Space Chips and Halloween Treats: The Lightning Round Discussion
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Lakshman Lakshmanan and Chris Creyts discuss: This podcast episode dives into the intersection of retail and entertainment, focusing on horror movies set in retail environments, with Chris Creyts leading the discussion. Anne shares her pick, "Bad Santa," and provides an intriguing behind-the-scenes fact about Billy Bob Thornton's performance. The conversation then shifts to a lighter topic as they explore food preferences in space, with Anne advocating for Quest Protein chips and Lakshman championing Doritos. Halloween candy rankings stir up some debate, especially when Lakshman's surprising choice of Hershey's Kisses takes center stage. The episode concludes with a humorous critique of LinkedIn posts, highlighting the oddities of office-themed memes that have no place in a professional networking space, showcasing the group's shared frustrations with social media content.
Takeaways:
- Chris Creyts and Anne discussed their favorite movies filmed in retail settings, with Anne choosing 'Bad Santa'.
- Anne shared an interesting fact about 'Bad Santa' that Billy Bob Thornton was actually drunk during filming.
- Doritos recently made headlines with their first ad filmed in space, featuring crunching sounds from astronauts.
- Lakshman posed the question of what food would be taken into space, leading to a discussion on chips.
- Anne recommended Quest Protein chips as a nutritious alternative to Doritos, claiming they taste similar.
- The podcast delved into Halloween candy preferences, revealing that Hershey's Kisses ranked surprisingly high for one participant.
Companies mentioned in this episode:
- Doritos
- Quest
For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/k5dEe64NBUE
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Transcript
Question one goes to you, Chris Kreitz.
Chris Kreitz:Retail Brew recently released their list of the best horror movies set inside retail destinations.
Chris Kreitz:What is the best movie shot in a retail location?
Chris Kreitz:And I'll give you extra credit if it's horror or Halloween related.
Anne:I'm going to.
Anne:Thank you, Anne.
Anne:I'm going to decline the extra credit and go.
Anne:I'm going to lower the bar here.
Chris Kreitz:That's just fine.
Chris Kreitz:That's just fine.
Chris Kreitz:That's just fine.
Anne:I'm going to go with Bad Santa, the classic retail Santa.
Anne:And then I'll add a fun fact to try and get back some of the extra credit that I.
Chris Kreitz:Okay, okay, we're accepting.
Anne:We're accepting Billy Bob Thornton actually was drunk on set during that scene to play up the role of being the drunken Santa in the department store.
Anne:So.
Chris Kreitz:Oh, my God.
Anne:Some points back, how do we sign.
Chris Kreitz:Up for that job?
Lakshman:Yeah, right.
Chris Kreitz:That would be about that movie in a while.
Lakshman:Yeah.
Lakshman:I gotta find a quote from that movie for our newsletter.
Lakshman:All right, Chris, back to you.
Lakshman:Doritos on Monday released its first ad, filmed in space, and it is filled with the sound of astronauts crunching down on the brand's first ever chips to leave the planet.
Lakshman:If you were to take one food into space with you, what would it be?
Anne:That's a good question.
Anne:I'm gonna go.
Anne:There's a new chip that's very similar to Doritos.
Anne:They're called Quest Protein chips.
Anne:They're made out of whey protein.
Anne:It's 20 grams of protein, 140 calories.
Anne:It tastes just like a Dorito.
Anne:They're fantastic.
Anne:Yeah.
Anne:Really good.
Anne:You have to check them out.
Chris Kreitz:All right, I'm going to try it.
Chris Kreitz:I don't know.
Chris Kreitz:I don't know if I can believe that a whey protein chip is going to give me the satisfaction of Doritos.
Chris Kreitz:But I'll give it a shot.
Speaker D:Hold, hold on.
Lakshman:And of all the food, that's what you take into space with you, Chris.
Anne:They're really good.
Lakshman:You love them that much?
Lakshman:That's funny because my answer is Doritos too.
Lakshman:So.
Lakshman:Okay, I can buy that.
Lakshman:I guess if they're that good, I got to try them.
Lakshman:Yeah.
Anne:All right.
Chris Kreitz:All right, Lakshman, we're going to you now.
Chris Kreitz:It's almost Halloween.
Chris Kreitz:Very simple.
Chris Kreitz:Rank your top three Halloween candies.
Speaker D:Oh, boy.
Speaker D:Of course, you know, there is Sour Patch, there is Skittles, there is M.
Speaker D:And M is my personal favorite of mine is Hershey's Kisses, so.
Chris Kreitz:Hershey's Kisses.
Speaker D:Yes.
Lakshman:Wow.
Chris Kreitz:Okay, that's number one.
Chris Kreitz:What's two and three?
Chris Kreitz:Sour Patch Kids and Skittles.
Speaker D:And the second would be.
Speaker D:Yeah, second would be Skittles and third would be, you know, probably Sour Patch.
Speaker D:Yeah.
Chris Kreitz:Oh my God.
Chris Kreitz:I love.
Chris Kreitz:I'm with you on Sour Patch.
Chris Kreitz:I don't know about the Hershey Kiss, though, man.
Lakshman:Wow, that's so random.
Lakshman:One of those is not like the other two.
Lakshman:That's so crazy.
Lakshman:That Hershey Kiss leads the pack.
Lakshman:All right, Last one.
Lakshman:Lakshman.
Lakshman:LinkedIn lunatics A 670,000 member Reddit community devoted to, quote, insufferable LinkedIn content has made it.
Lakshman:Made it its mission to poke fun at insufferable LinkedIn posts that have no business being shared on a business to business networking site.
Lakshman:What is the most audacious post you recall reading online?
Lakshman:LinkedIn that you wish was not on the platform?
Speaker D:Yeah, LinkedIn is like kitchen sink.
Speaker D:I say if you don't pay attention to it, it gets like really nasty in a few, in a few weeks.
Speaker D:So you have to continuously keep cleaning it and maintaining it.
Speaker D:But for me, I think, you know, all of the advertisements around, you know, hey, here are the new products, et cetera, those are fine, but teaching life lessons through memes, that is one that probably crosses the boundary for me.
Lakshman:Got it?
Lakshman:Yes, got it.
Lakshman:Yes.
Chris Kreitz:I feel like Lakshman has an example in mind that I'd love him to share with us.
Speaker D:Well, there is this one meme where there was the office and I think they had something along the lines of how teamwork is dreamwork or something like that, which was completely weird.
Speaker D:And using that particular frame to help explain.
Speaker D:Well, it's like weird because we know the dysfunctions of office, so let's.
Speaker D:Yeah, we love both, but they have to live in separate universes.
Lakshman:Yeah, 100%.
Lakshman:Yeah, that.
Lakshman:That's always my pet peeve too is the pithy like, sayings that come out on LinkedIn which like apply to every leadership situation and anywhere in the world.
Lakshman:That always drives me nuts too.
Lakshman:All right, well, thanks you both.
