Odd Businesses - SleepyCast

[@HC-qc5rp]

I knew a lot of people growing up who ran unlicensed businesses out of their house, so it was really important we didn’t let the word get out too far about them. My neighbor down the road modified and repaired cars and motorcycles, a lady a few streets over did my haircuts and we bought produce from another neighbor. It felt cool supporting local, even if they were operating illegally.

[@LilPW]

Love that anarchy

[@victora.1329]

A libertarian wet dream

[@XxBlackOpsxX27]

Gotta respect the hustle

[@OmarSanchez-ge5qg]

Aldi looks like a life-size GMod level. xp

[@drumboarder1]

What country? It just looks like a normal supermarket in aus, with the exception of random crap piled up in one area

[@frankjohnson123]

I actually love that “depressing” feeling they’re talking about. It’s like an interesting experience you can just leave anytime

[@user-xc4lq1zq2x]

???

[@1810jeff]

I had that feeling when I went to a sears a year before it closed, like 60 of the building was off limits and behind a curtain and what space remained was like 70% clothing racks and 30% miscellaneous items.

[@yellowbearanimations]

Maybe it’s because I have a bunch of old ladies in my family, but I love going into small quilting stores. It reminds me of going to Grandma’s house. They always decorate them with all these old antiques, like vintage Singers, or even antiques you’d find in a farm. I also love how all the fabric is sorted by color and it’s just very nice to look at. There’s also a bunch of the quilts from the pre-assembled packages displayed, as well as other fabric-related projects, just to cover up any empty space. I have NEVER been into a quilting store with bare walls; It’s always decorated. There’s usually music playing, but very quietly, so that’s pretty calming ambience when I walk in from bustling city noises. Everyone smiles at you, it’s never busy, it’s quiet and you can think...such a relaxing environment for me.

[@mcfigglestein5346]

In my town we have this weird broken down half burnt building that just says "pecans" on it, and you can bring pecans in there to be cracked by a machine, and you can sell them the pecans or pay them to crack them. Cool system, cause there's pecans everywhere in fall here, but weird building.

[@WizardOfThule]

It’s a place where old people go to die, they shrivel up into a ball...

[@bradynwilliams3069]

Rorschach * They turn into the foam balls

[@sammy20024]

They shrivel up into yarn balls.

[@jordanrauschkolb6342]

They just turn into popary

[@elmerjfapp5730]

maybe that's where moth balls come from

[@culture4519]

If Jeff clears his throat one more time I’m gonna lose it

[@hacksbeenjamin]

Im lying here, at 4:59 am. Trying to sleep to some sleepycast, and I just turned and looked at my speaker and said "Thats about enough of that there, guy."

[@hchappy125]

You ever been into a Christmas store in the middle of summer? What an eerie experience

[@JRSanchez93]

Mike-Ike 767 At least it’s themed and sand dollars can be used for regular decorations. Even though you can get them free.

[@strongboyjones]

On my walks to and from school, there was a house with a long driveway with a sign that said "we mod xboxes." I think it got torn down. Update: Yep. It definitely got torn down to make way for some condos.

[@master_illitrix]

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

[@ronpaulssecretary]

Like, Xboxes or 360s/Ones? Because modding Xboxes is actually hard. Tried to soft mod mine and get XBMC and emulators and shit, and half of them didn't work.

[@strongboyjones]

@@ronpaulssecretary It was definitely before Xbox One was released, so it would be the only two that were out at the time. I don't really know. I never went inside.

[@ronpaulssecretary]

@@strongboyjones well i can't see anyone needing to mod a 360.

[@ronpaulssecretary]

@@ONOBITCH not even soft modded?

[@spethmanjones2997]

Say it along with Jeff! “Nghh _nnnggghhhhh!!!_ Ugh unnngghhhh!!”

[@PoisonInc]

We had a KFC knockoff nearby called "Favorite Chicken". Went under in a year and turned into "Favorite SPOT", bongs and canvases with dolphins on in the window.

[@bubblegummel]

There was a ladies clothes shop in my town called Ooo-lah-lah, and when it closed down an Indian guy bought it and opened it as a mobile phone accessory shop but didn't change the name or any of the signage.

[@yourehereforthatarentyou]

why is it always indian dudes

[@daseal1479]

They are perfectly describing Hobby Lobby at the beginning, if you know, you know.

[@SlayClay117]

It screams 'DEATH'.

[@ohshialabooof8958]

The reason you see a lot of stores that seem like there is no one in there ever & u wonder how are they still in business is because a lot of them are fronts where u launder money. One of the biggest Money laundering places are mattress stores. If you pay attention you'll start to see tons of mattress places everywhere & a lot just right next to each other or in the same area but literally nobody will be inside of most of them, it's crazy.

