Add It Again: Galentine's Day (with Lauren Lapkus)

Summary

Add to Cart with Kulap Vilaysack & SuChin Pak
Episode: Add It Again: Galentine's Day (with Lauren Lapkus)
Date: February 13, 2026

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Episode Overview

This special Galentine’s Day episode celebrates the joys of female friendship with guest Lauren Lapkus (actor, comedian, podcaster). Hosts Kulap and SuChin, “Aunties to all,” talk friendship gifts, parenting hacks, product picks, and bonding rituals that go far beyond chocolate and flowers. The conversation is playful, heartfelt, and packed with practical recommendations, honest confessions, and the real talk you expect from these shopping enthusiasts.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Celebrating Galentine's Day & the Power of Friendship

[03:20–04:51]

• Focus this year: Honoring female friendships over romantic relationships.
• Both hosts and Lauren agree: The best gifts are the ones your friends actually use and joyfully show off later.
  • Quote: “There’s nothing more satisfying than giving a gift to someone who knows how to receive it.” – SuChin Pak [04:16]

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2. Crowning Lauren Lapkus: Bangs Queen and Bang Tragedies

[05:58–09:56]

• Lauren shares an epic bang haircut disaster, where a stylist cut them too short and she coped by pretending it was an intentional choice.
  • Quote: “I looked like a fudging medieval page boy monk... I was sobbing in the car.” – Lauren Lapkus [06:27]
• The group agrees: All women have survived at least one Bang Tragedy.

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3. Stanley Cup Obsession & Water Bottle Wars

[10:03–13:53]

• Lauren confesses to being swept up in the Stanley Cup craze, despite its $40 price and notorious leaking issues.
  • Quote: “If you tip this over, which I do all day ... water comes out of it instantly. It has no protective ... top is just for looks.” – Lauren Lapkus [11:28]
• Discussion about TikTok cup trends, customizing, and “adult titty comfort.”
• Comparison to other bottles: Some don’t leak as much, but most have issues.

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4. Gifts for Galentine’s: Lauren’s Heart Cart Picks

a) Uniqlo Sling Bag/Fanny Pack

[14:16–16:48]

• $20, practical for parents as a mini diaper or essentials bag.
• Lauren and Kulap debate the challenge of slimming down Mom Bags as kids grow up.

b) Clare V. Coin Purse

[16:48–19:38]

• $75, sturdy, “fancy gift for yourself or partner.” Lauren buys hers at warehouse sales and regifts them.
  • Quote: “Getting a Clare V. anything, no one is mad. That’s absolutely the guarantee.” – SuChin Pak [18:49]

c) Candle Warmer

[25:08–26:38]

• Discovery via “G. Thanks, Just Bought It.” No-flame, extends candle life, safer with kids/animals.
  • Quote: “Candles last so much longer...I’ve been using the same candle for almost a year.” – Lauren Lapkus [25:46]

d) Class Club for Friends

[28:29–35:13]

• Lauren recommends bonding over group classes (cookie decorating, sewing, pottery) as an alternative to happy hour.
  • Quote: “It shakes up the conversation ... it’s fun to see what people are good at, or what you’re bad at!” – Lauren Lapkus [30:35]

e) Mattress Topper – Target’s Casaluna Ultra Loft

[43:16–46:03]

• Lauren swears it transformed her sleep for $50: “Now it’s amazing... like a hotel.”
• Hosts ask questions about softness, noise, and suitability for messy, busy lives.

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5. Parenting, Gift Giving, & Real-Life Hacks

[15:42–16:48]

• Pro tip: Use diapers to clean up coffee spills in the car.
• Kulap praised for her perfectly organized toiletry closet – “literally what ASMR videos are made of.”

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6. Trend Analysis: Stanley Cup Mania

[36:01–41:05]

• Lauren and the Aunties poke fun at how quickly water bottle trends cycle, referencing past “motivational water jugs.”

• They predict Stanley Cups will flood thrift stores next year.

  • Quote: “We know. Everyone knows everything we buy is trash.” – Lauren Lapkus [38:31]

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7. Therapy, Anxiety & Female Friendship Intimacy

[49:53–53:35]

• Conversation veers to Trader Joe’s small talk, anxiety solutions, and beta blockers.
  • Quote: “If you’re not in a female friendship relationship where you are trading halvesies of pills in little Ziploc bags over a sewing class…let’s think about that.” – SuChin Pak [53:05]

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8. What They're Watching: The Traitors

[46:03–47:16]

• Lauren raves about “The Traitors,” a reality competition hosted by Alan Cumming, likening its suspense to party games like Werewolf.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Gift Giving Philosophy:

  • “There’s nothing more satisfying than giving a gift to someone who knows how to receive it.” – SuChin Pak [04:16]

• Bang Disaster Realness:

  • “I looked like a fudging medieval page boy monk... I was sobbing in the car.” – Lauren Lapkus [06:27]

• Stanley Cup Critique:

  • “If you tip this over...it spills water all over the place. I don’t know why it’s not...It’s a fake top.” – Lauren Lapkus [11:28]
  • “This is more like a titty for sure. We are all going back to adult titty suck.” – SuChin Pak [13:28]

• On the Power of Female Friendships:

  • “If you’re not...trading halvesies of pills in little Ziploc bags over a sewing class…let’s think about that.” – SuChin Pak [53:05]

• Product Real Talk:

  • “Everyone knows everything we buy is trash.” – Lauren Lapkus [38:31]
  • “Getting a Clare V. anything, no one is mad. That’s absolutely the guarantee.” – SuChin Pak [18:49]

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Timestamps for Topic Highlights

| Segment | Timestamp | |-----------------------------------|---------------| | Bang Tragedy & Recovery | 06:27–09:56 | | Stanley Cup Trend | 10:03–13:53 | | Lauren’s Galentine’s Gift Picks | 14:16–26:38 | | Class Club Friend Bonding | 28:29–35:13 | | Mattress Topper Discovery | 43:16–46:03 | | “The Traitors” on TV | 46:03–47:16 | | Trader Joe’s Small Talk Anxiety | 47:49–52:13 | | Beta Blockers in Friend Groups | 52:13–53:35 |

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Tone and Style

• Chatty, confessional, and filled with Auntie energy
• Honest, sometimes TMI, always entertaining
• Balanced mix of product recommendations, personal stories, and playful ribbing

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Where to Find More

• Lauren Lapkus:
  • Instagram: [@laurenlapkus]
  • Podcasts: “Newcomers” (with Nicole Byer), “Threedom” (with Scott Aukerman & Paul F. Tompkins)
• Episode Highlights & Product Links:
  • Instagram: [@addtocartpod]

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Happy Galentine’s Day, Carters!
From Kulap, SuChin, and Lauren – swap stories, share goodies, and celebrate your chosen family.

