As much as I love Ryan George's "Ad-stronaut" you guys ABSOLUTELY ROCK in your Nord VPN ads! Thanks for such great fun and great content. I think I speak for all Americans when I say we're glad to pay you back with our interesting mall food! Next up, an Orange Julius! (If they're still around.)💙
Another option to see the Amish besides Lancaster Pennsylvania is Berlin, Ohio and the surrounding counties. We even have a restaurant called "The Amish Door." Lots of fun places based on the Amish to visit and explore. It's so fun to see the wild reactions of visitors to the Amish for us locals... It's common here to get stuck behind an Amish buggy on the country roads, lots of stores have specific horse buggy parking spots (even Home Depot!), or just to see them at farmers markets.
This is a 30 year old American experience. The mall is on its last legs. If you find one that isn’t half empty store fronts and tumbleweeds, you’re in for a nostalgic treat.
Like living dinosaurs! We used to meet up with grandma and walk around the shops, make a wish at the fountain with a penny from grandmas purse, eat msg filled Chinese food or a slice of pizza in the food court, go to the toy store and maybe get a knickknack if u were lucky but mainly play with display toys, grab a lemonade from auntie Ann’s and exit by the movie theater to head home.
I'm in an area with a bit of a Mall resurgence since the pandemic. People were just glad to be out and a lot of the stores have adjusted to selling far less new fashion, and far more of last year's remainders at deep discount. Not the TJ Maxx/Marshalls approach, but as Outlets of a particular brand. Entire Malls have closed, but the remaining ones are doing better. Amazon is their constant competition, of course, but leveraging stuff like having online stores, and having free shipping to Store locations is helping too. The Strip Malls are the places dying most now. Sometimes they're half empty. Occasionally there's a single store left.
Yes! They were so busy especially at Christmas time you could hardly find a partking spot. Now people just sit at home and order everything punching little buttons on their phone or laptop. Sad
My local Hollister was turning into first lunar mini golf, basically just mini golf in the dark with black lights and a lot of fluorescent colors, and then now an arcade. Their shape is so recognizable 😂
For someone who misses the old Jolly format, this was a nice nod to the past. I’d love to see you guys filming more in your studio, opening boxes and reviewing snacks (with Grace laughing in the background.)
Luke nailed it with his comments about eating his way through a bag of pretzel bites while waiting for his wife/girlfriend to finish shopping. I did that many times back before my wife discovered Amazon Prime.
@@TorraTech She doesn't have my wifes spending habits then. She will get one or two things one day and then one or two more the next day so I have to constantly wait for her packages so the fucking thieves don't steal them.
@@Sho81I stopped ordering packages to my house. I live in a city and regularly get packages stolen, have even had my house broken into and robbed. I ship everything to my parents in the suburbsand make the hour drive to pick up whatever I need.
@@TorraTech I actually go with my girlfriend in the store and help her shop as we joke around together because I actually like spending time with her, and then buy our pretzel bites and eat it together afterwards so that we can spend quality time together but yall do you
I have CONNECTIONS to the Amish community , my family is Mennonite and lives in Indiana where there’s a huge Amish community. We also have family in Ohio where another large Amish community is. I would love to take you guys around and show you the food - casserole, egg noodles, homemade bread, Amish peanut butter, etc. and get you guys a horse and buggy ride! I feel like we should do an Amish road trip through Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania - that would be epic
I've been waiting for this. I come from a Mennonite family and yes they have not tried food until they have had Amish Mennonite food. I keep wanting them to try a sugar cream pie or the real chicken pop pie/ chicken n dumplings
I have zero connection to the Amish community…but I grew up in Pennsylvania and my family visited Amish country all the time. I agree that their food especially their breads and pies are top tier!
I come from a Pa Dutch. So I used to have a good bit of Amish folks we were friendly with. Now I miss my grandmas cooking. God I miss Hog maw and chicken stoup. (Soup thickened like a stew and amazing during the winter.)
for those that dont know, thats the moorestown mall in moorestown nj, and i used to go when i was younger. its gotten more bland as more stores have closed, it would've been better if they went somewhere like the cherry hill mall (same state, similar region) which is bigger, more lively, and has more stores... plus they have auntie annes
I was shocked to see they went to this “Moorestown Mall”…. I live nearby and never go there. For reference, the only flagship store left there is a Boscovs 😂. Sears, Macys, Lord and Taylor all closed down and became either Medical centers or some B-List random stores.
cherry hill mall is so goated ^^ if they went to the freehold raceway mall they might've had the chance to actually meet one of the stranger things actors there though lol
@@rubiesofgold7698 Rumspringa is like a time (like maybe 16 or 17) when Amish teenagers can experience things normally restricted by their community without the risk of being shunned, so that they can know if they want to choose to fully join their church and community as adults or if they want to live a different way and leave.
For some reason, my whole extended family calls stuffed cabbages "pigs in a blanket" and I've never heard anyone else call stuffed cabbage that. I think someone in my family got confused many decades ago.
I love to see how they were always sharing the foods with the crews/videographerr etc. It is not all about them having the best foods in town, but also involving their team too.❤
I love Auntie Anne! I used to work at one when I was in high school. Part of why they're so delicious is because they get dunked in a vat of butter after they come out of the oven! They used to let us take the old leftover pretzels home because they were still good, so I would freeze them & re-bake them at a later date. My favorite pretzel was always the almond one.
Auntie Anne's is the ultimate, "gotta run to the bathroom, I'll pick up a pretzel on the way back" food you yell to your friend when I was a kid...now it's the "feed the kids so they don't whine" auntie mode snack. That pretzel scent has been reeling me in for 25 years! lol
I grew up in SoCal in the 70' & 80's and I can remember when we'd go to our local mall in Cerritos. It was a huge treat for us to go to Farrell's for dinner and their once famous ice cream desserts. Then we'd hit Sees Candies for a free chocolate sample and off to Sears to exchange Craftsman hand tools for my dad or to Orbach's for some clothes for us kids. We'd head back out into the mall and go to Swiss Colony for pickled eggs to go with some Orange Julius. It was fun to peek into all the store fronts while keeping watch for friends and/or family who might also be shopping too! In 1990 I went to work at that same Sears in those same hardware and paint departments that I used to love going to with my dad to help him find the tools he needed or to buy the paint we'd use on and in our house. I have to admit I shed a tear or two when I found out that that Sears eventually closed. I have some fun and some not so fun memories from my 10 years working there first as an associate and then as the assistant manager of the paint dept. I now live 65 miles, one way, from a mall and haven't been in one in over 20 years! Oh, and Auntie Anne's cinnamon & sugar pretzels would battle with Cinnabon for my choice of a quick snack when I'd get my breaks while working at Sears.
Honestly, I glad I grew up in the 90s-00s mall culture, because there was nothing better than walking around the mall with an auntie Anne's pretzel and an orange Julius. It's depressing now that half of the stores have left. Even the Hollister behind them turned into weird gaming lounge.
Fun fact - There was (possibly still there) an Auntie Annes in Hongdae, Seoul inside the food court of the CGV movie theatre building. It was my favorite comfort food during 3 years living there. :)
Long time watcher, love what you guys have been doing for years and completely shocked to see you in my backyard. Thanks for all the great content, and you were within an hour of genuine Amish experiences.
This video is a blast from the past. I worked in a mall in the mid 2000's and Auntie Anne's was a place I loved to visit on breaks. Us mall employees were given big sheets of coupons and it was the best thing ever.