[@yourehereforthatarentyou]

wouldnt you have to like, have customers? in order for it to be believable that youre a legit business otherwise its just kinda sus

[@ohshialabooof8958]

​@@yourehereforthatarentyou : You would think so, but my friend told me about the mattress store/money laundering thing years ago so we drove around & he showed me tons of mattress shops everywhere in our neighborhood all around each other & there was this 1 street by my house that I never noticed until he showed me, that had 5 mattress stores within 1 mile of each other & 3 of them were the same exact company. They had 1 of their stores in a shopping complex on 1 side of the street, 1 store in the complex across the street & 1 more store a couple blocks down the street in another complex. They are always open, but nobody is ever inside or parked in front of like 3 out of every 4 places we drive by when we remember to notice . But somehow these places stay open for years & years with next to no customers, tons of competition, & bad store placement (A company opening a new store right next to where they already have a store at), etc. So long story short, MONEY LAUNDERING!!! But hey, that's just a theory....... A GAME THEORY!

[@majskoviak6178]

West Phoenix is the personification of "old stores that you can't see anyone going in to"

[@kennethkay7226]

Apple stores creep me out.

[@Lucaccino17]

I love your profile picture, it's so cute

[@Tunkkis]

I don't blame you.

[@Pleasestoptalkingthanks]

Theyre all too....clean

[@vinegar3617]

They all seem so fake, so unnatural, I always get an uncanny valley feeling about them because of how they just don't fit

[@yourehereforthatarentyou]

disneyworld genuinely scares me

[@MrFranklinWest]

You can tell Cory is from Missouri because he calls it Aldi"s" we always make it plural or possessive for some reason

[@ronpaulssecretary]

He also says wawas

[@niam6730]

This a very late comment, lol sorry but definitely must be a Midwest thing because I’m from Nebraska and we all say Aldi’s. For the longest time I didn’t know it was just called Aldi. I always made it plural.

[@greaniebeaniez3070]

@@niam6730 same Im from rural new york and everyone I know says Aldis

[@jedisquidward]

Were they in Glenside, PA? I went on a trip there just a little bit ago and it sounds JUST like the description for the bug extermination place they're talking about. It's really close to Philly, too.

[@connor48880]

Jesus Christ fuckin savage Cory. He’s always so quiet. He doesn’t seem like he has it in him...

[@The_Davo_Domain]

The sun damaged DVDs piss me off so much

[@prism_sigil93]

My one friend’s house used to be a chiropractor’s office.

[@pip_brogan2733]

Hobby lobby is the worst place on earth and makes me sick ever time I go.

[@Chibblechabble]

Depressing stores must be what limbo is

[@oliverdaniel5128]

There’s a gas station by where I work called “Chuck Enterprises”

[@yourehereforthatarentyou]

my kinda place

[@LilPW]

Yes

[@LilPW]

Dm the state and city at least please 🙏 I just have to visit chuck enterprises

[@Hipster_Saturn]

i like how they have so many employees in the apple store, it helps especially in big cities

[@WoodlandDrake]

Name checks out

[@crisptomato9495]

I’ve only been in a Hot Topic once, but I already know I hate being in them. It’s dark, claustrophobic, and full of overpriced edgy fan service trash that gay scenecore tumblr kids love. Not to mention the employees bother you every five minutes to try and relate to you so you’ll buy more stuff. When I go shopping I want to socialize with the staff as little as possible and just be left to do my own thing. I know it’s their job but it still irks me as it seems HT is really bad for this.

[@themanwiththegoldengooch9811]

It also smells terrible. they have an awful chemical textile smell in their stores

[@queencancerous5332]

Spencers is honestly worse

[@tarponpet]

What was that about Sandlot?

[@ElliWoelfin]

6:37 I have common with Cory...

[@drumboarder1]

What's wrong with the aldi's in Chris's area?! And a quarter! It's $2 here!

[@1800mexicano]

Here we say ALLdi

[@girlbawllz]

someone kept clearing their throat throughout this episode and it was freaking me out i thought i was still in a discord call or something

[@Bishiboshii]

Yeet! Thanks guys

[@shinigami891]

Bro for real... I hate when store employees greet me, there was a corner store on my way home from work and EVERYTIME they would greet costumers coming in (store policy I guess) Every time "Hi" "welcome to (store name)" "good morning/afternoon" Forcing me to awkwardly make eye contact for a split second and say something stupid like "you too" Then scurry off into a random isle like a cockroach and blankly look at random stuff, like that's what I was there to buy... Then snap out of it and dash to the thing I actually came for... and... hope... to... god, if I'm buying alcohol they don't ask my date of birth... Because, that's like a hidden -secret agent code phrase- that makes my brain go -blank- and I forget EVERYTHING!!!!

[@shinigami891]

@Dehumanizing my land lord Yes! You know... I think you're onto something! You definitely seem like a person who knows a thing or two about being nice!

[@ElliWoelfin]

Also, what in fuck are my suggestions now.

[@84everfan90]

WHY THE FUCK DOES CORY PRONOUNCE IT SEPPIA

[@binyot7791]

Jews

[@Pleasestoptalkingthanks]

First

[@KnottieBoys]

My parents’ old drug dealer used to burn DVDs