Episode 28: Macy's Santaland - 1 vs 5 Star Reviews

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Everybody's got

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Hello!

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Oh my gosh.

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Hi.

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Hello listeners.

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Welcome to Review That Review.

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We are the podcast that is dedicated to reviewing

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Reviews.

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We're just like Siskel and Ebert only instead of reviewing cinematic masterpieces, we

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That voice is Chelsey Donn,

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and that voice is Trey Gerrald.

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And our voices together, are,

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The Review Queens.

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And if you want to support the show while getting bonus and exclusive

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I've missed you.

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We had a proper week off how's your week been?

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I know, it's crazy.

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I mean, it really does feel like I haven't seen you in eons.

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My week was a little dulled without you.

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I'm going to be honest.

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Are you calling me a flamer?

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I ...not intentionally.

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You could adapt as you will, but no, no.

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Um, it was a good week.

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I went to an art show in person for Ashley Longshore, who is my mother's favorite artist.

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Okay.

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So she insisted that I go, but that being said, it was amazing.

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Her art is incredible.

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She's amazing.

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I had a good time.

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I just am happy whenever I do anything that resembles like pre 2020 life, you know.

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Of course.

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How about you?

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How was your week?

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Where were you, Trey?

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I had a good week.

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We took a week off because I went to visit my nephews and sister and former

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We had a lovely trip and it was really.

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And here we are.

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We are back in the full swing of things with a very fun episode.

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I can't wait to jump in.

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I know I'm so like delighted if you're on Patreon right now, you

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My screen game has been upped significantly.

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I don't know if you guys remember when I told you about the issue with the skateboard

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I returned that green screen.

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I bought a new one.

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That is, it was a little bit more and I was hesitant to buy it the first time as me.

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Now, sometimes you get what you pay for, and this one is so much better, which I'm very happy

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It looks gorgeous.

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Thank you.

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Thank you so much.

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Screw skateboard girl, get her out of.

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Yes, totally.

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Was there anyone interesting on the cover of this box?

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They weren't going as much with a gimmick as the other one, which I,

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And then I also went to the reviews, you know, as I do.

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And I saw in the comment section.

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A customer had also posted a video.

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So between those two things, I was pretty confident I was going to be okay.

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I'm not going to lie.

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There were some negative reviews.

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So there was a part of me that was a little worried, but thank God all has worked out.

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Ah, you know, and with all that gratitude for companies that are truthful and honest, Do

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You know, I think that I really would love to...

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Lodge a Complaint

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...today.

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I am going to lodge a complaint against a trend that has been growing

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I am so sick of these arbitrary made up social influencer national holidays.

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Hashtag national dog day, which is different than national pet day, which

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Okay.

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I just want you to see, I have two sticky notes here.

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I've done some research.

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This is just a list.

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I'm not talking about like actual national holidays-

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right?

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Of course.

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You're talking about world donut day.

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Okay.

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Let me tell you, I just, this is just a few I've written down.

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It's a lengthy list.

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Please hold your applause to the end.

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Okay.

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Pie Day.

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Which is um not-

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well that's 3/14,

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no, not March 14th, but you think it would be, this is

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We also have Mutt Day.

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We have-

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mud?

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Mutt!

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Like-

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mud?

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Mutt, like a mixed breed dog.

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A mutt.

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OH MUTT!

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Oh wow.

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Okay.

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Faux fur day, bartender day, brownie day, pretend to be a time traveler day, app day.

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Today, december 15th, unless you're listening late is cupcake day.

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We also have a date nut bread day coffee cake day, girl, me too day, barbershop day, yellow

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Then I just to complete my complaint.

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Chelsey, do you know what national holidays are observed on your day of birth?

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Which is June 22nd.

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Are they bad?

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Kissing Day.

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Oh, I like that.

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Don't know why that's not Valentine's day.

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HVAC tech day,

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HVAC tech day?!

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Same as you Baby,.

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And then onions also onion ring day,

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which I don't like onion rings.

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You want to hear what nationally holiday celebration?

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days, on my day of birth, which is March 14th, PI day, PI.

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That makes sense.

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Sure.

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Learn about butterflies day.

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And potato chip day.

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Anyway, I hate these.

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I hate them.

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I hate when they pop, it seems like every other day is dog day.

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Every it's like, why?

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Why, why?

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Marketing!

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It's just, it makes me so angry.

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I don't care.

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I don't care that it's celebrate pumpkin butterfly cupcake day.

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Get out of town.

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I don't care.

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I hate it.

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It's so obnoxious.

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Just be creative.

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When you post things online, you don't need an excuse.

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And that's my complaint.

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Complaint lodged added to the ledger.

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Completely agree.

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It's gotten out of hand.

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It started with the hashtags and Instagram, I think really, really up the

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Especially because no one knows what it is until you see that someone else has posted.

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And then you're like, "Oh!"

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Yeah.

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And then I feel bad.

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Like, oh, I didn't post a picture of my dog on national dog day or national pet day or national.

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Animal.

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I don't know.

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It's just too many things.

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National puppy day.

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Exactly.

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Whatever.

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Alright, that's my complaint.

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Chelsey.

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What about you about your complaint?

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That happens quite a bit.

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I want to complain about junk mail.

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Have we done this before?

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I don't know, but I think it's time if we haven't then, I mean, we're, we're sleeping at the wheel.

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Like what is with the junk mail?

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I feel like every day it gets worse.

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You know how they say you spend like.

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However much percentage of your life asleep.

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Like it's like you spend a third of your life asleep.

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I think there's a very heavy portion of that chart.

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That is me just deleting emails.

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I think I've unsubscribed from best buy, like six times.

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And yet it keeps happening.

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It's like promotion@bestbuydotcom, salesrepatbestbuy.com, email twice

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UnBelievable.

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I spend so much of my time, like any time that I have free from doing other things, you

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I'm, you know, I'm kind of OCD.

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So I really do not like my email inbox to be overloaded.

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It's like, seriously bothers me.

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Like if I have 20 emails that are kind of unread, they're 20 emails that are unread for

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Otherwise get out of there cause I need to stay focused.

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Oh, just the amount of time.

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What are we going to do about it?

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Try it.

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How do we fix.

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I hadn't really thought about that.

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It is something that I will mindlessly do throughout the day.

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I was like, cause I like to keep my email clean.

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I wasn't even conscious that I do that.

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I'm also someone that cannot have a bubble notification.

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Like a text.

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I can't have the red circle.

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No, no, no.

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I can't know that like, something has been unintended to, and it's something that I've

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And then I would delete it, which I don't know what that says about me.

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Okay.

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Cause I emails.

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I don't even open the email.

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I just like in the iPhone, I just do a slide.

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Yes.

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But I used to be so neurotic that I had to open it.

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I wouldn't even look at it.

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I just needed the color to change.

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Showing that it had been opened before I would delete it.

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That's a commitment.