Transcript

[Culap Vlasak]

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[Sujin Pak]

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[Culap Vlasak]

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[Sujin Pak]

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[Culap Vlasak]

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[Sujin Pak]

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[Culap Vlasak]

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[Sujin Pak]

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[Culap Vlasak]

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[Sujin Pak]

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[Lauren Lapkis]

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[Sujin Pak]

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[Culap Vlasak]

That's right, you're a.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Queen.

[Sujin Pak]

Cashmere queen. Affordable cashmere, of course.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Of course.

[Sujin Pak]

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[Culap Vlasak]

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[Lauren Lapkis]

Also with that fire boy.

[Sujin Pak]

Wait.

[Culap Vlasak]

Welcome back to add to cart, my little cupids. I'm Auntie Cuckoo Vlasak.

[Sujin Pak]

And I'm Auntie Zuzu Pakistan too.

[Culap Vlasak]

It's almost Valentine's Day and love is in the air.

[Sujin Pak]

I feel it.

[Culap Vlasak]

The cherubs are shooting their arrows willy nilly and the chocolate fondue floweth.

[Sujin Pak]

That's right, Ku. You know, there's so many ways to celebrate Valentine's, and we like to celebrate Valentine's here in different ways. It could be with your special person. It could be mostly just showing love to yourself. This year, though, we decided to focus on female friendships and in our life. And what better way to do that?

[Culap Vlasak]

Wait, this year? Just this year, Sue.

[Sujin Pak]

I mean, and also just today, I was trying to get through a profesh intro here. Sorry, before our personalities came ripping through. But what I was going to say was, listen, we're just going to sit very deeply in the pudding of our love language, which is gifts. There's nothing better. I feel like nothing more satisfying to give a gift. I would even say more so than even receiving, but that's controversial. But to give a gift to someone who knows how to receive it. And by receive it, I mean that person will take multiple pictures and videos using it and text it back to you. That's just my preference. Again, we can discuss with our guest today, of course.

[Culap Vlasak]

Well, Sue, I'm getting out the red construction paper and glitter to make a card for our Galentide right now.

[Sujin Pak]

She's an actress, comedian, and podcaster.

[Culap Vlasak]

You've seen her on Orange is the New Black, crashing in the wrong Missy. She voices Lotta in Harvey Girls Forever. She hosts the podcasts newcomers Batman with Nicole Byer and Threedom with Paul F. Tompkins and My Lover. There's nobody I'd rather play Family Feud against.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Please add to heart Lauren Lapkin. Oh, my God, I'm so excited. How did I not see Add to Heart coming? That was really good, though. That was great.

[Sujin Pak]

We also should have put in the intro. I mean, nobody wears a bang. Oh, girly, do not tell me, okay, don't do it. People are going to see you with a bang and then they're gonna start chop chopping and it gets really sad.

[Lauren Lapkis]

You know what? I have had Many sad moments with mine. But I appreciate you saying that. That's very nice.

[Culap Vlasak]

Okay, that's interesting, Lauren. Cause what I was gonna add to heart is, Lauren, can she fucks with different bang lengths?

[Lauren Lapkis]

Okay.

[Sujin Pak]

Yeah.

[Culap Vlasak]

People's lives have been ruined by too.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Short of a bang.

[Sujin Pak]

Oh, no, no.

[Lauren Lapkis]

My.

[Sujin Pak]

No, no.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Okay.

[Culap Vlasak]

Well, I'm thinking about this really chic, kind of punk, like, haircut you got. It was a short bang, and I immediately DMed you and I was amazed that you could pull it off.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Thank you.

[Culap Vlasak]

So good.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Thank you. Well, because I'm freaking out because literally, on my personal. January six was last year on january sixth. And I had somebody butcher my bangs so crazily that I did cry in the car. I looked like a fudgeing medieval, like, page boy monk or. So I don't know what it was. Like, everything bad was happening at the same time. I'll just give you a quick little story on that is. Which I couldn't talk about at the time. So if you complimented my bangs. And that's what. Because, like, I got them fixed and then they were growing and then it was. I kind of was making it work. Like, I was. I was like a Swedish, like, rock star or something. Yeah.

[Culap Vlasak]

But, like, okay.

[Lauren Lapkis]

It wasn't intentional and it was harmful to my soul. I look back and I'm like, It was kind of cool in some pictures. It worked at some points. But the first moment, like, I had, it was a crazy week. I cut my hand with a really, like, new knife that we just got. Like, I was washing it and it, like, sliced, and I had to go to the urgent care, and it was, like, crazy. And then I had stitches and then. So I couldn't wash my hair very well. So I was like, let me just go to a salon and have them blow out my hair and I'll get a bang trim. And my normal salon was booked and I went to a place. I can't give the name away because everyone will find it immediately, but it's basically like calling. It's like being called, like, up hair is the name of it. And then I was, like, getting my hair washed and blown out. It was going well. And the girl, I was like. And they mentioned the bang trim, and she's like, oh. Huh. And like, she was looking back like she didn't know this was about to happen and she wasn't ready for it. And she took my bangs and she twisted them in a. No thing.

[Culap Vlasak]

No.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Before I could even talk, she cut off and they were like an inch long. And I was like. And they were uneven. And then they were. And then she was trying to fix it. And then it was a, uh. And I was like. I was like, you have to like a shark bite. I was like, you have to stop. You have to stop because I just can't afford to lose any more bangs.

[Culap Vlasak]

You need to pour a 40 out for your bang.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Oh, my God. Tragic. I got in the car and I was sobbing.

[Sujin Pak]

Bang. Tragedies. Months.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Yeah. Perhaps a full year. Yeah.

[Sujin Pak]

You can't. And you can't hide it.

[Lauren Lapkis]

A hat doesn't look right over it.

[Sujin Pak]

No.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Like there's something happening. You know, like, it's weird. And of course, my husband Mike was. It looks good. We had, like, dinner with, like, people's house that day. And I was like, I can't go. And like, he's like, it looks normal. And I was like, whatever. And I basically just tried to make look like it was intentional. I didn't talk about it the whole night because I was like, if I say to these people who I didn't know that well that, like, this is a mistake. Yeah. Then I have everyone thinking about that. You know, it's like, you can think about my bangs however you want without knowing that I'm not liking the bangs. You know, that's worse.

[Sujin Pak]

That's how you get through true tragedy is when you actually cannot talk about it. Because many things happen. But one of them is once I start, then the whole thing becomes about what I'm starting. Exactly.

[Lauren Lapkis]

And I know that.

[Sujin Pak]

So I'm going to pretend with my nose up in the air, my tail held high.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Yeah.

