We go to South Shore Plaza in Braintree, MA to visit the last Sears in New England. We also check out a Squishables store, "Socks to Be You," a Toys"R"Us in a Macy's, Hobby Lobby for more Christmas decorations, and a trip to Cambridge, MA to visit Micro Center again.
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00:00 Mully, Mully, this is a big mall and it's busy!
00:02 It is?
00:02 It's Black Friday!
00:03 [Music]
00:12 What day is today?
00:13 Friday.
00:14 Oh my gosh, what is this?
00:17 What are you talking about?
00:18 Count Blackula.
00:19 Can I show you something?
00:20 Yeah, you've never done Black Friday by the way.
00:21 This is my very first and I don't really do Black Friday on my own either.
00:25 If we didn't do it, I'm not sure I would.
00:26 We're stopping for coffee and donuts.
00:28 Gloria, what are you gonna get?
00:29 Cupcakes!
00:30 The Dunkin' Gloriouses?
00:32 Those are very creepy.
00:33 We can get you one if you'd like.
00:34 No, I think maybe when I'm a grown-up and I'm older and I have blinkers on my face.
00:41 We decided to go in instead of in the drive-thru because the drive-thru...
00:44 Is a farce.
00:45 And an escape room.
00:46 And a horror show.
00:47 What have you gone for?
00:48 A cookie butter cold brew.
00:49 Not the pumps inside, so not the extra syrup, but the cookie butter cold brew cream and
00:55 black cold brew to get this party started.
00:58 Do you remember going to Black Friday with us last year?
01:01 No.
01:02 So this is kind of like new to you.
01:04 This isn't just any day, it's Black Friday!
01:09 Do you know what Black Friday is?
01:11 It's when people are shopping for Christmas presents.
01:14 Have to face the light.
01:15 By the way, I think BOGO is a manipulation.
01:17 It used to be buy one get one free, then they changed it to BOGO so that the free part could
01:22 be anything.
01:23 Buy one get one tomorrow.
01:24 Yeah, buy one get one for full price.
01:27 Buy one get another one.
01:28 Well, I know we're going to the last Sears in New England.
01:31 That is pretty exciting.
01:32 In Braintree, Massachusetts.
01:34 South Shore Plaza.
01:35 And I've heard that there's rumors of a trip to Michaels because Nina and I just want to
01:39 buy Christmas decorations.
01:40 You mean Hobby Lobby?
01:41 Hobby Lobby.
01:42 I'm sorry, I take it again.
01:44 And probably Micro Center because it's just over beyond...
01:46 True, I've never considered a Micro Center on Black Friday, but I would definitely like
01:51 to see it.
01:51 Come here for Black Friday.
01:53 You'll spend thousands.
01:54 Sears went chapter 11 in 2019.
01:57 I don't know how many others there are.
01:59 12 in the US.
02:00 Are we walking into an Apex situation?
02:02 It's probably going to be pretty Apex-y.
02:04 We are here and there's not a single car.
02:06 Not even an employee is like parked at the far end.
02:09 I can't imagine like going from 2,300 stores in the US to 12.
02:13 Yeah, I was telling my parents about it.
02:15 They were getting very nostalgic for Sears in general.
02:17 They were like, "Who ever thought Sears in Roebuck?"
02:19 They were like, "You could do everything.
02:20 You'd go there, see Santa, you could get your tools, get housing work done, get your car
02:25 repair, do your department store shopping."
02:27 Family photos.
02:28 Family photos.
02:29 The hairdresser in some locations.
02:30 Famously, we've gone to Sears on several Black Fridays.
02:33 Yes.
02:34 That's why it's special to us.
02:35 Most notably, John got $200 worth of tools and other things because he forgot that he
02:41 had my way points for car repair.
02:43 I'll remember it forever.
02:44 The day I was prepared to spend $112 at Sears and I spent zero and walked out with all the
02:49 stuff.
02:50 Yes, I always went to the Sears Auto Center, which was great.
02:52 Sears, take a left.
02:53 Look at this place.
02:54 Take a left.
02:55 Is that a real Lord and Taylor?
02:56 It can't really be.
02:58 Sears stores opened in 1925.
03:01 It's American Retail Institution.
03:03 It even has the newer Sears logo.
03:05 Did they invest in upgrading the store?
03:08 The idea of a Sears being refreshed is so foreign to me.
03:11 It looks like Bed Bath & Beyond to me.
03:12 But this is, they're planning on closing this down?
03:14 No, there's no announced plan to close this location.
03:16 I keep forgetting about the clownish constant.
03:18 Was that the first adjective that came to your mind?
03:20 This may be the last Sears you ever set foot in.
03:23 I never thought I would set foot in one anyway.
03:25 I thought my last glimpse of Sears was going to be when we did the Black Friday at the
03:28 Galleria Mall.
03:29 It was closed.
03:30 It didn't open for a few hours because of these closing sales.
03:32 It's empty.
03:37 That's like my goal.
03:39 To be that.
03:41 I would like a job application.
03:43 Are they hiring?
03:44 I want to work here.
03:45 I don't think it has long-term prospects.