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Yeah.

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So that's even more time then try.

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I mean, imagine if we added up all that time, I think both of us would be very upset.

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You know, it makes me think about waiting in long lines, which I think,

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oh might be appropriate!

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it makes me think about something that has, uh, been on my mind.

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And I think that it's time Chelsey for you and I to go, Head-To-Head!

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Let's do it.

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I got my boxing gloves on when I was a kid, my S my dad bought boxing gloves for me and

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Actually, if we had a fight, which some parents might say it was bad parenting,

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I appreciate your father's commitment to non gender stereotypes.

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I applaud that it's very progressive for that.

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The eighties.

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Yeah, I'm ready.

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I got my gloves on.

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Trey.

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Let's do this!

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Alright here we go.

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Assess That Kvetch!

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All right, everyone.

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Today is yet again a VERSUS episode.

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Chelsey and I are going to cover a one star review and a five star review

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That's right, Santa, get that beard nice and tight.

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So for this versus episode, that was very weird...

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[laughter]

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I just meant because when it's fake, it's like they could just

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Okay.

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Now we need to say what SantaLand is in case anyone is confused.

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I did write this down.

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Miracle on 34th Street, the like newer one with, with Mara Wilson.

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I mean, the newer being that it was the nineties,

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but I think that the original took place there as well.

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Oh, really?

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Okay.

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Well I just the nineties one...

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Well...Miracle on 34th street?

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No, I know, but I'm just saying, oh, right.

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I'm an idiot.

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Yes.

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Okay.

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There we go.

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Okay, So just so everyone is up to snuff.

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Santaland is very famous because in the early 1860s,

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Oh, my God,

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the Macy's department store headquarters, which is in Herald square,

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I did not know this was since the 18 hundreds.

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Wow.

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The early 1860s.

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So then, so their website claims that more than 200,000 guests have visited Santaland inside

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Since 1977, they weren't tallying people prior to 1977.

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So it's been even more so.

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And it's, you know, it's just a wonderful Macy's tradition that started at that flagship store.

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And also most people will know that Macy's right in front of their, store.

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They host the Thanksgiving day parade and the Christmas day parade.

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Yes, the Macy's day parade.

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And also it's very competitive to be the Santa.

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I mean, because it's the real one, right?

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You don't have kids listening to those.

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I know we should sort of say like, don't let kids listen to us because

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Okay.

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All right.

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So that's what Santaland is in case anyone didn't really know.

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So it's like the most premium version of like the mall Santa Claus.

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Yeah, the creme de la creme

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and it is a village that is like taking over multiple levels and multiple floors.

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If you're on Patreon, you can see just like a tiny portion of it on Chelsey green

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I've never been.

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Okay.

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And they start pretty early.

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Right.

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They start like in November, like very they're there on this.

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I would imagine it's After Thanksgiving, maybe even the week of Thanksgiving.

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All right.

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This is a versus episode and Trey selected the five-star.

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I selected the one-star.

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We got to figure out who's going to go first.

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Trey's got the quarter ready?

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I think.

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Am I guessing you guess this time?

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Okay.

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So I'm going to get swept that quarter.

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Try.

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I'm going to catch up this time unlike, okay.

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Four

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weeks ago.

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Okay.

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Heads!

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...it's tails.

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Okay.

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That's fine.

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I've, I've been on a losing streak with a quarter, but that means we are going to hear the five

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RQ T

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okay, here we go.

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Review That Review.

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Okay.

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So I was really stock with choosing between these two.

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Oh, I think it is worthy of me doing the other one on the Patreon on the after

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Okay.

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So today I have a five star review from Yelp that is written by Marianne W.

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Now, Marianne-

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Do you think it's Marianne Williamson?

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It's not, which I love that you just asked.

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Um, because I've been, uh, we're gonna get.

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Okay, you do need to know that Marianne is an elite reviewer.

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They have written over 2,500 reviews.

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Oh my god.

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That's a lot.

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That's like more time than the emails.

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They have attached 39,742 images.

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And whatever the person logo means.

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It says 5,000.

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So I think that that's the people that have like, clicked.

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Like I liked it.

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I thought it was funny.

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It was helpful.

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Okay.

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So this is the five star review from Mariannie W.

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Possibly debatable.

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And this is from Yelp for Macy's Santaland.

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Santaland is a land of fantasy and dreams.

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It's also a huge money-making machine.

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Every year it's set up and the space fills with wide eyes and open mouths.

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The twinkling lights are a treat for your eyes.

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The sweet delights will be tantalizing your taste buds as you navigate the space.

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I can't forget to mention Santa.

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He visits every year.

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I remember the only time my parents brought me when I was little.

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I wanted a Susie Walker doll that Christmas, when he asked me if I had been good, I said, yes.

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Then he asked if I ate all my peas, typical question in the 1950s, I lied and

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Guess what?

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I got the doll that Christmas morning.

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In fact, looking back at the pictures from that year, I believe it is my most

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The time when you have not been jaded by the cruel reality of life.

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Our financial situation changed dramatically shortly after.

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Well, that's my story about Santa's land.

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When I dig out my holiday decorations, I may find the photos from that year.

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I will try to remember to post them here.

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I was a cute little devil........

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what?

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That's not a Review of Santaland!.

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I just, I'm starting to wonder how Mariannee things that Yelp should be.

Chelsey Donn: 00:17:39

The lead reviewer.

Chelsey Donn: 00:17:40

She's she must put, she must really get into it.

Chelsey Donn: 00:17:45

It's almost like a short story.

Chelsey Donn: 00:17:47

I was trying to think.

Chelsey Donn: 00:17:49

What is Marianne Jean?

Chelsey Donn: 00:17:50

Maybe it is Marianne Williamson.

Trey Gerrald: 00:17:52

So, 78 people have found it useful.

Trey Gerrald: 00:17:55

49 people found it funny and 71 found it.

Trey Gerrald: 00:17:59

Cool.

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:00

All right.

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:00

What.

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:01

I like, because I got so lost in the story.

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:05

Well, were we ever given any information about Santaland or was it just like my experience?

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:10

This is my personal narrative essay for my college admissions, about

Trey Gerrald: 00:18:17

What I get from Marianne's Review was that Marianne went once in the 1950s-

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:21

Yeah.

Trey Gerrald: 00:18:22

And left a review three years ago.

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:29

[laughter]

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:31

I think you're right.

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:33

That's why, like, honestly, it was sort of a twist at the end when-

Trey Gerrald: 00:18:38

It got so dark when they lost the money.

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:39

Dark about the financial changes.

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:42

Like I actually like gasped.

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:44

It was just so sad.

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:45

I felt so bad for Marianne's family.

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:48

Also.

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:49

I thought it was funny when she was like, I was a cute little devil.

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:53

Like how old do we think Marianne is?

