Preem Stream: Big XMas Balls & Crying Makeup

Summary

Add to Cart with Kulap Vilaysack & SuChin Pak: Preem Stream – Big XMas Balls & Crying Makeup

Release Date: December 13, 2024

In this special preem stream episode of Add to Cart, hosted by comedian-writer-director Kulap Vilaysack and veteran journalist SuChin Pak, the duo delves into the festive chaos of holiday gift-giving and the quirky world of TikTok beauty trends. Released as a holiday gift to their listeners, this episode offers a more unfiltered and “unhinged” look into the hosts' recent purchases, returns, and their thoughts on contemporary consumerism.

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1. Holiday Gift Unboxing and Exchanges

Tiffany Bui, the producer, inaugurates the episode by unwrapping Christmas presents from Kulap and SuChin, setting a jovial and intimate tone for the discussion.

• Opening the Presents:

  • Tiffany (03:24): "I'm scared I'm going to stab myself as I open this."
  • Kulap (03:38): "Don’t do that."

• Gift Details:

  • Kulap (04:20): "She’s got a little tiny, shiny, sparkly green bag that you can reuse and re-gift. That’s yours."
  • Tiffany (05:06): "Labubu keychains designed by a designer in Hong Kong, went viral because a member of Blackpink had it on her purse."

• Humorous Exchanges:

  • Kulap (09:05): "The views we gon as you cut yourself."
  • Tiffany (09:24): "This is just blatantly for weed."

Insights: The unboxing segment not only showcases the hosts’ thoughtful and sometimes whimsical gifts but also highlights the intersection of pop culture and consumerism, exemplified by the Labubu keychains associated with Blackpink’s Lisa.

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2. The Quest for the Perfect Garbage Can

Kulap and SuChin transition into a comedic yet relatable rant about their struggles with kitchen garbage cans, reflecting on broader themes of consumer dissatisfaction and the challenges of finding functional household items.

• Frustration with Design Flaws:

  • Kulap (24:11): "I don’t understand why toilet bowl brushes don’t. They can’t figure out a technology to keep these things cleaner."
  • Reshma (27:11): "Yeah, it should be completely sealed. Cause it’s a trash can."

• DIY Solutions and Marriage Humor:

  • Kulap (28:12): "This is my favorite game. This is the game that is a glue to my marriage with Mike."
  • Kulap (29:35): "Pretend I’m dead. Just pretend I’m dead."

Insights: The garbage can saga serves as a metaphor for the perpetual search for perfection in consumer goods and the humorous resistance that comes with household compromises. It also underscores the couple’s dynamic interplay and camaraderie in navigating everyday challenges.

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3. TikTok Beauty Trends: Crying Makeup

Diving into the realm of social media-driven beauty trends, Kulap and SuChin explore the phenomenon of "crying makeup," dissecting its aesthetic appeal and underlying implications.

• Description of the Trend:

  • Kulap (32:30): "Crying makeup. It’s makeup that makes you look like you cried beautifully."
  • SuChin (35:13): "It's right, because that's the other thing is that when these young people are crying gorgeously, all of their snot is glittered."

• Critical Perspectives:

  • Kulap (37:40): "I cry every day at some point, and I don't look like that, nor do I want people to know that I've cried."
  • SuChin (38:31): "It makes young women look like dolls in a kind of a scary way."

• Notable Quotes:

  • Kulap (33:20): "I look like a shredded paper towel."
  • Kulap (37:33): "Remove from cart."

Insights: The discussion reveals a nuanced critique of how beauty standards perpetuated by platforms like TikTok can distort genuine emotional expressions. The hosts question the authenticity and societal impact of trends that prioritize aesthetic presentation over emotional well-being.

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4. Behind the Scenes: Premium Content and TikTok Withdrawal

The episode also touches upon the dynamics of producing premium content and managing social media distractions, highlighting the show's commitment to quality and listener engagement.

• Tiffany’s Role and TikTok Challenges:

  • Tiffany (30:46): "Keep all of that Add to Cart."
  • Kulap (31:10): "I mean, guys, she said now because she was spending too much time on TikTok."

• Hosts’ Commentary on Social Media:

  • Sujin (32:30): "Exactly."
  • Kulap (35:44): "Please just pretend I'm dead."

Insights: This segment underscores the tension between content creation and the pervasive allure of social media platforms like TikTok. It reflects on the necessity of balancing engagement with maintaining the integrity and focus of the podcast.

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5. Final Thoughts and Future Content Teasers

Wrapping up the episode, Kulap and SuChin offer playful banter and tease future content, maintaining an engaging and personable connection with their audience.

• Humorous Farewells:

  • Kulap (39:28): "It's crying makeup. It’s a trend. It’s crying makeup. She’s so cool."
  • Sujin (39:40): "It's glitter, so it's... my tears are made of glitter."

• Teasers for Upcoming Episodes:

  • Kulap (40:05): "There’s more Add to Cart with Lemonada."