If you want to visit an Amish community, go to Bird-in-Hand in Lancaster, PA! There is a huge farm market there with freshly made pretzels, lemonade, shoofly pie, beef jerky, whoopie pies, peanut butter, and so many more things! There are also local Amish families who you can get products from. Many just wouldn’t be able to get on camera. The market and surrounding shops are primarily operated by John Smucker who is also connected to the Smucker’s family corp. I bet he would set you up!
@@vbrown6445the cinnamon sugar pretzels suck with the sugar sauce but they original pretzel with the sugar sauce is so good because it's very salty and then sweet
the absolute whiplash I just experienced seeing my home mall in a JOLLY video. I'm glad you enjoyed your Auntie Anne's experience at the Moorestown mall which btw is in NEW JERSEY not Pennsylvania ;)
I saw the lids... Then the scrub store and was like NO WAY. Then once they were sat in front of the Hollister converted to a cafe I was like OMFG THE MOORESTOWN MALL!
Came here to say the same thing. I was like omg that’s Moorestown Mall! And then they said PA and I was like nahh that’s definitely NJ… cuz it’s my mall
From someone who worked at an auntie annes-- yes! Everything is made fresh every hour on the hour, and gets pitched at the end of the night to ensure freshness. You think that cinnamon sugar is everywhere now? I still am kicking it out of my shoes 2 years later!!! 😂 Next time anyone goes- the classic salted pretzel dipped in caramel sauce for a salted caramel delight in your mouth hole, almond crunch is slept on its sweet but not as much as the cin-sugar and a lot more compatible with the sweet glaze. Glad yall had fun!!!!
That's the Moorestown mall! It's actually in New Jersey, not Pennsylvania. The attached bar/restaurant Yard House is actually pretty decent, and a regular spot for my wife & I. There used to be attached skate park that was super popular, and the movie theater was one of the few theaters that would play korean films in the area during the early 2000's.
I used to work at Moorestown back around 2002. Friday nights were Hell with all the teenagers going to the skate park and movies. Of course, in retrospect, it was much more civil than when malls get crazy today.
So glad you guys have finally gotten around to Pennsylvania. If you want the full blown, true, Amish cooking, you do need to go to the middle of the state (Lancaster) ... but believe me, the cooking and some of their tourist restaurants are worth every hour out of the way. It would be awesome to come back to PA in the Fall, preferably on a warmish day, when all the leaves have turned. Very hard to beat the ambiance of a crisp Pennsylvanian Autumn day with doughnuts and apple cider in tow.
@@sabrinasimon5261 probably some geographical mishaps on their end. (I live in Western PA so wouldn't notice I'd they got the wrong location of a mall close to the border there. ) I mean, NJ isn't TOO far from PA. but kinda not really close to the Amish I'm aware of (maybe NJ has their own population? Would be interesting to research...)
They went to the Moorestown mall for Auntie Anne's but they were in Philly and didn't get a Philly Pretzel or go to Reading Terminal and get a real Amish Pretzel??
@@johnfoster3736 This is Moorestown, so really close to Philly I can see how they would be confused. There are several Amish Markets in South Jersey - Medford, Mullica Hill etc. All quite similar to Reading Terminal in Philly and some of the same families running them. Not an Amish population really just that they come over here to sell things.
First reaction: Hey they were at the Moorestown Mall!! Two seconds later: wait, they went to the Moorestown Mall when the Cherry Hill Mall, LITERALLY the first mall in America, was down the street? Really cool to see a place I lived next to for ten years featured on the show, though.
Oh wow, it would have been cool if they'd gone there, just for more bits. They probably didn't do any research and just found a mall in their gps or something 😢
Is there an auntie Anne's at cherry hill mall? I'm only asking bc I went to neshaminy mall and the A A was gone. Taken over by a snack place that sold super pretzels. Very disappointing.
About 4-5 years ago, one of my kids took an Art class. At the end of months of the art classes, the art of all students was displayed in about 4 empty stores in the mall. The families would tour the artwork and students could see whether their art placed for a ribbon. We invited his grandparents to tour. After the tour, Aunt Annie’s was about the only place to get a quick bite. I bought a bunch of buckets of bite sized pretzels and several sodas. The family put together several tables and enjoyed pretzels and sodas for dinner. Everyone had a great time. 🖼️🎨🥨🧑🧑🧒🧒
You are soooooo close to the Amish. Lancaster County PA...just an hour or so west of Philly. The Amish hub is there. Also, if you have the chance, stop by the second largest mall in America: King of Prussia. You'll get lost but you'll enjoy the stores and food:+) But definitely check out the Amish...go on a buggy ride with them...check out the myriad of arts and crafts they make by hand...and the food, oh my goodness the food. It's ALL fresh and homemade. God bless~
You can actually ride in the buggie with them? That is so cool. I was in Pennsylvania on Thursday visiting my sister when a woman and her two little kids went by her house. The kids were so cute in their little bonnets (Mom was wearing one too!). I will have to check into that ride.
Auntie Anne’s pretzels are perfect the way they are. No dipping sauces are required. It’s overkill. I used to share an Original and a Cinnamon Sugar with my mom when we would shop, so that we could have our sweet and our savory. Yum!
My teenage years were all around the Amish. I was living beside a farm and played basketball with the Amish and Mennonite kids. The best time was had by all. Homemade root beer and homemade peppermint tea when we got back to the farm. The Amish are a community of “plain people” who live 100% off grid from us. They are self sufficient in most areas. I was raised in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Lovely area that you should visit! Pennsylvania Dutch cooking is amazing. We have the largest smorgasbord Shady Maple that you two would have so much fun trying different dishes like Chicken Pot Pie to Shoo Fly Pie for dessert. It would be JOLLY! LOL!! 😊
Uncle Vanya is a very popular brand that makes pickled veggies in Russia and they wanted to buy out McDonalds but they didn't so right now it named Tasty Period which sounds even more ridiculous 😆
No, That's not how they translate it. "Tasty and that's it". About "Дядя Ваня" - pure fake. No one in the management has stated a desire to buy out McDonald's.
The Amish don’t have electricity so I don’t think they’re probably watching UA-cam! Lol, but you should definitely head to Lancaster Pennsylvania for greater exposure to Amish food and Amish living. It’s very interesting. When I lived in Wooster Ohio, there were many Amish. Walmart had a hitching post in their parking lot so the Amish could come to Walmart via horse and buggy.😮
Agreed!! Lancaster is definitely beautiful Amish country and is well worth the visit. While they wouldn't get to film the Amish (they don't like their pictures being taken), the Jolly Team would get a better understanding of the Amish lifestyle. They should visit the Lancaster Farmers Market and Lancaster Brewery or, since many Amish families have roadside stands where they sell home grown vegetables and homemade baked goods, they could sample something homemade. I think Ollie would go into a coma if he tried the Shoofly pie...overly sweet and I think it must be an acquired taste that I have not acquired. It is a great place to take a hot air ballon. Since these places are also located in the greater Lancaster area and on the way back to Philadelphia, they should also visit and take the Herr's factory tour (where they’ll get to sample freshly made chips (crisps)) and visit the world-renowned Longwood Gardens and eat at the 1906 Restaurant or graze through the multiple Beer Garden offerings and sample beer made in collaboration with Victory Brewery using items grown at Longwood Gardens.
@@bethmcdonough7158 my family always visits the Hammond pretzel factory whenever we go to Lancaster. You also can’t beat the donuts at the central market. Such a unique and interesting area of America that is off the beaten track.