[Sujin Pak]

That this U shaped vein cut.

[Culap Vlasak]

Is.

[Sujin Pak]

An intentional choice I made. I brought the picture and it looks exactly how I want it.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Yep. And when I look back at the pictures of me from those days surrounding that, like, they're all like, the saddest face I've ever. I'm like. I'm like, just taking selfies with, like, tears, like, where I'm just like, what is it? Why. Why is it like this?

[Sujin Pak]

Now? I know we have to get to your car and we. It's so much to talk about. But just first is you are sipping on a Stanley.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Okay. We have to talk about this. So.

[Culap Vlasak]

And I tell you, I have the exact same one, Lauren.

[Lauren Lapkis]

So I'm in some.

[Sujin Pak]

The one that my daughter just bought.

[Lauren Lapkis]

I got this and I was like, really? On the fence because it's $40. And I was like, that's absurd. And yes, I do have 10 water bottles already that are wonderful. And they all work. But I was like, I'm pregnant. My justification is I'm extremely thirsty and I need this amount of water at all times. And then I bought it, and I couldn't have been happier. And let me tell you, I bought this when it was. I mean, just months ago, this was considered, like, a basic B kind of cup to have, and now it is the most popular cup in the world. So I don't know if that's because I got it or I don't know, like, what?

[Culap Vlasak]

Yo, Stanley, are you listening?

[Lauren Lapkis]

You listening to this? It was like, kind of like a mom cup. Like, in a way, like Midwestern mom cup. No shade to anyone. That's where I'm from. Okay. I'm getting this cup. This is going to be like a thing that I'm doing. And then now it's like everybody has the cup and it's cool.

[Culap Vlasak]

Well, everybody has cups.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Yeah.

[Culap Vlasak]

I mean, the Tik Tokers have the every shade, every flavor, if you will. And they're laminating the labels to make sure that they keep that really dazzling them.

[Sujin Pak]

They're customizing them.

[Lauren Lapkis]

I'm not on Tik Tok. I need to know more about this. This is a trend that they're making them personal.

[Culap Vlasak]

Lauren, you're not allowed on Tik Tok. You'll never get off.

[Lauren Lapkis]

I'm not allowed. I know I cannot go on that thing. That's bad for me. I just have to say, if you tip this over, which I do all day, and my. My child runs, it smells, water comes out of it instantly. It has no protective. The top is just like, for looks. It spills water all over the place. I don't know why it's not.

[Sujin Pak]

It's a fake top. It's a fake top.

[Culap Vlasak]

It's a fake top. There's also been a backlash on those Stanley's.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Because that's here about this.

[Culap Vlasak]

Well, for the. The things that you've brought up that everybody likes it. It's become so popular, people are waiting in line at Target. And also that it's spills every which way. So I am holding a simple, modern one that my niece, Dana Dang, whom.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Everyone on this call Dana, knows everything.

[Culap Vlasak]

She prefers this one. It's a slightly more streamlined version.

[Lauren Lapkis]

And it doesn't spill as much.

[Sujin Pak]

It doesn't spill as much. As much. But guess what? Wet is wet.

[Culap Vlasak]

Wet is wet.

[Lauren Lapkis]

That's chic looking, though.

[Sujin Pak]

But wet is wet, you guys. You cannot have water bottles, sippy cups that spill.

[Lauren Lapkis]

I agree. And honestly, I was doing A test. The other night, I had a friend over and we were talking about all this and we were looking at all the accessories and I was like, you know what? Let me try this. So there's this thing on the top and you can take the straw and you can rotate this little cap and it covers the hole. I go, let me see if it spills now. It was all over me on the couch. It was like the worst test I've ever done.

[Sujin Pak]

Has nothing to do with the straw.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Yeah.

[Sujin Pak]

It just the. The lid does not. It's work and it's shocking.

[Culap Vlasak]

The reason why I like this is I'm not.

[Sujin Pak]

Yes, this can fit.

[Culap Vlasak]

The bottom of it can fit in my car. I'm not really traveling with this. I need the feature of being able to just not open something, but to move my head slightly and suck down. Yeah, like that's, it's. That's its main feature to me, that I don't have to twist something.

[Lauren Lapkis]

I agree, though. That's the thing. All my other cups were twist cup on my. My other, you know, bottles were twist titties. What am I saying? They're twist. They're titty twists.

[Culap Vlasak]

This is.

[Sujin Pak]

Is more like a titty for sure. We are all going back to adult titty suck. Suck, suck, suck.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Titty titty comfort. Comfort. I like it.

[Sujin Pak]

That, by the way, is so far the most compelling argument for this thing that anyone has ever made. The bottom, the thing. The thing. I'm just like, no, no, no. But nobody has made that. And I'm like, fine. I can see why someone was laughing. It's laziness.

[Lauren Lapkis]

It is. And I will say that this fitting in the car is good because my other ones are very fat and they don't. And then I have to hold it between my legs and that's just. Just wild.

[Culap Vlasak]

No. Let's get into your heart Cart Lolo. We asked you to share what to gift your Galentine's items for a Galentine's day party and how to treat yourself during this time of Galentine's.

[Sujin Pak]

Yes.

[Culap Vlasak]

So let's start with this cute 20 sling bag fanny pack from Uniqlo.

[Lauren Lapkis]

This is so cute. My friend was wearing this the other night. Everyone's like, that's so cute. And she's like, it's $20. And I was like, that's. That's the best, you know. Oh. Tiffany is saying she owns it in three colors. She also noted that it's good for even a little on the go diaper bag. If you just want to bring Like a diaper and wipes and whatever, and it slings across your front. So it, like, isn't one of those, you know, all the big bags we carry. So it's kind of nice to have an option. And I feel like, as club. I'm curious how you're feeling about this. Like, as Emmy's getting older, are you finding your breathing less? Because I. I got to a certain point where I was like, I'm gonna narrow this down. And I now have a wall bag for my daughter that I'm like, it's. It's only these things, and if I need something else, we'll figure it out.

[Culap Vlasak]

Finding that, I'm like, this is too heavy. I'm taking stuff out. I don't need it. I am still worried about not having enough. She's still little. She still needs those diapies. And I have found there was one occasion when I was like, oh, we used all of them, and I need.

[Lauren Lapkis]

To go to the grocery store right now.

[Sujin Pak]

Yes.

[Culap Vlasak]

So that piece. But yeah, like, the. Because you know me, like, when I add to cart, we are stocking and we are restocking, and we have, you know, various things. And now I realize I don't need it, and I don't want to carry it all.

