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

The Beatles and the Nothing Box: Shoddy Goods 093

Did Hammacher Schlemmer help break up the greatest band of all time?

Apr 21 • Jason Toon

Porta-Fi: Shoddy Goods 092

Why we don't listen to music over electrical wires

Apr 14 • Jason Toon

Mark Littell's Nutty Buddy: Shoddy Goods 091

The big league pitcher who invented his own cup

Apr 7 • Jason Toon

March 2026

The Breakfast Machine: Shoddy Goods 090

The "'50s" appliance that's actually from the '90s

Mar 31 • Jason Toon

I Heart Ihopplebee's: Shoddy Goods 089

Combo restaurants come back for seconds

Mar 24 • Jason Toon

The Easter Bilby: Shoddy Goods 088

Australia's native chocolate-bunny alternative

Mar 17 • Jason Toon

VCRs for rent: Shoddy Goods 087

The can't-miss '80s idea that missed

Mar 10 • Jason Toon

The lost sound of Gap: Shoddy Goods 086

One Gap fan's quest to collect every instore playlist

Mar 5 • Jason Toon

February 2026

Jets to Berlin: Shoddy Goods 085

How Germany wooed American tourists after World War II

Feb 24 • 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

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