Stan and Ollie run a store, they try to sell electrical stuff. After opening they go to introduce themselves to the neighbour, Charlie Hall who runs a grocery store. When his wife (Mae Bush) interrupts they notice that they know each other already (Them thar hills), Mrs Hall and Stanley repeat their favourite song from that recent encounter, she sings, he falls in with Pompom. Since Mr Hall remains still angry the three men start by the usual Tit-for-tat-mode destroying several items in each store. In the mean time a thief is removing items from Stan and Ollie’s store, starting with little things and getting bigger and bigger.