03:46 Is this all like self-serve?
03:48 Look how silly this is.
03:49 I don't feel so good.
03:51 Matt, you look like you have skinny legs.
03:53 My thighs look great.
03:54 They haven't updated their POS system in, you know, 7 to 10 years.
03:58 I like the thing that just says "OK" in the Game Boy font.
04:01 But there's people.
04:02 There's people.
04:03 It's retailed minimally.
04:04 I mean, granted, it did just open.
04:05 Look, this is allegedly quite a bit off.
04:07 I can't tell.
04:08 I have no reference.
04:09 It's all the same exact grill?
04:10 No, no, one of them is $179.99.
04:15 The rest are $249.99.
04:17 It's a price check, which is convenient, but it's enormous.
04:20 This is like an ATM.
04:21 This came out in 2006.
04:22 Does it seem like they're getting new stock?
04:24 This is definitely, like, new.
04:26 I don't know.
04:27 It looks wicked empty to me.
04:28 It's just more clothing and backpacks spread out widely.
04:31 Game Boys, they're downstairs?
04:33 They must still have craftsmen.
04:34 They're all downstairs.
04:35 They're downstairs.
04:36 Let's see if you can still buy tools.
04:37 And it's the kids' section.
04:39 Frontline workers get an extra 10% off.
04:42 Even if Escalator's a book and they store it in the stairs.
04:45 That's what Jordan Buell always makes.
04:47 That's that Mitch Hedberg joke.
04:49 I like an escalator, man, because an escalator can never break.
04:51 It can only become stairs.
04:53 There would never be an escalator temporarily out of order sign.
04:57 Only an escalator temporarily stairs.
05:00 I like this escalator because I don't have to, like, stretch my hands super wide.
05:04 Oh, yeah.
05:05 I mean, eventually I'm going to need a new washer and dryer.
05:07 Gloria's going, "Hello? Hello?"
05:10 A miniature.
05:11 And I do love miniatures.
05:12 Is it on the West Coast?
05:13 Oh, really?
05:14 There's more to come.
05:15 Oh, that's good.
05:16 Mechanics tool set for 219, which is really good.
05:19 A useful item.
05:20 It has a strong magnet in it, so when you throw screws in it,
05:23 if you're working on something, it'll keep them there.
05:25 So even if it falls off the table, it'll still be all contained.
05:29 Do you still use the tools that you bought all those years ago?
05:31 I do.
05:32 It's this set right here, I believe.
05:33 Need a bag?
05:34 I don't.
05:35 Like, the prices are really good, in the tool department, anyway.
05:37 What's going on here?
05:39 Your feet aren't quite long enough.
05:41 You don't want to buy department store exercise equipment.
05:43 No, this is like the stuff you buy if you're not going to exercise.
05:45 She's going to give Santa an exercise bike for Christmas
05:47 because she's passive aggressive.
05:49 It's a nice thing.
05:50 [laughter]
05:51 I hope it is.
05:52 She said no cookies for Santa this Christmas.
05:53 What are you leaving out for him?
05:56 Pineapple and watermelon.
05:58 They're just good Snips, and I don't have pairs of good Snips.
06:01 You sure you can't just look around your house a little, probably,
06:03 and stumble upon--
06:04 I don't have Snips.
06:05 You can't get those Snips?
06:06 Yeah.
06:07 I feel like the best sleep service was in every American home.
06:09 Oh, yeah, we have these.
06:10 Yeah, I like it.
06:11 Do you have a tool drawer?
06:12 I do not.
06:13 $16?
06:14 Yeah.
06:15 Normally $120?
06:16 [music]
06:22 I feel like we've been to Sad Sears in the past,
06:24 and it's always a death knell once there are mostly mattresses and grills.
06:28 In fact, there's grills on both levels.
06:30 Gloria called this the Great Unknown.
06:31 She said, "Can we wander off into the Great Unknown?"
06:34 It is the firmest of firm.
06:35 I know some people like a really firm sleep surface.
06:37 I like a real plusher.
06:40 There's no give.
06:41 There's no give.
06:42 I'm just about time for a new mattress.
06:43 I'm coming up on 10 years.
06:45 I like a firm pillow as my base and then a soft pillow on top.
06:48 I go the other way around.
06:49 I have a soft pillow on the base and a very firm pillow on top.
06:52 What's the point?
06:53 You're just going to crush the soft pillow.
06:55 Yes, it gives a little height to the firm pillow.
06:57 Almost none.
06:58 Still pretty firm for a $2,500 mattress, marked down from $7,000.
07:03 You can get a purple mattress now for $385.
07:06 I'm enjoying my time at Sucre.
07:07 I still like to find a working price scanner so I can have it print one of the labels on a printer that's 20 years old.
07:12 This is one of my company's products, a QLM.
07:14 It has been discontinued now for about eight years.
07:17 Not one of them has been functional so far.
07:18 I can't check prices.
07:19 $900.
07:20 You get all your nice drawers here.
07:22 You do not have enough MyWay points to get this.
07:25 I don't even think the MyWay program exists anymore.
07:27 We never get our MyWay points for our siding.