Trey Gerrald: 00:18:55

I mean, if they were a kid that wanted a doll

Chelsey Donn: 00:19:00

Yeah

Trey Gerrald: 00:19:01

and was asked if they ate their peas in the 1950s there,

Chelsey Donn: 00:19:05

They were probably born in the forties,

Trey Gerrald: 00:19:08

I would think.

Trey Gerrald: 00:19:08

Yeah.

Trey Gerrald: 00:19:08

I would think they would be around under 10 probably.

Trey Gerrald: 00:19:11

Right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:19:12

So they're at least late fifties sixties now.

Chelsey Donn: 00:19:15

Oh, that's wait.

Chelsey Donn: 00:19:16

No, they're way older than that.

Chelsey Donn: 00:19:17

If they're born in the forties.

Trey Gerrald: 00:19:19

Oh, 70 you're right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:19:21

You're right, right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:19:22

Um, I'm I like, I'm thinking it's like 2000.

Trey Gerrald: 00:19:25

Um, I do that all the time and then they have attached a bunch of images that are not pictures

Chelsey Donn: 00:19:40

Okay.

Chelsey Donn: 00:19:40

Do we think that those are like stock images?

Chelsey Donn: 00:19:43

Or do we think that Marianne just walked by the window and takes pictures?

Trey Gerrald: 00:19:46

I think based on like the angle of the camera and like the quality of the images,

Chelsey Donn: 00:19:54

Okay.

Chelsey Donn: 00:19:55

Well, at least there's that.

Chelsey Donn: 00:19:57

So I don't really know why I I'm not, really able to break down the psychology, but I

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:15

Very seriously.

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:17

Marianne sees something on the street.

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:19

Doesn't matter if she's gone inside or not.

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:23

She's gonna write a review about it.

Trey Gerrald: 00:20:24

Mmm, I can draw that conclusion from this because Marianne

Trey Gerrald: 00:20:31

It's a moneymaking machine.

Trey Gerrald: 00:20:34

But boy, those twinkling lights are a treat and there are some delicious

Trey Gerrald: 00:20:40

It's like I'm doing a tongue twister.

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:41

Yes.

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:42

Well, that's why I was like, when did they?

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:44

Cause I was like, I remember at one point they did give some information that

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:51

I wrote down that they said that it was a money-making machine.

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:54

Cause I actually like that.

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:56

They said that like, and it's a five star review.

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:59

Like that, kind of makes me feel better when they're like, it is a money-making

Chelsey Donn: 00:21:05

So that message I think is a, is a good one.

Trey Gerrald: 00:21:10

But I tell you it's free.

Trey Gerrald: 00:21:14

You don't there's no admission fee.

Trey Gerrald: 00:21:17

Okay.

Chelsey Donn: 00:21:18

It's drawing a crowd into Macy's and you're online and

Chelsey Donn: 00:21:24

Like Macy's, isn't dumb.

Chelsey Donn: 00:21:26

They haven't been doing this for a thousand years,

Trey Gerrald: 00:21:30

but to your point here, Marianne begins this review with five

Trey Gerrald: 00:21:38

Oop, I can't forget to mention Santa.

Trey Gerrald: 00:21:40

And then it's two paragraphs about their personal experience from 70 years.

Chelsey Donn: 00:21:45

Do we think that Macy's keeps the tradition exactly the same?

Chelsey Donn: 00:21:50

Like do you think that Marianne having this memory is, you know, an indication that a

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:00

Okay.

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:00

So I am not sure, but I do think that the value that comes from this hilarious, like

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:14

Okay, who is in their possible seventies?

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:16

That is so vivid that they did take the time to go back and write a review because it is

Chelsey Donn: 00:22:26

That's what I'm saying.

Chelsey Donn: 00:22:29

I, I take, you know, writing classes sometimes.

Chelsey Donn: 00:22:31

And in one of my writing classes, one of the things we do is we, we sort of archive

Chelsey Donn: 00:22:37

Like we take, you know, 20 minutes and zero to five, five to 10, et cetera.

Chelsey Donn: 00:22:42

And you're sometimes amazed by like, wow, this trip to Macy's where I had

Chelsey Donn: 00:22:49

It's that was a memory that I didn't realize I have.

Chelsey Donn: 00:22:52

And sometimes you then end up taking that and putting it into the film, right.

Chelsey Donn: 00:22:55

Because it was like, did you eat your peas?

Chelsey Donn: 00:22:58

And then it's this whole narrative about how you did it, but you lie,

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:03

And that was like this like high, high moment.

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:05

That was like the top before you took the rollercoaster way, way, way down.

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:09

So I think that there's story here, there's imagery.

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:12

And it's very interesting.

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:14

I just wonder if, Marianne.

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:15

Almost does this exercise.

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:17

And then every time one of her memories is associated with something, she plucks it out

Trey Gerrald: 00:23:30

You know, we will never know.

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:32

Do you think that if we submitted this on Marianne's

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:39

It's possible.

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:40

She would place.

Trey Gerrald: 00:23:41

I think that you could turn this into a lifetime movie.

Trey Gerrald: 00:23:44

No question.

Trey Gerrald: 00:23:45

I think so.

Trey Gerrald: 00:23:46

That's going to be a hallmark movie.

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:48

Do you think we should option this review?

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:49

Trey?

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:51

Should we, should we get the iP?

Trey Gerrald: 00:23:53

I'm not that interested, but I think someone should.

Trey Gerrald: 00:23:57

Here's a look, another shark take.

Trey Gerrald: 00:23:59

I hear you GO!

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:00

look at that.

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:01

Okay.

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:02

And I'm assuming that the spelling grammar was great..

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:05

I mean, it may be, you are right here.

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:08

Yes.

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:08

Marianne really took a long time to craft it.

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:12

the plosives and the, yeah, very like

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:15

the descriptive language.

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:17

And it, you know, I really do like to know the personal, I really do like to know this

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:30

For me in a world where there's so many bots, first of all, the specificity

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:41

And also, it really makes me believe that this is a truthful experience and it's a unique experience

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:52

Okay.

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:53

So is this, a common experience, I can expect our was this a fluke.

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:56

I mean, it was 70 years.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:00

Well, that's why it's hard to say.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:02

That's why I'm wondering, like, I hate to say it.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:05

Cause again, thank you Marianne, for all the details that you gave us, but no, I don't

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:16

I would imagine.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:16

And today's culture is probably not allowed to ask if you've eaten your peas.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:22

I think they can probably ask if you've been good or bad, but I think you probably

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:29

Or like, what if someone has something, you know, it's like, I feel like they

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:35

Sometimes I hate like, no, it's fine.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:37

Do you know what a Susie Walker at all is?

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:40

No.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:41

Like maybe like our parents would.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:43

Also, she, uh, Marianne capitalizes Christmas morning.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:48

Both times that they say it.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:49

What do you think Marianne's job was?

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:51

Or is?