[Lauren Lapkis]

You have the most enviable, like, linen toiletry closet in your hall. At one point, you were present. When I opened it, I wasn't just being completely a snoop, but it was so well stocked and well organized. And I was like, this is literally what ASMR videos are made. It's like, this is everything. This is so amazing. I love it so much. Also, I want to give a hot tip. We spilled coffee in the car. I had a diaper. Put that in the cup holder where all the coffee had been spilling. Absorbed the whole thing. Clean, look, done, look. That ingenuity. You don't need. You don't need to have kids. Just put diapers in the cart.

[Culap Vlasak]

Who makes a diaper?

[Lauren Lapkis]

That diaper is made by hello Bellow. Yes. Yes. Okay.

[Sujin Pak]

Hello Bellow.

[Culap Vlasak]

That's a brand by Kristen Bell and Zach.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Shepard. Yeah. Yep.

[Culap Vlasak]

Dax Shepherd.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Yep. It's. You know, that's a. I will say I've enjoyed being a subscriber to that because it makes it very easy. And they. You can pick the patterns every month, which is really fun. They have, like, holiday patterns and stuff. And it's just. I enjoy that, you know, that change of pace. It's fun.

[Culap Vlasak]

That's real good. Let's talk about this coin purse from Claire V. And being a great gift.

[Lauren Lapkis]

For yourself or someone else now, because it's $75. And to me, that's more of a gift for myself. I'm not just walking around handing out $75 coin purses. However, I do go to the Claire V sale every year. The warehouse sale.

[Sujin Pak]

And what's that?

[Culap Vlasak]

Oh, it's mayhem.

[Lauren Lapkis]

It's crazy, it's mad.

[Sujin Pak]

It's not worth it.

[Culap Vlasak]

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Don't get it twisted. It's completely worth it. And I. I stocked up on a bunch of these coin purses one, like, one year, and I've been handing. I have been handing those out because I've lost track of how much I spent on them. You know what I mean? Like, it's one of those things you're like, I guess that was free because that was a while ago. And so I gave a bunch of those for Christmas to, like, my aunts and stuff last year, and they're such a hit. And this year everyone was showing me, oh, my gosh, I use it all the time. And I still had two in my little gift box that I have, like, things to give people. And so I gave one for a birthday recently, and then I kept one because I was like, what am I doing? I haven't used one myself. Everyone's talking about how great these are, and they are great. What I like it for is I have tons of gift cards that I lose track of, and I put gift cards in there. So then I'm like, that's where the gift cards are. And then you can always have them in your purse. You need to have your gift cards with you, because if you end up at Bed, Bath and Beyond, where you have $5 and you. And you don't spend that, like, that makes me mad. So, like, yep, I need to have.

[Culap Vlasak]

And if you aren't, you know, you don't live in la, you can't go to the sale. You can purchase it online and add a monogram. That's the Claire V Promise.

[Lauren Lapkis]

It's really classy. And it's like a good gift for your partner to give you. If you're like, you something kind of special and you tell them what to get you, which some people's dynamic is, including mine sometimes. And you just go, sometimes I want this.

[Sujin Pak]

And you can't go wrong with the.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Clare V. No, you really can't.

[Sujin Pak]

Honestly, like, you can't. I was just talking about this with a friend of mine, and I was like, you know, you can go high end you can go $20 unique, low bag, and then there's Cla V. And you will not be mad at anything you buy. For anyone in that store. Getting a Claire V anything, no one is mad. That is absolutely the guarantee.

[Lauren Lapkis]

It's a great present. I also am in this mom's group on Facebook where people purge things that they buy and it's really fun. And lots of people are purging because they're like, okay, I went to the warehouse and I overbought. Now here's these. And that's. I mean, you can buy it used. You know, that's an option. I'm very into buying things secondhand, especially things that are like really expensive. And Poshmark is great for that too. There's these things pop up all over the place and that's a good option.

[Culap Vlasak]

If it sounds like clear V is great quality. And speaking of a crossbody that I received from Scott because I put it on my list for Christmas, I. I have a crossbody, a grand fanny. Are you guys familiar with the grand.

[Lauren Lapkis]

That's the. That's the one everyone covets. Yeah.

[Culap Vlasak]

Yes, Yes. I got that in a beautiful black and white that I love. It's very nice.

[Lauren Lapkis]

I love that.

[Sujin Pak]

And you'll have it forever. I. I don't know how long I've been.

[Lauren Lapkis]

That's the thing. All my Clarivee stuff is so nice and I. As it gets worn, it's even better. It's just like high quality, good stuff.

[Sujin Pak]

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[Culap Vlasak]

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[Sujin Pak]

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[Lauren Lapkis]

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[Sujin Pak]

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[Culap Vlasak]

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[Sujin Pak]

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[Culap Vlasak]

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[Lauren Lapkis]

So excited about this. Now this I heard you guys plug G. Thanks. Just bought it because I let you know about their amazing. What do you call it? Spreadsheet of sales. And they are the place where I learned about this, this invention which I love so much. It's a candle warmer. So it's a little lamp and it has a base and then you put your candle on the base and it heats up the candle. You have no flame. So you have. So it's very safe. And it, they have timers on them. So if I can, I can set it for three hours. The house just smells nice. I'll get a non toxic candle. Dana sent me amazing stuff from dead Cool.

[Culap Vlasak]

Yes.

[Lauren Lapkis]

And oh my God, I love it and I just will. And the candles last so much longer because it's just like warming the wax and it just melts and then it re hardens. It's not burning down. So like I've been using the same candle for like almost a year. Like it's great.

[Sujin Pak]

No, you, you're making money every time you turn that on. You're just depositing money into your checking account.

[Culap Vlasak]

Stitching math.

[Sujin Pak]

It should come with a noise. It should come with like a. Every, every minute you should just hear.

[Lauren Lapkis]

A chime you saved. I love it so much. And I also just really like the safety because I've had, you know, you know, risky moments with candles and I. Whatever. It's a little scary sometimes when you forget about one and you're like, oh my God, I left that burning like for so long and I had no idea that was going in the other room. And like whatever. It just takes away that fear and you get the joy of the smell.

[Culap Vlasak]

Yeah. My sister got this for my mother in law Linda, which I am so happy about. Because my mother in law, she keeps removing fire alarms in her house. I keep putting them back in smoke alarms.

[Lauren Lapkis]

What does she not like about it?

[Culap Vlasak]

Okay, so the issue is, is that there she has tall ceilings, and when the inevitable happens, when the battery goes out, she can't get at them because they're so tall that even a ladder won't get at them. But.

[Sujin Pak]

But a hammer will. Yeah, yeah, I've done that.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Just throwing a hammer at the ceiling. That's.

[Culap Vlasak]

Yeah.

[Sujin Pak]

You're just like, I'm with her. I'm with her. I know the rage when you can't get it to stop. Even when you get at it.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Yeah, yeah.

