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Ku’s Christmas Corner (Marshalls/T.J. Maxx Edition)
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Kulap Vilaysack
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Kulap Vilaysack
Lemonade Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle Auntie's way. Ho ho ho, Carters. It's your favorite top Heavy Auntie Cuckoo here to deliver a extra special extra sewed. Happy Friday. This will probably be a love letter to Marshall's. And this is not paid. Absolutely not paid. The closest connection I have to Marshall's is, of course, being dear friends with former spokesperson spokeslady Jessica St. Clair. And Jessica and I share just the love. Just the love, as Casey would say, of hitting the racks. But first, I'm going to take you back to an episode that I mentioned in a prior episode. I'm speaking of getting vertigo again. Now, everybody, gather on the fire. Gather around the hearth, the fireplace. If you'll recall, last Christmas Eve, I had a weird, I guess a beginning of my vertigo journey. And the goal this year is to not end up in the er. I've said it before and I'll say it again, please. Let's all put our intentions and our sights and our hopes that Auntie Cuckoo does not have an accidental or real cold Blue this year. Let's take us back a little bit. We're still well into Q4, but about October 16th, I was just sitting with Emmy. She was watching TV. I was lying down in front of her. I turned to look at her, and the room spins. And I wasn't stressed at that time. Granted, Scott had just left for, like, hopefully the last leg of a CBB tour, but I was feeling really good, actually. And then, oh, the room is spinning. I'm solo parenting with M. Oh, this is a problem. This is a problem. I slowly get up and go and text Alyssa, my youngest sister, Alyssa the legend Alyssa Feli socked to see if she could come help me with the baby. And she did. And it didn't last for that long, thankfully, but I did feel a little off. And then while my sister was staying with me, she told tales of a. Of a Marshalls that I hadn't been to yet. And I know why I haven't been to because it's the one that is right by the Hollywood Walk of Stars. The. The right across the street from Grauman's Chinese, the Hollywood proper Marshalls. Why would anyone go there? I said to her. I forget why, she said, but she said I was a really good Marshalls. And even though I was recovering from a Vertigo episode, one that I hadn't had since the beginning of last year, I said, let's go tomorrow. And we did. We went right away. I felt this was a mistake as the hubbub of the various tourists and the really hardscrabble Mickey Mouse figure walked past me with schmutz and dirt on its knees and elbows. We're weaving and bobbing because we couldn't find parking. We ended up parking in that weird Hollywood and Highland structure and walking across. And it's just. It feels like wild energy. It feels chaotic. Even on a weekday, even on an afternoon, a Thursday afternoon, as it were. I should have been writing. I had other things to do. But how could one write when one is recovering from vertigo? And then we enter the Marshalls, and it's on the second floor, and we go up the escalators. And once we reach the top of the escalators, friends, it was calm. It was serene. That Marshall's above the fracas that is Hollywood Boulevard has amazing windows, wide windows, half moon windows that create a beautiful natural light that floods the entire store. It's tidy up there. It's open up there. It felt like home. And so that began the season for me, the seasons of Marshalls, where it's just it's pure sport. It's picking fruit, it's looking for deals. It hits sort of whatever pleasure center that is not in your pants but is in your head. I digress, I digress, I digress. I don't think I have enough time to share everything that I've purchased. Now you guys are thinking co op rich lady behavior and. Yes, absolutely. But I like a good deal. And I'm looking at things and I'm thinking, do I need it? Do I want it? Does it spark joy? I'm strategizing. There are things that I'm leaving behind. Okay, I'm not taking everything, all right? I. I want to see what's there. Okay. I'm not. It's not sport if you just like, you know, take your hand and shovel everything into your cart. Although I will say, when it comes to Marshalls, TJ Maxx home goods, if you're considering something and you're looking at it and going, hey, maybe I'll come back for it, that's stupid. That stump. Put in your cart and make the decision as you're shopping, consider it. Mull it over. Don't forget the line is so long for the checkout. That's when you can think about it and that's when you can chuck it out your cart and wedge it between the weird candies that are in that checkout line. Sorry, I don't. Pardon me. I guess I got lost in that thought. Okay, I'm just going to tell you some of the stuff that I have purchased in Marshalls. Okay? Number one, this is so important. Wrapping paper, wrapping paper, and not only wrapping paper, tissue paper, gift bags. The best gift bags. I'm sorry, F Target for this. F Amazon in terms of prices, selection and quality. Get yourself to Marshalls this year. I got a gorgeous Disney vintage kind of vibe. Premium heavyweight gift wrap. 100 square feet. It's got Minnie Mouse and Daisy and they're just frolicking in a pink background. Ice skating and tobogganing vibe. Okay, Mickey's on here too. Got a little bit of Holly. This is gonna be for all of Emmy's gifts. It's gonna be for my sister in law, Jamie. I also got. I'm really excited about this, guys. I don't know if you know that starlet and pop star Jessica Simpson, she has a home line and she's making gift wrap. She's lent her name to gift wrap. And I got a no shed glitter gift wrap. It's got adhesive dots inside the roll. It looks so gorgeous, guys. 100 square feet grid lines on the reverse continuous roll. I'm saying what I'm trying to say is that this is high level shit. High level shit.