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:52

Bird's eye and does microwaveable peas.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:55

Oh my God.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:56

I think you're so right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:57

Um, so was there humor in this?

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:00

I mean, it was funny that they like got, so like to your point, like a little bit

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:11

I don't think that there's any information here other than here's my five-star review.

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:17

From 70 years ago and it is burned and to my body as a positive experience.

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:24

And that's pretty good.

Chelsey Donn: 00:26:25

Yeah.

Chelsey Donn: 00:26:25

And if we're going by like brass tacks though, of I'm going to Yelp, because

Chelsey Donn: 00:26:32

Shouldn't I do this.

Chelsey Donn: 00:26:34

If we're being honest, there's really no information here that

Chelsey Donn: 00:26:38

I would have to do a lot more

Chelsey Donn: 00:26:40

- Trey Gerrald: deeper digging.

Chelsey Donn: 00:26:41

Yeah.

Chelsey Donn: 00:26:41

You know, in order to figure it out.

Chelsey Donn: 00:26:43

Do we think we're ready to crown?

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:46

I think I'm ready to crown Marianne.

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:48

All right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:48

Let's.

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:49

All right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:50

So Chelsey and I each have our own set of one to five crown cards and an effort to

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:56

We will simultaneously reveal our ratings

VOICEOVER: 00:27:01

The Queens are tabulating.

Trey Gerrald: 00:27:04

You ready?

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:05

I'm ready.

VOICEOVER: 00:27:10

Total score

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:11

Okay, I'm holding up two crowns.

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:14

Trey is holding up two and a half crowns.

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:16

I'll go first.

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:17

I gave Marianne two crowns cause I, I liked her passion and I liked that she

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:23

I liked getting to know about her personal life and I liked getting to know

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:29

Profound memory, uh, from going to Macy's Santaland.

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:33

But that was really all I could give Marianne.

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:36

I had to take all of the rest of the crowns away because there wasn't a lot of information there

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:44

So that was why I gave Mariannee two crowns.

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:46

Try.

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:47

Why did you give Marianne two and a half?

Trey Gerrald: 00:27:49

So I did two and a half because it's a little less than middle of the road to me.

Trey Gerrald: 00:27:53

I do find this to be an, an empty room.

Trey Gerrald: 00:27:57

Other than what we've like, literally beaten over the head is like, okay,

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:02

Right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:03

But you know, if you haven't been here and over 50 years or 70 years, Should you write a

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:29

So, you know, for that reason I did two and a half, not exactly middle of the road.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:34

Uh, I mean, there was some substance, but really lacking.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:37

So that was why I did two and a half.

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:41

Great.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:42

All right.

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:42

I think that, it's funny to me that you think middle of the road is Three, because

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:51

Oh, I, well, I guess it is now that we have these.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:53

half card.

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:54

Right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:54

Right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:55

Good.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:55

Good.

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:56

So you gave it a full middle of the road.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:58

All right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:58

So let's take a quick break.

Trey Gerrald: 00:29:00

And when we come back, we're going to hear Chelsey's a one star review of Macy santaland.

Trey Gerrald: 00:29:07

And boy, I can't wait to hear that.

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:10

I love it BRB

VOICEOVER: 00:29:15

Hold your crown.

VOICEOVER: 00:29:16

We'll be right back.

Trey Gerrald: 00:29:28

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Chelsey Donn: 00:30:22

I don't know if you guys remember when I had the bandaid on my finger,

Chelsey Donn: 00:30:34

Thank God.

Chelsey Donn: 00:30:35

She has something else to chew on, besides my fingers, as I'm going gonna say.

Trey Gerrald: 00:30:39

So did you get a subscription?

Chelsey Donn: 00:30:41

I have my sister sign me up for a subscription, which is very kind of her.

Chelsey Donn: 00:30:45

I mean, it's been extremely helpful just saying.

Trey Gerrald: 00:30:49

Let's come back.

Trey Gerrald: 00:31:05

That's my Christmas bell, but it's not our Christmas episode.

Trey Gerrald: 00:31:09

That's next week.

Trey Gerrald: 00:31:10

Anyway, Chelsey, it's time for us to take a non Christmas episode,

Chelsey Donn: 00:31:17

it's game time.

VOICEOVER: 00:31:19

I feel like an icon most of the day is I feel like 'I can't!' that's with an,.

VOICEOVER: 00:31:26

A'..

Chelsey Donn: 00:31:28

Here's the deal.

Chelsey Donn: 00:31:29

Trey and I have each picked a rotten scathing, pithy One-Star-Zinger and with 30 seconds on

Trey Gerrald: 00:31:40

Just like queen Meryl Streep, who does it all.

Chelsey Donn: 00:31:42

Before the clock runs out.

Trey Gerrald: 00:31:44

Alright Chels.

Trey Gerrald: 00:31:45

Whatcha got?

Chelsey Donn: 00:31:45

You guys know, I love bringing in unique products that I didn't even know existed.

Chelsey Donn: 00:31:51

So right now I'm going to read you guys a one-star review for Swiss Miss Lucky Charms

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:11

Just saying.

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:12

So- magically delicious they're magically.

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:15

I don't know if I'm like gross out or intrigued.

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:18

It's like somewhere between the tail, but I do know what contact1320 thought.

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:25

Contact 1320 gave Swiss miss lucky charms mix one star.

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:31

Their title of their review is no.

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:34

Coco hot cocoa mix and the Review!

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:39

is no hot cocoa mix at all.

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:43

Only marshmallows with no punctuation.

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:47

All right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:48

So today Chelsey, I'm going to strap you in on David Sedaris' one

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:56

God probably being done somewhere at a community theater near you.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:02

I love that.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:03

Thanks.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:04

I am ready.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:05

Here we go.

VOICEOVER: 00:33:09

TLC reality show,

VOICEOVER: 00:33:11

no hot cocoa mix at all.

VOICEOVER: 00:33:13

Only marshmallows filling.

VOICEOVER: 00:33:17

No hot cocoa mix at all.

VOICEOVER: 00:33:19

Holy marshmallows

VOICEOVER: 00:33:21

televangelist, no

VOICEOVER: 00:33:23

hot cocoa mix at all.

VOICEOVER: 00:33:27

Auctioneer

VOICEOVER: 00:33:30

only marshmallows, no hot cocoa mix.

VOICEOVER: 00:33:35

It all only marshmallows.

VOICEOVER: 00:33:41

That's all.

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:42

I was imagining that I was like a barista on my TLC reality

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:47

Oh for Bartender day!.

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:49

Yeah, exactly.

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:50

For national bartender day.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:51

So you got 'em five.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:53

Good job.

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:54

Thank you.

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:55

I've really been, trying to be more specific about my performance.

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:01

Okay.

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:01

Try tell us where your One-Star-Zinger is from today.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:04

Okay.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:04

So I have a one star review from show first new site, Goldstar.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:13

I don't know what it is.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:14

Um, so this is a one-star review for the radio city music hall, Christmas

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:21

This was a Review!