07:29 He's still perseverating over these.
07:30 He really likes these.
07:31 Right now, in the computer lab, I have a cheap plastic drawer that holds all my tools.
07:35 And it is not a good solution.
07:37 They're too heavy.
07:38 The drawers are impossible to open.
07:39 You know, this is kind of what this is designed for.
07:41 So get it.
07:42 Hi, Mom.
07:43 How do you hold Glorious?
07:44 Yeah, how do you hold Glorious?
07:45 And then I-- now, what about when I want to walk my own foot around my ankle?
07:48 Is that just for when I'm home?
07:49 We've been wrapped up in controversy for the past week because she had an elf on the shelf that she named Glorious.
07:55 Glorious!
07:56 It became like her lovey, the doll she couldn't be separated from.
07:59 We lost it.
08:00 We have no idea where it went.
08:01 So we've had to backhandedly order a new one, and we're acting like it was found at a loss and found at her swim class.
08:06 Every night, she's like, "Where's Glorious?"
08:08 And I'm like, "She's coming in the mail."
08:09 Should I beat it up when it shows up to kind of scruff it up a little bit?
08:12 Yeah, just kick the s*** out of it.
08:14 No offense, elf.
08:15 Hey, I'm sorry.
08:16 I've got to rough you up a little bit.
08:17 My kid, she's expecting a very dirty doll.
08:19 You understand?
08:22 You and Santa Claus understand?
08:24 You stupid f***ing elf on a shelf.
08:26 It's a little ironic that the elf on the shelf gets misplaced, isn't it?
08:30 Isn't that your whole thing? Is it your pop-up?
08:32 Unexpected place.
08:34 Who did you find?
08:35 Who is in the mail then?
08:40 When you're walking, you're on kind of... so it's just through this way.
08:47 Like, we get high.
08:49 We get higher because she likes it that way?
08:51 Oh, okay. This is the whole rack. I see.
08:53 Like, what the difference between the $60 and the $339 one was.
08:56 You get this entire...
08:57 You get the entire thing, which I don't.
08:59 It's a little plus.
09:00 Needn't know.
09:01 Needn't know.
09:02 I'm going to get the snips. I'm going to pass on the tool box.
09:04 Okay.
09:05 I don't think I am, Nina.
09:06 There's a price checker over there and it looks functional.
09:08 Is your laser still working, little price checker?
09:10 No, your laser is gone.
09:12 You have no laser.
09:14 It tried.
09:15 Two-bitters.
09:16 Two-bitters.
09:17 My grandmother had this design of heater.
09:20 I disapprove of electric heaters.
09:22 Okay.
09:23 First of all, you're almost always contending with some kind of smell or safety problem with them.
09:27 True.
09:28 Second of all, if you need one, probably there's some infrastructural problem.
09:31 Like, let's get this house or commercial building heated properly.
09:34 Definitely in the case of a commercial building.
09:36 In the case of a house, maybe you just are trying to be cost efficient and you only have one room heated.
09:41 I like the ones that are probably more dangerous but are decorative and look like little fireplaces and stuff.
09:45 Oh, yeah.
09:46 It's not a Dyson. It's never going to be a Dyson.
09:48 How do you feel about the Kenmore?
09:49 No. Just don't do it.
09:50 Kenless.
09:51 There's better options. There's sharks.
09:53 I want this kind of vacuum.
09:54 Okay. You want a stick vacuum.
09:55 Because she's unhappy with what she ended up with.
09:57 This is a great vacuum.
09:58 It would not be displaced.
10:00 Why is he trying to sell me a vacuum?
10:01 Look at how--
10:02 What is with that pivot? Oh, my God.
10:05 Did you know that you can buy tiny leaf blowers that you can use to clean your house?
10:10 It even works for ketchup.
10:12 If I spill ketchup, I can clean it up with a leaf blower.
10:15 I've never found that devices of this class clean to the level I want.
10:18 I have a question about that stick.
10:20 Okay. What is the question?
10:21 Can I rest?
10:22 You can rest.
10:24 What did we conclude about the vacuum?
10:25 He said you can't really go down market for these things.
10:29 It's up or out.
10:30 I'm just fascinated by this vacuum.
10:32 People don't use that style of vacuum anymore.
10:34 If you wanted a fridge, this is precisely where you'd come.
10:36 I want to see the basic fridges.
10:38 I don't want no Samsung bullcrap.
10:40 Do not buy Samsung refrigerators.
10:42 Why?
10:43 They are trash.
10:44 They will last five to seven years and then be garbage.
10:47 And the new ones are worse, supposedly.
10:49 They're not that smart after all.
10:50 Yeah, this is so stupid.
10:51 John, the future is now.
10:52 The future was not now.
10:54 Look, optional ice maker.
10:56 This is what we had for years.
10:57 How do you feel about buying a perfectly well-working appliance that has a ding or a dent?
11:03 Oh, I'm all about it.
11:04 Yeah.
11:05 I will happily have dings or dents.
11:06 This is a mechanical timer fridge.
11:08 It has no computers.
11:10 It's completely analog.
11:12 All it does is move a vent in the back.