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Kulap Vilaysack
If you're a listener, you know that Casey Rose Wilson and Santa Paul Shear are big Spode heads. They love Spode and they have gotten me into it. So I find myself looking at the Spode items because I know that they're high value items in my circle, right? I got two four packs of Christmas tree stemless wine glasses and I've seen these before. Both Casey and Santa Paul Sheer have them. This I believe is little different. Of course it has the sort of gold metallic at the lip of. It has the signature Spode Christmas tree. But the ones that I got has this party vibe to it. It's like, it's got like black and green dot pattern around the spod tree that kind of gives like a confetti, confetti vibe. And I got a four pack, it's 24.99. And I got two sets, two sets of these stemless wine set of four. And I also got some paper plates, some paper party plates that are shaped like rounded off stars that have the signature Spode Christmas tree. Which you know, there was a little bit like, am I getting this for Casey or am I getting it for me? I'm sorry, Casey. I got it for me. I got two packs for me. Speaking of Casey. Casey. Casey's vibe, Christmas vibe is sort of a, I, I would say a mixture it's, it's kitschmas combined with sort of vintage Santa vibes. And we both just love Christopher Radko. Shiny bright and you know, y'all know Christopher Radko, it ain't cheap unless you get your ass to Marshalls. I got 16 glass Christmas tree clusters. I haven't seen these before. This is gonna go on my mini tree, I believe that is usually on my island, which hits sort of phase two of Christmas. It doesn't go up until after Thanksgiving. I also got some very beautiful shiny bright, A collection of nine that are all metallic with silver background with gold white and bronze striping that will go on the hero tree because that's that vibe. Remember guys, what's mine? What's my vibe? Gilded woodland. That's right. I just wanna remind you because sometimes you forget. Another clutch item that I like to get at Marshall's is gift card boxes. They're just really adorable boxes that, you know, I like to put in gift cards for my gardeners and for my post office worker. And so these, this one that I got this year is especially beautiful. Gilded with Christmas trees, but there's a lot of pink bow accents. And I'm noticing a lot of bows this year. My sister, again, the legend, Alyssa Vilasak. She. Her vibe this year, major bows. She got the already viral sensation, the Christian Siriano bow tree topper that is metallic and sparkly. She grabbed that right at that Hollywood oasis Marshalls that I was talking about. My sister is on top of whatever's going on with hello Kitty and she found a really sought after hello Kitty ceramic adorable teapot that already is on the resale market is going for triple what she bought. So we are absolutely related, her and I. I'm so proud of her. I feel like I walk so she could run. What other fun things. Okay, Martha Stewart. Martha Stewart. We're always looking at what's up with Martha Stewart Homes at Marshalls. You know, usually it's pretty good stuff. It's. And this year, the thing that I like from Martha Stewart Home Holiday are these candles, which they're kind of large candles with the tops of it are trees. And there's. I got one that is the. The container looks like sort of white birch. And then it's a white candle with like five Christmas trees that are on top of it in wax. And then the wick comes through the trees. Guys, they're adorable. And then I got two similar ones with brown containers, so they're slightly smaller with three green Christmas trees on top. Again with the Wick coming through the trees. I'm definitely going to keep at least one, but I think it's going to be such a great hostess gift. I'm going to go to parties, and, you know, that's such a nice thing to pop in. And these. This is where I'm being slightly strategic, is like, are there good host parties? Sorry. Host gifts for the parties that I'm going to. And I don't know how many parties I'm going to. I know I'm going to at least two. Okay. So I just want to be prepared because you know what we like to say. Jenny Yang got us to say this years ago on add to cart, which is if you stay ready, you don't have to get ready. Jingle jangle. What else? What else have I gotten? You know, this is much longer than. Than I said it would be, and I don't know if anyone else is one. I don't know if you're still listening. And if you are, you're my kind of person, and I love you. I love you. Hit now in Q4. And I'll love you on the slower Q1, too. Oh, I love to get holiday hand soaps. Put that in my powder room. So when you're washing your hands, you get a little. You little at least like you to smell like balsam fur. That's what I want. The smell. I think of balsam fir. I think of forest. And maybe it's because I have a bunch of fake plastic trees, but I like to perfume my entire home like I'm in a Christmas tree lot. One look is a glass tree. Very classy. And one is a. Actually, it's vanilla scented, but the glass is so pretty. Looks sort of like an antique vessel. Glass vessel with a gold pump. Got those. What else did I get? Oh, you know, what does Rachel Zoe. Is she sold anywhere else but Marshalls? I see her as a. A Marshalls exclusive. And I bought a. Essentially, it's a disco ball. It's like a. I think it's meant to be like a large disco ornament, but I'm gonna use it go ball for Emmy's room because Emmy is quite a dancer, and we like to do family dance parties at bedtime. And I think this will be both festive and fun for her. I got this KitchenAid set of two reversible drying mats. They're Christmas trees because, you know, we're. We're. I'm looking at this. I'm preparing myself for the day, and I'm knowing that we are going to be drying, washing and drying a lot of vegetables, washing and drying a lot of pots and pans that can only be hand washed. So this is, this is about Preparing. That's only 10 bucks. That's basically it. Friends, I cannot express to you even what a hit that I received going through my treasures. Thank you. Thank you for hearing me, I guess. Or, or even those who aren't even listening. I want to give it up to those who aren't even listening. I guess I'm just saying it feels good to to be alive. Make sure you follow us at adtocartpod. Follow Auntie Suchin at suchinpoc. Follow me at I am Coolop and we'll see you hear you. Love on you next. Add to Cart. 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 in Apple Podcasts. Add to Cart is a production of Lemon on Media. 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Gloria Rivera
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Sarah Silverman
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Kulap Vilaysack
Bye.