Flip phones are back and the Crackel Barrel rebrand is...terrible?

Tesla sales are down, foldable phones are making a compack, and I have a tip to keep your teeth as white as a wedding dress.

Let’s get into it.

Electric vehicles are up, Tesla is down

Next time Tesla comes up at the water cooler (corporate men can never not talk about how much they love Tesla), let ‘em know that actually, Tesla is the only electric vehicle company that saw year-over-year US sales decline significantly last month. August was record-breaking for all the other EV companies’ sales, with 146,000 new EVs sold in the US. This bump is likely due to consumers racing to cash in a $7,500 tax incentive before it expires at the end of this month.

2007 called: it wants its phone back

My middle school self is quaking: flip phones are back, and Apple is allegedly releasing a foldable phone at some point in the future. These will likely be screen-forward, like Google’s foldable phone (we’re not talking the big keypad and antennae flip phones of yore). Could be a while until this is released, so I’m not holding my breath, but my main question is: will these still work with a phone chain???

Cracker Barrel rebrand gets nixed

After killing off the dude leaning on a barrel and majorly pissing people off, Cracker Barrel has reverted to its original logo. They’ve also pressed pause on a planned $700 million rebrand, which would have included restaurant interior redesign. Next time there’s an opportunity to minorly tweak a logo and then undo it in a few days and get paid millions for it, could someone let me know?

Another weekend, another wedding (are you sick of this yet?). I did accidentally break the internet with this dress this past weekend (ok I got a grand total of 3 DMs, but I digress). It’s a little pricey, but almost half off (girl math?), and available in most sizes! Very into this brand Aje for wedding guest dresses.

These pants have a built-in buckle-slash-belt, which means one less step while getting dressed. I know you’re technically not supposed to wear white after Labor Day, but also obviously I am A BRIDE, so I’m going to go ahead and ignore that. Linked some dupes for this top, both on sale!

If you’d rather join an all-hands on a Friday at 5pm than go see your dentist….then it might be time for a new dentist. Introducing the ultimate lazy girl oral hygiene hack: Tend! You can book (and rebook… and cancel) all from an app, which means no phone tag or “are you free Tuesday at 11am?” back-and-forth. They accept most insurance, the staff is super friendly, and their studios feel more like a spa lobby than a dental office. You can scroll TikTok peacefully in the lobby and feel like you’re waiting for a facial! They do everything from general dentistry and cosmetic care to orthodontics, whitening, and same-day emergency visits (those of us in our bridal era know: teeth MUST be whiter than the dress). LMK if you try it out, lazy girls! You can book at any of their many convenient locations here.

Thanks for reading!