That’s where I’m from! …but I’m obviously not Amish, lol. Yeah, there are a lot of little touristy shops you can go to to get Amish made stuff and go on a buggy ride if that’s your thing, like Kitchen Kettle
I used to live in the States and I get so excited when I go to the mall for this. I recently moved to UK and found out they have Auntie Anne’s in Watford mall, and it tastes the same! I’m so happy!
Omg, yes!!! New American tour. You spend couple days in Amish country. They are famous for their baked goods and their work ethic. Many regular folks pay for the Amish to build their homes and barns. They are so fast and strong and do such good quality and affordable work.
Living in Hawaii, Pearlridge is a mall that always has people. Got to say Auntie Anne's is a place i loved since my childhood, can never have a pretzel anywhere else
Hey, if you guys want to get the full Amish experience, I would recommend visiting Shipshewana, Indiana. You can get a full Amish dinner at the Blue Gate restaurant, where you can also take a ride in a horse-drawn buggy. There's also a mall there that has an amazing Amish pretzel shop, JoJo's Pretzels. The mall is also home to many stores with handcrafted clothes, instruments, tools, candies and more, all of which are of exceptional quality! Worth a visit, and could potentially make for a good video, as it could provide a glimpse into the world of Amish America.
My church used to visit there every year. I believe I still have mugs from there. Eating at their restaurant was the first time I ever ate beans without putting sugar on them.
As a teenager in the 1980s this was the quintessential mall experience. Remember to keep $0.25 in your pocket for the pay phone, to call your parents for a ride home after you’re done hanging out with your friends! The typical local mall is very much a relic of a bygone era. Today it’s either Amazon delivery or a mega-mall with an amusement park inside. No middle ground.
The era just before was less hang out and more shopping (going to the mall for a purpose) because both parents weren't working (one parent was home in the majority of households). Also, money was tight in the '70's (with Carter as president).
Auntie Anne's is a guilty pleasure for sure! Glad you could find a mall that wasn't in the dumps, online shopping has pretty much killed them in the states, but man O MAN were they EVERYTHING when I was growing up in the 80's and early 90's. In my house, if you wanted to go to the mall you had better have done all your chores and homework, because that was the deal. We would go on a Sunday after church, my sister and I with our watches were given like a timeframe to meet back up with our mother, I made a B-Line for the arcade and my sister would always go clothes shopping, and then we would usually do a movie at the theater afterwards...it was our once a month super treat!!
At first I thought they would go to the King of Prussia Mall because it is still doing very well. But, I saw a Jersey car tag and then the advert behind them was for the Moorestown Mall, in NJ. So, I think that's where they were.
That use to be the mall I went to growing up and I always remember sharing the almond pretzel with my mom whenever we went clothes shopping for me. Auntie Anne’s is pinnacle nostalgia.
Guys, if you want to eat some really good Amish food go to Lancaster, PA. Just outside that city are some AMAZING Amish Buffets. Three of my favorites are Bird in Hand (The smallest but yummy) in Paradise, PA , Millers (Has a very good sized shopping area downstairs as well) in Ronks, PA , and my very favorite and perhaps the largest Amish buffet around... Shady Maple in East Early, PA. I don't know how many Buffets y'all have been to but... everything from these buffets are homemade. I really think they would make for really good content if y'all went and tried them. Also if you do happen to go and stay over... The Amish View Motel is very nice and right in the heart of the Amish so you can always go on horse and buggy rides, try all kinds of baked foods from some of their bakeries, check out some of the shops! p.s. Love me some Auntie Ann's, glad you got to experience it for yourselves!!! :)
Shady Maple is my favorite. 😍 My family is from Bucks County, but my mom and dad moved us all up to Bradford County when I was a baby…so I grew up driving through Amish country my entire life. Also, we have a pretty large Amish community in LeRaysville, PA here in Bradford County, so I grew up with all the kids who were on Rumshpringa and the elders who sold their goods at the local flea markets. Good people. Much love and peace from NE, PA 😊🥰✌🏻
Knauss Berry Farm in Homestead Florida is worth a visit if you’re in south Florida heading to the Keys. They are known for their baked goods and strawberries, but mostly for their cinnamon buns. Though people think they are Amish they are actually German Baptist who spend half the year here and half up in Georgia. They open “ The Lord willing” , around the end of October and close a little after Easter. People have been known to wait 3 hrs in line for their cinnamon buns 😋
Just a few comments-although I wonder if Josh and Ollie actually ever read these. #1. I'm glad the pretzels were fresh. When they aren't (much like Cinnabon), the dough gets very tough chewy. #2. They should have tried the original with some mustard. #3. A lot of Americans wouldn't thjnk the icing on top of the cinnamon sugar pretzels was too sweet. #4. I love Josh, Ollie, and Luke-and I'm pretty fond of Ducky. I'll probably love him too one day after I get to know him better.
On the Amish. They do have Amish places set up for visitors in Ohio, Pennsylvania ect... my Papa used to take me there. Incredible food!! Easy to find their restaurants which are most commonly buffets that will blow your mind. Especially Ollie's. 😂 no calorie counting there you blow a circuit. They used to take us on rides but it was very formal, no speaking. If you want inside I'd say find the kids that leave. They all leave at a certain age for an amount of time.
I think they might have been in NJ when they were filming this. Regal Stadium 12 RPX is located in Moorestown Mall. That big M sign is dead give away. It's crazy that they were only 20 minutes away from my home.
Yes, I spotted that too, plus the car in the parking lot with the Jersey tag. I wish they'd go to the shore and see the Ocean. I hope also they get to meet some Mennonites etc in Lancaster County.
I can’t believe you guys were at the Moorestown mall in New Jersey! I worked in that mall as a teenager at a music store that no longer exists. The movie theatre in the opening shot is the only theatre that I go to. Super comfy and clean. That mall used to be hopping when I was growing up, but like most malls in America it is slowly dying thanks to online shopping. So cool that you two paid my little part of the U.S. a visit!!
I'm from Pennsylvania Amish Country (home of Auntie Anne's) and there's something magical about the handmade pretzels sold at the little Amish stands and markets in the area. The best is if you have some Amish friends who make them for you (shout out to Fanny Beiler, my precious friend and master pretzel maker)!!!
I hope Luke doesn't get killed off this season. Hahahaha. This is a US mall in 2024. Back in the 80s and 90s, that mall would have been packed with people with so much drama going on just like Mall Rats.
@@1701what I doubt your mall is as scary as your imagination has led you to fear. Try talking to people that are not like you. You may find you have more in common than you think.
I grew up near Lancaster County, PA and my parents would drive up there to take us to the Amish farms and get the fresh baked pretzels and some homemade jams. We would load up the station wagon and be happy little kids knowing we were getting fresh pretzels that day. P.S. Mustard is best on a fresh soft pretzel and then the cheese dips, Queso cheese dip is my favorite. And it is nice to hear Auntie pronounced the way I pronounce it.
@@nataliephillips799 - Absolutely! My son and I were thinking of going there, but I just don't eat enough to pay what they are charging for it. LOL $18.99 + for lunch and $26.99 for dinner...but Josh and Ollie could easily do it.
If you wanna learn about the amish hit up Lancaster, PA! Lancaster city is home to central market, which is the oldest, continuously running farmers market in the US, and you can meet and buy really fresh food from the local amish farmers! Also Lanc has the most refugees per capita in the US, which means we have some AMAZING restaurants with food from all over the world, which is saying something for a tiny city in the middle of amish country. Worth a visit!