Insights: The conclusion reinforces the hosts' chemistry and their ability to blend humor with critical discussions on consumerism and societal trends. It leaves listeners anticipating more in-depth and entertaining explorations in future episodes.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Kulap (03:38): "Don’t do that."
• Tiffany (05:06): "Labubu keychains designed by a designer in Hong Kong, went viral because a member of Blackpink had it on her purse."
• Kulap (09:05): "The views we gon as you cut yourself."
• Kulap (32:30): "Crying makeup. It’s makeup that makes you look like you cried beautifully."
• Kulap (37:33): "Remove from cart."
• Kulap (39:28): "It's crying makeup. It’s a trend. It’s crying makeup. She’s so cool."

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Conclusion

This preem stream episode of Add to Cart offers a festive blend of humor, personal anecdotes, and critical examinations of modern consumer trends. Kulap and SuChin's candid conversations provide listeners with both entertainment and thoughtful insights into the complexities of consumerism, the influence of social media, and the nuances of everyday life. Whether unwrapping quirky gifts or dissecting viral beauty trends, the hosts maintain their signature blend of wit and wisdom, making this episode a delightful addition to their repertoire.

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Transcript

[Reshma Sajani]

Are you interested in how ordinary people turn their big ideas into a business? Want to learn from real entrepreneurs and get actionable advice on how they succeeded? Then this Is Small Business behind the Buy Is for you. It's the official companion podcast to Prime Video's new show called Buy it now, where entrepreneurs compete to win $20,000. In each episode, you hear directly from the winning entrepreneurs, revealing the backstories, challenges, and the business strategies that turn their dreams into reality. Follow this is Small Business behind the Buy on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. And big thanks to this is Small Business for sponsoring the show. Hi, I'm Reshma Sajani, founder of Girls who Code. Look, I'd consider myself a pretty successful adult woman. I've written books, founded two successful nonprofits, and I'm raising two incredible kids. But here's the thing. I still wake up wondering, is this it? And if the best years are yet to come, when's that going to start? Join me on my so Called Midlife, my new podcast with Lemonada Media, where we're building a playbook for navigating midlife one episode at a time. Each week, I'll chat with extraordinary guests who've transformed their midlife crisis into opportunities for growth and newfound purpose. At some point, we all ask ourselves, is there more to life? I'm here to discover how to thrive in my second act, right alongside you. My so Called Midlife is out now, wherever you get your podcasts. Lemonade.

[Tiffany Bui]

Welcome back to Add to Cart for a very special Friday. Extrasode producer Tiffany here to deliver a little present from the aunties to you. Now, usually our premium episodes, or Preemstream if you're nasty, are paywalled. But we are lifting the veil and releasing a few of these episodes for you today. Now, these are some of my favorite premium episodes, and not just because the first one is me opening presents. Although that isn't nice. Plus it's because I would say Culap and Soochin are at least 25% more unhinged on the Preem stream. And it is such a delight. They talk about what they bought recently and what they returned. They've done TikTok trends and read posts from the subreddit R amitheasshole. It's a really good time. They're really in their element as they always are. But we thought it would be a nice present to share with all of you. And I really want to say thank you so much for listening to another year of Add to Cart. We really couldn't do this without all of you who understand that shopping isn't just about spending money. It's not just a frivolous pastime. Although sometimes it can be. And that's fun. It's about how we spend a little bit of our hearts and souls every day. And I really love making this show. I love seeing all of you who care about culap and Soochen just as much as I do. So happy holidays, Happy new year, and I really hope you enjoy this little present.

[Reshma Sajani]

Welcome back to add to cart. We're doing a very special episode where a young maiden producer Tiffany opens her Christmas present. Tiffany, hello. Welcome to the show.

[Tiffany Bui]

Thank you very much. I'm honored to be here. I did not open the box yet.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Get to it, girl.

[Tiffany Bui]

I'm scared I'm going to. I'm scared I'm going to stab myself as I open this.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Don't do that.

[Reshma Sajani]

Let's not do that. That would be horrifying for us both.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

No, I mean, we'll still post mention you, but we're not gonna feel good about it.

[Reshma Sajani]

Of course we'd post it about all.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

The views we're gon as you cut yourself. But, you know, yeah, we'll have to.

[Tiffany Bui]

Take it packaged in a beautiful moma store cardboard box.

[Reshma Sajani]

Classic Auntie Coon repurposing.

[Tiffany Bui]

I'm sorry. You paid for so much for shipping. Coo.

[Reshma Sajani]

Oh, don't worry about it.

[Tiffany Bui]

Okay. I see a card, I see a wrap present. Which would you like me to open first? Guess.

[Reshma Sajani]

The wrap present. Right?

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Yeah.

[Reshma Sajani]

Card.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Blah, blah, blah. We love you. Blah, blah, blah.

[Reshma Sajani]

You're the best, Tiffany.

[Tiffany Bui]

And there is. There's this. But I can open up the wrap.