[Culap Vlasak]

And she calls the fire department, they come and they.

[Lauren Lapkis]

I'm sure they love that.

[Culap Vlasak]

And then one time she was like, well, just take it out for me. And they're like, no.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Right. Because it's good. We have some that, like, would go off recently. It went off middle of the night, doing something crazy. And I was like, so scared. It was just a fluke. And then it stopped and then it never happened again. And I'm like, what? So sometimes those things are like, what is going on with them? Like, I don't think the technology is completely figured out. There's like a lot of random beeping happening.

[Culap Vlasak]

It's so unnerving. This is such a good and great idea. Especially if you got animals. You have kids.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Yes. And then. And they have lots of different styles. So in my kitchen, I have sort of a vintage crystal style that works with my style in that room. And then here in my podcasting room, I have like the m. A modern, like, white one with gold. It's like. So it's. It's. You kind of have them everywhere and they. You get the scent going. It's great. I love it.

[Sujin Pak]

I like it.

[Lauren Lapkis]

I like it a lot.

[Sujin Pak]

I love it a lot.

[Culap Vlasak]

Okay, let's talk about this class club that you're in.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Yes. Okay. So I am in a class club with two other friends who I don't even know how it started. I guess we wanted to, like, get together. And then we were like. Because we never really hung out as a group. And then we're like, let's do like a fun thing. Like, let's take a class. And so we took a cookie decorating class, and it was so much fun. And, like, such a cool way to, like, get to hang out with people. And like, you're doing something and learning something. And then we were like, we should do that every time we hang out. And so we Did a sewing and mending class, which was really great because I don't know how to sew at all. I don't. I can't say that I do now, but I learned a couple things that probably stuck, and that was really helpful. And then we took a pottery class, and then we ended up signing up for six weeks of pottery. And that was.

[Culap Vlasak]

You liked it? You liked it that much?

[Lauren Lapkis]

I did. And then by the end of six weeks, I thought, I think I'm done doing pottery. But I did. Was fun. It was fun to go do something different and, like, use your brain differently. And I just think it's a great Galentine's thing, like, if you want to get together with your friends rather than, like, going to get drinks, which also is great. But, like, let's do something a little bit random. Like, let's get. Go do a flower arranging class. Or, like, you know, just something that pops up in your community. I love that. Or yoga. You could just take a normal class. That doesn't have to be something so, you know, new.

[Sujin Pak]

Well, it's also nice. I once was invited and I went to a. Like, a craft thing Saturday for adults or something, and it. You sort of kind. It, like, shakes up the conversation a bit.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Yeah, totally.

[Sujin Pak]

You know, it kind of gets different things. It was with a group of moms here that, like, I adore but maybe don't know very well.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Yeah.

[Sujin Pak]

And so, like, sitting for dinner would be, like, really intimidating for me.

[Lauren Lapkis]

I agree.

[Sujin Pak]

But going to a class, you're sort of like, oh, in between the mod podging, hodgepodging, whatever. You can ask. Oh, so, you know, how does so. And so, like, the Spanish class, you know, I saw that you were taking that, and so it kind of takes the spotlight off of, like, having to.

[Lauren Lapkis]

You're not staring at each other, like, waiting. I love it for that reason, too. And also it's, like, fun to see what people are good at, like, or what you're bad at. And just, like, everyone's struggling in different ways with, like, this random task that you're doing. And, I mean, I don't. I'm not really an escape room person. I've done, like, one escape room. I don't know if that's my thing, but, like, that seems like a fun way to just go out with random people and, like, have a time, you know?

[Culap Vlasak]

I haven't done that yet. I don't know why I haven't done that.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Maybe I'm not drawn to it, but I get it.

[Culap Vlasak]

Sue, what are your thoughts on an escape room.

[Sujin Pak]

Well, I've only been once. And when I tell you it's not my thing, like, from the bottom of my bottom to the top of my top, it's not my thing. I knew it wasn't gonna be my thing, but I don't know, it was like a random weekend. You know, you're always trying to think of something to do with the kids that doesn't involve the same thing you did last time or a movie theater. So we decided to get creative. And there was an escape room in town here in Santa Barbara. Immediately I went in and I said, this is not a smell I want to be in for two and a half hours. It wasn't a bad smell. It just was a smell. You know, it could have been like, from the glue that they were using on the different props. It just could have been the ventilation. Who knows? It could have been the vaping. I don't know. So there's that. That's a very specific thing. So we all went in, and at first, the first room, you're just. This is the best thing ever invented. You're having so much fun. It's like you're in a. You're in a movie, you know, you're in a tiny little thing and all of that by, like, the third room, you're just knocking on the camera. Like, open up.

[Culap Vlasak]

I'm done.

[Sujin Pak]

Where is it? You know, because you can give up.

[Lauren Lapkis]

If you go with people who have a varying, like, level of interest. Like, I went with a group where, like, some people were super into it, and then I could kind of hang back when I was, like, completely lost. I'm like, I don't even know how they're putting that together. Like, what are you talking about? But then, like, we solved it because everyone was good. You know what I mean? Like, it's kind of fun. But, like, yeah, I, like. Mary Holland has done like, hundreds. Like, she loves.

[Sujin Pak]

Oh, wow.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Loves. And a lot of. And she has a group of friends who love them that much. They all go that many times. Okay. And all different ones, like, they'll do it all over the place. And if they're traveling, they'll go find one and stuff. And, like, people get really into that.

[Sujin Pak]

Oh, yeah, Yeah. I was actually like, I cannot. I thought it was going to be like, haha, pull a knob, stick a key, you know, and it was going to be cute and everybody can get through it. They're just like, catering to the lowest common denominator. I did not know that they were going to get serious about it. Yeah. And so by the third room, you know, you're just sort of like, okay, I got it.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Let me.

[Sujin Pak]

Smart.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Yeah.

[Sujin Pak]

Yeah, you're smart.

[Culap Vlasak]

I guess that a Mike Bender loved it.

[Sujin Pak]

Well, Mike Bender was definitely more into it. He was like, don't knock on the door yet. And I was like, knock, knock. Knock, knock. I'm sure the guy was like, you just got in. I was like, knock, knock. Yeah, let's roll it. Let's roll it. You know? And at some point, the guy came on the megaphone and was like, guys, we're gonna have to open the door.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Because it was taking too long.

[Sujin Pak]

It's just taking too long. So, yeah, a Mic Bender and a Kai Bender. Way more into it. A Sewi Bender and a Soojin park was knock, knock. You know, like, we just wanted to see the decor. We liked the vibe.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Yeah. Like, what's the theme happening here?

