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Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!

Forever35/Caroline Mosswww.geethanksjustboughtit.com
Ever bought something you loved SO much that you couldn't stop telling everyone about it? Host Caroline Moss invites interesting, smart, and savvy guests to evangelize their favorite buys in the hopes of helping you become a smarter, more informed shopper. From portable phone chargers to candles to linen overalls and everything in between, this is the show where we talk about what WE just bought and what YOU might need to buy next.

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Episodes

Ep 191: Beach Pants and Oura Rings

Shop the Ricki Beach Club collection! Follow Gee Thanks! on Instagram for daily sales, exclusive discount codes, and more life-changing recommendations. Join the Gee Thanks! Facebook community to give and get life-changing recommendations of your own. Listen to Gee Thanks, Just Bought It! wherever you listen to podcasts. We’re taking a break from consistently recording new episodes right now, but you have almost 200 eps to listen to in the meantime! Shop Gee Thanks! recs in our Amazon Store and ...

Jun 24, 202436 min

Ep 190: Buy the Disco Ball (It's Going To Be Okay)

Caroline Moss shares her favorite gift she got during her divorce and why it felt more meaningful than anything else she purchased during her grief shopping sprees. Buy your disco ball here. Caroline Moss runs the online community Gee Thanks Just Bought It and shares tips on shopping smarter. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into th...

Jun 19, 20244 min

Ep 189: What we bought in Spring 2024 (and hated) with Nora McInerny

Slowly but surely making our way back into the podcast feed! Nora is here to talk about some of her worst purchases of 2024 and Caroline joins in to talk about a nearly $300 massage hairbrush that got immediately returned. Follow Gee Thanks! on Instagram for daily sales, exclusive discount codes, and more life-changing recommendations. Join the Gee Thanks! Facebook community to give and get life-changing recommendations of your own. Listen to Gee Thanks, Just Bought It! wherever you listen to po...

Jun 10, 202453 min

Ep 188: Take A Look, It's In A Book

We recorded this episode last month, which is why you’re hearing us talk about…the submersible. And we recorded this episode before they announced of the submersible’s implosion. You are WELCOME for this June 2023 time capsule. We’re talking BOOKS, people. The ones we’ve read recently, the ones we’ve loved forever, and the ones we recommend you take out from your local library. Would love to hear what you’ve been reading lately! Books Discussed On This Episode: Drowning - TJ Newman The It Girl -...

Jul 21, 20231 hr 4 min

Ep 187: What's In My Amazon Cart?

What’s in your Amazon cart? Is it full of stuff you want to remember you were looking at, like Caroline’s? Or are you a strict 0-4 items in the cart They like Sally? We go through all of the things we’ve been hoarding (or not) on Amazon, and want to know what you hoard in yours! What actually gets you to buy something vs. what makes something stay in your cart for years (like Caroline’s emotional support macaroni salad?) AMAZON CART PSYCHOLOGY! Mentioned in today’s episode: ON/GO Rapid Covid Tes...

Jul 01, 20231 hr 2 min

Ep 186: Breaking Laws At The Beach

Let’s go to the beach, beach! Sally and I talk about our fav beach and summer products, and Sally makes us aware of a law we are definitely all 10000% breaking. Mentioned in today’s episode: Beach Umbrella System Wagon Beach Canopy Sandproof Beach Blanket Portable Neck Fan https://www.beefcakeswimwear.com/ https://www.chacos.com/US/en/womens-sandals/ Thanks for listening! Shop some of our favorite products, in one place: https://flagship.shop/geethanks Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagr...

Jun 23, 20231 hr

Ep 185: Food Opinions (What Are Yours?)

Do you have Food Opinions? Please note that Sally said they don't, and then immediately absolutely did. Do you have Feelings about things you can only buy in YOUR hometown grocery store? Food brands you can’t live without? Opinions about ketchup outside of the Heinz monopoly? Ever been to a Chuck’s Steakhouse? (We have!). Soy sauce thoughts? SALAD BARS? Fountain soda vs. canned? Peanut Butter (thoughts???)???? Mentioned in today’s episode: Willoughby's Coffee SF Bay Coffee Recess Therapy IG Chuc...

Jun 09, 202354 min

Ep 184: How Do You Sleep At Night?