[Reshma Sajani]

Yeah, do that little one first. Do that little one.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

She's got a little tiny, shiny, sparkly green bag that you can reuse and re gift. That's yours.

[Reshma Sajani]

I got it from Marshall's, by the way.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

I love it. You know who. What animal gets a gift bag and actually writes on the gift tag so you can't reuse the bag. Who does that? That's unconscionable. Yeah, it's not.

[Tiffany Bui]

In my tribe, Ku has gifted me chunks, which creates hair clips. Really cute hair clips. And it's a hair claw that's checkered with purple flowers on it. That's really cute. Thank you.

[Reshma Sajani]

It's very tiff. Now it's not just auntie Ku, it's auntie Sue.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

She's got the best box.

[Tiffany Bui]

Thank you, Auntie Cu and auntie Sue.

[Reshma Sajani]

Yeah, everything. That box is from us Both. Thank you.

[Tiffany Bui]

Okay. And now I have a beautiful wrapped box with deer and it's has little mushrooms on it. Is this also Marshall's? I'm gonna go buy this.

[Reshma Sajani]

Yeah, that's right. It was from Marshalls last year, though I don't know if you'll find it this year. And even if it was this year, you still wouldn't be able to find it.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Yeah, that's the beauty of. That's the magic of Marshalls.

[Reshma Sajani]

That's true.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

You know, you just never know what you're gonna.

[Reshma Sajani]

Scarcity.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Yeah, yeah.

[Reshma Sajani]

And scavenging.

[Tiffany Bui]

I forgot to send it to you guys, but on my last Marshalls run, I found a Martha Stewart like rigatoni shaped or bow tie pasta shaped candle.

[Reshma Sajani]

That's amazing. That's a fine.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

It's a fine. That goes right.

[Reshma Sajani]

You know. That's a great documentary. That's a fantastic. Is it.

[Tiffany Bui]

It is a Labubu that I spoke about in my previous premium episode, which I was scammed. It is specifically the. Have a seat one where they sit down.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Thank you.

[Tiffany Bui]

I'm gonna have like four of these on my bag at all times.

[Reshma Sajani]

Now.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Explain to people what what that is.

[Tiffany Bui]

Okay, so Labubu is a very popular mostly in Asia keychain designed by a designer in Hong Kong. And it went really viral because a member of Blackpink had it on her purse.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Lisa.

[Tiffany Bui]

Lisa. That's right. And they're like, they're called like little monsters because they look like little monsters and they're like furry. And they're very popular and people have stolen them off of other people's bags. So now they sell them in like, now you can buy like plastic cases to enclose them in and like really secure carabiners. So it's like anti theft.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Coveted.

[Reshma Sajani]

They're so, so beloved. Yeah, you get them at Pop Mart and they sell out immediately. Now you mentioned Lisa from Blackpink and she. Her Christmas tree this year is entirely Labubu.

[Tiffany Bui]

Oh, that's wealth.

[Reshma Sajani]

That's wealth right there. That's flexing. That's right.

[Tiffany Bui]

Beautiful. Thank you both so much.

[Reshma Sajani]

Okay, one more thing.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

There's a lot.

[Tiffany Bui]

I did not know we had stamps. This is before my time.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Yeah, it was. Yeah, that was a real fun time. You missed it when we were just stamping things willy nilly.

[Tiffany Bui]

Oh, there's an Edie Parker sticker on here.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Should be of no surprise.

[Tiffany Bui]

What could this be that I was going to buy for?

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Why is it no surprise? Because we're obsessed with these stupid underwear purses under patches.

[Reshma Sajani]

And Tiffany was like, hey, you guys.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

In our group chat.

[Reshma Sajani]

Hey, it's on sale. And we're like, let's see what I.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Have a side conversation, I think. And she and Ku was like, do we tell her not to get. And I was like, I think you have to.

[Tiffany Bui]

I was going to buy this.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Of course you were. As I was going to buy mine. And this is at. At some point you get to a friendship where this is what gift giving looks like. It just looks like inner group, cranky group chat. Being like, you better not buy that. God, you're so annoying. And then you get it and all the joy is out of it. So that in private you can look at it and admire it. Have fun. While the aunties are like, oh, see what tell you. We had to tell you in the group chat.

[Tiffany Bui]

And now we're just pissed at each other.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Yeah, now you're just pissed. But later on you're gonna put it on, you're gonna look in the mirror and you're gonna love it. And it came with a little lighter.

[Reshma Sajani]

Seems kind of crazy that they can ship it with a lighter, right? A little bit.

[Tiffany Bui]

No, I love that. This is just blatally for weed.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Oh, it's. It's. There was flame. I just did mine.

[Reshma Sajani]

Oh, oh, there is flame.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

And almost set it on fire. There is flame.

[Reshma Sajani]

Now Suchin asked me a question, she said. And it was tough because then I had to reveal to her.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

That's correct.

[Reshma Sajani]

Why did you. Why did you send it? Why are you sending it from your house? Like, why aren't you sending directly to.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

The Cause I was like, don't pay for shipping.

