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

How the Woot was lost: Shoddy Goods 052

When big normal companies buy weird little ones

Jul 8, 2025 • Jason Toon

Disc-continued: Shoddy Goods 060

Will there ever be a new physical media format?

Sep 2, 2025 • Jason Toon

RIP Big Lots, or not: Shoddy Goods 028

A zombie brand staggers on

Jan 21, 2025 • Jason Toon

Showbags: Shoddy Goods 038

A peculiarly Australian retail phenomenon

Apr 1, 2025 • Jason Toon

Oreo vs. Aldi: Shoddy Goods 048

A brief history of Aldi trademark lawsuits

Jun 10, 2025 • Jason Toon

Next-level ranch: Shoddy Goods 039

A Hidden Valley press release pours it on thick

Apr 9, 2025 • Jason Toon

Electric kettles take America: Shoddy Goods 063

Why this overseas fixture is finally catching on

Sep 23, 2025 • Jason Toon

Scotch type: Shoddy Goods 061

The ethnic caricature that didn't stick

Sep 9, 2025 • Jason Toon

Radio Nurse: Shoddy Goods 019

The fine-art origins of the baby monitor

Nov 19, 2024 • Jason Toon

VCRs for rent: Shoddy Goods 087

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

Mar 10 • Jason Toon

Vanitory dreams: Shoddy Goods 027

When Formica took glamour to the bathroom

Jan 14, 2025 • Jason Toon

Teenage factory starlets: Shoddy Goods 012

Meet the genius auteur of Estonian advertising

Oct 1, 2024 • Jason Toon

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