11:13 This will last forever.
11:15 How long do you, realistically, do you think?
11:17 25?
11:18 25.
11:19 It's so affordable.
11:20 I would really like a chest freezer.
11:22 I don't need one this size.
11:23 This is like a family of six freezer.
11:25 You're so efficient, Frankie.
11:26 I remember distinctly, Nina's dad used to buy huge sales of chicken and stuff, and he would just stick it in the freezer.
11:33 And it was chicken to be grabbed from.
11:36 And then when you have giant family-sized boxes of Hot Pockets and pizza rolls.
11:42 I would really like to have one of these, to be honest with you.
11:44 Well, why don't you do it then?
11:45 There's nowhere to put it, really.
11:46 Even smaller.
11:47 This is only like 40 bucks less, so I get that.
11:49 I bet Nina really likes this.
11:50 No, I like this one.
11:51 Yeah, yeah.
11:52 It's so cute.
11:53 It's something you should consider having in your life.
11:54 And do you know, Nina, how much more efficient it is to open this?
11:57 Because the air just settles down.
11:59 Because warm air rises.
12:00 As opposed to, you empty all that cold air out of the freezer every time you open that door.
12:04 Here, it contains safe air.
12:05 And the food stays so much longer.
12:07 Yes.
12:08 Months.
12:09 You don't get the freezer burn.
12:10 It cycles so infrequently because it's so contained and not accessed that often, that the food lasts much longer.
12:15 What are you drawing, love bug?
12:17 Stars.
12:18 John was just telling us that this fridge is not good.
12:20 Why were you saying it wasn't good?
12:22 So, I don't know how you even do this, but the incorrect spelling squiggles are printed out down here.
12:28 See how, like, the word beauty rest isn't.
12:31 I don't even know how you get a program to do that.
12:33 It's nice that they're giving, you know, Nina an extra 10% off.
12:36 I feel well represented.
12:37 My discount, it has to be $600 or more.
12:39 So if I just gave everybody one of those freezers, if I got one for myself, I got one for John,
12:44 and then Matt was making fun of me, but if I gave him one, he would totally accept it, right?
12:47 And then everybody gives Apple watches.
12:49 I could be the chest freezer girl.
12:51 Is it gas?
12:52 Yes.
12:53 You still want a gas?
12:54 Not really.
12:55 The want's fading with time, but.
12:56 He's getting his snips.
12:57 Did you buy something for Dad, Mom, Matt, Julius, me?
13:02 I bought just something for me.
13:04 What?
13:05 What?
13:06 So is there anything to say about the last Sears in New England?
13:08 Too many more.
13:09 Maybe they'll add Sears.
13:10 Do you think there's room in the world for Sears?
13:12 Yeah, as a clothing store?
13:13 Sure.
13:14 Like if there's room for JCPenney, why not Sears?
13:15 Yeah, sure.
13:16 Although there's barely room for JCPenney.
13:17 We are now entering South Shore Plaza Mall in Braintree, Massachusetts.
13:21 Fascinating.
13:22 You ever been?
13:23 Never.
13:24 Never in my life.
13:25 I expect a lot of clothing stores, because that's what malls seem to be about.
13:26 I see a GameStop right off the bat.
13:28 Wow.
13:29 There is a line to get into GameStop.
13:30 Is it opening at like 11 or something?
13:32 Maybe there's a sale.
13:33 No, no, it's well open.
13:34 Is it PS5?
13:35 This is the checkout line.
13:36 This is the checkout line?
13:37 I think it's just so small in there.
13:38 It's like a nightclub.
13:39 Classic frozen custard.
13:40 I would, I would, I would.
13:42 Not good.
13:43 Sugar in the morning?
13:44 I'm excited.
13:45 It's your BOGO example.
13:46 Buy one, get one 50% off.
13:47 Yes, and that's a pretty good BOGO these days.
13:48 Save 25%.
13:49 There's been BOGO inflation.
13:50 I'm more into the buy two, get one free, than buy one, get one 50% off.
13:51 That's only 33% savings as opposed to this which is 25.
13:52 Oh my God, you're right.
13:53 I've been bamboozled.
13:54 You've bamboozled yourself, self-boozled.
13:55 Holy moly, this is a big mall.
13:56 And it's busy.
13:57 It is busy.
13:58 It's Black Friday!
13:59 It's not just a hall like all of our other malls.
14:00 It's a busy mall.
14:01 It's a busy mall.
14:02 It's a busy mall.
14:03 It's a big ass mall with lots of people.
14:04 And look, a mid-elevator, not tucked away.
14:05 At first I thought you meant the elevator was mid.
14:06 It might be.
14:07 This is very like Star Trek.
14:08 This is very like I bought a big taplin.
14:09 You know where it's from?
14:10 What's the BO?
14:11 This is a Tarjay.
14:12 Storage.
14:13 A Mesays.
14:14 This is still a Newbery Comics.
14:15 Golf Lounge 18.
14:16 Apple, there's an Apple store.
14:17 What?
14:18 I don't know what that is.
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14:54 Get a nice view of the sales floor as you ascend a premium elevator experience right here.