[Reshma Sajani]

Well.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

And then I ruined it.

[Reshma Sajani]

Free shipping. I bought.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

And she was like, well. Cause there's other fucking things in it, you dumb nosy witch. And I was like, God got it. So I'll put this.

[Reshma Sajani]

See how we ruin things for each other.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

God. And blame the other person doing a.

[Reshma Sajani]

Nice thing for you. Jeez.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Merry Christmas.

[Reshma Sajani]

God damn it.

[Tiffany Bui]

Happy holidays.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Underwear.

[Tiffany Bui]

These are accessory. Thank you both so much. I love this.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

I know I may have to get it in black.

[Tiffany Bui]

Oh, I think I'm going to get this in silver also.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Well, we could. We could do a traveling sister granny panties. And then like mid year we'll send each other swap it.

[Reshma Sajani]

Mm, this is smart. This is very smart.

[Tiffany Bui]

This is where before we go, can I send you? Because I was going to buy this for myself. The dress that I was planning on wearing it with.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Please?

[Tiffany Bui]

Yeah, I want to see it if I can. Oh, Here, this is on AliExpress. That's weird. Well, it's Zara, so. Oh, wow. That is such a long link.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

You're feeling self conscious about the length of your link, how long it is.

[Tiffany Bui]

It's so long that the size of.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

The link, we just have to click.

[Tiffany Bui]

It, it won't send because it's so long.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Oh, weird.

[Reshma Sajani]

Just screen share because I think probably what the issues is, there's so much spyware coming from.

[Tiffany Bui]

Well, it's. It's AliExpress. Can you see my screen?

[Reshma Sajani]

Look at that sexy. Oh, with the big bow in the back. With the big bow in the back.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

That is so. Wait till you. Wait till you add the big undies to that outfit. See, that says like you, I'm so hot for you. And then the undies say not for you.

[Reshma Sajani]

You know what I mean?

[Kulap Vilaisak]

That's the dual message you always want to give off as a young person.

[Tiffany Bui]

Correct.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

At a party is like, please do not come here. But ew, not you. Yeah, yeah.

[Tiffany Bui]

It's a black halter neck dress with a giant velvet olive bow in the background in the back of the dress.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Gorgeous.

[Reshma Sajani]

$14.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Merry Christmas, young maiden.

[Reshma Sajani]

Merry Christmas.

[Tiffany Bui]

Thank you, aunties. Merry Christmas. Thank you for seeing and loving me.

[Reshma Sajani]

Well, that's a great transition into a major purchase I made from Balsam Hill, which is outdoor Merry Christmas ornaments. Set of two and what these are. Guys, let's have Suchin describe what they are.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

22 inch diameter and height, red ornament. And one says merry and the other one says Christmas. And they're red ornaments with white snowflakes on them.

[Reshma Sajani]

That's right. They're huge. They're huge.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

And you guys, these are big balls. I mean maybe the biggest balls I've seen because I've seen some big balls inside your house and this does not even compare. Yes, yes.

[Reshma Sajani]

I just had to laugh at myself when these two huge boxes show up. Show up. Oh my God, big boxes. But then I look at my house and I go, there's more that could be done. I don't know what to do here. There's more that could be done. More trees to be had. Like, honestly, I've been following like some like Christmas people now. Like some Instagram people who like do this for a living and I'm good, but like not at their level. Like they would look at my staircase ornaments.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Kind of put you in a different level.

[Reshma Sajani]

I don't know though.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

I think there's. I'm not. I think you moved into some, some other place which you Know is incredible. I do have to say, like, I see where you're going. Coup. It is just the beginning. Yeah.

[Reshma Sajani]

And I think that that's tough pill for everybody in this household to swallow, that it is just a beginning. I think people were feeling like there would be an end, like a. Like, as we talked about, a ceiling for me and my ceiling for Christmas. C stands for Christmas but they ain't no minus plus, plus, plus, plus, plus, plus, plus.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Welcome back to another premium. I cannot wait to tell you what is in my cart. It's actually right on my desk.

[Reshma Sajani]

What's that, Sue?

[Kulap Vilaisak]

20, 24. Everyone's going to be sick of me talking about it, but guess what? I don't care. I'm taking my family to Korea. Taking my family to Korea.

[Reshma Sajani]

I disagree. I. I want freaking details.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

I know, but the details, I mean, they're just going to be pouring in every single week. Because it's just. I. That's how I do big trips, right? I really just dive in. And so it's the first time that my kids are going, I'm taking my mom, my brother's coming to help me out. I'm doing this by myself. And so already, really, since September, October, I've been planning for this trip in various ways. And I don't know how you plan for a trip, but the first thing I plan for is what is the sleeping situation? The pillows.

[Reshma Sajani]

I thought you meant hotel.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Where.

[Reshma Sajani]

Where we lay our heads. But you're like, no, no, no. Even for.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Even further.

[Reshma Sajani]

Are we laying on?

