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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00:00 - Untitled
00:00 - Intro to Retail Horror Films
00:02 - Best Movies Set in Retail Locations
00:07 - Choosing the Best Retail Movie
00:25 - Famous Retail Movie: Bad Santa
00:57 - Doritos in Space: A New Ad
01:07 - Food to Take into Space
01:51 - Top Three Halloween Candies
02:31 - LinkedIn's Insufferable Content
04:02 - Outro and Final Thoughts
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.