I'm from SEA and always get either their jalapeño cheese pretzels, caramel almond pretzels, cinnamon stix or choco eclairs stix. I love the jalapeño one the most, they taste almost like pizza :)
The area you guys are in is where I grew up! In middle school they used to take us on a 2-3 day trip to Amish Country in the middle of Pennsylvania. This was about 15 years ago but back then there was an Amish stand on the side of the road and to this day, it was the best pretzel I've ever had! Find any mid 20's to early 30's person in the New Jersey area and ask them about their middle school Amish Country trip, I promise almost everyone will have the same story and remember that pretzel stand! Something to note though if you go yourselves, the Amish are a reserved and private people and they *do not* like their pictures being taken or filmed, it's considered very rude to do so. :>
Love that they tried a mall classic!Anyone else a bit distracted that they turned a Hollister into a game room though? You can probably still smell the cologne walking by! 😂
Shocked nobody is talking about how rock solid these bad bois get when cooled, the ultimate Aunie Anne’s experience is chipping a tooth on a pretzel you let cool off too much
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If you want to see the Amish just go to Lancaster, PA that's where they live they got stores and all kinds of stuff there.
As much as I love Ryan George's "Ad-stronaut" you guys ABSOLUTELY ROCK in your Nord VPN ads! Thanks for such great fun and great content. I think I speak for all Americans when I say we're glad to pay you back with our interesting mall food! Next up, an Orange Julius! (If they're still around.)💙
If you are still in PA there's a Amish buffet called Shady Maple Smorgasbord.
Another option to see the Amish besides Lancaster Pennsylvania is Berlin, Ohio and the surrounding counties. We even have a restaurant called "The Amish Door." Lots of fun places based on the Amish to visit and explore.
It's so fun to see the wild reactions of visitors to the Amish for us locals... It's common here to get stuck behind an Amish buggy on the country roads, lots of stores have specific horse buggy parking spots (even Home Depot!), or just to see them at farmers markets.
Applause for Ollie !!! 👏 I would love to see Ollie publish a book of poetry !!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
The fact that you’re eating Auntie Anne’s outside of, what used to be, a Hollister is so classically American. You did it right!!
Was Josh a Hollister model? He definitely could have been.
American eagle model too
Hollister turned gameroom/café its nuts
Iconic.
This is a 30 year old American experience. The mall is on its last legs. If you find one that isn’t half empty store fronts and tumbleweeds, you’re in for a nostalgic treat.
Like living dinosaurs! We used to meet up with grandma and walk around the shops, make a wish at the fountain with a penny from grandmas purse, eat msg filled Chinese food or a slice of pizza in the food court, go to the toy store and maybe get a knickknack if u were lucky but mainly play with display toys, grab a lemonade from auntie Ann’s and exit by the movie theater to head home.
I'm in an area with a bit of a Mall resurgence since the pandemic. People were just glad to be out and a lot of the stores have adjusted to selling far less new fashion, and far more of last year's remainders at deep discount. Not the TJ Maxx/Marshalls approach, but as Outlets of a particular brand. Entire Malls have closed, but the remaining ones are doing better. Amazon is their constant competition, of course, but leveraging stuff like having online stores, and having free shipping to Store locations is helping too.
The Strip Malls are the places dying most now. Sometimes they're half empty. Occasionally there's a single store left.
Older than that. I grew up in the 70's and pretty much spent my entire adolescence at the mall.
ONLY USING CAPS FOR ME TO SEE BETTER - MALLS IN NYC ARE CLOSING DUE TO THE RECENT LIGHT FINGER CLIENTELLE
Yes! They were so busy especially at Christmas time you could hardly find a partking spot. Now people just sit at home and order everything punching little buttons on their phone or laptop. Sad
Just two blokes sharing a pretzel together at a mall. That's what life is all about.
Couldn’t have said it better
2 blokes with a totally platonic relationship
Freshly made pretzels with cream cheese or ketchup are the best
@@ClaudiaVirginiaAlarcon ketchup..? 🫢🤔
Lolol classic 🤣 crazy how 20 years ago the mall scene was more popular. Malls are on their last call now.
As an American, I am really amused by the Hollister turned gaming Café behind them. 😂
I was getting ready to comment the same thing. THATS authentic mall life in America in 2024.
My local Hollister was turning into first lunar mini golf, basically just mini golf in the dark with black lights and a lot of fluorescent colors, and then now an arcade. Their shape is so recognizable 😂
For someone who misses the old Jolly format, this was a nice nod to the past. I’d love to see you guys filming more in your studio, opening boxes and reviewing snacks (with Grace laughing in the background.)
The chaos in that small room, i actually miss those
Me too! I miss sketchy Slavic MREs and Pacific Island snacks!
@@drexartim560 Ikr
Where do we sign the formal petition for this ?!
Same! I thought I was the only one missing the old format. The more recent episode with guests just wasn't doing it for me.
Luke is safe, he's the cameraman. We all know they're indestructible and always survive.
Luke is a treasure. 100% safe!
Don't ask Hud from Cloverfield.
@@kevingarrenwas just coming here to say this!
It's not like they are a drummer.
*Kenny from Scream enters the chat
Luke nailed it with his comments about eating his way through a bag of pretzel bites while waiting for his wife/girlfriend to finish shopping. I did that many times back before my wife discovered Amazon Prime.
I wish my fiance would choose amazon prime over in person shopping...
Haha!
@@TorraTech She doesn't have my wifes spending habits then. She will get one or two things one day and then one or two more the next day so I have to constantly wait for her packages so the fucking thieves don't steal them.
@@Sho81I stopped ordering packages to my house. I live in a city and regularly get packages stolen, have even had my house broken into and robbed. I ship everything to my parents in the suburbsand make the hour drive to pick up whatever I need.
@@TorraTech I actually go with my girlfriend in the store and help her shop as we joke around together because I actually like spending time with her, and then buy our pretzel bites and eat it together afterwards so that we can spend quality time together but yall do you
Dear Nord VPN, Whatever you're paying Jolly, it's not enough! Ollie's ads are the ONLY ads I don't skip over on UA-cam!
True...I actually played this o e three times
I had this exact thought…on both accounts 😂
Ollie is a genius!!!
I fast-forwarded to the commercial, just to watch it after reading this! LOLs!! You were not lying - comedy genius!
Not just rhyme but meter and theme too
I have CONNECTIONS to the Amish community , my family is Mennonite and lives in Indiana where there’s a huge Amish community. We also have family in Ohio where another large Amish community is. I would love to take you guys around and show you the food - casserole, egg noodles, homemade bread, Amish peanut butter, etc. and get you guys a horse and buggy ride! I feel like we should do an Amish road trip through Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania - that would be epic
I've been waiting for this. I come from a Mennonite family and yes they have not tried food until they have had Amish Mennonite food. I keep wanting them to try a sugar cream pie or the real chicken pop pie/ chicken n dumplings
I have zero connection to the Amish community…but I grew up in Pennsylvania and my family visited Amish country all the time. I agree that their food especially their breads and pies are top tier!
@@meleseini113 the homemade bread is top tier for sure!
@@glorey7673 yessss!
I come from a Pa Dutch. So I used to have a good bit of Amish folks we were friendly with. Now I miss my grandmas cooking. God I miss Hog maw and chicken stoup. (Soup thickened like a stew and amazing during the winter.)
for those that dont know, thats the moorestown mall in moorestown nj, and i used to go when i was younger. its gotten more bland as more stores have closed, it would've been better if they went somewhere like the cherry hill mall (same state, similar region) which is bigger, more lively, and has more stores... plus they have auntie annes
I was shocked to see they went to this “Moorestown Mall”…. I live nearby and never go there. For reference, the only flagship store left there is a Boscovs 😂. Sears, Macys, Lord and Taylor all closed down and became either Medical centers or some B-List random stores.
