts Social: Bluesky, Instagram Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com
S1 · E73
February 1 · 1 hr 16 min
The Trader Joe's Shopping Experience
Leslie Price (A&F and Uniqlo) joins Devin and Andy again to talk about the Trader Joe’s 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 NPR Joe Coulombe obituary Trader Joe’s Wikipedia Are Trader Joe’s Bags the Last Vestige of American Soft Power? (Guardian) Fig Glazed Skillet Chicken (knock your socks off recipe) Full Carts Social: Bluesky, Instagram Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com
S1 · E72
January 20 · 1 hr 14 min
The Transit Museum Shopping Experience
Devin, Andy, and guest Carlo Blackmore (see also: Michaels) visit the New York Transit Museum. What does the new Vignelli-influenced subway map say? What’s more fun than a turnstile to nowhere? What is your favorite era of subway car? What does MetroCard nostalgia mean? What will you do with your vintage, subway-used grab hold? Did you cast your vote for Miss Subways?? Goodbye (and Good Riddance?) to the MetroCard by Dodai Steward (NYT) MetroCard Cookies Fly off Shelves (NYP) Poetry in Motion: Ragtime by Kevin Young Inside Lllewen Davis trailer MetroCard subway curtain (old map!), Ugly Sweater Wayne Chrebet (former NY Jet) 64,000 Attempts at Circulation Some MetroCard collabs Full Carts Social: Bluesky, Instagram Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com
S1 · E71
Dec 12, 2025 · 53 min
The Holiday Market Shopping Experience
Devin and Andy visit the holiday market 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 Hell’s Kitchen Hot Sauce Makeshift Wafels and Dinges Mulled Wine Cup Specialists Pixie Doodle Farm Full Carts Social: Bluesky, Instagram Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com
S1 · E70
Dec 1, 2025 · 55 min
The Filson Shopping Experience
Devin and Andy get their plaid on and visit the Filson (not Wilson, not Failson) flagship store in Union Square, Manhattan. Is this stuff for working outdoors, or for looking like you work outdoors? Are you supposed to actually sit on that cozy couch upstairs, play Scrabble, and read someone’s old scouting scrapbook? What do we talk about when we talk about the Raymond Carver book on display here? Are stained glass displays on their way out, or still coming up? Does Ace + Freemans + Woolrich = Filson? Insulated Bomber Jacket Field Notes Armed Services Edition of The Maltese Falcon Full Carts Social: Bluesky, Instagram Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com
S1 · E69
Oct 29, 2025 · 51 min
The Spirit Halloween Shopping Experience
Devin and Andy visit Spirit Halloween and suss out whether it’s a trick or a treat. Or both! Can a Spirit store serve as a haunted house substitute? Is Bobby Strings the ultimate example of the name-letter effect? Are SpongeBob and Scooby-Doo characters as embedded in the costume canon as policeman, cheerleader, convict, and clown? What percentage of folks are looking to win a best costume award at the party? Have you thought this Skelly purchase through?? Display VHS of The Exorcist SNL Spirit Halloween sketch Punkrocker by Teddybears w/ Iggy Pop (with correct lyrics!) Full Carts Social: Bluesky, Instagram Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com
S1 · E68
Oct 11, 2025 · 47 min
The Banana Republic Factory Store Shopping Experience
Devin and Andy visit a Banana Republic Factory Store. Are old Banana Republic catalogs the real Great American Novel? At what age does a Newsies-style cap stop being ironic? Should a factory store offer a more affordable version of its big sibling’s styles, or be more of its own thing? Why can’t even AI figure out when Banana Republic Factory started? When culturally important chain stores close or radically change, should one location be preserved for posterity? Is the handkerchief ready for a comeback?? Some Banana Republic history by nickthrowsafit Full Carts Social: Bluesky, Instagram Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com
S1 · E67
Sep 19, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
The Bandai Namco Cross Store Shopping Experience
Devin, Andy, and guest Sam Talevich visit the Bandai Namco Cross Store in Industry City, Brooklyn. What is a Cross Store, exactly? How many Gashapon machines are required to have something for everyone? 150? 300? 3000?? Can you win at claw machines with proper training? Should there be a flagship store dedicated solely to Pac-Maniana? Do Taito no Tatsujin skills translate to real world drumming? Lucky Wander Boy by D. B. Weiss Full Carts Social: Bluesky, Instagram Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com