How do you sleep at night? The hunt for the perfect mattresses, pillows, and sleep accoutrement. Sally talks about her IRL visit to a Nest bedding and Caroline explains why she’s purchased three mattresses in about the same amount of years. Mentioned in today’s episode: Casper Mattresses The Nest Bedding Easy Breather Pillow Quail Memory Foam Mattress Plank Mattress Coop Pillow Snooz Pro White Noise Machine Thanks for listening! Shop some of our favorite products, in one place: https://flagship....

May 29, 202350 min

Ep 183: The Met Gala Tangent

You know, sometimes you just get sidetracked on a topic and today’s was The Met Gala, where Sally and I out ourselves as Fashion Heads. We may not know much about The Met Gala’s #humble beginnings but trust us, by the end we’re pretty much ready to teach a masterclass on the subject. Anna Wintour, who?????? Thanks for listening! Shop some of our favorite products, in one place: https://flagship.shop/geethanks Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod/ Join our Fa...

May 19, 20231 hr 14 min

Ep 182: Where Do We Keep Our Money?

Where are we keeping our money? Big wallets, small wallets, fat wallets, tall wallets? No but REALLY, this is a serious conversation. We have our favs and our least favs, and we discuss the systems that work for us and the ones that don’t, especially in an age of Apple Pay. PLUS — The RAKUTEN BIG GIVE WEEK is back May 8-15, and you’ll get 15% cash back at some of your favorite stores like Glossier, Farm Rio, H&M and Expedia. Sign up to take advantage of the sweet sweet savings — membership i...

May 05, 202352 min

Ep 181: Socks, Socks, Socks, Socks, Socks, Socks

It’s the Great Sock Debate, Charlie Brown! We go deep on shallow socks, the cult of Bombas, wool in the summertime, and Caroline’s favorite (oft-mentioned here) slippers. How have we never talked about socks before? It boggles the foot. Products We Talk About: Darn Tough Socks Bombas Glerups Ondos Thanks for listening! Shop our favorite products, in one place: https://flagship.shop/geethanks Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod/ Join our Facebook community: ...

Apr 30, 202350 min

Ep 180: Planner Influencing with Ammie Y'all!

Caroline talks to best friend of the pod, Ammie Y’all, about Ammie’s planner journey and influencing status (status: planner influencer). It worked on Caroline, will it work on you? If we could recommend even one thing from this list, it has to be the photo printer. Even if you’re not a planner head. TRUST US! As discussed on the pod! Planner Planner Cover Tombow Pens Canon Ivy Mini Printer Tape Runner Muji Pen Thanks for listening! Shop some of our favorite products, in one place: https://flags...

Apr 24, 202352 min

Ep 179: MoccaMasters and Shopping My Feelings

Coffee is a touchy subject but when I mentioned the Moccamaster on IG, the crowd went WILD. Beloved by everyone from Sally to Serena Wolf to Jenn Falik to Nora, this thing is POPULAR. So ofc, we had to discuss. Even though I'm pretty sure I've never had a "good" cup of coffee in my LIFE (or CARE)! Sally and I get into coffee for heads and non-heads alike, and then I read Sally a comprehensive list of everything I purchased in the last 60-75 days. Even though it’s super embarrassing, tbh. Mention...

Apr 14, 20231 hr 16 min

Ep 178: We're Back! Magic Cabinet, Trifle Dishes, Vintage Matchbooks

Hi all! For those of you who aren’t on IG or Facebook, you may not know why you haven’t been seeing new or consistent episodes of Gee Thanks! in awhile! I have been taking a little bit of mental health time for myself, which means that sometimes there are eps, and sometimes there aren’t. I know, I know, as a listener this can be annoying. I appreciate that you’re here now, because we’re back with new episodes, starting with this one! This show is hosted by Caroline Moss and Sally Tamarkin. Menti...

Apr 07, 202354 min

Ep 177: [REPLAY] When Nora Met Caroline (OG Ep 27)

MARCH 2023: Hi all! For those of you who aren’t on IG or Facebook, I have been taking a little bit of mental health time for myself, which means that sometimes there are eps, and sometimes there aren’t. I know, I know, as a listener this can be annoying. I appreciate you sticking around; this won’t be forever. In the meantime, I decided to choose a few of my favorite episodes of yore to share back to the feed. This one today is episode 27, aka the first time Nora and I ever SPOKE, ever conversed...