14:59 This is like being at Disney World.
15:00 There are very few empty storefronts I'll say.
15:02 It's mostly full.
15:03 This place is hopping.
15:04 And birds.
15:05 These are live plants and this one has flowered and is seasoned.
15:09 That's a live thing.
15:10 I thought it was fake.
15:11 It's totally ornamental.
15:12 And it would never flower in a circumstance like this.
15:15 It's incredibly rare.
15:16 Open frame design on that elevator.
15:18 Never seen anything like that.
15:19 That almost looks incomplete.
15:20 I kind of always wanted Stone Cold Steve Austin socks.
15:23 You could get them.
15:24 Mega Man, Peter Griffin but beaten up.
15:26 Oh Star Lord, nice.
15:27 A wide assortment of rude socks.
15:29 These are all pretty rude, huh?
15:31 The Christmas decorations here are not as intense as I would like.
15:35 It should be over the top.
15:37 And Christmas music should be blasting.
15:39 It's the most wonderful time of the day.
15:44 No.
15:45 A whole place that's nothing but squishables.
15:47 I'm shook that it's not a better sale.
15:49 I like the Christmas tree.
15:51 I like everything Christmas over here.
15:52 I like the gingerbread houses.
15:54 Yeah, those are cute.
15:55 I actually don't like the avocado wearing a Santa hat.
15:58 So cute.
15:59 They're big bucks though.
16:00 Yeah, what are we talking?
16:01 28.
16:02 28 bucks for that.
16:03 I bought one at another shop.
16:05 The floppy disk guy.
16:06 The floppy disk.
16:07 I love that.
16:08 I like long stuffed animals like this.
16:09 The ones that kind of act as a pillow?
16:10 Yes.
16:11 How about these salt and pepper shakers?
16:12 I love it.
16:14 And soy sauce too.
16:15 It's toasted marshmallows and there's a little fire.
16:18 It's cute.
16:19 It's got some firmness to it so it's not going to flop.
16:21 How about a giant burger?
16:22 Like, look at that thing.
16:23 This pleases me.
16:24 Now, if it was buy one get one?
16:26 Yeah, I'd buy one.
16:27 Two.
16:28 Yeah, I'd get two.
16:29 John lost one.
16:30 Gloria's getting one.
16:31 We'll buy John one for 50%.
16:32 Yeah, if you want one for 50%.
16:33 All right, what's the estimated retail value?
16:35 This is $30, $28.
16:37 Okay, so I can select any item that is $28 or less.
16:40 That looks like the way you were dressed earlier.
16:42 The plague doctor is one weird thing.
16:44 And then there is a biblically accurate seraphim.
16:47 A ring of wings and eyes.
16:48 That's weird.
16:49 Oh, maybe this is a s'more.
16:50 I think you might-- I think it's an ice cream sandwich.
16:52 How about a taco?
16:53 How about a big taco?
16:54 That's a $42 taco.
16:55 You'd have to be in the middle of New York to pay that for a taco.
16:58 Not just cake, it's a carrot cake.
16:59 This is so gorgeous.
17:00 I love it.
17:01 I love the ramen.
17:02 I love the little containers of milk.
17:03 They know how to market to me, apparently.
17:05 This is pretty cool.
17:06 It's neat, but the print is kind of reducing my--
17:09 This is like a commentary on women and seasonal drinks.
17:12 You're either a pumpkin spice girl or you're a peppermint milk girl.
17:16 What made Gloria choose this gingerbread house?
17:18 OK, so there's a little girl on this side in the window.
17:21 There's no one in this window.
17:22 And one knock on the door.
17:25 Nothing.
17:27 Aw.
17:28 You better make a decision.
17:29 This is tough, Frankie.
17:30 You need a catalog of all the $28 ones.
17:33 That's true.
17:34 That's kind of what I need.
17:35 I don't think you need to care about the $28 thing.
17:37 I think it was just $40 or whatever.
17:38 If yours is the more expensive one, we'll get her a taco.
17:41 Right.
17:42 It's a task.
17:43 Everyone here is happy and sleepy.
17:45 Maybe not this one.
17:46 Maybe this one's crying.
17:47 It's got to be impossible.
17:48 Oh, my god.
17:49 Well, there it is.
17:50 [LAUGHTER]
17:51 But it has a print, John.
17:52 As we've established a few minutes ago, you can't see the print.
17:55 But it's got some noodles.
17:56 And they put in that for $52.
17:58 Do it.
17:59 Do it.
18:00 I can't spend $52.
18:01 Do it.
18:02 Jonathan.
18:03 No, I'll buy it.
18:04 Fine.
18:05 All right, we'll get the macaroni and cheese one for the show.
18:06 I'd be like a stripper.
18:07 [LAUGHTER]
18:09 Does that John's right?
18:10 Or does he feel like he has to?
18:12 I'm forcing him to get them.
18:13 I ate the macaroni.
18:15 I ate the macaroni.
18:17 I got a chocolate sample.
18:18 Oh, how is it?
18:19 Let's see.
18:20 Chocolate.
18:21 [LAUGHTER]
18:22 It doesn't blow you away by being sweet?
