Have you heard this week's semi festive Flash throughout the days on WRKO? If not, no worries, you can take a listen, here:
Yes, it's true...Toys 'R' Us kids can rejoice (including me and my husband) again because they are coming back with their first brick and mortar store since they closed their hundreds of stores after filing for bankruptcy! I think it's great since there really is no other big nationwide toy store that parents and kids can physically go to that was on the same level as Toys 'R' Us. Sure there are department stores like Walmart and Target but no large scale nationwide toy stores. Some are lucky to have local mom and pop toy stores which are great but we do need a big nationwide toy store. Sure the first big flagship store is further away from us here in New England but it's a start and by start I mean literally more are coming (even if they are mini stores within stores) to Macy's stores throughout the country.
Where are all the peppermint candy canes?! So I guess it's not just me! I was seriously looking for more peppermint candy canes for some of my specialty baked goods and I could not find plain candy canes at any of the stores I went to! I thought it was just my area but apparently it's not...there is legit a shortage like there is for many other goods due largely in part to supply chain issues. I'm lucky I got SOME peppermint candy canes. Not as much as I would have wanted to for my baking needs but it's something. I grabbed them early on when I first saw them come out and now I'm glad I did because when I went to look a couple weeks later they were all gone. That's never happened before...until now!
Lay's flavored...Vodka? Yup. That's the potato chip company's latest endeavor. You can make vodka from potatoes so that is exactly what Lay's is doing! The same tasty potatoes that are used for their chips will be used for their vodka. Now, the spirit will not be flavored like any of their unique potato chips, it will just be traditional flavored vodka. I'm not sure I would be running out to buy Lay's vodka. I'm sure they are betting on their brand name to grab people but as far as good spirits go I'd be going with a Tito's vodka or Grey Goose before I grab the Lay's but that's just me. How about you?
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