Shoddy Goods, from meh.com, by Jason Toon

Shoddy Goods, from meh.com, by Jason Toon

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Who is the Ale Man? Shoddy Goods 119
Ballantine pitches "beer's big brother" to midcentury men
Oct 20 • Jason Toon
The Saga of Decaf: Shoddy Goods 118
War, fate, and why decaf pots have orange handles
Oct 13 • Jason Toon
The Jarts ban was good, actually: Shoddy Goods 117
The facts behind a “regulation gone wild” myth
Oct 6 • Jason Toon

September 2026

The experimental fake meat of the '70s: Shoddy Goods 116
And why "bacon" bits were the last TVP standing
Sep 29 • Jason Toon
The DIY origins of the salad bar: Shoddy Goods 115
From dinner party labor-saver to sneeze-guarded fast-casual fixture
Sep 22 • Jason Toon
Do not remove under penalty of law: Shoddy Goods 114
The mattress tag that terrified a generation
Sep 15 • Jason Toon
J. Peterman's last ride: Shoddy Goods 113
Will retail's greatest storyteller be one of the last?
Sep 8 • Jason Toon
Insurance mascot devolution: Shoddy Goods 112
How we got from Gibraltar to Liberty Biberty
Sep 1 • Jason Toon

August 2026

Back to digital: Shoddy Goods 111
How I learned to love 2000s tech (again)
Aug 25 • Jason Toon
Tear gas pens: Shoddy Goods 110
They seemed like a good idea at the time
Aug 18 • Jason Toon
Lost burger kingdoms: Shoddy Goods 109
The fast-food pantheons that challenged McDonaldland, and failed
Aug 11 • Jason Toon
The radium craze: Shoddy Goods 108
The Roaring Twenties' most toxic fad
Aug 4 • Jason Toon
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