Lightning Round: Crocs Go Pro, Harry Potter Donuts & Back-to-School Pawn Shopping | Fast Five Shorts
Chris and Anne tackle the week's quirkiest retail stories in rapid-fire format! Sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso.
From NFL-themed Crocs to Harry Potter donuts and pawn shops becoming back-to-school destinations, discover the unexpected retail trends shaping consumer behavior.
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Topics: NFL merchandise, specialty donuts, alternative shopping, fair food trends
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Transcript
All right, Chris, let's close it out with a lightning round.
Speaker A:Number one question for you.
Speaker A:The NFL and Crocs are teaming up this season to bring fans special Crocs emblazoned with the logos and colors of their favorite teams.
Speaker A:What are the chances that the Arizona Cardinals pair, once it's created, will make it as your winter house shoes?
Speaker B:Oh, probably.
Speaker B:Probably zero on my account.
Speaker B:But I could see someone purchasing those for me because you know why for me.
Speaker B:And I. I'm riding or dying with my new UFO sleep slides.
Speaker B:Those things are okay.
Speaker B:They're your legs in no time, man, you're running.
Speaker B:They're great.
Speaker B:All right.
Speaker B:Limited edition Harry Potter donuts arrived at Krispy Kreme shops across across the US this week.
Speaker B:If you were a donut, and this is a question I've always wanted to ask you, if you were a donut, what donut would you be and why and how would you spell donut?
Speaker A:Oh, God, so many questions in this.
Speaker A:I guess I always spell donut with the G H, like donut, not the D O, N, U T. I feel like it's a one of the most supreme pastries, so you got to give it all the letters.
Speaker A:I think that if I were to be a donut, I was thinking I think I would be like a cruller because I think that it's the most beautiful of the donuts and it just looks like a piece of art that is edible.
Speaker A:Edible art.
Speaker A:So that's what I would choose.
Speaker A:A glazed cruller.
Speaker B:Interesting.
Speaker B:So the cruller is the most beautiful donut.
Speaker B:I'm curious if other people agree with that.
Speaker B:Let us know your thoughts.
Speaker B:What is the most beautiful donut?
Speaker B:I've never thought about that.
Speaker A:Oh yeah, I think it's like art though.
Speaker A:Beauty is in the eye of the donut holder.
Speaker A:You just, you need to decide what, what is the most beautiful.
Speaker A:Some.
Speaker A:It might be sprinkles that do it for some people.
Speaker A:For me, it's like the beautiful crown pattern of a cruller.
Speaker B:Yeah, it's in the either not or the nut holder, depending on how you want to spell it.
Speaker A:That's right.
Speaker A:That's right.
Speaker A:Okay, Chris.
Speaker A:New data from CNN Business showed that pawn shops are the newest destinations for back to school shopping because goods like laptops and electronics are more affordable there and free from tariff price hikes.
Speaker A:Have you ever purchased or sought out anything from a pawn shop, Chris?
Speaker A:And if so, what was it?
Speaker B:No, you know, I've never even actually, I don't think I've Even been inside of a pawn shop, Ann, Ever?
Speaker B:I think I've.
Speaker B:No, I don't think so.
Speaker B:I can't remember, though.
Speaker B:I don't think I have.
Speaker B:I. I've never even been to the Pawn Star shop in Vegas.
Speaker B:I've always wanted to go, but now I've just looked through the window.
Speaker B:There's one.
Speaker B:Is one in Del Mar on San Clemente in San Clemente that I walk by all the time.
Speaker B:I look through the window of the sports memorabilia, but I never have.
Speaker B:Have you ever bought anything from a pawn shop?
Speaker A:Oh, God, yes.
Speaker A:It's like one of the best places to go explore and thrift.
Speaker A:Like, there's just.
Speaker A:You never know what you're going to find in there.
Speaker A:Great jewelry, usually.
Speaker A:Yeah, there's.
Speaker A:I mean, it makes sense.
Speaker A:And it makes sense that people are going to pawn shops.
Speaker A:That's a great option for people.
Speaker A:100% given.
Speaker A:Given how much the cost of things is going up as I just completed my round one of school shopping last week, so we might be heading to the pawn shop ourselves.
Speaker B:All right, last one.
Speaker B:The Minnesota State Fair is also right around the corner.
Speaker B:In addition to going back to school, what food on a stick are you most excited to procure?
Speaker A:I am not a fair person.
Speaker A:Every year.
Speaker A:I don't go every year.
Speaker A:Handle it.
Speaker A:I might go this year on Saturday, there's an atmospheric concert and like, bringing back all the old hip hop artists from the 90s that I loved.
Speaker A:And in that case, I will probably get a pickle on a stick.
Speaker A:There's like a pickle dog.
Speaker A:It's so good.
Speaker A:It's like a pickle that's wrapped in corned beef and like, cream cheese is on the outside of the pickle.
Speaker A:It's.
Speaker A:It's a delicacy.
Speaker A:It's so wonderful.
Speaker A:Those are my favorite things, like salty and briny.
Speaker A:It's great.
Speaker B:I gotta remember not to take a sip of coffee when I ask you questions at the Lightning Round because I will spit it all over my computer there.
Speaker B:All right.
Speaker A:You're not a.
Speaker A:No, no pickle on a stick for you.
Speaker A:No.
Speaker B:God.
Speaker B:A pick on a stick, maybe, but when you talked about it wrapped in, like, pastrami and cream cheese, I want to like in my mouth.
Speaker B:Oh, my God, that sounds horrible.
Speaker B:And I love pastrami and I love a pastrami sandwich, but that does not sound good to me at all.