Mar 18, 20231 hr 15 min

Ep 176: [REPLAY] Trapper? She's a Keeper (OG Ep 148)

MARCH 2023: Hi all! For those of you who aren’t on IG or Facebook, you may not know why you haven’t been seeing new or consistent episodes of Gee Thanks! in awhile! What I shared on social: I have been taking a little bit of mental health time for myself, which means that sometimes there are new eps, and sometimes there aren’t. I know, I know, as a listener this can be annoying. I appreciate you sticking around; this won’t be forever. In the meantime, I decided to choose a few of my favorite epi...

Mar 17, 20231 hr 13 min

Ep 175: Sally Searches For Sweatshirts Down By The Tee Store

We all have that piece of fast fashion clothing we love. A pair of jeans, a specific style of tee shirt or underwear, a sweater. We love it until it’s too loved to continue wearing and then we go searching for it again only to realize it’s GONE. FOREVER. Sally is currently Going Through It with a 2010 H&M DIVIDED bodycon hoodie that they bought on a whim and then proceeded to wear FOR YEARS to literally everything, including: Their first date with their now partner Live podcast recordings, w...

Mar 08, 202358 min

Ep 174: The Cozification Of Home

Do Sally and I know the difference between LED bulbs and not LED bulbs? No. Do Sally and I know what a lightbulb is and how it works? Honesty unclear. Do Sally and I still have fun talking about things even if we know nothing? Obviously. This is the cozification of our homes using lamps (with bulbs), and TJ Maxx lighting (because Sally is stubborn. We’re also talking about the best blankets we own and my surprising new obsession with my Ruggable (not #spon!) rugs. Plus, SALLY CAMEO in a TIKTOK! ...

Feb 26, 20231 hr 20 min

Ep 173: Did We Just Become Points Guys?

Are we Points Theys? Are you? Sally and I discuss: who really owns our homes, M3GAN and THE MEG, My AMC A-List subscription, Sally’s new romcom about getting gas with cash (it’s got everything!), and diving into a new personality of points. Products Mentioned: AMC A List The Points Guy Oh I Like That Pod Insta Chase Sapphire GO SHOPPING WITH US! Subscribe to the newsletter for exclusive discounts just for you: www.geethanks.substack.com Want to support Gee Thanks! by using our links? Do that her...

Feb 18, 202355 min

Ep 172: In My Griddle Era

Another episode, another Empty Award: The Merit Clean Lash Mascara! Sally, who has never worn mascara, admits she knows something about clumping (that we don’t want it), and I go deep on my new kitchen gadget: A GRIDDLE! We also discuss a BIGS Sunflower Seeds x Vlasic Kosher Dill Collab, and Sally’s favorite way to spend time on the internet. SALLY’S GAME (like Sophie’s Choice) : The objective of the game is to find the most gonzo thing for sale in a given category. Play along in the Gee Thanks!...

Feb 03, 202356 min

Ep 171: Electric Scissors and the Return of Frank Bissell

Live from a closet in Vegas it’s Caroline and live from their office it’s Sally! This week we’re talking about the chores we hate and the products we bought to make us hate those chores less. Caroline’s most hated chore is breaking down cardboard. Sally’s is mopping. Frank Bissell has a solution to one of those. Plus, ambiance videos and my pitch for Sally to see M3GAN and Sally’s pitch for me to see TAR. Products Mentioned: The Spin Wave Mop: https://amzn.to/4094wPT Electric Scissors: https://a...

Jan 27, 202353 min

Ep 170: The Haunting Of The Instagram Ads

Do you have an Instagram ad that haunts you? Sally and I talk about the ones that haunt us. Plus, my fav pen and Sally’s fav pencil! It’s bougie! Also, I messed up my mic sound SO badly, but it will NEVER happen again or my name isn’t Frank Bissell! Products Mentioned: The Best Pens: https://amzn.to/3XP1HBG Sally’s Best Pencil: https://amzn.to/3iYijrR BoxBollen: https://boxbollen.com/products/boxbollen-black Blokus: https://amzn.to/3kBkJx6 Cover Your Assets: https://amzn.to/3Ja8v8Q Sensate: http...

Jan 24, 20231 hr 8 min

Ep 169: I'm Not Lazy — And Don't Call Me Susan!