I don't think the mall was what came to their mind when thinking about Auntie Ann's
Yes, Cherry Hill Mall is right up the street, with a Maggianos! Moorestown Mall has been sad for years.
cherry hill mall is so goated ^^ if they went to the freehold raceway mall they might've had the chance to actually meet one of the stranger things actors there though lol
"if you're Amish and you're watching this let us know"
nooo that's a trap!!! 🤣🤣
Mennonites
Lol took me a second to realize the issue.
Nope. It’s just about time for Rumshpringa so there could be Amish ppl watching. Or even Amish ppl who’ve yet to return from last year’s Rumshpringa.
@@melissadunton3534Just curious what that is. Is it a type of Amish group or location?
@@rubiesofgold7698 Rumspringa is like a time (like maybe 16 or 17) when Amish teenagers can experience things normally restricted by their community without the risk of being shunned, so that they can know if they want to choose to fully join their church and community as adults or if they want to live a different way and leave.
Fun fact.. we call the sausage roll “pigs in a blanket.” Usually it’s a mini hot dog wrapped in a crescent roll.
Cocktail sausages actually
Their sausage rolls are better
For some reason, my whole extended family calls stuffed cabbages "pigs in a blanket" and I've never heard anyone else call stuffed cabbage that. I think someone in my family got confused many decades ago.
We also have pigs in blankets but they’re sausage wrapped in bacon
@@LadyBeyondTheWall yeah, we always called them cabbage rolls
Gotta love the Game Room Cafe that took over the Hollister and didnt even change the front facade 😂
Omg I was wondering if I was going crazy 😜 I was like heyyyy something’s different lol
At a mall I went to it was turned into a haunted house with huge werewolves in the windows
Would cost too much to cover the destruction underneath XD
When Josh said the almond one was his favorite, my heart was filled. People sleep on that flavor. It’s my ultimate favorite ❤️
I love to see how they were always sharing the foods with the crews/videographerr etc. It is not all about them having the best foods in town, but also involving their team too.❤
I love Auntie Anne! I used to work at one when I was in high school. Part of why they're so delicious is because they get dunked in a vat of butter after they come out of the oven! They used to let us take the old leftover pretzels home because they were still good, so I would freeze them & re-bake them at a later date. My favorite pretzel was always the almond one.
really wish they kept the sour cream and onion one😭
Auntie Anne's is the ultimate, "gotta run to the bathroom, I'll pick up a pretzel on the way back" food you yell to your friend when I was a kid...now it's the "feed the kids so they don't whine" auntie mode snack. That pretzel scent has been reeling me in for 25 years! lol
I’m glad to see just the regular crew back again.
Glad they’re pa finally
I grew up in SoCal in the 70' & 80's and I can remember when we'd go to our local mall in Cerritos. It was a huge treat for us to go to Farrell's for dinner and their once famous ice cream desserts. Then we'd hit Sees Candies for a free chocolate sample and off to Sears to exchange Craftsman hand tools for my dad or to Orbach's for some clothes for us kids. We'd head back out into the mall and go to Swiss Colony for pickled eggs to go with some Orange Julius. It was fun to peek into all the store fronts while keeping watch for friends and/or family who might also be shopping too!
In 1990 I went to work at that same Sears in those same hardware and paint departments that I used to love going to with my dad to help him find the tools he needed or to buy the paint we'd use on and in our house. I have to admit I shed a tear or two when I found out that that Sears eventually closed. I have some fun and some not so fun memories from my 10 years working there first as an associate and then as the assistant manager of the paint dept.
I now live 65 miles, one way, from a mall and haven't been in one in over 20 years!
Oh, and Auntie Anne's cinnamon & sugar pretzels would battle with Cinnabon for my choice of a quick snack when I'd get my breaks while working at Sears.
Wow. I remember seeing a tv show about that restaurant- trying to save it.
But it closed anyway.
jolly's sponsorship ad are the only ones that i watch. ollie is too talented!
I like how they're sitting in front of what is an obviously closed Hollister store, rebranded to something else.
lol I was looking for this comment
Josh and Ollie are just so naturally loveable, funny and nice guys
I swear to God Ollie and these NordVPN ads are TV commercial quality. Keep it up lads!
Yeah, if he needs a 2nd career (or would it be 3rd. What did these guys to before UA-cam?) he could go into advertising, for sure!
Way more enjoyable than TV ads, in my opinion :)
@@DeliaLee8 it's very creative, that's what that is. :D
Literally Ollie's Nord ads are the best. Would watch a compilation of these
The pretzel dog with the honey mustard sauce is EVERYTHING!
Ollie's NordVPN shenanigans makes me not skip that segment.
laughing at the revamped hollister in the back, such a recognizable storefront😂😂 RIP
But my puka shell necklaces! 😩
LOL good eye.
Hahaha I thought the same thing...hey, that was a Hollister! 🤣
Was it Hollister or Ambercrombie that would have the employees spritz perfume on all the clothes?
@@raptorixrappyI think both but hollister always smelt really strong!
Honestly, I glad I grew up in the 90s-00s mall culture, because there was nothing better than walking around the mall with an auntie Anne's pretzel and an orange Julius. It's depressing now that half of the stores have left. Even the Hollister behind them turned into weird gaming lounge.
I wish Topsy’s was still around so they could add a cherry limeade and candy popcorn to their mall adventure
Don’t forget a Great American Cookie
And you eventually end up at either Chick-fil-A or Sbarro
@@curtyeomans8446 Or the other cookie - Debbie something?
I didn't eat Anne's so much. I preferred Hot Dog on a Stick with my Orange Julius.
Fun fact - There was (possibly still there) an Auntie Annes in Hongdae, Seoul inside the food court of the CGV movie theatre building. It was my favorite comfort food during 3 years living there. :)
Yeah they are everywhere here in Seoul lol
Long time watcher, love what you guys have been doing for years and completely shocked to see you in my backyard. Thanks for all the great content, and you were within an hour of genuine Amish experiences.
We have a joke in the philippines: Introduce Auntie Anne to Papa John 😅
Classic!
Tagal na ng Aunty Anne sa pinas. Never ko pa natry
lol havent heard that,,, di nga? 😂
@@timhrim lol same...parang passing by lang palagi😅
Totoo ba?!😂
This video is a blast from the past. I worked in a mall in the mid 2000's and Auntie Anne's was a place I loved to visit on breaks. Us mall employees were given big sheets of coupons and it was the best thing ever.
I love that Ollie took what Luke said about his wife and instantly related it to him and Josh xD and no one even mentioned or questioned it!
I was thinking the same thing!! They are the cutest couple!
If you want to visit an Amish community, go to Bird-in-Hand in Lancaster, PA! There is a huge farm market there with freshly made pretzels, lemonade, shoofly pie, beef jerky, whoopie pies, peanut butter, and so many more things! There are also local Amish families who you can get products from. Many just wouldn’t be able to get on camera. The market and surrounding shops are primarily operated by John Smucker who is also connected to the Smucker’s family corp. I bet he would set you up!
There is absolutely NOTHING better than a cup of cinnamon sugar knots from Auntie Anne’s. Truly an American delicacy.
Hilarious watching Ollie’s face when his British tastebuds try to cope with the sweetness of some American foods 😂
I agree with Jolly tho, that dip is way too much with the cinnamon sugar pretzel
@@lilykep Agreed. I don't know why anyone would dip a sugar-covered pretzel into sugary icing.