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:22

was written by Maria A'.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:25

panto.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:26

Ha Burgas.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:28

Okay, so this is written by Maria B

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:33

APAD, togas, Fergus.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:35

I don't know if A'.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:36

is the middle name or I thought Pinto ha better goals.

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:41

Oh, so Marie, okay.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:43

P okay.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:44

This is from Maria.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:47

This is Maria is one star zinger.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:51

We had greats.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:53

Thanks.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:54

Loved and enjoyed the,

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:04

so why is it one star?

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:06

Wait.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:06

I didn't even finish.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:08

Oh God.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:11

we had greats.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:13

Thanks.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:14

Loved and enjoyed the show.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:16

My family.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:17

And it's a one-star review

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:19

and it's one star.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:20

All right.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:20

So there's a little bit of a confusion for Maria PEI.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:24

Maybe in Maria.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:25

He is mined one means five.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:30

Like number one.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:31

I don't know, but Maria has left four other reviews on gold star, so.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:34

Oh, okay.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:35

All right.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:36

Well, good to know.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:37

So what am I strapped in on?

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:38

You're strapped into a sled?

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:39

Try.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:40

So get yourself ready.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:41

Cause a sled is the thing I was like very terrified of as a child, like does

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:48

Okay.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:49

I'm ready.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:49

Let's do this.

VOICEOVER: 00:35:54

Courtroom drama.

VOICEOVER: 00:35:55

We had greats.

VOICEOVER: 00:35:56

Thanks, loved and enjoyed the show.

VOICEOVER: 00:35:58

My family, adult

VOICEOVER: 00:36:00

film,

VOICEOVER: 00:36:01

we had

VOICEOVER: 00:36:02

grades loved and enjoyed the show like

VOICEOVER: 00:36:09

pop star.

VOICEOVER: 00:36:14

Family

VOICEOVER: 00:36:17

Shakespeare.

VOICEOVER: 00:36:18

We had great saints loved and enjoyed the show.

VOICEOVER: 00:36:20

My family

Chelsey Donn: 00:36:22

No Trey.

Chelsey Donn: 00:36:27

We might've that's four what did I get?

Trey Gerrald: 00:36:31

You got five.

Chelsey Donn: 00:36:32

Oh I won!

Chelsey Donn: 00:36:34

It's a Christmas miracle...

Chelsey Donn: 00:36:36

on 34th street.

Trey Gerrald: 00:36:38

I'm so proud of you see your streak, your back, your you're a winner.

Chelsey Donn: 00:36:42

And I really tried to commit to the performance.

Chelsey Donn: 00:36:44

I hope it came across.

VOICEOVER: 00:36:48

Review That Review.

Trey Gerrald: 00:36:52

All right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:36:52

We are back from that game break.

Trey Gerrald: 00:36:54

And now it is Chelsey's turn.

Chelsey Donn: 00:36:57

It is my turn.

Chelsey Donn: 00:36:58

Let's do it.

Chelsey Donn: 00:36:59

I have a one-star review of Macy's Santaland.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:03

It is also from Yelp.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:05

Uh, it is written by Tara C, Tara C is not an elite reviewer, but Tara, he

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:18

Um, this Review!

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:19

was written.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:20

A little over two years ago.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:22

Okay.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:23

And this is Tara C!

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:26

Warning!

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:27

This experience will ruin Christmas.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:32

This is the first Review I've ever written on Yelp because I feel compelled to spare some

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:40

Beside the fact that although having a reservation on a Tuesday mid day, my family, eight year

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:52

I know, I know it's Christmas time in New York city.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:55

I expected to wait, but not in a tiny red hallway, getting jammed in by elves and probably

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:06

Had I known at the beginning, how long it would take, we would have left, but carry on we did.

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:13

Santaland once you actually get in is a joke.

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:17

Everything seems old and just gross.

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:21

I didn't want my kids touching anything.

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:23

I'm attaching a photo of the Santa.

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:25

We finally did see, go ahead and zoom in.

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:28

I need to write no more on that.

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:31

Seriously Macy's?

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:33

This was the best Santa you could get?

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:37

Had my children not had a really incredible experience elsewhere, this Macy's Santa

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:47

I'd never get them to believe after this.

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:51

My eight year old gasped when she saw Santa and said, "Oh my God!

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:56

This is the fakest Santa I've ever seen!"

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:00

My four-year-old wondered why kids were going into different rooms with different Santas.

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:07

So unless you want to ruin the Christmas magic for your children, do not come here.

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:19

I mean, we got to zoom in on this photo, which I like...

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:24

it's definitely a fake beard.

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:26

Okay.

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:27

And like I said before, ordinarily, like it was quite an honor to be the Macy's Santa,

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:37

Um, or relatives of Santa, I guess.

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:40

I don't know.

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:40

I know a few people that dress as Santa and they all have real beards.

Trey Gerrald: 00:39:44

Yeah, I would think that you would have that, that would be a prereq requisite,

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:48

but yeah this Santa is definitely, does not have a real beard.

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:52

Can't really get a good gauge on the age of this Santa, but the Santa

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:01

Fake eyebrows, fake white curly hair coming out of the hat that being said,

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:12

Right?

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:13

No?

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:14

Here I'm going to share so that Patreon can see, yeah, it's a nice costume.

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:18

It feels a little Nordic to me.

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:20

Yeah.

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:21

I mean, I think it's a decent Santa wardrobe.

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:23

It seems to me that this, this man is probably in his forties.

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:27

Right.

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:27

I agreed.

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:28

I'm just really tripped up by these eyebrows.

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:32

The eyebrows are pretty bad.

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:33

Whoever, whoever did the eyebrow wig job.

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:36

Yeah.

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:37

I mean, the thing that was most disturbing to me about this Review!

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:42

I guess I will say not yes, disturbing, but also impactful was the, the idea that there

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:50

Right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:51

Because they get well, but they get, I mean, you would think that they would

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:58

Right.

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:58

Do you think they just got the raw end of the deal here?

Chelsey Donn: 00:41:01

And that's why they're in this like cramped hallway, because that's how they differentiate

Chelsey Donn: 00:41:08

Like they there's different waiting area line areas and they just got pushed to the corner.

Trey Gerrald: 00:41:14

I literally, I have no idea how it works, but I do know that they have different.

Trey Gerrald: 00:41:19

They have a selection of different kinds of Santas.

Trey Gerrald: 00:41:22

One can get, you can make a special request for that.

Chelsey Donn: 00:41:25

Oh really?

Chelsey Donn: 00:41:26

I didn't know that.

Trey Gerrald: 00:41:27

but I don't know how it works out.

Trey Gerrald: 00:41:29

That's like listed in the FAQ on the website was the only reason I have that, but I

Trey Gerrald: 00:41:37

Cause it seems pretty rough.

