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The Clopen Effect

©The Clopen Effect

Welcome to The Clopen Effect, a Funny Retail Podcast! Join us every week as we share our lives working in retail. Our lineup features fantastic guests, including local business owners, seasoned retail professionals, and the occasional surprise musician and artist. We"re Basically Famous®! “By far the most relatable, humbling, and funniest podcast I’ve ever listened to! It keeps me busy at work, laughing, shaking my head in agreement, and remembering my own wild work stories. And it’s not always

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All Episodes

01:08:19

Love Stinks - The Valentine's Episode

The Clopen Effect ·

2022/02/11

YouTube Episode 2. Notes: Carwashes, Magnesium, Craigslist job search, driving stories, the beautiful driver that drives too slow, customers that state the obvious, who has the right of way?, do people get lice anymore?, Meredith surprises Cass with a quiz from proprofs.com, Happy Valentine's Day!

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01:05:29

Welcome to YouTube!

The Clopen Effect ·

2022/02/04

Cheers to our first YouTube Episode! Show notes: We are so excited for our first (raw) video and episode, Cass' big car tag, Best Buy field trip, Cass talks about the Joe Rogan episode, Joanne Fabric's app doesn't load, just give me the coupon, the bobble head Jesus guy, strangers talking to us at the store, people always want to be the ones that 'saw it first', socials, Meredith surprises Cass with a stripper quiz from playbuzz.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIhxhDU_VnQ&t=2s

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01:01:32

Do You Tik the Tok?

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2022/01/28

Cass talks about her accident, the weather here, our weekend concert with Prof (profgampo) and friends, still building new locations with no labor, full respect for those that work in the toy or makeup departments, the book fulfillment center, Cass can recite the alphabet backwards, listening to music when you work, bad with names, live feeds, ASMR, TikTok trends, get outside people, mixing up our greetings, Meredith surprises Cass with a quiz (freequizgames.com), Cass is on Keto (sort of), the

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01:48:34

Let's (NOT) Get It On

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2022/01/21

We're back! Meredith won some money on a lottery ticket, Cass is on Keto, the Kevie special, purse tacos, Meredith cannot make decisions, the furniture salesman, the Goodfellas scene, there are weirdos everywhere, the large trucking company and seeing some weird stuff, the chef story, Cass should fake fall when the guy brushes past her, Cass isn't bothered and has learned not to overact, break the cycle, be open with your kids, don't be afraid to talk about it, the Western Union weird guy,

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53:19

Cass has Fluvid

The Clopen Effect ·

2022/01/07

Forgive our sound - Cass had to call in again because it's her turn being sick! We talk all about our symptoms, product shortages, snow's here, light truck loads, let's get this over with, the second wave, Betty White and the Golden Girls, Cass' trip to Florida with Sam and Jason, National Holidays from Nationaltoday.com, the lady in the fur jacket, clearance items, Meredith surprises Cass with a quiz from magiquiz.comMerch store: https://www.bonfire.com/store/theclopeneffect/

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01:02:10

The Covid Clopen Episode

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2021/12/31

Please forgive the sound! Meredith has Covid so Cass had to call in! Show notes: Johnny is a 'Ken', the water heater story, the screen door, Meredith is the 'Karen' of her house, bad haircuts, never get a haircut the day of Prom, recommendations, champagne, Cass' Christmas, Meredith's Covid story, Cass has driving stories, turn on your lights, just be nicer, Meredith surprises Cass with a quizMerch store: https://www.bonfire.com/store/theclopeneffect/

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58:02

The Christmas Quiz

The Clopen Effect ·

2021/12/24

Music written and recorded by Meredith. Show notes: cookie baking, the stores are empty, photo shoots, find your people, comments from our families, how Cass got her boss in trouble, Cass missed the cheese department, Meredith ate the cheese board, holiday bonuses, save it for a rainy day, negotiating salaries, sign on bonuses, Cass talks about traveling nurses, Meredith surprises Cass with a quiz from parade.com, St. Nick, Cass sings, caroling, it's never in the backroom, the hot food manager and

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01:12:03

Cassandra Wears Half Shirts

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2021/12/17

2 different guys, Cass' half shirt, embarrassing moments, computer problems, Cass grabs lunch during calls, Meredith forgets her point of the story, time changes, TikTok story, Ready Player One movie, catfish filters, cookie baking, why are you trying to be perfect?, some managers are bad, our bestie will do anything for her job, 'yes people', checklists, what kind of manager are you, we share information from playvox.com on management styles, never a dumb question, looking up to the great managers,

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01:05:13

Work it, Cass!