[Sujin Pak]

Yeah, let's move on. So you're right. I think it has. You have to go with at least one person that can solve it. Otherwise, you're just in there, and after a while, it just gets really frustrating.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Sujin Pak]

But I can see how, like, I said that I was very impressed, even at this small little one here, that I was like, this is sophisticated. They put some thought into it.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Oh, yeah.

[Sujin Pak]

I have not. I have no idea how to get out of this room.

[Lauren Lapkis]

They have. They've made those, like, into a. I mean, it's a full world. And that's not even my recommendation. I'm. My recommendation is to take a cookie decorating class. But, I mean, I. Let's be clear.

[Sujin Pak]

Let's be clear.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Impressed by all that they've done in that world. But I. Yeah, I decorated cookies and had a great time. I also loved sewing. The sewing one was kind of fun because it was just like, a bunch of women who, like, don't know how to sew. Being like me. It would be. And it's like, I didn't know how to thread a needle, and I'm. No one's ever taught me that. And it's nobody's fault, and it's fine. But I didn't know how, and I. Now I. I know how, and I'm like, that's so cool. I know how to do that. And I could. I could fix, like, a. I could fix a hole, and it would look bad, but it would be not a hole anymore, you know?

[Culap Vlasak]

Yeah.

[Lauren Lapkis]

And that's great.

[Sujin Pak]

Would be more waterproof than what you're drinking out of. Yeah.

[Lauren Lapkis]

You hate My cup. You hate my cup. I can't. I can't handle. Well, it's not.

[Sujin Pak]

I don't hate your cup, but I do hate the cup. Yeah, it's your cup. I'm sure it's great. But the whole principle that I just don't stand behind a cup, that no matter what happens, you leak. And she was. My daughter got this cup just yesterday, and so then she was testing it, and it's for her and her best friend, so they're gonna get matching cups. It's for her birthday. And she was like, it leaks. And I was like, I heard that this is a thing. So she's on the Internet all night long. So then we ordered these little rubber stoppers that go on the inside of the straw.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Okay, listen.

[Sujin Pak]

That, like, I guess when you pull the straw, it. It stops up the hole from the inside where the water is supposed to be. And supposedly that will stop the leaking. But like you said, I'm like, the water's not coming out of the hole. The water is coming out of everywhere.

[Lauren Lapkis]

In the comb, it is kind of just coming out. Like, I don't know that it was, like, the straw's fault. Like, it's kind of just. It's just leaking.

[Sujin Pak]

So she's on her journey.

[Culap Vlasak]

Yeah. The boat is leaking, and just plugging one hole is not gonna do it. Yeah.

[Sujin Pak]

And I didn't have the heart. I mean, she's got charms with her. Her and her best friend's initials on it.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Oh, you could put it on the handle. Haven't thought of that.

[Sujin Pak]

Yeah. Oh, you have the charm.

[Lauren Lapkis]

I don't have a charm, but I. But I. I wouldn't know where to put it. And I now see where I could have a charm. So this is really good stuff. I mean, I think I do. I think for me, the answer is more accessories. Not another cup. Because I do kind of want another color, but I know that that's should be illegal. I just bought this one because it was the color available at the time. And now suddenly, it's so everywhere. And then did you see that they had that red one at Target. That was, like, a big deal. And then employees were being fired for buying too many. Like, it's like, ille them in their handbook to, like, buy product. And they had, like, special Stanley that were read and they're. They were gone in the seconds. I mean, I don't know. It's Mad Dash cup of the moment. What can I say? It is. It is. What can we say now?

[Sujin Pak]

Sip, sip, sip. I Enjoy. As the most judgmental person I know is me. I enjoy watching people take a trend and just. You know what I mean? Farther than even your imagination could go. Like, it's so fun to watch how far this is going to go.

[Lauren Lapkis]

It's actually, it's been odd for me as someone who got on the bandwagon late, I felt. But then it became really popular. I'm like, I feel weird. Like, I'm watching everyone do this thing and then I'm kind of carrying it, like, okay. But I had it like five months ago. I don't know, like, what that means about me, but I didn't just buy it. Like, I probably would if I didn't have one another. I want another. Because everyone's posting. But then I also. You kind of getting a lot of Stanley shaming. There's a lot of. Like, there is. He's too many cups. And I saw like a post today that was like, this is the future of Stanley Cups, by the way. And it's just like a thrift store full of water bottles. And I'm like, I. We know. We. Everyone knows everything we buy is trash.

[Sujin Pak]

I think we're gonna laugh. We're gonna be amused in about eight and a half months.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Yeah.

[Culap Vlasak]

No one's surprised that we're all pieces of shit. Yeah, we're garbage people.

[Lauren Lapkis]

I buy, but I buy a lot of stuff that. That is a waste of money, time, and resources.

[Sujin Pak]

I don't believe that. I don't believe that. Lord, I don't believe that. You have given. I'm trying to think of the first time you came on way back in the beginning and still. Still using the recommendations. I believe you brought on sleep crown.

[Lauren Lapkis]

I did. I did.

[Culap Vlasak]

Yeah. But Sue, Lauren's not gonna bring the stuff that didn't work.

[Lauren Lapkis]

No, no, no.

[Culap Vlasak]

Yeah, she's bringing her highest, highest level recommendations.

[Sujin Pak]

Oh, that. But in my fantasy, everything works in her world.

[Lauren Lapkis]

I mean. Yeah, I. I try. I do try. Like, my feeling with the Stanley is that I could have this for 10 years. Like, I don't. I don't know. Like, it's not gonna break. Okay, so, like, it's not gonna break.

[Sujin Pak]

But at one point, both of you are gonna be like, I'm done. I'm done with the. I'm done.

[Lauren Lapkis]

You know? Okay, here's. Here's a mistake I made. Here's a mistake I made compare. Like, it's sort of in the same realm. I bought one of those when it was really cool for like two seconds to have a jug that was bigger than that. And it said like, keep going, you got this.

[Culap Vlasak]

Oh my God.

[Lauren Lapkis]

That one, that one I did throw out so fast because I was like, this is actually trash. It didn't keep it cold. All the things that it did, I, I have fixed with the Stanley. But I didn't like the motivational messages. Actually. That doesn't make me feel good. I didn't, I didn't like the way I had to drink out of it. It was just not a good bottle. And.

[Culap Vlasak]

And I put it in the dishwasher.

[Lauren Lapkis]

So then it became all bent and they were. And they're unwieldy. Like it's like you're walking around with like a sparklets jug with like a string attached to it and you're acting like that's normal. This is absurd. But this is still a cup. Okay. And it doesn't say, you got this.

[Sujin Pak]

Keep going. Yeah, I'm sure there's. I'm sure there's a little an attachment for that coming.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Oh, yeah. No, there's probably a thing where I could do lines down the side and maybe I do want that. Well, to what end?