18:24 I am interested in that Macy's.
18:26 Two Macy's again?
18:27 Could there be two Macy's in this mall?
18:29 Still no.
18:30 There are two Macy's here?
18:31 There are two Macy's.
18:32 Maybe these are Martha Stewart products for men.
18:34 And mattresses for men.
18:35 Yes.
18:36 Right, and couches.
18:37 And paddy over it is just for men.
18:38 [LAUGHTER]
18:40 [INAUDIBLE]
18:43 What are you thinking utensils for, man?
18:45 For me?
18:46 This appears to be another Macy's though, right?
18:48 Yeah, this is a separate isolated Macy's.
18:50 There's a big Macy's and a small Macy's?
18:52 I want to go see the Macy's that has furniture out front.
18:55 Also, it looks like the Macy's that would shut us down for filming.
18:58 Instantly.
18:59 Look at that guy.
19:00 He already knows.
19:01 The Macy's is the long built level.
19:03 And they have to lower everything to meet it?
19:05 I don't get it, Frankie.
19:06 There's big news.
19:07 There's a Toys R Us section in that Macy's.
19:09 OK.
19:10 Whee!
19:11 [LAUGHTER]
19:12 Downhill.
19:13 We almost always go to a Macy's on Black Friday.
19:15 Seems that way.
19:16 We were going to skip it this year, and at the last minute, it pulled us in.
19:18 We brought you when you were a baby to the closing Toys R Us.
19:21 Say, "Dada."
19:22 [MUSIC PLAYING]
19:24 Did you jump?
19:25 Jump?
19:26 It's hard.
19:27 He's got a J. J's are historically tough.
19:29 [LAUGHTER]
19:32 Shh.
19:33 They're trying to make a comeback.
19:34 They're in the Macy's.
19:35 I saw them on Thanksgiving Day parade.
19:36 Maybe it just is their toy section, but they partnered with Toys R Us?
19:39 It looks way higher quality stuff than they had last time.
19:41 It was straight for Jeffrey.
19:43 Well, you're inside of a Toys R Us.
19:44 Nice name brand toys.
19:46 No discounts to be found.
19:47 I think just the novelty of "It's Toys R Us" is enough to push it.
19:50 They do have some nice stuffed Jeffreys, though.
19:52 Yeah, a lot of Jeffrey merchandise.
19:53 Look, a Mario piano.
19:54 That's-- EJ's son would be into that.
19:57 Or it's not a piano.
19:58 What am I saying?
19:59 It's the bridge that, you know, you killed Kubon.
20:00 [LAUGHTER]
20:01 Stay in Kanto house.
20:02 I think it definitely tells me that we need Toy Stars again.
20:05 Yeah.
20:06 It's not like it went out of business because nobody wanted toys.
20:08 Yeah, it went out of business due to bad debt management problems in the business structure.
20:12 My kind of toy.
20:13 [LAUGHTER]
20:15 I could-- it's too low.
20:17 Too low?
20:18 I feel like Macy's has come back quite a bit.
20:19 Yeah.
20:20 Stock that up against the Sears.
20:22 Well, yes.
20:23 Oh, jeez.
20:24 That's just pathetic.
20:25 I wonder what all this television production's about.
20:27 It's the biggest shopping day of the year.
20:29 [LAUGHTER]
20:30 There continues to be a GameStop line.
20:32 And then back through Sears to get to the car.
20:34 You know, we came in here first, right?
20:36 I thought, oh, this is all right.
20:37 And then you look at every other retail store, and you realize, like, not all right.
20:41 I think they're just slowly liquidating.
20:43 And that's all there is to it.
20:44 All right, that's it.
20:45 That's probably the last time you'll ever be in a Sears.
20:46 Isn't it, though?
20:47 It does seem like it is.
20:49 Just down the street from South Shore Plaza is a Hobby Lobby.
20:52 And, you know, I was watching old Junts Carts with Nina the other day.
20:55 And she was like, I want to go back to Hobby Lobby.
20:57 And then I was talking to John completely independently.
20:59 And he goes, hey, wait, we can go to Hobby Lobby for some Christmas time.
21:02 All Christmas is 60% off.
21:04 Holy.
21:05 A lot of variety.
21:06 I just had a lot of fun last year.
21:07 It was such a-- like, it was so much cool stuff.
21:09 And it was a great deal.
21:10 So I'm kind of looking forward to it.
21:12 Tradition.
21:13 Oh, do you have a Black Friday?
21:14 I do.
21:15 I blew a flyer.
21:16 Just 50%?
21:17 What was it last year, 60?
21:18 So this is not the same location we usually go to.
21:20 Not as impressed.
21:21 John's saying that this Hobby Lobby's mid.
21:24 Compared to the other one, yeah.
21:25 It's nicely stocked.
21:26 But that one was pristinely stocked.
21:29 Like, where's the rest of the Christmas trees?
21:31 Only two?
21:32 Ooh, that one's good.
21:33 Craft mac and cheese on it.
21:34 Very nicely detailed.
21:35 What do you think?
21:36 $15.
21:37 Half off, though.