[Kulap Vilaisak]

What are we laying on? And so I came across this thing on this little elegant site called Amazon. And.

[Reshma Sajani]

Sorry, I mean, Jeff's store.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Yes, Jeff's my boss.

[Reshma Sajani]

El Jefe.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Yeah, El Jefe. And El Jefe is selling this product where you take a. You take a neck pillow that doesn't have any stuffing in it, okay? And then you open up a zipper, and then you stuff it with your socks and your underwear and whatever so that you can bring more luggage.

[Reshma Sajani]

So.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

That you can sneak more luggage in without having to add to your suitcase count. And I thought, God damn it. If there wasn't a product that Jeff has made that was more for me than this, then this has got to be it. I know, but you're out.

[Reshma Sajani]

Your ass is gonna fill it with snacks, and they're gonna be like, hey, lady, I know that. Put it around your neck right now. There's a can of something.

[Tiffany Bui]

I don't care.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

What I fill it with is my goddamn business. But what I know on the Airline policy is, is that neck pillows are not considered part of luggage. So that's on you for leaving that loose.

[Reshma Sajani]

This should be on prime. I'm actually kind of pissed off at you that you're giving it to the people who pay. Like the masses need this fucking lunacy.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

No, no, they don't. Masses got enough of this. This is why you pay for premium, baby. So I got this thing, you guys. It is soft velvet fabric and then it has a zipper and you fill it with all your socks and your underwear, whatever you want. Your canned corn.

[Reshma Sajani]

The other thing, you're going to make your entire family do this too.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

That's like.

[Reshma Sajani]

It's not going to be your craziness. You're going to force your children into this behavior.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

It also comes with. Look at this wide strap. It comes with a very thick a strap that should be on a duffel bag to hold it because they know that this is going to be heavy. Okay? There's going to be, you know, bicycle helmets.

[Reshma Sajani]

Can't you save this behavior for brother with Annie? Why do you have to pull your children into this?

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Oh, my children, they must learn young. And if they're opposed to it, then pay for the ticket yourself. Get a job. Get a job that will pay thousands of dollars.

[Reshma Sajani]

This is. I have never heard of this. And the fact that, you know, we joke about like, you know, you fall in love in a hopeless place. And usually you talk about two individuals, two people who have beating hearts, but now I'm talking about such and POC and a product that Jeff sells like that that you two star crossed lovers could find one another. It's a miracle when I sit here.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Week after week and she's never been so awake.

[Reshma Sajani]

Like, she's so jazzed right now.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

You guys ridicule me.

[Reshma Sajani]

The adrenaline coursing through her veins.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Bring back Jason Mazoukaz. Oh, we are bringing. We are bringing.

[Reshma Sajani]

Oh, my God. I didn't even think. What about Jason?

[Kulap Vilaisak]

I have to say to all you mofos, you ding dongs and hoes, there is a company out in the world, okay, who is making these and making millions of dollars. Because there's so many of us out there that see the value in this product, which means by default, see the value in my lifestyle brand there. I rest my case. Your honor, I don't think we need to go to the jury.

[Reshma Sajani]

We were in court.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Why are you springing this on you? We have shown beyond a reasonable doubt that there are legions.

[Reshma Sajani]

This is coming up in our main show. I hope you know this. You're very tricky. Everyone thinks that you're just a sweet little journalist.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

You.

[Reshma Sajani]

You have your secrets.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

I don't have any secrets. Goo I wish I did.

[Reshma Sajani]

You have your lies.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

I wish I have your some of these secrets to myself and I could just keep my mouth shut but I can't. And this anti behavior takes over. And I say it's best not to let people know that you've got underwear and socks around your neck. Like keep some of the dignity that you have built over a career of being in the zeitgeist at times and let's keep some of that dignity from long ago that currency. And yet no it just here I am with underwear strapped.

[Reshma Sajani]

You called it. You called it at the very beginning that you were gonna do what Kanye Chung did in a different way though. You were gonna be in a ball gown singing and this is what this is this.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

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[Kulap Vilaisak]

Okay, so this is a remove from cart add to cart situation, but it's a very reluctant add to cart. I want to talk about garbage cans, specifically indoor kitchen garbage cans. Now what is the garbage situation in your kitchen?

[Reshma Sajani]

It's a pull out and then it's a little under a tall kitchen size. Side by side garbage and recycling and then on the counter. We of Course I have a bin for the lomi and then I have another bin for what the lomi can take, which is seeds and bones.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

What do you do with the seeds and bones?

[Reshma Sajani]

They just.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

I'm sorry, this is off topic.

[Reshma Sajani]

They. They just go into the green bin.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Okay, Got it.

[Reshma Sajani]

Yeah.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

And then.

[Tiffany Bui]

And then.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Does the under the counter have a lid?

