Archive - Shoddy Goods, from meh.com, by Jason Toon

Family Christmas pajamas: Shoddy Goods 076

The midcentury "tradition" that embarrassed a million kids

Dec 23 • Jason Toon

The zither craze: Shoddy Goods 075

An exotic instrument strikes a chord in '50s America

Dec 16 • Jason Toon

Math… For Her: Shoddy Goods 074

A calculator for women? Really?

Dec 9 • Jason Toon

Michelin dining for cheapskates: Shoddy Goods 073

What's the cheapest Michelin-starred meal in America?

Dec 2 • Jason Toon

November 2025

Inventor or conman?: Shoddy Goods 072

The case of Ducky McCaleb and the self-rocking crib

Nov 25 • Jason Toon

Capri vs. Capri: Shoddy Goods 071

An Italian island fights a cigarette brand over their name

Nov 18 • Jason Toon

Mr. Coffee Nerves: Shoddy Goods 070

FTC thwarts dastardly supervillain!

Nov 11 • Jason Toon

3D-printed food is normal: Shoddy Goods 069

And it might be coming to your kitchen

Nov 4 • Jason Toon

October 2025

Halloween's Least Wanted: Shoddy Goods 068

The mystery of peanut butter kisses: an investigation

Oct 28 • Jason Toon

Look back in vapor: Shoddy Goods 067

When I tried the first e-cigs at CES 2008

Oct 21 • Jason Toon

Kellogg's gets visual: Shoddy Goods 066

The birth of the cereal box as we know it

Oct 14 • Jason Toon

For whom the beep tolls: Shoddy Goods 065

Did we know pagers would change everything?

Oct 7 • Jason Toon

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