How does someone with ADD organize a fridge so that the spinach never goes bad? How do all of these boys know all of these line dances? How does Sally not wear SPF everyday?! All of this in more in today’s episode, where we welcome our #TheyInSTEM Sally Tamarkin as an official co-host of Gee Thanks! (!!!!!!!!) and talk about The Empty Awards, and the recs we have that will cost you exactly zero dollars. Products Mentioned: Lazy Susan ($15) (The $5 one seems to be gone?!): https://howl.me/ciUDDaV...

Jan 13, 20231 hr 22 min

Ep 168: Best Ikea Find (and FYI, it's...clothing?!)

Here’s the last of our holiday episodes, including the best Ikea find I’ve found in quite some time. Beware: the find is not super size inclusive in the arms. Hoping Ikea wants to make more and makes them bigger when they do. Because of an asthmatic cat (seriously), and my holiday travel, we have not yet recorded our “roast our 2022 purchases” episode with Dan and Sally’s partner Andrea. Don’t worry…it’s coming this month. Thanks for bearing with us, and HAPPY NEW YEAR! GO SHOPPING WITH US! Subs...

Jan 02, 20231 hr 14 min

Ep 167: MOLLY'S SURPRISE, as read by CAROLINE MOSS

An audiobook reading of Molly's Surprise, the third book in the Molly American Girl Doll book series, in honor of $4500+ raised for @Transanta, an organization that formed in 2020 to give trans kids and young adults a place to submit wishlists for the things they both need and want. Anyone can purchase a gift off of any list and it will get sent directly to the recipient. Easy peasy. Check them out on Instagram @TRANSANTA. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Dec 16, 202251 min

Ep 166: Traffic Cones for Christmas (DAD SKIP THIS EPISODE)

IF YOU ARE MY PARENTS OR MY IN-LAWS, YOU CAN’T LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE. THIS IS NOT A JOKE!!!!!! IF YOU ARE SALLY’S FAMILY, GET OUT OF HERE!!!! No disrespect!!!! Sally and I go through the gifts we’re giving to our families this year, and why my parents need an ornament of a construction cone (you know, the orange ones). I figure out what I’m going to get them, but not how I am going to give it to them. It’s a whole thing. Plus, Dan’s Useless Toolbox and how I am going to Gift of the Magi-ify thi...

Dec 13, 20221 hr 10 min

Ep 165: Everyone's Getting Games For The Holidays

Sally and I rundown the wild week of Black Friday/Cyber Monday, Nora surprising me for my birthday (SOB), a Kiehl’s perfume I love and more. Then we get into the “Games That F*ck” portion of the show because FYI we’re both game-heads. We run through the basics and favs, as well as the games that are good for family togetherness, hanging with your siblings, or just needing something to distract you from endless chatter with distant aunts and uncles. Target and Amazon both have tons of games on sa...

Dec 04, 20221 hr 10 min

Ep 164: The Moms Who Have Everything with Jenn Falik

The Today Show's Jenn Falik and I teamed up this holiday season to give you more of what you've been asking for: GIFT GUIDES! We go through all of our favorite things and pick the best of the best. This week we're talking about the moms, MILs and mom-types in our lives who already have everything. WHAT NOW? Do you follow Jenn? You should be following Jenn: https://www.instagram.com/jennfalik/?hl=en She’s the Today Show’s resident shopping expert and her newsletter, The Ultimate Edit, is full of ...

Dec 01, 202234 min

Ep 163: Black Friday Tips and Tricks

It’s Black Friday (but we recorded this last week, so ignore all of our tense switcheroos) and Sally is convinced she’s not interested in shopping for anything until she remembers OH YEAH, I WOULD LOVE AIRPODS. I give you my best tips and game plan for attacking Black Friday weekend head on. Check out The Shop Hub, a spreadsheet designed by us for you to help make your holiday shopping an easier, more enjoyable experience. On The Shop Hub you’ll find all the brands you love to shop and their cor...

Nov 26, 20221 hr 17 min

Ep 162: "But you said NO GIFTS!"

The Today Show's Jenn Falik and I teamed up this holiday season to give you more of what you've been asking for: GIFT GUIDES! We go through all of our favorite things and pick the best of the best. This week we're talking about the things you get people who say, “oh, don’t get me anything!” Do you follow Jenn? You should be following Jenn: https://www.instagram.com/jennfalik/?hl=en She’s the Today Show’s resident shopping expert and her newsletter, The Ultimate Edit, is full of some of the best ...

Nov 23, 202235 min
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