21:38 Ah, can I get it?
21:39 Yeah, I think I might.
21:40 These little trees are awfully gray in palette.
21:42 Where's the nice, bright, vibrant green trees?
21:45 Just a couple little tiny ones, and that's all you get.
21:48 Everything else is gray cast, to the style of the day.
21:52 It's basically the exact same inventory as last year.
21:54 So maybe it's less that it's bad here, and more that the novelty's more awesome.
21:58 Yeah, like, I bought one of these last year.
22:00 I'm a consumer.
22:01 This one for $12.
22:02 I'll pay $4.80 for this.
22:03 I'm breaking my rules, Frankie.
22:05 It's just not quite hitting like it did the first time.
22:07 He is their elf on a shelf.
22:09 I think it would look nice on a tree.
22:11 It's like a garland kind of thing.
22:12 This is fabric.
22:13 This is, like, yarn.
22:14 Is this the year that you should wear a hat like this?
22:17 Oh, it's not.
22:18 It doesn't go on the head.
22:19 Nope.
22:20 It just goes on top of the head.
22:21 It's, like, cut out of the bottom like it should be, but--
22:23 I think it's just meant to be a decoration.
22:25 I think they do have just as much stuff.
22:26 It's just a little more spread out and kind of angled.
22:28 I mean, look at all this nice stuff.
22:29 How much ribbon could you possibly need?
22:31 None.
22:32 I bought a fancy wreath last year.
22:33 It was that wreath.
22:34 That exact school.
22:35 Do you remember how much it was last year?
22:36 I think it's gone up $20, and it's 10% less off than it was the other year.
22:42 Wow.
22:43 It's $115, but 50% off.
22:44 Yes.
22:45 I want to say you paid $60.
22:46 Did I?
22:47 I'll have to go back and check.
22:48 Maybe I'm full of shit.
22:49 $129.99.
22:50 60% off, $129.99.
22:52 We went to the tape.
22:53 What did we learn?
22:54 It was $129.99 with 60% off last year.
22:56 This year, it's $115.99 with 50% off.
22:59 It's pretty simple.
23:00 Comes out in the wash.
23:01 Yeah, I do love these.
23:02 These are really cute.
23:03 Ceramic trees with the lights.
23:04 So much.
23:05 Roya wants this Grinch popcorn maker.
23:07 It's a popcorn maker?
23:08 We can make popcorn at home easily.
23:10 Yeah.
23:11 And with that one, you only make it popcorn at Christmas.
23:13 Remaining fall stash, 90%.
23:15 I can't resist looking.
23:16 I like this stack of cups.
23:17 Let me tell you.
23:18 This appeals.
23:19 And it is $2.29.
23:21 That's pretty good value.
23:23 They're so cute.
23:25 A buck.
23:27 Just a dollar, Frank.
23:28 You have a cart.
23:29 I don't need more stuff, you know?
23:31 I gotta be careful about how much stuff I bring into my life.
23:33 But I do like it.
23:34 Look.
23:35 A little bit of actual religious imagery.
23:37 This is like the only place you'll find it.
23:39 Is it a good 90% off?
23:40 Oh, now you found your little green trees.
23:42 Yeah.
23:43 They were just in a more obvious location.
23:44 The little green trees were just hanging out here in the middle of the store where they're more easy to see.
23:48 I love that like framed controller.
23:50 I might get this.
23:51 I like it, Frankie.
23:52 I really like it.
23:53 I think that's super cool.
23:54 It's gonna look great in your basement.
23:55 It kind of glows, but it doesn't require power.
23:57 You know, the right size.
23:58 Not huge.
23:59 I don't know what this is, but oh, it's a cookie jar.
24:00 It is.
24:01 I used to have a snowman cookie jar.
24:02 I used to put Oreos in it.
24:03 Oh, that sounds like an amazing combo.
24:06 Just piles of Oreos in there.
24:07 You could put mixed Oreos.
24:08 Traditional Oreos and lemon Oreos.
24:09 I love lemon Oreos.
24:10 Peanut butter Oreos.
24:11 They're all good.
24:12 I like it being a Christmas snow egg, apparently.
24:14 I actually think it's supposed to be a light bulb.
24:16 Oh, maybe you're right.
24:18 Yeah, you're right.
24:19 You're absolutely right.
24:20 I genuinely like this.
24:21 'Tis the season for Christmas.
24:22 I like that too.
24:23 Popcorn bucket.
24:24 What a beautiful view of the Boston skyline.
24:25 Look where we are again.
24:26 Yeah.
24:27 We made a promise.
24:28 We said, "What if we came back here on Black Friday?"
24:30 And we did.
24:31 Come here for Black Friday.
24:32 To spend thousands.
24:34 Yeah, I'm really excited to be back, actually.
24:36 I'm kind of looking forward to just browsing around,
24:38 seeing what they got for Black Friday,
24:39 maybe picking up a couple things.
24:41 If they have any more compressed air,
24:42 I used up the stuff I already got.
24:43 Good price.
24:44 Three for 15?
24:45 Three for 15 is a good price.
24:47 You're walking on sunshine.