Chelsey Donn: 00:41:39

Yeah, it's definitely not what I would imagine.

Chelsey Donn: 00:41:42

The caliber of the, you know, Macy's Santa would be like, I, I was very surprised.

Trey Gerrald: 00:41:50

Well, okay.

Trey Gerrald: 00:41:50

So I do think that this is pretty valuable.

Trey Gerrald: 00:41:52

I, I kind of side with Tara on this.

Trey Gerrald: 00:41:55

I have a couple of thoughts here though.

Trey Gerrald: 00:41:57

Like if, if you're a little precocious, eight year old is gasping.

Trey Gerrald: 00:42:00

Oh my gosh, this is the fakest I've ever seen.

Trey Gerrald: 00:42:03

I think, I think.

Trey Gerrald: 00:42:04

Daughter needs to get coal and her stocking something about that as

Chelsey Donn: 00:42:10

a little too precocious,

Trey Gerrald: 00:42:12

but I also get like if the eight year old doesn't even believe that.

Trey Gerrald: 00:42:16

Then maybe you're failing at the whole point of Santaland.

Chelsey Donn: 00:42:19

Right?

Trey Gerrald: 00:42:20

The whole thing about it.

Trey Gerrald: 00:42:21

It does also make me start thinking about what it would be like to be hired at Santa

Chelsey Donn: 00:42:31

But I think that when you're, but that's the, that's the responsibility you take.

Chelsey Donn: 00:42:35

I mean, every job that you have comes with some sort of,

Trey Gerrald: 00:42:39

it is funny to me that at the beginning Tara says, we were jammed in by Elves.

Trey Gerrald: 00:42:44

That sounds like a really funny album.

Chelsey Donn: 00:42:46

Yeah.

Chelsey Donn: 00:42:47

Also, yeah.

Chelsey Donn: 00:42:48

Also very cinematic, you know, like I felt like I could see.

Chelsey Donn: 00:42:54

In Elf...

Chelsey Donn: 00:42:55

Was that supposed to be Macy's too?

Trey Gerrald: 00:42:57

I'm positive.

Trey Gerrald: 00:42:59

And Christmas story is like a fake version of it.

Chelsey Donn: 00:43:02

Yeah, yeah.

Chelsey Donn: 00:43:03

Yeah.

Trey Gerrald: 00:43:03

What's the spelling like here?

Chelsey Donn: 00:43:05

I think spelling and grammar is great.

Chelsey Donn: 00:43:07

I didn't notice any complaints we did when I was obviously exaggerating.

Chelsey Donn: 00:43:10

We did use some caps throughout, um, some exclamation points, but not really like

Chelsey Donn: 00:43:19

It was just like a little bit sprinkled in, which is fine with me, really

Trey Gerrald: 00:43:25

Do you think Tara's being truthful or shady?

Trey Gerrald: 00:43:27

I think

Chelsey Donn: 00:43:28

Tara is being truthful.

Chelsey Donn: 00:43:30

I would believe that maybe the whole Macy's experience has lost its luster.

Chelsey Donn: 00:43:34

That's why with the first Review!

Chelsey Donn: 00:43:36

I think there's something very like nostolgic, and pure about Macy's in the 1950s.

Chelsey Donn: 00:43:42

And I think today dealing with the masses of people.

Chelsey Donn: 00:43:46

The population alone has gone up tremendously since then.

Chelsey Donn: 00:43:48

So, you know, dealing with the crowds and everything that you have to account for

Trey Gerrald: 00:44:03

I believe that the children didn't buy it.

Trey Gerrald: 00:44:05

And I believe Tara, when Tara shares that the four year old noticed and said,

Trey Gerrald: 00:44:14

But I.

Trey Gerrald: 00:44:16

It feels a little shady.

Trey Gerrald: 00:44:17

Like if that is the issue, like Tara was already done.

Trey Gerrald: 00:44:22

By the fact that they still had to wait after making a reservation, which

Chelsey Donn: 00:44:26

well I've been upset.

Chelsey Donn: 00:44:27

Like, what do we want to say about that?

Chelsey Donn: 00:44:28

Because like, I think waiting a half hour after a reservation is okay, but I think

Chelsey Donn: 00:44:39

I don't know, like, I don't know how hectic and crazy it gets there, but in my

Chelsey Donn: 00:44:50

Sorry.

Chelsey Donn: 00:44:51

At very least like we're having people that have reservations waiting online for two hours.

Trey Gerrald: 00:44:55

There is a question there, but then about everything looking

Trey Gerrald: 00:45:01

And then put back up, so like, sure.

Trey Gerrald: 00:45:04

Here's a question.

Trey Gerrald: 00:45:04

Is it the same stuff from 1950?

Chelsey Donn: 00:45:06

Well, that's what I'm saying.

Chelsey Donn: 00:45:07

I think it might be, even if it is taken down and placed back into place for the next season,

Trey Gerrald: 00:45:16

I mean, I don't know, I don't work for Macy's, but I'm sure that it's.

Trey Gerrald: 00:45:20

I'm sure they have their like nostalgic evergreen pieces that return every year.

Trey Gerrald: 00:45:25

But I would imagine it continues to change.

Trey Gerrald: 00:45:27

Like I'm sure that I'm sure that's not the Santa Claus seat, but I don't know maybe.

Chelsey Donn: 00:45:31

So this is what I'm hearing from you.

Chelsey Donn: 00:45:33

And I think I'm agreeing what I'm hearing for you is this might be a common

Chelsey Donn: 00:45:42

Is Is this a family that needs.

Chelsey Donn: 00:45:46

To be top of the line.

Chelsey Donn: 00:45:48

Everything has to be pristine and perfect.

Chelsey Donn: 00:45:52

And if it's not, then it's terrible.

Chelsey Donn: 00:45:56

Like there's no gray area for Tara C and fam you know, with the fake is sand I've ever seen.

Chelsey Donn: 00:46:02

Like that kind of stuff.

Chelsey Donn: 00:46:03

Is that where you're struggling?

Trey Gerrald: 00:46:04

I guess I just sort of feel like Santa himself was a disappointment.

Trey Gerrald: 00:46:09

And then in writing the review, I feel like Tara was just.

Trey Gerrald: 00:46:12

Undone with everything.

Trey Gerrald: 00:46:14

Sure.

Trey Gerrald: 00:46:15

Children are the most germy things that exist in the world.

Trey Gerrald: 00:46:19

Right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:46:19

So saying I don't want my kids to touch anything and you're inside

Trey Gerrald: 00:46:23

I think Tara is protesting too much because Tara was really disappointed.

Trey Gerrald: 00:46:27

That being said, if I'm taking my children to this make-believe character under the

Trey Gerrald: 00:46:37

I mean, point blank.

Chelsey Donn: 00:46:38

Well, that's the thing is I feel like Tara C brought up a lot of concerns

Chelsey Donn: 00:46:47

but I, I hear universal a lot of, like, there was a lot of knocking on things which tends

Chelsey Donn: 00:46:54

Right?

