- It's not?
That feels so good.
Can I keep one of those?
I'm Quinta Brunson, and I'm here with "Cosmo"
playing the Expensive Taste Test.
I don't think I have expensive taste.
I don't think I have cheap taste either.
I'll spend a lot of money on a mattress,
but I might not spend that much money
on something like jewelry.
I think I'll do exactly average.
(jazzy music)
So I'm seeing these Trapper Keepers from the past.
I wonder if kids still use Trapper Keepers.
I don't know.
Do they still even use paper?
The Lisa Frank World was very, very huge for me.
Everybody had Lisa Frank's stuff.
Defining of an era.
I don't even know if they make Lisa Frank anymore.
They do? They make Lisa Frank.
Good for her. Good for her.
I don't know why this aesthetic works, but it just does.
It still kind of works for me. (chuckles)
And we have the Trapper Keeper.
This one has a cool design and pattern, too.
I would've liked this one,
I think, more than the Lisa Frank.
I don't think I was ever bold enough to go full Lisa Frank,
but I think I could have existed somewhere
in the middle here.
This says business, but fun,
which I think says a lot about me.
Features, secure closure.
Two Trapper Keeper portfolios.
Not one, but two.
Let's see how many this one has.
I don't even know.
Oh, oh, it has two folders in it.
One metal ring and spring clip. That's important.
And inside pocket. Gotta have an inside pocket.
Okay, I think this one is the more expensive one.
This one is fully loaded.
(word buzzes) It's not?
So people are paying for this fluff.
Nothing has changed.
(jazzy music)
Tamagotchis. Do they work?
I'll tell you something about Tamagotchis.
I lost mine in a Denny's on a family trip.
From that moment on, I had sworn off Denny's.
I had some disdain toward it until I was really broke,
and the only thing around me was a Denny's,
the only place where I could get something to eat.
And they had that $5 Grand Slam,
so you could get a whole meal for only $5.
And I would take that and eat for the day.
But it took me about 10 years, probably longer,
to ever step foot in a Denny's again
because I lost my Tamagotchi in one.
It wasn't logical, but I was a child.
I always thought IHOP was better anyway.
Okay, which one's more expensive.
All right well, I learned anything from the last lesson
it's that people love unnecessary fluff.
This looks like the Lisa Frank of Tamagotchis.
Look at all this crap on there. You don't need...
Yes, I will say this one is the most expensive.
(word buzzes)
Why?
Can I keep one of those?
(jazzy music)
(bracelet snaps)
(upbeat music)
(bracelet snaps)
Okay, this one has better grip.
The technology isn't the same with this one.
That's slap, and light up.
One would think that this would cost more money.
Let me reevaluate this one again.
Yeah, I'm gonna say
that this is the more technologically savvy slap bracelet.
Like,
(bracelet snaps)
If you're not up-charging for that,
I don't know what you're doing. (chuckles)
So, I'm gonna say this one.
(word dings) I'm right?
Finally. Jesus.
Okay. That's really cool though.
I never saw one with that. That's smart.
(jazzy music)
(upbeat music)
This one has better legs.
I'm gonna say this one is the more expensive one.
- [Producer] Without trying it?
- You're right.
Notes of hazel. I'm kidding. (chuckles)
It's just chocolate.
Ugh. This one's disgusting.
Oh god, (chuckling) it's awful.
This one tastes like water.
I really hope this isn't more expensive,
but it could be because you know how stuff at (indistinct)
sometimes it just tastes like water,
but everyone just accepts it.
I'm gonna say that this one's a more expensive one.
(word buzzes)
Are you kidding me?
Are you serious?
This is the better one.
This is absolute garbage.
I would never drink this again,
and I won't be drinking that again.
(jazzy music)
Charcuterie. I used to really like this meat. Oh, god.
Oh, good, I need something
to wash the chocolate milk down with.
(upbeat music)
Why is it cubed?
It's a good almond.
This is tough. I prefer a square cheese,
but I'll always respect the slice.
I'll probably be wrong,
but because of the square nature of this cheese,
and the fact that it takes a lot of money
to make one almond in America,
and the square nature of the meats,
I'm gonna go with this one being the more expensive option.
(word dings)
Yeah, but this reigns supreme.
This meat does not compare. I'm gonna have another.
(phone beeping)
Oh, my children. (chuckles) My babies.
(jazzy music)
I'll make my first guess is that this one's more expensive.
(puff snaps)
Just going to eat these.
(laughing) I think this is the more traditional cheese puff
because they taste good.
(puff crunches)
This is a tough one.
And I love cheese puffs.
I wanna say these are the more expensive ones.
(word dings) Yeah.
(phone beeping) Can I have someone babysit?
(jazzy music)
People must have been real bored in the '80s.
These remind me of just back in the day
when bigger meant better.
It wasn't necessarily better, but you wanted a Jumbo Slinky
'cause you know, they advertise it on TV,
and they're like, "Jumbo. You can Slinky even harder."
So for that reason, I wanna say that this one
is the more expensive one.
And this one, although more fun,
'cause this actually has a better slink,
I think it probably was not as expensive.
This is like the Texas of Slinkies.
So I think this one's more expensive.
(word buzzes)
What?
I mean, maybe it deserves it. She deserves that.
This one, not that great.
Okay, well that makes me happy.
That feels like justice.
(jazzy music)
First of all, this is the cutest,
and I wish I had a cassette.
This is like an antique now.
I wanna go with this because that's like antique prices.
This is too, this is fancy as hell.
This one's the more expensive one.
It's like a relic, right? (word dings)
'Cause it's an antique. This is crazy.
(jazzy music)
I thought this was prosciutto at first.
Okay.
(upbeat music)
These on plates is so funny. (chuckles)
I don't like this, so I'm tempted to say
that it is not as expensive.
This one's difficult.
You guys saved the best for last.
I think that this one is the most expensive.
(word dings)
Wow, that feels so good.
I would've been mortified if I was wrong about that,
and I'm not sure why.
I think I did average. That's great. I'm so excited.
Yeah, I did have fun. I learned a lot.
This was a fun journey.
The Tamagotchis, the Walkman,
That was a fun, you know, venture through time.
Thank you so much, "Cosmo". This was so fun.
Please watch my show, "Abbott Elementary".
It airs on ABC. You can stream it on Hulu,
and yeah, this was great.
(lips smack)
(upbeat music)
(crew chuckling)
- [Producer] Perfect.
- First of all, this is the cutest,
and I wish I had a cassette.
This is so cute.
- [Producer] One of those is $36.
The other one is $280.
- Okay. Now what metrics are you going by?
Like, if you try to go buy one off of eBay right now?
I mean, this is like an antique now.
So I wanna go with this
because that's like antique prices.