@@vbrown6445the cinnamon sugar pretzels suck with the sugar sauce but they original pretzel with the sugar sauce is so good because it's very salty and then sweet
the absolute whiplash I just experienced seeing my home mall in a JOLLY video. I'm glad you enjoyed your Auntie Anne's experience at the Moorestown mall which btw is in NEW JERSEY not Pennsylvania ;)
NO FOR REAL I was not ready for them to be at this mall!
I saw the lids... Then the scrub store and was like NO WAY. Then once they were sat in front of the Hollister converted to a cafe I was like OMFG THE MOORESTOWN MALL!
NEW JERSEY?!?
It's a suburb of Philly, probably the source of the confusion according to Wikipedia.
Came here to say the same thing. I was like omg that’s Moorestown Mall! And then they said PA and I was like nahh that’s definitely NJ… cuz it’s my mall
The Nord poem with the Auntie Anne’s tie-in was absolutely fantastic!
The “Game Room” behind y’all that used to be a Holisters 🤣🤣 that’s a REAL American experience
From someone who worked at an auntie annes-- yes! Everything is made fresh every hour on the hour, and gets pitched at the end of the night to ensure freshness. You think that cinnamon sugar is everywhere now? I still am kicking it out of my shoes 2 years later!!! 😂 Next time anyone goes- the classic salted pretzel dipped in caramel sauce for a salted caramel delight in your mouth hole, almond crunch is slept on its sweet but not as much as the cin-sugar and a lot more compatible with the sweet glaze. Glad yall had fun!!!!
That's the Moorestown mall! It's actually in New Jersey, not Pennsylvania. The attached bar/restaurant Yard House is actually pretty decent, and a regular spot for my wife & I.
There used to be attached skate park that was super popular, and the movie theater was one of the few theaters that would play korean films in the area during the early 2000's.
I used to work at Moorestown back around 2002. Friday nights were Hell with all the teenagers going to the skate park and movies. Of course, in retrospect, it was much more civil than when malls get crazy today.
Yup! Knew exactly when I saw the M
So glad you guys have finally gotten around to Pennsylvania. If you want the full blown, true, Amish cooking, you do need to go to the middle of the state (Lancaster) ... but believe me, the cooking and some of their tourist restaurants are worth every hour out of the way.
It would be awesome to come back to PA in the Fall, preferably on a warmish day, when all the leaves have turned. Very hard to beat the ambiance of a crisp Pennsylvanian Autumn day with doughnuts and apple cider in tow.
Absolutely true! There are some wonderful places, most everything hand made that day.
They’re in NJ. I don’t know why they said they were in PA.
@@sabrinasimon5261 probably some geographical mishaps on their end. (I live in Western PA so wouldn't notice I'd they got the wrong location of a mall close to the border there. ) I mean, NJ isn't TOO far from PA. but kinda not really close to the Amish I'm aware of (maybe NJ has their own population? Would be interesting to research...)
They went to the Moorestown mall for Auntie Anne's but they were in Philly and didn't get a Philly Pretzel or go to Reading Terminal and get a real Amish Pretzel??
@@johnfoster3736 This is Moorestown, so really close to Philly I can see how they would be confused. There are several Amish Markets in South Jersey - Medford, Mullica Hill etc. All quite similar to Reading Terminal in Philly and some of the same families running them. Not an Amish population really just that they come over here to sell things.
First reaction: Hey they were at the Moorestown Mall!!
Two seconds later: wait, they went to the Moorestown Mall when the Cherry Hill Mall, LITERALLY the first mall in America, was down the street?
Really cool to see a place I lived next to for ten years featured on the show, though.
Oh wow, it would have been cool if they'd gone there, just for more bits. They probably didn't do any research and just found a mall in their gps or something 😢
I also had this reaction! The moorewtown mall has been a ghost town for a while now, they would’ve found much more life at cherry hill lol
I was shocked when I saw the mall in the background. Blown away they were in the area!
Is there an auntie Anne's at cherry hill mall? I'm only asking bc I went to neshaminy mall and the A A was gone. Taken over by a snack place that sold super pretzels. Very disappointing.
They were in Philly, should've saved the toll and gone to KoP. It's twice the size too.
Jolly is like the only channel where it’s not an option to skip the sponsor segment
It’s the glasses for me🤓😭
I remember the elderly mall walkers and going to the mall to people watch. Memories now. Love you guys!
About 4-5 years ago, one of my kids took an Art class. At the end of months of the art classes, the art of all students was displayed in about 4 empty stores in the mall. The families would tour the artwork and students could see whether their art placed for a ribbon. We invited his grandparents to tour. After the tour, Aunt Annie’s was about the only place to get a quick bite. I bought a bunch of buckets of bite sized pretzels and several sodas. The family put together several tables and enjoyed pretzels and sodas for dinner. Everyone had a great time. 🖼️🎨🥨🧑🧑🧒🧒
A couple of Brits eating Auntie Anne’s by a fountain in a mall with the corpse of a Hollister turned arcade in the background.
Thank for the breakdown cause people can’t see what’s going on …. Again thanks good job
You are soooooo close to the Amish. Lancaster County PA...just an hour or so west of Philly. The Amish hub is there. Also, if you have the chance, stop by the second largest mall in America: King of Prussia. You'll get lost but you'll enjoy the stores and food:+) But definitely check out the Amish...go on a buggy ride with them...check out the myriad of arts and crafts they make by hand...and the food, oh my goodness the food. It's ALL fresh and homemade. God bless~
You can actually ride in the buggie with them? That is so cool. I was in Pennsylvania on Thursday visiting my sister when a woman and her two little kids went by her house. The kids were so cute in their little bonnets (Mom was wearing one too!). I will have to check into that ride.
@@paanne1013 Yes, you can ride in a buggy. On Old Philadelphia Pike near Intercourse, PA there are two places that have buggy rides.
Yes!! Lancaster, PA for the Amish!!! Amazing food!!
They should go to shady maple smorgasbord, that would be hilarious!
@@nataliephillips799 I was thinking of sending them there. But there are lots of other places too:+) God bless~
"Probably Germany would have some to say about that....ahh, don't worry about them!" I cackled! 🤣🤣
It’s a crime these brezen
3:11 … i love dipping cinnamon sugar pretzels into their icing 😆
Jolly is the best Nord VPN partner 😂 all of Ollie's efforts and output are top notch.
Watching this while in the hospital with my pregnancy you guys are keeping me going ♥️♥️
Safe journey for you and baby!
Hope things go quickly, and all goes well. Congratulations!
FYI - this was filmed in a New Jersey Mall (Moorestown) not Pennsylvania. Happy to see you drop by New Jersey :)
Came here to say this!
That’s cool. I was trying to place it
I live there!!
Thanks for saying. I thought it was King of Prussia.
I love there! I noticed the mall looked familiar. (and the Yard House lol)
Auntie Anne’s pretzels are perfect the way they are. No dipping sauces are required. It’s overkill. I used to share an Original and a Cinnamon Sugar with my mom when we would shop, so that we could have our sweet and our savory. Yum!
My teenage years were all around the Amish. I was living beside a farm and played basketball with the Amish and Mennonite kids. The best time was had by all. Homemade root beer and homemade peppermint tea when we got back to the farm. The Amish are a community of “plain people” who live 100% off grid from us. They are self sufficient in most areas. I was raised in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Lovely area that you should visit! Pennsylvania Dutch cooking is amazing. We have the largest smorgasbord Shady Maple that you two would have so much fun trying different dishes like Chicken Pot Pie to Shoo Fly Pie for dessert. It would be JOLLY! LOL!! 😊
Except Shady is Mennonite, not Amish.
