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

Last call at Bahama Breeze: Shoddy Goods 084

The chain dining landscape gets a little more generic

Feb 17 • Jason Toon

The training wheels are off: Shoddy Goods 083

A metaphor that will outlive the thing itself

Feb 10 • Jason Toon

Thrift stores are not dumping grounds: Shoddy Goods 082

Why 90% of donations never make it to the shop floor

Feb 3 • Jason Toon

January 2026

The dance of King Vitaman: Shoddy Goods 081

How a vaudeville hoofer shuffled his way into breakfast royalty

Jan 27 • Jason Toon

50 years of the Big Gulp: Shoddy Goods 080

The fountain soda that changed everything

Jan 20 • Jason Toon

Little lost lamb: Shoddy Goods 079

America's forgotten meat

Jan 13 • Jason Toon

Dictabelt was there: Shoddy Goods 078

Capturing history with the Forrest Gump of office supplies

Jan 6 • Jason Toon

December 2025

Whether vein: Shoddy Goods 077

Are IV hangover treatments worth it?

Dec 30, 2025 • Jason Toon

Family Christmas pajamas: Shoddy Goods 076

The midcentury "tradition" that embarrassed a million kids

Dec 23, 2025 • Jason Toon

The zither craze: Shoddy Goods 075

An exotic instrument strikes a chord in '50s America

Dec 16, 2025 • Jason Toon

Math… For Her: Shoddy Goods 074

A calculator for women? Really?

Dec 9, 2025 • Jason Toon

Michelin dining for cheapskates: Shoddy Goods 073

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

Dec 2, 2025 • Jason Toon

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