[Reshma Sajani]

No.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Okay. Much like my. Just frustration with toilet bowl brushes. And if you've tuned into this show, I don't understand why toilet bowl brushes don't. They can't figure out a technology to keep these things cleaner. So at the beginning of the pandemic, I bought one with a UV light that supposedly cleaned it. That company has gone under. Not even just gone away into the night. So I can't buy any more of those. Much like that. My frustration with kitchen garbage cans and that we cannot figure out how to make this work. We don't put our garbage in that bin underneath because it doesn't have a lid. Right. And Mike doesn't want any garbage in their lid. So we use that for recycling. Okay. So it's just dry items and that sort of thing. And then we have a separate kitchen garbage can that's a freestanding garbage can that you put all your garbage into. And so much research. We've bought so many different garbage cans. It's really expensive garbage cans, cheaper garbage cans all the. The way. And kept returned a bunch of them. And this is the one that we settled on, which is simple, human. Great product. $140. It's a great garbage can. 11,000 plus ratings, 4.7. However. Oh, this little. Oh, I don't understand how you make a garbage can. And there are little crevices around for whatever. I don't even know what they're there for that food and liquid can get stuck into. I don't understand why. There's like a weird little divot in the lid. And you don't know it until one day there's ants going in. And you realize this whole time, the entire time you've had this freaking thing that you could take the lid off and pull it apart to then clean the inside. So all this happened because we had an ant infestation and it would not stop even if the garbage can was empty. And so we were like, what is going on? And we kind of tore this thing apart. And we realized there were all these places that food and little crumbs and juices were going into for years because we've had this garbage can for two plus years now. So that really pissed me off. You know, it's like, why? Why?

[Reshma Sajani]

Yeah, it should be completely sealed. Cause it's a trash can.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

It's trash can. And so we research. Da da da. We're going back into the lab, Mike. This has been his obsession for two weeks since I've been gone. And we're back to the same freaking garbage can. We couldn't find anything better. So what we did was we then taped all the places. Oh, man, can you believe this? And so now we have this garbage can that just has tape around it. I'm sorry. We don't want to live like this. I didn't ask. We didn't. We're not asking for this.

[Reshma Sajani]

What kind of tape?

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Like. Like really strong. Yeah. Like duct tape.

[Reshma Sajani]

Yeah.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

And I said to Mike when I came in, I was like, this is not your brand. It's not your style. What is this? Why is there tape all over this? He was like, first of all, this is a new garbage can. And I was like, what?

[Reshma Sajani]

This is.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

This is our old garbage can. He's like, hold on. He told me the whole saga while I was gone on vacation, what had happened and that he had to re. Just re. Buy the old garbage can and then duct tape it. And I thought, I mean, yeah, this is the best we can do. So it's a remove from cart. It's an add to cart. But it's also. Here's a little tip for you, Sujin.

[Reshma Sajani]

I feel like we joke about you writing a book, but the title is, this was the best we could do.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Oh, this is my favorite game. This is. This is the game that is a glue to my marriage with Mike. Some things are. Some other titles. Let me just. For your. You know, for your consideration. Now what? That was one of my favorites.

[Reshma Sajani]

What's the punctuation on that?

[Kulap Vilaisak]

No punctuation. Yeah. Yeah, just now. What?

[Reshma Sajani]

Yeah, it's really flat.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Another one I threw out there that sometimes I say things and I think it's funny, but maybe the other person who's a little bit more sensitive, let's just say, is pretend I'm dead. That's when I. I said, you come in here, you ask, hey, pretend I'm dead. What would you do if I was dead in a coffin? Stiff. Stiff as a piece of jerky. Could you figure this out yourself? Just pretend I'm dead.

[Reshma Sajani]

Pretend I'm dead. Pretend I'm dead is a pretty. That's pretty solid. I think that's. That's. That's the winner so far of the choices Pretend I'm Dead.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

The sutchin pox story pretty much sums it up.

[Reshma Sajani]

And pretend I'm dead. It's like, with your, like, smiling. It's like you smiling almost like a clown on the COVID Yeah. So happy.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

So happy. Inviting, you know, encouraging. Like, it's not a. Like, it's like a. No. Let's play a really fun game. It's my favorite game in the whole world. Are you ready for it? It's called Pretend I'm Dead. Oh, my God. Are you so excited? Okay, here's how it goes. You have a question, and then I pretend I'm dead. Isn't this fun? I'm having fun. That's good.

[Reshma Sajani]

And that's another episode of Add to Cart Premium.

[Sujin Pak]

Welcome to another bonus. Nope. Welcome to another premium episode. Keep all of that Add to Cart.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

No.

[Sujin Pak]

I am Claire, one of the producers of the show, here with Sweet sue, while Cuckoo is on break with her Sweet Bebe. And we are here looking at another TikTok brought to us from our dearest associate producer, Tiffany Bowie.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Thank goodness for Tiffany. You have signed off on TikTok.

[Sujin Pak]

I signed off. I couldn't do it.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

I mean, guys, she said now because she was spending too much time on Tick Tock. I had a lot doing this. This. This show. She had to go on a Tick Tock diet.