[Culap Vlasak]

You can't see how much water.

[Lauren Lapkis]

You can't see. You can't see it. I don't know. I kind of never know when it's empty or full. It's like it doesn't even get lighter. I feel like there's like, I'll just be drinking and I'm like, I think there's nothing in here.

[Sujin Pak]

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[Culap Vlasak]

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[Sujin Pak]

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[Culap Vlasak]

It's so upsetting, Sue.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Isn't it though?

[Sujin Pak]

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[Culap Vlasak]

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[Sujin Pak]

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[Culap Vlasak]

Can I make my site firmer?

[Lauren Lapkis]

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[Sujin Pak]

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[Lauren Lapkis]

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[Sujin Pak]

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[Lauren Lapkis]

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[Culap Vlasak]

Lauren, the last thing that you brought us is. I'm so excited to talk about this. You say, treat yourself with a new mattress topper.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Yes. Okay. I just got this mattress topper. This was a impulse purchase, I guess. Is it impulse if you've been thinking about it for a long time and then you finally do it? I don't know. No, no, it's not.

[Sujin Pak]

It's actually the opposite.

[Lauren Lapkis]

It's very.

[Culap Vlasak]

That's a very mindful and methodical.

[Lauren Lapkis]

It was a thought that I've had for a long time, but I didn't research it. I impulsively was like, today's the day. I'm getting one now. I need it now. So I have a really nice mattress that has cooling properties. It was gifted to me by Helix. Okay. So I should just say that that's fine. I'm like, but I can't put a topper on this. It's going to take away the cooling properties. But then I thought, I've been covering it with this waterproof mattress cover. I'm not feeling the cooling. When I take the mattress topper off, when I take the. That. That waterproof cover off, the bed's ice cold. Like, it is. It is what it says. I'm always like, this is amazing. But I have a dog and a child, and I also create just piss and liquids. It's just, you can't trust to not have a mattress cover. Yeah.

[Sujin Pak]

So, wow.

[Lauren Lapkis]

I then went, you know what? I'm not even enjoying the benefits of this cooling. Let me get a nice big fluffy thing on this bed. So I went to Target and I just was touching them, poking in the bags. And what I did do was once I liked one, I googled it to make sure it didn't have horrible reviews because I feel like I didn't want to get home and find out that it was a piece of crap. So this one was really great. This is a. It's by Casaluna. It's called the Ultra Loft down alternative mattress pad. It goes around all four corners. It's not just a strap. And then it. It's so cloud. Like, it changed the bed. Like, I truly was. Like, I thought the bed was comfortable. Now it's amazing. Now it's cozy. Now it's like, you know, sometimes you get in someone else's bed and you're like, what are you up to in here? This is amazing. Like, it's just like something's really, like, soft and good about it or like a hotel or something. This. It feels like that now, and I love it. It was 50 bucks. It's a good price.

[Culap Vlasak]

Ah, I'm into this. I'm interested.

[Sujin Pak]

You.

[Culap Vlasak]

You sold me?

[Lauren Lapkis]

Yeah.

[Sujin Pak]

Now, is it. As my husband likes to describe the beds I like to sometimes sleep in, Is it diapery, meaning crunchy? Is it too squishy? Does it, like, make a noise? Like, does it feel too.

[Lauren Lapkis]

It's not. It's basic. I would say it's too nothing. But I like. I like a soft situation.

[Sujin Pak]

Okay, but a soft situation that lands on a firm situation. Yeah, some people like a soft. And they like to sink into it.

[Lauren Lapkis]

No, it's really. It just creates a nice, like, nest that you're sitting in when you're like, you know, watching your shows. By the way, I'm really into traders right now. Okay. What is that Great reality competition show. The first season is reality stars mixed with regular people and they're trying to get to the 150, 000, 250, 000. And they. It's the game of mafia or like Werewolf. If you ever played theater game where. Yeah. So, like, you know, it's a whole thing where they have secretly. Three of the people in the group are traders who are trying to win one over. And will a trader. Will the traders win the money at the end or will the faithfuls win the money at the end? So everyone's kind of lying or not lying to each other. And it's so fun to watch. Alan Cumming hosts It which adds like a really great flair. He's got like amazing outfits and he's just like super entertaining. And then this season is all reality stars. They switched it up. But I don't know who half of them are, so it feels the same.

[Sujin Pak]

Wow.

[Culap Vlasak]

I did not know this existed.

[Sujin Pak]

No. And I. I can't wait to watch. I thought when you were saying traders, you were meaning something to do with Trader Joe's. Like it was gonna be like a Trader Joe's type of a show, which I also was very excited to hear about.

[Lauren Lapkis]

I would watch a reality show of like that experience of what's going on behind the scenes. Yes.

[Sujin Pak]

What's going on behind the scenes? I mean, I like a below the deck, but it's Trader Joe's that.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Come on, you just came up with a million dollar idea. I mean, that's.

[Sujin Pak]

Who has not been into a Trader Joe's and just had so many vibes. You know, from good vibes to pervy vibes to helpful vibes to, you know, that's not safe vibes. It's a very. It's an emotional roller coaster of a store.

[Lauren Lapkis]

I get nervous. I just went there today and I got a little bit nervous walking up, like, let's not talk too much. Let's not talk. Let's not do too much right now. Sometimes I'm fine. And I'm like, like, yeah, so that's what I'm up to. Blah, blah, blah. You know when they're like, what are you, what do you have going on today? I'm like, you're kind of looking at like, I mean, like, it's. This is like I'm here. Like, I can't really lie that I have a job. So, like, I gotta go home, do some other stuff. Yeah.

[Sujin Pak]

And I feel like they're trained to ask four follow up questions. And that's aggressive. Like, don't stop, don't stop at. Just because they don't want you to think that this is like any other grocery store. How's your day? You know what's going on? Everyone does that.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Yeah.

[Sujin Pak]

They're the Trader Joe's code is for follow ups. Oh, I'm not, You know, this is pretty much it. Oh, what are you gonna do with that Spinach? I love spinach. Yesterday I made a spinach dip. Okay. Now you know what I mean? Here we go. That's number two.

[Lauren Lapkis]

We're getting into, like what we're gonna do with the products. Yeah. Like, for me, it's really that there's no more going on there. I'm gonna eat them exactly how they are. I, I don't know how to make. I don't know what I'm supposed to do with it. I just eat it. That's it.

[Sujin Pak]

Yeah.

[Culap Vlasak]

This is, this is, these are all periods what you're looking at.

[Lauren Lapkis]

I know it's hard because it's like my conversation is lacking. I can't offer too much there. But I did. I have friends who've worked there and loved it and, and talked about how that is part of it. But it is like. Yeah, it's a, it's a, it's a social job.