@@nancyml4617 thank you for correcting me. My apologies… I guess my wording made it sound like the Amish owned Shady Maple.
Uncle Vanya is a very popular brand that makes pickled veggies in Russia and they wanted to buy out McDonalds but they didn't so right now it named Tasty Period which sounds even more ridiculous 😆
No, That's not how they translate it. "Tasty and that's it". About "Дядя Ваня" - pure fake. No one in the management has stated a desire to buy out McDonald's.
The dying malls just make Auntie Anne’s that much more appreciated as a beacons of a richer past. PS: I never knew the creator was Amish.
Malls are still popular where I live especially outlet malls. However, I have been to some places where the mall was a ghost town.
The Amish don’t have electricity so I don’t think they’re probably watching UA-cam! Lol, but you should definitely head to Lancaster Pennsylvania for greater exposure to Amish food and Amish living. It’s very interesting. When I lived in Wooster Ohio, there were many Amish. Walmart had a hitching post in their parking lot so the Amish could come to Walmart via horse and buggy.😮
Agreed!! Lancaster is definitely beautiful Amish country and is well worth the visit. While they wouldn't get to film the Amish (they don't like their pictures being taken), the Jolly Team would get a better understanding of the Amish lifestyle. They should visit the Lancaster Farmers Market and Lancaster Brewery or, since many Amish families have roadside stands where they sell home grown vegetables and homemade baked goods, they could sample something homemade. I think Ollie would go into a coma if he tried the Shoofly pie...overly sweet and I think it must be an acquired taste that I have not acquired. It is a great place to take a hot air ballon. Since these places are also located in the greater Lancaster area and on the way back to Philadelphia, they should also visit and take the Herr's factory tour (where they’ll get to sample freshly made chips (crisps)) and visit the world-renowned Longwood Gardens and eat at the 1906 Restaurant or graze through the multiple Beer Garden offerings and sample beer made in collaboration with Victory Brewery using items grown at Longwood Gardens.
@@bethmcdonough7158 my family always visits the Hammond pretzel factory whenever we go to Lancaster. You also can’t beat the donuts at the central market. Such a unique and interesting area of America that is off the beaten track.
That’s where I’m from! …but I’m obviously not Amish, lol. Yeah, there are a lot of little touristy shops you can go to to get Amish made stuff and go on a buggy ride if that’s your thing, like Kitchen Kettle
Lancaster is a beautiful area. They should go to the Shady Maple Smorgasbord buffet. Amazing food there
If they went down to Amish country, would the Amish people let them video what's going on, or is all electronics frowned upon in an Amish setting?
I used to live in the States and I get so excited when I go to the mall for this. I recently moved to UK and found out they have Auntie Anne’s in Watford mall, and it tastes the same! I’m so happy!
God, I miss the Auntie Anne's we had at our local mall! You could even buy pretzel-making kits around the holidays!
Surprisingly pretzels themselves aren't that difficult to make, just takes a bit to make
Wrapping a hot dog in some kind of dough is a common hors d'oeuvre, we call it "pigs in a blanket"
The UK doesn't necessarily do the pastry it's often bacon
Cinnamon sugar pretzels with my grandma after shopping at the mall in the late 90s is a beloved memory for me 🥨❤️
Omg, yes!!! New American tour. You spend couple days in Amish country. They are famous for their baked goods and their work ethic. Many regular folks pay for the Amish to build their homes and barns. They are so fast and strong and do such good quality and affordable work.
Living in Hawaii, Pearlridge is a mall that always has people.
Got to say Auntie Anne's is a place i loved since my childhood, can never have a pretzel anywhere else
Sausage rolls like that we call pigs in a blanket 😂
Hey, if you guys want to get the full Amish experience, I would recommend visiting Shipshewana, Indiana. You can get a full Amish dinner at the Blue Gate restaurant, where you can also take a ride in a horse-drawn buggy. There's also a mall there that has an amazing Amish pretzel shop, JoJo's Pretzels. The mall is also home to many stores with handcrafted clothes, instruments, tools, candies and more, all of which are of exceptional quality! Worth a visit, and could potentially make for a good video, as it could provide a glimpse into the world of Amish America.
Gosh, I miss going there. My mom and I used to go once a year and it was the best.
My church used to visit there every year. I believe I still have mugs from there. Eating at their restaurant was the first time I ever ate beans without putting sugar on them.
I would say that Das Dutchman Essenhaus in Middleberry (RIght next to Shipshe) would be a great place to eat as well.
Holmes County Ohio is also good. Though I guess it might be too touristy, if one can be too Amish touristy.
As a teenager in the 1980s this was the quintessential mall experience. Remember to keep $0.25 in your pocket for the pay phone, to call your parents for a ride home after you’re done hanging out with your friends! The typical local mall is very much a relic of a bygone era. Today it’s either Amazon delivery or a mega-mall with an amusement park inside. No middle ground.
The era just before was less hang out and more shopping (going to the mall for a purpose) because both parents weren't working (one parent was home in the majority of households). Also, money was tight in the '70's (with Carter as president).
I remember seeing a pay phone in the street as a little kid in Florida. It was in 2004 or 5.
I used to keep dimes in my penny loafer for the parent phone calls. 😂
There's still middle ground, just depends on where you are. There are still lively malls in Utah (without amusement parks, lol).
Auntie Anne's is a guilty pleasure for sure! Glad you could find a mall that wasn't in the dumps, online shopping has pretty much killed them in the states, but man O MAN were they EVERYTHING when I was growing up in the 80's and early 90's. In my house, if you wanted to go to the mall you had better have done all your chores and homework, because that was the deal. We would go on a Sunday after church, my sister and I with our watches were given like a timeframe to meet back up with our mother, I made a B-Line for the arcade and my sister would always go clothes shopping, and then we would usually do a movie at the theater afterwards...it was our once a month super treat!!
At first I thought they would go to the King of Prussia Mall because it is still doing very well. But, I saw a Jersey car tag and then the advert behind them was for the Moorestown Mall, in NJ. So, I think that's where they were.
2:25 there’s something about this type of quick witted dry humor that is distinctly British and it really connects with me.
That use to be the mall I went to growing up and I always remember sharing the almond pretzel with my mom whenever we went clothes shopping for me. Auntie Anne’s is pinnacle nostalgia.
About a year ago my Girl Scouts went to our local Auntie Anne's and they taught the girls how to make the pretzels. They loved it!!
Guys, if you want to eat some really good Amish food go to Lancaster, PA. Just outside that city are some AMAZING Amish Buffets. Three of my favorites are Bird in Hand (The smallest but yummy) in Paradise, PA , Millers (Has a very good sized shopping area downstairs as well) in Ronks, PA , and my very favorite and perhaps the largest Amish buffet around... Shady Maple in East Early, PA. I don't know how many Buffets y'all have been to but... everything from these buffets are homemade. I really think they would make for really good content if y'all went and tried them. Also if you do happen to go and stay over... The Amish View Motel is very nice and right in the heart of the Amish so you can always go on horse and buggy rides, try all kinds of baked foods from some of their bakeries, check out some of the shops! p.s. Love me some Auntie Ann's, glad you got to experience it for yourselves!!! :)
Shady Maple is my favorite. 😍 My family is from Bucks County, but my mom and dad moved us all up to Bradford County when I was a baby…so I grew up driving through Amish country my entire life. Also, we have a pretty large Amish community in LeRaysville, PA here in Bradford County, so I grew up with all the kids who were on Rumshpringa and the elders who sold their goods at the local flea markets. Good people. Much love and peace from NE, PA 😊🥰✌🏻
I mentioned Shady Maple too! It’s its own tourist attraction! 😆
And of course, you have to buy an "Intercourse, PA" bumper sticker. 😉
I work in the Shady Maple donut bakery..