24:49 It's like I'm walking on sunshine.
24:51 The place is hopping.
24:52 It's crammed.
24:53 People loading stuff into boxes and crates and going.
24:56 They have a lot of items out.
24:58 But I'm not sure if that's the real big sales or...
25:01 4.1 inch Lenovo laptop for $229.
25:03 Pretty darn good.
25:04 MSI, it looks like a basic gaming system.
25:07 $500.
25:08 Some nice pre-builts.
25:09 Nice monitor.
25:10 HD monitor, $129.
25:12 Some very good prices.
25:13 I kind of want to buy Gloria a Chromebook.
25:16 Yeah?
25:17 Chromebook?
25:18 I really like the aisles.
25:19 That's what I learned last time.
25:20 Me too.
25:21 That's what we learned last time.
25:22 We just like the power strips here.
25:23 We just like the accessories.
25:25 They've got my air right there.
25:27 There's no price, but maybe it's on the other side.
25:29 They're kind of short.
25:30 Matt's in the market for...
25:32 I need a new C-type cable.
25:34 They have a really nice selection of replacement laptop batteries here.
25:37 That's awesome.
25:38 I don't have a need, but it's good to know.
25:40 It's good to know they have them here.
25:41 That's really awesome.
25:42 There's your air.
25:43 15 bucks.
25:44 Is that what you paid?
25:45 No, I feel like I paid less.
25:46 Want me to go to the tape?
25:47 You can go to the tape.
25:48 It's only 15.
25:50 It's a good price.
25:51 It was 15.
25:52 Same price.
25:53 It's fine.
25:54 You're going to get more?
25:55 I'll get a discount.
25:56 If they have a cheaper up front, I might get those.
25:57 Now, what application do you need this for?
25:59 Well, I have TVs that don't have enough HDMI-.
26:01 I've been wondering about these for a long time.
26:03 Yeah.
26:04 Can I actually connect a mini console to my CRT, for instance?
26:07 I think you might be able to.
26:09 If the console's in widescreen, doesn't have a full screen option, it's going to be in
26:11 widescreen on the TV.
26:13 That's the only thing.
26:14 I'm going to try it.
26:15 Yeah.
26:16 See if it works.
26:17 Is that it?
26:18 Oh my gosh, it's really expensive.
26:19 What is it?
26:20 54.
26:21 For this?
26:22 Oh my God, never mind.
26:23 I am going to get this.
26:24 Gosh darn it.
26:25 Three HDMI ports.
26:26 We're in the clearance section down here.
26:27 You know me and I love clearance.
26:28 There's really very little black friday-ness at Micro Center.
26:31 Looking to replace my Sony, which is a 2014, with a new OLED one.
26:36 I don't even have a 4K TV in my house.
26:38 Me neither.
26:39 All of them are 1080.
26:40 Look how nice this TV looks.
26:41 Compared to LCD, look at those black levels, Frank.
26:44 It's so black.
26:46 LCD is you have a panel that you shine light through.
26:49 OLED, it's actually pixels that emit light.
26:51 They've got all these clips that are super high contrast to show you, but like, there's
26:55 just no light there.
26:56 It's gorgeous.
26:57 I was trying to buy a dumb TV and I couldn't do it.
26:59 They wouldn't allow it.
27:00 I'd much rather just connect a Roku and then be able to upgrade Ted Roku.
27:04 Yeah, exactly.
27:05 When I need to.
27:06 Yeah, instead of making your TV obsolete like mine is.
27:07 Right.
27:08 Netflix can't sign in anymore.
27:09 Nice Dell monitors.
27:10 I do need a new monitor.
27:11 I don't want a 4K one though.
27:13 My eyes, you know, I don't need 4K.
27:15 That's a good price.
27:16 Yeah, it's a very good price.
27:17 It's really about a hundred bucks off.
27:19 Wow.
27:20 It's a good price.
27:21 Mandalorian themed storage.
27:22 Roku drive.
27:23 It's a 3D printer.
27:24 Do you work on 3D printers?
27:25 No, not really.
27:26 Do you ever want to play with a 3D printer?
27:28 Yeah, I'm definitely interested.
27:29 It could be a good deal, but I.
27:31 You can bring it to the register, bring three to the register and then just like whatever
27:35 when it's cheapest.
27:36 Let's do that.
27:37 Did you like Micro Center or are you going to give a s**t?
27:39 I think it's a little beyond me.
27:41 John got me a cable.
27:42 John got me a cable.
27:43 I just don't like take care of that problem.
27:44 Just not a lucky penny.
27:45 Things are looking up.
27:46 You just needed a cable.
27:47 That's all you need.
27:48 Are you happy with your can?
27:49 I am happy with my can.
27:50 The three pack was definitely the better value.
27:52 How much were they, the individuals?
27:53 Seven dollars.
27:54 So I could get two of the slightly larger ones or this which is a better deal.
27:58 And I got my HDMI.
27:59 Glad to hear it.
28:00 So that's our Black Friday.
28:01 Happy Black Friday.
28:02 Happy Black Friday.
28:03 Happy Black Friday.
28:04 Bye.