Chelsey Donn: 00:46:54

Correct.

Chelsey Donn: 00:46:56

So we do have to consider that it's.

Chelsey Donn: 00:46:58

As gross or as fake or as whatever

Trey Gerrald: 00:47:02

maybe it is, or maybe it is.

Trey Gerrald: 00:47:04

But I do think the big value is that you're probably going to be waiting.

Chelsey Donn: 00:47:09

I know, I wonder what I would do to adjust accordingly

Trey Gerrald: 00:47:13

I think I, I think I can crown this.

Trey Gerrald: 00:47:15

How do you feel?

Chelsey Donn: 00:47:16

I feel a bit conflicted, but um, I'm going to crown it.

Trey Gerrald: 00:47:20

All right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:47:20

Let's do it.

Chelsey Donn: 00:47:21

Let's do it.

VOICEOVER: 00:47:23

The queens are tabulating!

Trey Gerrald: 00:47:26

Oh, I'm conflicted too, but okay.

Trey Gerrald: 00:47:28

I think I'm ready or you

Chelsey Donn: 00:47:29

see I'm conflicted, but yeah,

VOICEOVER: 00:47:36

Total Score!

Chelsey Donn: 00:47:38

Great.

Chelsey Donn: 00:47:38

Trey and I are anonymous.

Chelsey Donn: 00:47:39

We both gave three and a half.

Chelsey Donn: 00:47:40

I was between three and a half and four.

Chelsey Donn: 00:47:42

I don't know if you were between three and three and a half.

Chelsey Donn: 00:47:44

Why don't you go first?

Trey Gerrald: 00:47:46

I don't know.

Trey Gerrald: 00:47:46

I just said three and a half because I don't think that I would read

Trey Gerrald: 00:47:52

Same with the five-star review from before I need more context here.

Trey Gerrald: 00:47:57

I would want to, this is once again, just army me with information about like, I

Trey Gerrald: 00:48:10

And I need to like brace myself, like I'm going to Disney world and it's

Trey Gerrald: 00:48:17

Or agreed.

Trey Gerrald: 00:48:19

And I would imagine that the kids are going to want to touch everything.

Trey Gerrald: 00:48:22

So I want to like, see if it's dirty and gross because everything's

Trey Gerrald: 00:48:28

So like, to me, I don't really know how I land, so I gave a half more than middle of the road.

Trey Gerrald: 00:48:34

Uh, so that's why I did three and a half.

Trey Gerrald: 00:48:37

I don't know.

Trey Gerrald: 00:48:38

Why did you do.

Chelsey Donn: 00:48:40

I did three and a half.

Chelsey Donn: 00:48:41

Cause I did feel like Tara C.

Chelsey Donn: 00:48:42

did provided me with a lot of information that I'm going to be chewing on before

Chelsey Donn: 00:48:54

Just like are other people having this experience to other people think it's

Chelsey Donn: 00:49:01

These are things that Tara has.

Chelsey Donn: 00:49:04

Piqued my interest in, and for that, I think it's a good review.

Chelsey Donn: 00:49:08

There was like, there were no spelling or grammar issues.

Chelsey Donn: 00:49:11

It was very easy to read.

Chelsey Donn: 00:49:13

I took away one and a half crowns because I wasn't sure if Tara C and family was a

Chelsey Donn: 00:49:24

So that was where they lost the one and a half crown for me.

Chelsey Donn: 00:49:27

But I did think it was a useful Review!

Chelsey Donn: 00:49:29

so three and a half.

Trey Gerrald: 00:49:31

Yeah, I hear ya.

Trey Gerrald: 00:49:32

Well, I mean, I've never been to Santaland, I'm assuming you haven't either.

Chelsey Donn: 00:49:36

Well, don't assume I've never sat on Santa slap because I have really have sat on, I

Chelsey Donn: 00:49:55

Oh my Goodness.

Trey Gerrald: 00:49:56

Have you ever seen this picture?

Chelsey Donn: 00:49:57

No, I have not.

Chelsey Donn: 00:49:59

That is so there's a picture of Trey.

Chelsey Donn: 00:50:03

Patreon is seeing a picture of Trey getting spanked by Santa.

Chelsey Donn: 00:50:06

A good Santa.

Chelsey Donn: 00:50:07

I might add real beard and David is looking like, what?

Chelsey Donn: 00:50:12

Get off my man or what you're spanking my man, or what's happening here.

Chelsey Donn: 00:50:15

It's really, really cute.

Chelsey Donn: 00:50:17

You guys.

Trey Gerrald: 00:50:18

I'll share the story behind that on our Patreon.

Chelsey Donn: 00:50:21

Yeah.

Chelsey Donn: 00:50:22

My dad had a patient that was a firefighter and also Santa Claus.

Chelsey Donn: 00:50:27

So a couple of times he drove by our house in the firetruck as Santa and I sat in his lap.

Chelsey Donn: 00:50:34

So my parents were not anti Santa by any means, even though we're jewish.

Chelsey Donn: 00:50:38

So.

Trey Gerrald: 00:50:39

You Just reminded me of, we used to have Santa drive through our neighborhood

Trey Gerrald: 00:50:44

Forgot about it.

Trey Gerrald: 00:50:45

Yeah.

Trey Gerrald: 00:50:46

All right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:50:46

Well, I don't think that the five-star that I shared with for the episode today

Trey Gerrald: 00:50:55

Uh, but I would love to share the other one I found in our after-show podcast.

Chelsey Donn: 00:50:59

Yeah.

Chelsey Donn: 00:50:59

I can't wait to hear it,

Trey Gerrald: 00:51:00

but, um, I, you know, I think I would be charmed by Macy's.

Trey Gerrald: 00:51:04

Santaland and consider going, but it just isn't something I would be interested to be honest.

Trey Gerrald: 00:51:10

And it does, I really wouldn't dissipate it just being a mop scene.

Trey Gerrald: 00:51:13

I mean, it's like Harold square.

Trey Gerrald: 00:51:14

It's always a mob scene.

Trey Gerrald: 00:51:15

So like,

Chelsey Donn: 00:51:16

like, I feel like there is a similarity here to all the reviews that we do

Chelsey Donn: 00:51:27

Yeah.

Chelsey Donn: 00:51:27

Or a lot of it.

Trey Gerrald: 00:51:28

All right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:51:29

My queen.

Trey Gerrald: 00:51:30

So we have reached the most Regal portion of the show.

Trey Gerrald: 00:51:33

Chelsey.

Trey Gerrald: 00:51:34

Yes.

Trey Gerrald: 00:51:35

Who are you in ducting today?

Trey Gerrald: 00:51:36

For

VOICEOVER: 00:51:39

My Royal Highness.

Chelsey Donn: 00:51:41

I'm going to induct today.