NONE of the businesses you mentioned, including Shady, are Amish. They are either Mennonite (Shady) or nothing to do with the Amish religion at all.
That was the best NordVPN ad ye have done by far. Normally people skip ads but this one i'd watch multiple time 😂
Love that you visited Philly & The Moorestown Mall!
Knauss Berry Farm in Homestead Florida is worth a visit if you’re in south Florida heading to the Keys. They are known for their baked goods and strawberries, but mostly for their cinnamon buns. Though people think they are Amish they are actually German Baptist who spend half the year here and half up in Georgia. They open “ The Lord willing” , around the end of October and close a little after Easter. People have been known to wait 3 hrs in line for their cinnamon buns 😋
this just reminds me that i forgot to go this year 😔
Ollie with his carrotland hoodie 😅 My god is he funny!
That poem!!!😂😂😂😂 Good job Ollie!
He almost ended Josh's existence with that poem! 🤣
Auntie Anne's > Wetzel's Pretzels
Just a few comments-although I wonder if Josh and Ollie actually ever read these.
#1. I'm glad the pretzels were fresh. When they aren't (much like Cinnabon), the dough gets very tough chewy. #2. They should have tried the original with some mustard. #3. A lot of Americans wouldn't thjnk the icing on top of the cinnamon sugar pretzels was too sweet. #4. I love Josh, Ollie, and Luke-and I'm pretty fond of Ducky. I'll probably love him too one day after I get to know him better.
A fresh salted pretzel screams out for mustard. It's a crime against cuisine that they didn't try it that way.
I can't help but imaging King Charles loving every joke in this video. It's amazing how positive this channel makes you feel. Truly JOLLY
Josh: She called it Auntie Annes because she had 30 nieces and nephews
Ollie: Called Anne?
Ollie is such a comedic genius
The nephews are all named Bob. The family was, unexpectedly for the Amish, big into cryptography.
On the Amish. They do have Amish places set up for visitors in Ohio, Pennsylvania ect... my Papa used to take me there. Incredible food!! Easy to find their restaurants which are most commonly buffets that will blow your mind. Especially Ollie's. 😂 no calorie counting there you blow a circuit.
They used to take us on rides but it was very formal, no speaking. If you want inside I'd say find the kids that leave. They all leave at a certain age for an amount of time.
Josh: “30 nieces and nephews!”
Olly: “…called Anne?”
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣💜
We don’t have “Uncle Vanya” in Russia😂 Instead of McDonalds we have “Vkusno i tochka” in English “Tasty”
And it’s quite good! Can’t say that I don’t miss McDonald so my friends do too, so we call as we got used to
I think they might have been in NJ when they were filming this. Regal Stadium 12 RPX is located in Moorestown Mall. That big M sign is dead give away. It's crazy that they were only 20 minutes away from my home.
I had to do a double take when I saw the M and the yard house!!
It is, when they do one of the shots of Ollie, the storefront behind him that’s closed says Moorestown on it.
same , lol . they should of ate at Yardhouse lol
Yes, I spotted that too, plus the car in the parking lot with the Jersey tag. I wish they'd go to the shore and see the Ocean. I hope also they get to meet some Mennonites etc in Lancaster County.
When they said Pennsylvania, I thought of the KOP mall, but I think you’re right. I live in Cherry Hill
I can’t believe you guys were at the Moorestown mall in New Jersey! I worked in that mall as a teenager at a music store that no longer exists. The movie theatre in the opening shot is the only theatre that I go to. Super comfy and clean. That mall used to be hopping when I was growing up, but like most malls in America it is slowly dying thanks to online shopping. So cool that you two paid my little part of the U.S. a visit!!
Tower Records, Sam Goody, FYE?
That poem was so good like Auntie Anne's prezelts
How am I just realizing it’s auntie Anne’s and NOT Auntie Annie’s?!?
I'm from Pennsylvania Amish Country (home of Auntie Anne's) and there's something magical about the handmade pretzels sold at the little Amish stands and markets in the area. The best is if you have some Amish friends who make them for you (shout out to Fanny Beiler, my precious friend and master pretzel maker)!!!
I hope Luke doesn't get killed off this season. Hahahaha.
This is a US mall in 2024. Back in the 80s and 90s, that mall would have been packed with people with so much drama going on just like Mall Rats.
These days the chances of getting killed off in a mall are not small.... The malls near us are sketchy af
@@1701what I doubt your mall is as scary as your imagination has led you to fear. Try talking to people that are not like you. You may find you have more in common than you think.
I really miss those days for sure.
@@WordAte i mean my local mall has had 3 shooting threats and one actual shooting within the last 12 months
@@WordAte I'm not worried about the people, I'm worried about the stray bullets
I grew up near Lancaster County, PA and my parents would drive up there to take us to the Amish farms and get the fresh baked pretzels and some homemade jams. We would load up the station wagon and be happy little kids knowing we were getting fresh pretzels that day. P.S. Mustard is best on a fresh soft pretzel and then the cheese dips, Queso cheese dip is my favorite. And it is nice to hear Auntie pronounced the way I pronounce it.
These two at Shady Maple Smorgasbord would be a treat. It would blow their minds
@@nataliephillips799 - Absolutely! My son and I were thinking of going there, but I just don't eat enough to pay what they are charging for it. LOL $18.99 + for lunch and $26.99 for dinner...but Josh and Ollie could easily do it.
Ollie going Dr. Seuss with that Nord VPN ad break 😆 Ollie you mad lib genius!
If you wanna learn about the amish hit up Lancaster, PA! Lancaster city is home to central market, which is the oldest, continuously running farmers market in the US, and you can meet and buy really fresh food from the local amish farmers! Also Lanc has the most refugees per capita in the US, which means we have some AMAZING restaurants with food from all over the world, which is saying something for a tiny city in the middle of amish country. Worth a visit!
I live in Amish country in PA, USA and had no idea Auntie Anne’s started in an Amish kitchen!
I see Auntie Anne’s Pretzels everywhere in my home country but I’ve never had it.
It is very good!
i've had them in my home country, tastes good but the pretz does not look like on how it was in the video.
I'm from SEA and always get either their jalapeño cheese pretzels, caramel almond pretzels, cinnamon stix or choco eclairs stix. I love the jalapeño one the most, they taste almost like pizza :)
@@totot99 they probably taste 10x better in SEA I'm jealous lol
@@totot99I’m from SEA too hehe
The area you guys are in is where I grew up! In middle school they used to take us on a 2-3 day trip to Amish Country in the middle of Pennsylvania. This was about 15 years ago but back then there was an Amish stand on the side of the road and to this day, it was the best pretzel I've ever had! Find any mid 20's to early 30's person in the New Jersey area and ask them about their middle school Amish Country trip, I promise almost everyone will have the same story and remember that pretzel stand! Something to note though if you go yourselves, the Amish are a reserved and private people and they *do not* like their pictures being taken or filmed, it's considered very rude to do so. :>
Love that they tried a mall classic!Anyone else a bit distracted that they turned a Hollister into a game room though? You can probably still smell the cologne walking by! 😂
Shocked nobody is talking about how rock solid these bad bois get when cooled, the ultimate Aunie Anne’s experience is chipping a tooth on a pretzel you let cool off too much
Auntie Anne's is the one thing I miss about working in a mall!