S1 · E66
Sep 11, 2025 · 55 min
The Daiso Shopping Experience
Devin and Andy visit Daiso, a Japan-based discount home goods and variety store, in Brooklyn’s Industry City. Will “two and a quarter store” catch on as much as “dollar store”? Is pickle candy ever good? Can electric erasers bring us back to a time of buzzing offices and techno-optimism? Are we at, past, or still climbing to Peak Bag Dangler? How bougie do you like your garbage bags? Does your life have a feeling of cleanliness?? Brimful of Asha by Cornershop Full Carts Social: Bluesky, Instagram Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com
S1 · E65
Aug 27, 2025 · 1 hr 5 min
The Lidl Grocery Shopping Experience
Devin and Andy visit a newly opened Lidl—a discount grocery chain with roots in Germany—on a warm August day. Do people confuse Lidl and Aldi? What about Aldo and Lids? Are all the prices with surprise endings, like, say, $2.47, trying to scramble our brains? How important is music to the grocery shopping experience? Are we ready for the grueling psychological test of comparing store brands and national brands at close range? This episode features a new segment: “That really steams my beans!” What about the shopping experience steams your beans?? Gap playlists LIDL wiki Vintage Mickey Mouse ice cream bars Full Carts Social: Bluesky, Instagram Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com
S1 · E64
Aug 1, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
The Old-Time Apothecary Shopping Experience
After a stop at See’s Candies, Devin and Andy visit America’s oldest apothecary, C.O. Bigelow. Will the drugstore soda fountain please come back? Does Bigelow represent peak tortoiseshell? Are swanky manual toothbrushes bought exclusively for apartment photo shoots? Will the dream of Smell-O-Vision in every home be realized? What’s the best health-to-beauty ratio for a pharmacy? Are those real vices, or are you vice signaling? Deuce Bigelow trailer Just a Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody video by David Lee Roth POH (Personal Oral Hygiene) Sun Bum & Vacation sunscreens Full Carts Social: Bluesky, Instagram Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com
S1 · E63
Jul 18, 2025 · 1 hr 11 min
The Minor League Baseball Game Shopping Experience
Devin, Andy, and guest Jared Selsberg head to a Brooklyn Cyclones game in Coney Island and report on the experience. What is the meaning behind the more whimsical minor league team names? Is a bobblehead or a baseball cap the ideal promotional item? How about jewelry or a spirit towel? Do we miss the stadium parking lot ticket reseller? How about roving food vendors, whose numbers seem to be dwindling? Will minor league food concessions catch up with the majors in quality? Have they already caught up in price? Should Maimonides Park hand out souvenir copies of Rambam’s Guide for the Perplexed? Do some heckles echo throughout eternity? Is anyone still keeping score?? Cpl. Klinger of M*A*S*H* in Mudhens gear History of Kenosha’s Simmons Field (former home of Kenosha Comets & Kenosha Twins, current home of the Kingfish) Sugar Land Space Cowboys shop The Athletic on new ballpark concessions NYT on PawSox leaving Rhode Island NYT on Seinfeld night at the Cyclones Cyclones Hot Dog Hats and Hot Dog Tees Full Carts Social: Bluesky, Instagram Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com
S1 · E62
Jul 11, 2025 · 59 min
The Locavore Variety Store Shopping Experience
Devin and Andy visit The Locavore Variety Store in the West Village, Manhattan: a shop where nearly everything for sale is made within 100 miles. Is the artist as pencil sharpener present? Is the pencil the last honest object? Is there room for a nut company that doesn't use suggestive nut puns? What weird things do people want to do with/to a barrel of pickles? Do we need a movement to bring back the community bulletin board? Who is using the tester lip balm?? The Locavore Variety Store site NYPost story about The Locavore Variety Store Pizza Suds dish soap Joray Fruit Rolls Wiffle Spaghetti Dust Court Street Grocers Tube Wringer The Death of Ferdinand de Saussure by The Magnetic Fields Beautiful Bazzini Pistachios Big League Chew General Pencil Company Nail clippers: No-Mes (NY), EDJY (Detroit), Green Bell (Japan) Schaller & Weber The Matzo Project Full Carts Social: Bluesky, Instagram Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com

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