Wear, Watch, Want #135: The Cushioned Video Scam Edition
Wear: Bombas Cushioned No-Show Socks
I had heard through the grapevine, or a series of podcast ads, that Bombas socks were somehow the most superior socks and all other socks are trash compared to them. I am a person who, every time I buy new socks, exclaims, “HOLY CRAP is THIS what socks are SUPPOSED to feel like?!?!” So to say I wear my socks until their last gasp is putting it kindly. I needed new socks, and I decided to up my game and get some nice ones. I grabbed a pair of Bombas Cushioned No-Show Socks at Nordstrom and wouldn’t’ you know it, they ARE incredibly nice. I mean, all new socks are nice when you never buy new socks, but I think these are worth the slightly higher price point. I love the cushioned style, and while I find them a tad bit too thick to wear with gym shoes, I like to pair these with boots. When you want to have that peek of ankle, that “I’m not wearing socks” look but you really do need to be wearing socks, these Bombas are my top pick.
Watch: McMillions
When I was in school, a group of kids would band together and pool all their game pieces from the McDonald’s Monopoly game in an effort to increase their chances of winning big. Well, now we know they had no chance of succeeding, because the game was rigged for over a decade, in a story that we’re only learning about years after the fact. Maybe you read this viral article from The Daily Beast in 2018, or maybe you’re only learning about the McDonald’s Monopoly scam with this new six part docuseries airing on HBO. I was a little bit bored by the idea of a series, since I read the article and felt I knew everything there was to know. But I was a little too cocky, and while the article did explain how the scam worked, I could not have explained it to you directly after reading the story. It’s a sprawling tale that includes SO many people and was spearheaded by two different guys named Jerry. It’s confusing! As of now only two episodes of the series have aired, but I have been RAPT and simultaneously want to wait and watch all six at once, but also watch them as soon as a possibly can each Monday.
Want: Eufy Video Doorbell
When I first moved into this house I got a Ring Video Doorbell. It was the most popular video doorbell on the market and it seemed like a simple solution for me, a person who never wants to answer the door to a stranger and wants to know the second a package has been delivered. It’s a complicated story that is not very interesting, but the way my doorbell was installed ended up, over the course of a year, frying the doorbell and making it unusable. Also, Ring gives your videos to the fuckin’ cops. So I want a replacement that will not slowly exterminate itself and won’t make me an accomplice to… uh… police nonsense. And this miraculous product does exist, at least for now. The Eufy Video Doorbell seems like the perfect solution. It’s the one The Wirecutter recommends!
