CIA Gift Shop

[peterwwillis]

There are some real gems here. "Smooth Operator" lip balm, a security officer bear, "In God We Trust / All Others We Monitor", a .50-cal bottle opener, "Admit Nothing Deny Everything", "Beware Of Female Spy", "Screen When Confronted", etc.

The NSA gift shop is much more tame in comparison. Have some nice shot glasses from them (won my first at a Defcon panel when everyone was too drunk to answer any questions correctly)

[1] https://www.eaamoc.com/Lip-Moisturizer-Smooth-Operator.html [2] https://www.eaamoc.com/Bear-SPO-With-Handcuffs.html [3] https://www.eaamoc.com/T-Scrn-A12-Plane-IGWT-Gy-Wh-S.html [4] https://www.eaamoc.com/Bottle-Opener-50-Cal-Gold.html [5] https://www.eaamoc.com/Btl-Scrn-ANDE-Gunmetal-Swell-17oz.htm... [6] https://www.eaamoc.com/Btl-Beware-of-Female-Spy-Pink-17-oz.h... [7] https://www.eaamoc.com/Btl-Scrn-When-Confronted.html

[nickysielicki]

> "In God We Trust / All Others We Monitor"

Good lord. Seeing it so openly is just bizarre. Where do these places find their employees? I want to be reasonable and try to see both sides, but I really can't. I just don't understand how someone could love this country and also work at a place with this sort of environment and culture. I don't understand the character behind this --- you work for less pay in the public sector, why? Because you love your country? You love your country and you show it by being proud of spying on the average American? Makes no sense. What do you love about America?

[csande17]

I like the description on the bottle opener:

> Safe, will not explode.

[bookofjoe]

>The No. 1 question people ask him upon hearing where he works is, “How can I shop there?” Put simply: Anyone is welcome to peruse the merchandise online, but actual shopping is restricted to agency employees, a shortlist of vetted visitors and, once a year, employee family members.

Back story here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/meet-the-m...

[tyingq]

Ahh, shame. Would be fun to 3d print a commerative waterboarding or rendition figurine, put a price tag on it, and put it on the shelf. Or some hidden compartment rubick's cubes.

[Stratoscope]

Whatever feelings I may have about the CIA, good, bad, or indifferent, I have to say that someone there has a wickedly delightful sense of humor:

https://www.eaamoc.com/BIB-UNDERCOVER-OP-WH-BL.html

[leoc]

You'd need a certain sang froid to buy the Alger Hiss book https://www.eaamoc.com/Book-Alger-Hiss-Why-he-Chose.html from the company store, maybe.

[parsimo2010]

They probably just have one copy in the store and arrest anyone who buys it. Then they put the book back on the shelf and the trap is reset.

[oh_sigh]

I have read that book. It's no hagiography. In fact, it is written by ex CIA

[nuxi7]

The EAA store had a shoplifting problem in the 80s

https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/document/cia-rdp85-0...

[emmelaich]

> Home Accessories -> Russian

> There are no available products under this category.

Not sure if joke or real.

[Dim25]

They have this one: https://www.eaamoc.com/Coin-KGB-Nvy-Rd-Gold.html

[wheelerwj]

it needs to have a missing image file with the caption: "assets not found"

[Apocryphon]

ATF shop (loosely-affiliated?): https://www.apifederal.com/atf/default.aspx

[madengr]

I rather have the shirt:

Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms....whose bringing the chips?

[kissickas]

Love the travel alarm clock on sale for $3.95. Those will probably be on sale for the next 20 years.

[bookofjoe]

It would appear that ANYONE can create an account and shop on this site.

[spondyl]

For what it’s worth, the Google Merch Store sells a privacy kit, which includes a webcam cover and a dummy microphone jack :)

[Dim25]

Curious if you can use Google audience targeting on that website, and how accurate that will be.

[partiallypro]

I would love to have some of this, if for nothing else than to pretend I'm Jack Ryan.

[duelingjello]

The International Spy Museum tickets SKU should've been 9999007.

[websitejanitor]

Finally, some Buttigieg campaign flair!