The Clopen Effect ·

2021/12/10

This is the Cassandra interview! Meredith asks Cassandra all about her job. Also: the accidental email, the mixed responses, 2 surprise quizzes, used as an example; Hershey's and Kellogg's companies, no loyalty, we love our jobs, how do these companies know she is working for them, new stores vs. older stores, the milky substance, monthly goals, getting caught taking pictures in comp stores, working outside, Johnny shaved his beard, surge work, windy daysMerch store:

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01:04:42

All I Want for Christmas is $10 Mascara

The Clopen Effect ·

2021/12/03

Show notes: throw out your leftovers, the girl that used the R-word, we don't condone violence, responding to people who make us mad, what would you do?, the store associate's response, karma, reading our listener's responses, service desk stories, plastic bag song, another story about sister Jenn, air fryer, chocolate peppermint shake, cats and brain freezes, babies eating spicy food, we are lovers, not fighters, Cass' calf cramps, good non-slip shoes, Meredith surprises Cass with a quiz, Christmas

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01:22:34

Droogle - High on LSD

The Clopen Effect ·

2021/11/26

Julia and Drew are here! Happy Thanksgiving to all! Show notes: greens, beans, potatoes, tomatoes, tanning rules, customers and their sweat, the girl that burnt her insides, rumors, Drew and Cass have light skin, poop, Drew listens to the best podcast ever, the company that buys the whole cart for customers during the holidays, stores closed on holidays, last minute shoppers, traveling again, 'thank you' in other languages, Drew has a surprise for Cass, retail acronyms, Drew is a certified scuba

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01:11:10

In the Arms of an Angel

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2021/11/19

Show notes: donations at the register, round It up, Sarah McLachlan song 'Angel", Salvation Army, the store that made Cass sick, the extra storage, Cass' Easter basket, young ones and all the things they say and do, 1, 2..., Canada fruit, so many cars, lobsters, fish tank, over informed, Black Friday shopping, another Jenn story, the young thief, twentytwowords.com, lost kids, the fish tank at the store, Cass thinks we are reincarnated, Meredith surprises Cass with a quiz from proprofs.com, turkey

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01:02:33

KT's Cheesecakes

The Clopen Effect ·

2021/11/12

This is a fun one! We interview KT Hugz, owner of KT's Cheesecakes and talk all about cheesecake. Then, Meredith surprises Cassandra with a quiz by funtrivia.com. #ogcheesecakeSupport us here by buying some Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/theclopeneffect/

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42:13

Hittin' the Highlights

The Clopen Effect ·

2021/11/05

It's recap week! Join us for some fun highlights from the first 39 episodes, including some outtakes that never made it onto an episode!Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/theclopeneffect/

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59:23

Rolling Thunder - Cass' Concert

The Clopen Effect ·

2021/10/29

Notes: Cassandra has a great store director story for us, store walks, resetting a display, single serve meals, if Cassandra wanted to feel needed, adding emotions to messages, Jenn's bright phone, differing doctor appointments, Christmas movies, store music, Cassandra sings for us, work vs. the podcast, Meredith surprises Cass with a quiz

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58:20

Creeps, Treats, and 3 Sweets

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2021/10/22

Brianna is back! Notes: Halloween, Spooky Season, Trick or Treaters, Cass' breakfast, the creepy cart pusher, another Mrs. A story, the kid driving the cart, oil spills, the gross water machine, dirty jugs, merch store, pumpkins, Brianna gets drug tested, what would you do, choking, drowning, Meredith surprises Cass and Brianna with a quiz

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01:14:05

Do You Even Drive, Bro?

The Clopen Effect ·

2021/10/14

Notes: Cass fights with a Jeep, following the red, yellow and green lines on the floor, he forgot his hearing aids, older people at the DMV, Meredith fails a test, Cass is a great driver, speed light cameras, photo enforced, Cass cries a lot for some reason, the bad nurse, Meredith's private tests, colonoscopies, taking care of those co-workers, Meredith surprises Cass with a quizMerch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/theclopeneffect/

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01:11:05

Spooky Season!

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2021/10/08

We didn't even know this was going to be a spooky episode but here we are! Notes: we scare easily, people that scare us, accidents in the backroom, getting locked in the freezer, trucks leaving the dock with team members in the trailer, being awkward at funerals, béchamel sauce, dock guidelines, the bailer, the pressure cooker, the last moments in a freezer, use waste bags on the mountains, the diaper accident, the accident at the signing, PayPal, paying bills online, Meredith surprises Cassandra

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01:32:07

Turning Heads and Trimming Ends

The Clopen Effect ·

2021/10/01

Professional stylist Annie is here! Annie owns Turning Heads in Antioch , IL and she has some fun stories for us! Notes: vocational school, open campus lunch, Meredith has really bad hair, chunky highlights are coming back, trends, mullets, no more perms!, messy bums, box color in 2020, don't lie about what you've done to your hair, lice, ASMR, hair extensions, washing your hair, sleepy clients, Meredith surprises Cass with another quiz, hair extensions, Cass' timeless haircut, bangs

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59:02

C for Corn

The Clopen Effect ·

2021/09/24

Notes: Cass's Florida trip, poor man's margarita, more mask talk, fishy smells, Champ's in Lake Geneva, over and under tipping, can't understand accents, the pharmacy didn't want to help her, the greek alphabet, the military alphabet, spelling out your name on the phone, more airport stories, Meredith surprises Cass with another quiz

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