[Sujin Pak]

I literally had to take the app off my phone and I said, tiffany, I need you to look up Tick Tocks for Add to Cart because every time I log on for our premium content, I don't log off for four hours and the work day is over, and I haven't completed any other work.

[Reshma Sajani]

So here we are again.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Again. Which is why I don't do TikTok.

[Sujin Pak]

Yes. Do not do.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

I know that. I know that about myself.

[Sujin Pak]

Cool up. Knew. She knew that about both of us.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

But this is enough. I get it. I. We get this every. Every few weeks, I get to see the biggest. Like, I. I don't. I'm in the know, you know, without having to lift a finger. And that's. That's really where the kernel of my life, you know, sits, is how do I get the most done without doing Jack? Anyway.

[Reshma Sajani]

Yep.

[Sujin Pak]

Okay, so this one is. It's. It's a crying. It's crying makeup. The trend was started by Zoe Kim Keneally. I hope I say I'm saying her name right. So we're just gonna watch crying makeup. Yeah, we'll just. We'll just take.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Understand what this means. But that's the beauty of tick Tock.

[Sujin Pak]

Exactly.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Okay, here we go. So this one is for the unstable girlies. You know how we look good when we cry? It just comes with the territory. But anyway, if you're not in the.

[Reshma Sajani]

Mood to cry, here's how to get the liquid makeup. Okay, so we want that puffy, soft lip.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Right.

[Reshma Sajani]

We're going in with a soft spoken.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Lip by M Cosmetics. Blurring the edges with a brush and then going back in with a neutral liner. Next, it's really a monochromatic moment. I'm going in with the double cheeked.

[Reshma Sajani]

Up palette by Fenty Beauty. Over my eyes, under my eyes, on.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

My cheeks, and of course, my nose. Next, we're recreating that glisten in our eyes with some liquid glitter on the bottom lash line. And my favorite vinyl effect by About Face.

[Reshma Sajani]

Put it where you want shine.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

The cupid's bow is a great area. The lashes gotta be curled. Okay.

[Reshma Sajani]

It just leaves the look, but most.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Of all, the gloss. So it's makeup that makes you look like you cried beautifully.

[Sujin Pak]

Yes.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

In front of the camera. Glisten, because post cry for the rest of us, it looks like a shredded paper towel. And that's not this look.

[Sujin Pak]

I look like I just ingested something that I'm highly allergic to.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Yeah, no, I. I look. No, I look like a shredded paper towel. I mean, nothing about it. It's all jagged edges. Not everything is dry. Everything hives. You know, it's textured.

[Sujin Pak]

Yeah.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

So this is a different type of crying. This is a. Oh, I'm. I'm a model.

[Sujin Pak]

This is how the young people cry.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

This is how young people cry.

[Sujin Pak]

Let's watch another one.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Okay.

[Sujin Pak]

Oh, there's more.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Watch this all day.

[Sujin Pak]

Yes, exactly.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

This is fascinating. Okay, go.

[Sujin Pak]

Okay.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Oh, God. What is she doing? Sexy crying makeup for the depressed girlies. Oh, my God. I like this one because she added kind of a bottom mascara that's a little bit smeared.

[Sujin Pak]

Yes. Yeah, she has. So. So there was only music for that one, but we couldn't describe it. So the final product is. I mean, she does look beautiful. She has tears streaming down her face, which can only be described as, like. As streaks of, like, white glitter. Very red, puffy.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Like the tip of her. The tip of her nose is red. Her eyes are in monochromatic. It's kind of blush, you know, up on top and below because she's been wubbing her woo woo wise quieting.

[Sujin Pak]

Yeah, yeah, Lots of quiet.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

She's got a lot of gloss in her lip because maybe some of that glitter snot but it's. But it's so gorgeous, though, because it's glitter snot, not normal snot.

[Sujin Pak]

Yep, it's right, because that's the other thing is that when these. When the young people are crying gorgeously, all of their snot is glittered.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

So this is really just sad fairies. Is that what this is?

[Sujin Pak]

Just like pixie crying?

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Oh, is this another one?

[Sujin Pak]

Oh, yeah, we got one more. I'm sorry. I'm sorry to keep.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

No, no, no. I want to see another one. I want to see another because I think people's interpretation of this is fascinating because some people go really all out, you know, glitter tears. So I. I want to see what this version of crying makeup.