[Culap Vlasak]

This has got to be your nightmare.

[Sujin Pak]

Oh, nightmare, nightmare. I, Nightmare. No, I, that it is one of the reasons why, like, I have to be really in the mood and desperate.

[Lauren Lapkis]

And I gotta go to the store.

[Sujin Pak]

Yes. To go to Trader Joe's. It. You have to feel, you have to be in the mood for that and you have to be like, pump yourself up. And it gives me anxiety. I walk in, I try. I Picking the line. I pick the line according to the person who I think is going to care least about their job.

[Lauren Lapkis]

But, but we skipped the parking because of course I might just not go because it just looks hard. I'm like, I don't need to eat.

[Sujin Pak]

No. With Trader Joe's parking, which is funny that it is universal. It doesn't matter where you are in the world. It's, it's somehow in the real estate manual of Trader Joe's. Like, it, it's part of their brand. But I'm, I look at it more like I'm gonna get my steps in. I'm gonna park at CVS across the street. That's what I'm gonna do.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Yeah.

[Sujin Pak]

And just.

[Culap Vlasak]

I'm gon get a bottle of beta blockers. I'm gonna down that.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Yeah. Have you taken those?

[Culap Vlasak]

No. I, I, I don't know why I even said that. I don't really understand.

[Sujin Pak]

I only know them love beta blockers you've taken.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Okay. Because I know, I know people who would take them sometimes for auditions or like different things to feel not nervous. But I'm so afraid of changing my. In that in like a work situation, that would be really stressful to me. But I don't know. Does it feel great?

[Sujin Pak]

Well, beta blockers are interesting. Beta blockers. Essentially what it does is it just stops your body from producing adrenaline, or rather it reduces, I guess, the adrenaline. It doesn't stop it completely. So it's nothing. It's not like a XANAX there's no mind in it. It's just like purely a physiological stop. You're still nervous, you're still excited, you're still all these things. But maybe you don't get that rush of adrenaline that, that is like, maybe you're, you know, that keeps you from being jittery and sweating and all of that stuff. Now I do have to say that, like, I think depending on your level of anxiety and nervous nature, you know, you're taking 10 beta blockers, you're taking two beta blockers. Like it's one of those things that, that I feel like I used to take them all the time and it like took the edge off, but I must have been pumping so much sour adrenaline that no amount of beta blockers was gonna like cut the, cut the edge off of it in the, in the pharmaceutical like grade of things like to. From pretty harmless to, you know, addictive. I would say it's like next to melatonin. That's me. I'm not a doctor, I'm not a pharmacist. Yeah, I don't think there's anything close to some. I'm all. To some, I'm all.

[Lauren Lapkis]

I take your advice to heart. I'm not gonna ask anyone else for any follow ups here.

[Sujin Pak]

You're gonna take the spinach as it is. You're gonna eat it right up.

[Culap Vlasak]

That's right.

[Sujin Pak]

It says triple washed. You're not even gonna rewash it a fourth time if it's triple washed?

[Lauren Lapkis]

What am I, what am I gonna do? Why am I interfering with this process? Adding, making it all wet? No, no, no. Know, Lauren and I are going to.

[Culap Vlasak]

Call Suchin our Korean herbalist.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Yeah. If you. Whatever you say.

[Sujin Pak]

I'm.

[Lauren Lapkis]

I trust your. You done it yourself.

[Sujin Pak]

I would suggest it because it does legitimize what you're about to say in a way that probably if they knew who it was from, they would not believe anything that you're going to say.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Okay, good. I'll use that.

[Culap Vlasak]

Do it. This is what I love about our show because I saw what Lauren was bringing and I knew we were going to get high level tips. But a Galentine show where Suchin just.

[Sujin Pak]

Walks us through beta blockers, that's the true gift. This is the info we need that gals give to each other. If you're not in a, in a female friendship relationship where you are trading halvesies of pills in little Ziploc bags over a sewing class, if that's not in your repertoire. Yeah, let's think, let's Think about that. Let's think about that.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Maybe cut. Maybe cut a few people to make room for that person.

[Culap Vlasak]

That's right.

[Sujin Pak]

Yeah.

[Lauren Lapkis]

Really helpful.

[Culap Vlasak]

Have this level of intimacy. Lauren, that's all for today's lovey dovey episode. Where can people find more of you?

[Lauren Lapkis]

You can find me on Instagram, aurenlapkis and I have a Facebook page too.

[Sujin Pak]

That's.

[Lauren Lapkis]

It's like a thing if you do that more. I don't know.

[Sujin Pak]

Wait, can we find the. The used Claire V products on your face?

[Lauren Lapkis]

You cannot. That is a private group that is highly, highly sought after and unavailable to all. But I love it, being in there and I look at it all day and that's it. I don't know. That's. That's enough. Oh, listen to newcomers. We're. We're. It's my show with Nicole Byer where we watch things we've never seen that are extremely popular. We're watching all of Batman and you don't have to like or care about Batman to enjoy the show. It's maybe better because Lauren does not like.

[Sujin Pak]

If you can't already tell from the tone anything and the silent eye roll.

[Lauren Lapkis]

It'S a great show. If you're like, if you're somebody who's like, oh, my partner, like, loves Lord of the Rings and I don't get it. Like, you should listen. We did a whole Lord of the Rings season. You can, like, understand what's going on. You could hear us make fun of it. We write fan fiction about the characters where they all, like, have sex. It's like, we just do. Like, it's just fun. So that's a fun show. And then I do threedom with Scott Aukerman and Paula Tompkins, and that's just stories having a good old time. It's a fun time to listen. You don't have to know anything. You just jump in and we just talk about whatever. So, yeah, that's that.

[Sujin Pak]

Thank you so much. You can find all of our Galentine's Day goodies. Well, some of them, a lot of them, but not all of them on our Instagram at. Add to Cart Pod. Happy Galentine's Day, Carters. From us to you. Bye. There's more. Add to Cart with Lemonada. Premium subscribers get exclusive access to bonus content, like where we tell you about the last item we bought or returned and why subscribe now. And Apple Podcasts.

[Culap Vlasak]

Add to Card is a production of Lemon on Media. Our producers are Keegan Zema and. And Tiffany Bui. Brian Castillo is Our Engineer theme music.

[Sujin Pak]

Is by Wasabi and produced by LA Made it and oh so familiar with additional music by APM Music. Executive producers are Culap Velisat, Sujin Pak, Jessica Cordova Kramer and Stephanie Whittles. Wax.

[Culap Vlasak]

Be sure to check out all the items we mentioned today on our Instagram at Add to Cart Pod Follow Add to Cart wherever you get your podcasts or listen ad free on Amazon Music with your prime members.

[Lauren Lapkis]

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