Chelsey Donn: 00:51:42

Cheese.

Chelsey Donn: 00:51:43

Let's talk about it.

Chelsey Donn: 00:51:44

I just love cheese.

Chelsey Donn: 00:51:47

I've been trying to take account of my diet lately.

Chelsey Donn: 00:51:50

Not because I'm like restricted myself, but just because I'm trying to write things

Chelsey Donn: 00:51:58

It's a lot.

Chelsey Donn: 00:51:59

Okay.

Chelsey Donn: 00:52:00

All kinds of cheese.

Chelsey Donn: 00:52:01

Um, mostly like I love a Parmesan.

Chelsey Donn: 00:52:04

She is a Sahrawi.

Chelsey Donn: 00:52:06

Like it has like a wine Rhine going on.

Chelsey Donn: 00:52:09

It's delicious cheeses.

Chelsey Donn: 00:52:12

It's just so good.

Chelsey Donn: 00:52:14

It makes you feel better.

Chelsey Donn: 00:52:14

There is like dopamine or something.

Chelsey Donn: 00:52:17

I want to say in cheese, there's actually been research.

Chelsey Donn: 00:52:20

That's been done to show that cheese makes you feel better.

Chelsey Donn: 00:52:25

And I just love cheese.

Chelsey Donn: 00:52:26

I mean, it's kind of like your love of fries.

Chelsey Donn: 00:52:28

Like if there's an option on a sandwich or something or a burger to add cheese.

Chelsey Donn: 00:52:34

Yes, please.

Chelsey Donn: 00:52:35

I will always exercise my right.

Chelsey Donn: 00:52:37

If I'm traveling somewhere with a vegan and we're splitting food.

Chelsey Donn: 00:52:41

We're not going to just say no cheese.

Chelsey Donn: 00:52:42

We're going to get the cheese on the side.

Chelsey Donn: 00:52:43

You know what I mean?

Chelsey Donn: 00:52:45

cheese will be included in most of my meals and for that.

Chelsey Donn: 00:52:50

And because we spend so much quality time together, me and she is, I just thought it

Chelsey Donn: 00:52:59

As My Royal Highness.

Trey Gerrald: 00:53:03

I hear you.

Trey Gerrald: 00:53:03

I love cheese as well.

Trey Gerrald: 00:53:05

I really do good one.

Chelsey Donn: 00:53:08

That's that?

Chelsey Donn: 00:53:08

All right.

Chelsey Donn: 00:53:09

Try.

Chelsey Donn: 00:53:09

Who are you inducting for your Royal Highness today?

Trey Gerrald: 00:53:11

All right, so this actually was a recommendation, from my brother-in-law

Trey Gerrald: 00:53:20

That we haven't done this yet.

Trey Gerrald: 00:53:22

Oh, now.

Trey Gerrald: 00:53:23

Okay.

Trey Gerrald: 00:53:23

So get ready to scratch it off your last you're out of here.

Trey Gerrald: 00:53:26

I know I'm sure it's probably on that today.

Trey Gerrald: 00:53:27

I'm going to induct from My Royal Highness, DoorDash, Postmates, Uber eats.

Trey Gerrald: 00:53:34

Seamless.

Trey Gerrald: 00:53:35

Grub hub, all caviar delivery, all of these delivery services, Postmates, this

Trey Gerrald: 00:53:46

Right, right, right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:53:47

But this is like such a profound invention for me.

Trey Gerrald: 00:53:51

So true.

Trey Gerrald: 00:53:52

I remember when David and I lived on 23rd street and the ground floor was a Moonstruck

Trey Gerrald: 00:54:02

From underneath us, instead of getting in the elevator and going, I would, I would

Trey Gerrald: 00:54:19

I don't know if an American invented that.

Trey Gerrald: 00:54:21

It just seems so lazy.

Trey Gerrald: 00:54:23

Just like delivery of food.

Trey Gerrald: 00:54:25

I mean, it's like so genius and I have totally.

Trey Gerrald: 00:54:29

The utilize that I've used it when I've not felt well, or I felt like go out, you

Trey Gerrald: 00:54:40

Do you remember being a kid and ordering pizza?

Trey Gerrald: 00:54:43

I mean, it was like the most fun, like special events.

Trey Gerrald: 00:54:46

I just have to do it.

Chelsey Donn: 00:54:47

Or Even like, sometimes like I'll order it before I get

Chelsey Donn: 00:54:51

It's beautiful.

Trey Gerrald: 00:54:52

I love delivering I've even figured out how to do it in Key

Chelsey Donn: 00:54:57

Oh wow.

Trey Gerrald: 00:54:57

There's a couple of services there.

Trey Gerrald: 00:54:59

So therefore I did it.

Trey Gerrald: 00:55:02

I'm inducting all of these food delivery service app.

Trey Gerrald: 00:55:06

Uh, from My Royal Highness,

Chelsey Donn: 00:55:10

what a good, and I can't even believe it.

Chelsey Donn: 00:55:13

Wasn't on my list.

Trey Gerrald: 00:55:15

It wasn't on mine either.

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So that's something I'm really grateful for.

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Good point.

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Um, Chelsey, do we have time for a Royal Review!?

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I think we can make time.

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Trey,

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Baby it's time for some Royal Reviews!

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Okay.

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Very exciting.

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Chelsey today's Royal Review!

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is from FiestaMaiden on apple podcasts.

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Okay.

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Fiesta, maiden writes, five stars, amazing show.

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I hate to brag, but I found this podcast before they even released any episodes.

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The idea alone hooked me.

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This is a true genius podcast idea.

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And it's led by two individuals who really know how to put on a show!

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With an original premise and fun presentation.

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This show is going to go far!

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From your lips to God's...

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what do they say?

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Ahhh!

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Kenohorah!

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Thank you.

Chelsey Donn: 00:56:18

Thank you so much FiestaMaiden.

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And that is so, so sweet.

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I love that found us before we had officially launched and

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You took the words right out of my mouth.

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I mean like really?

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I'm so glad that you were hooked on the premise and then you're, you're

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Yeah.

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That's just incredible.

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And you're a queen FiestaMaiden.

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I love the name, FiestaMaiden.

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Me too.

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We have great listeners that use their creativity bones to make fun usernames.

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Agreed.

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We have the best.

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HammondCheeseSandWitch someone's coming for you!

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FiestaMaiden,

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FiestaMaiden!

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Can you imagine we should have FiestaMaiden and HammonCheese, like

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All right.

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Well, so that's it.

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Here we go.

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It's episode 28, everyone.

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Next week, everyone is our special Christmas episode.

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So you have that to look forward to, but as of right now, that's it, we did it.

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That is another entry, closer to sleuthing out.

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Life's ultimate truth.

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Wisdom seeking love.

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Yeah.

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Ferris wheel of life.

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Okay.

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That's amazing.

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Thank you guys so much.

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You Queens for joining us today.

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