[Sujin Pak]

Yeah, yeah. Same, same, same. Okay, here we go.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Hold on. I have to try that look. I swear to God, Tick Tock always comes up with, like, a new makeup trend every two weeks, and I am participating in each and every single one of those trends. And I'm gonna start off with this illuminating primer because, you know, you get kind of glazy and sweaty after you cry. I'm just using the Maxtra cream, and today we are skipping all of the foundation, concealer, whatever. I'm just gonna go ahead and use this shake lip pigment by all glows. This is in the shade hibiscus right on the top points of my cheeks like that and a little bit on my eyes. Okay. Add a little on my under eyes like that and just blend it out. I did my brows off cam and comment down below if you want to see how I do my brows onto the eyes. Just going to take a little bit of black eyeshadow on a pencil brush and smoke it out. Just smudge it out. It looks like you've been crying with mascara on. And that is the look that we want. And here's the finished look. What do we think? I feel like this look snaps. I love it. I love this Trend. So that TikTok creator, I love that that they explained each step, you know, which was kind of nice. Sometimes, like, when you're looking at a new makeup trend, you're. You have to deconstruct it. And if you're not a makeup person, that's really hard to do. I have some thoughts. Number one, I cry every day at some point, and I don't look like that, nor do I want people to know that I've cried. I cry silently, usually in a dark laundry room or in my car, and I do that for a reason. Number two, this. This trend of crying makeup. I'm not Quite sure. I mean, it's giving me damsel in distress vibes, which makes me a little uncomfortable.

[Sujin Pak]

Yeah.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

And because of that, I cannot get down with this trend.

[Sujin Pak]

This is a remove from cart.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Remove from cart. Also, this whole shit is sliding off your face the. The second you leave the house. I don't care how much glitter, how much gloss, like, it all looks perfect for a TikTok. But, like, you're at Whole Foods and, you know, you get sprayed with some vegetable spray and you're done. That's it.

[Sujin Pak]

It's off.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

What do you think?

[Sujin Pak]

I feel about this trend the same way I feel about fake eyelashes, which have. Are a really big trend right now. But, like, if you take fake eyelashes out out of the context of being an it thing right now, they make young women look like dolls in like a kind of a scary way. And it. To me, I just don't like the trend.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Yeah, I agree with you. I don't think it's too deep. I think that's kind of the root of it. Right. Like you said it. It's like pixies crying. But, like, we all know how problematic. The manic pixie gal in, you know, film. Yeah.

[Sujin Pak]

Manic pixie dream girl.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Yeah. Manic pixie dream girl did not lead to good places for a whole generation of women. So I don't know. I mean, I think it's cute. I love that it's on tick tock for a moment. And that's what tick tock is.

[Sujin Pak]

Yeah.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

You know, it's just a yearbook photo. Yeah.

[Sujin Pak]

Honestly, what I like is that it just looks like people are slugging and then not taking it off.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

And that's just one less step. Exactly.

[Sujin Pak]

That's how I'm gonna interpret this, is that I'm gonna slug at night, I'm a slug in the morning, and then I'm just gonna go to work to the we work where I'm currently sitting crying.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

And everyone's like, whoa, Claire is upset.

[Sujin Pak]

With Vaseline on my face. And be like, no, no, this is cry makeup.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

It's crying makeup. Crying makeup. It's a trend. It's crying makeup. She's so cool.

[Sujin Pak]

Everyone's like, yeah, I'm extremely trendy right now. I'm crying. It's my makeup. And people are like, tears are falling down. I'm like, very good makeup. I'm extremely talented. Thank you.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

You.

[Sujin Pak]

Thank you.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

And it's glitter, so it's.

[Sujin Pak]

Yeah, my tears are made of glitter. Okay, great. Well, it seems like both of us are removing this one from Cart. So that's it for this week. Thanks for listening to our premium content. What are we adding or removing from Tick Tock with Sue and Claire next time. Cool will probably be here. Maybe. We don't know.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

We don't.

[Sujin Pak]

See you next time. We don't.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Bye 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 in Apple Podcasts.

[Reshma Sajani]

Add to Cart is a production of Lemonade Media. Our producers are Keegan Zema and Tiffany Bui. Brian Castillo is our engineer.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

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

[Reshma Sajani]

Be sure to check out all the items we mentioned today on our Instagram D2Cart Pod. Follow add to Cart wherever you get your podcast or listen ad free on Amazon Music with your prime membership.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Hi everyone.

[Reshma Sajani]

Gloria Rivera here, and we are back for another season of no One Is Coming to Save Us, a podcast about America's childcare crisis. This season we're delving deep into five critical issues facing our country through the lens of child care, poverty, mental health, housing, climate change, and the public school system. By exploring these connections, we aim to highlight that childcare is not an isolated issue, but one that influences all facets of American life. Season four of no One Is Coming to Save Us is out now, wherever.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

You get your podcasts. Why, hello there. This is your pal Sarah Silverman, you know, the standup comic that's not afraid of a diarrhea joke. Oh my God, I'm so brave. I hope you're enjoying this podcast that you're listening to.

[Reshma Sajani]

I am just dropping in here to.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Let you know about another podcast I think you'd like, and it's called the Sarah Silverman Podcast. Each week, listeners from all over the world call in and they ask me for advice or they talk about something going on in their life.

[Reshma Sajani]

Anything.

[Kulap Vilaisak]

Their silliest, grossest, deepest, darkest situations. And then I respond, whether I'm qualified to or not. Go ahead, search for the Sarah Silverman Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.

[Reshma Sajani]

Bye.