Lightning Round: Netflix In Theaters, Hot Santa, NFL Yoga Pants & Red Bull Advent | Fast Five Shorts
Chris and Anne tackle the week's quirkiest retail stories: Netflix bringing Stranger Things' finale to theaters, Target's Weirdly Hot Santa returns for year two, Lululemon's NFL licensing sparks more debate, and Red Bull drops a $50 advent calendar. Fast takes, sharp opinions, and laughs from retail's most entertaining podcast duo.
Sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso.
🔔 Follow for weekly lightning rounds!
For the full episode head here
#strangerthings #targetholiday #redbull #retailmarketing #holidaycampaigns #lightninground #omnitalk
Let's go to the lightning round.
Speaker ANetflix is bringing back Stranger Things, but in a new strategic move, the finale will be available in select theaters versus just on streaming devices.
Speaker AWill you go see the finale on the big screen, Chris?
Speaker AOoh.
Speaker BYou know, at first, yes and no.
Speaker BI think I'll watch it at home first, and then I'll go see it on the big screen.
Speaker AOh, okay.
Speaker ASo double feature.
Speaker AYou want to.
Speaker AYou want to see both of them in both spots?
Speaker BYeah, yeah, yeah, for sure.
Speaker BAnd it also depends on how good it is.
Speaker BSo then if I like it, then I can go to the theater.
Speaker BIf I think it sucks, I can save my money.
Speaker BThat's.
Speaker BThat's my plan.
Speaker AAnd.
Speaker BAll right, Weirdly Hot Santa is back for the second year in a row.
Speaker BMy question for you is, is he any more or less hot the second time around?
Speaker AYeah, I mean, I feel like he's this.
Speaker AI. I saw him and I was like, oh, there's the cute Santa again.
Speaker AThey're doing the cute Santa campaign.
Speaker AThat's.
Speaker AI don't mind it.
Speaker AI'm not.
Speaker AI'm here for it.
Speaker AThat's okay.
Speaker AMust have done well because they're doing it for the second year in a row, so I don't know.
Speaker AIs it the same actor?
Speaker AI didn't even look at that.
Speaker BYeah, it's the same guy.
Speaker AYeah, same guy.
Speaker ASame guy.
Speaker ASo it's just like he's just getting a glow up from year to year.
Speaker BYeah, I don't even know if he's getting a glow up.
Speaker BHe's just getting a return appearance, you know?
Speaker BAnd for those watching.
Speaker BThose listening and watching, this was our number one YouTube short last year.
Speaker AWas.
Speaker BAnd talking about Weirdly Hot Santa.
Speaker BSo, yeah, you're thinking he's equally hot as he was last year.
Speaker AI mean, yeah, I stopped.
Speaker AI stopped to listen to the ad.
Speaker ASo I guess, like the one of him in the chalet or whatever, I was like, all right, I'm here.
Speaker ALet's finish talking about getting ready for.
Speaker AFor the holidays, I guess.
Speaker AWeirdly Hot Santa making his debut.
Speaker ALike, great for this guy.
Speaker AI mean, he was probably like a D list actor before this, and now he's Hot Santa two years in a row.
Speaker ACongrats.
Speaker BYou're telling.
Speaker BYou're telling our audience you want to ride in Weirdly Hot Santa's sleigh tonight?
Speaker BThat's what you're saying?
Speaker BThat you would know.
Speaker AIf I want to ride in a sleigh, I'll.
Speaker AI'll keep the space between me and the TV screen.
Speaker AGlass Here.
Speaker AI don't know that I feel.
Speaker AYeah, I don't know that I'm riding in a sleigh, but I'll.
Speaker AI'll be here to listen to what he wants to pitch me for Black Friday at Target.
Speaker ASure.
Speaker AAll right.
Speaker AAll right, Chris, as we mentioned earlier, Lululemon is now licensing product with the NFL.
Speaker ADoes this make you want to change where you're sourcing your Cardinals gear?
Speaker BNo, absolutely not.
Speaker BAnd more so because of the Cardinals.
Speaker BBecause the Cardinals are terrible.
Speaker BThey're atrocious.
Speaker BI'm a lifelong 30 year fan of them and they're terrible.
Speaker BAnd it's so depressing.
Speaker BSo I don't even want to talk about this anymore.
Speaker BAnd.
Speaker AAll right.
Speaker BRed Bull is reportedly dropping a 2025 advent calendar this year.
Speaker BThe Cardinal.
Speaker BThe Cardinal.
Speaker BThe calendar will include 24 cans of various flavors and cost between 45 and $50, reportedly.
Speaker BWhen was the last time you had a Red Bull?
Speaker BAnd when you did, did give.
Speaker BDid it give you wings and.
Speaker AProbably college.
Speaker AI mean, I just.
Speaker BNo way.
Speaker AI don't think I've had a Red Bull.
Speaker AThere's no way.
Speaker BCollege.
Speaker AI don't really.
Speaker AI mean, not.
Speaker AI honestly cannot tell you that.
Speaker AI. I've never been a fan of the taste of it.
Speaker AIt'.
Speaker AI was never into Red Bull to begin with, so I. I would much rather do a coffee drink or something else, or an espresso Martini.
Speaker AThat would be my go to instead of a Red Bull and vodka or anything like that.
Speaker AIt's not.
Speaker ANot my jam.
Speaker ANever has been, really.
Speaker BNever had like the late night at the bar and you're like, just struggling to keep up and you're like, I need a Red Bull and vodka.
Speaker ANo, I think I would go for like a soda of some kind, like a Coca Cola or Diet Coke or something.
Speaker AThat would be my go to.
Speaker AAnd I'm dancing usually by that point, so I don't need any more caffeine.
Speaker AI'm.
Speaker AI'm just using natural endorphins to keep me going at the bar.
Speaker ASo that's if I've made it out that far.
Speaker AMaybe my son will take on my genetics and he'll be partying until midnight this weekend.
Speaker AWho knows?
Speaker BYeah.
Speaker BWell, I remember mine vividly.
Speaker BIt was 2007, because the last time I had what I blacked out and do not remember how I got home.
Speaker BIt was a crazy story, which is a story for another time at another venue.
