I am a huge asocial nerd that lives in a hovel surrounded by vintage computers. And lots of DVDs and Blu-rays.
I was wondering why all the downvotes. I think I see, the title was just a riff on the theme song... I don't say where I got this stuff because there's no point. You won't find the same thing at the same thrift store again. But for the record, the Value Village on Sources.
I'll get to that eventually. I still enjoy popping DVDs in the laptop.
I'll tell you how I found the DVDs of a show called Bel Air
All 6 seasons with 6 still sealed. Nostalgia, baby. I miss the '90s!
"documentating" is not a word.
Are these Questionable Content characters?
We bailed as we’re still nervous about lines and groups (#covid)
Um, what?
Looks like Easter weekend will be movie-watching weather...
Sharpen you up before a bit of the old ultraviolence
Viddy well, my little Lemmys, viddy well
A real horroshow Bluray
The technology behind it has it’s legitimate uses
Unlike that apostrophe.
A pleasant side-effect of getting them that quickly is that those devil-spawn price stickers haven't had time to merge into the box material and peel right off.
The Prisoner, Cosmos '14, Extras
A nice hat trick for today. I happened to be there when they were bringing fresh meat to the shelves. Picked 'em right off the cart. I mean "The Prisoner"? Come on now. Cosmos 2014 on Bluray?
Pessimist has only one arm
Best of Johnny Carson 15 DVD set
Hey for 4$ who can complain? Each disc is immaculate.
I see but the test I did with that site showed no jitter. But I agree on the rubber boot, it's oddly shaped for sure. Oh well.
That would be a game I would consider getting. I played the original Elite on my C64 back then...
I don't know what that means. I went here
https://hardwaretester.com/gamepad
and after playing with the stick for a while ... it's a joystick.
What should I look for? Keep in mind I am not a gamer, and this is my first joystick like, in decades. The last time I played games my joystick was this
St-Henri ReStore closed
Not sure if this falls into "thrifting". This store used to have pleasant deals on materials but I'd say in the last few years they went nuts with the prices.
The only deal I ever got there was an IKEA filing cabinet on wheels in new condition for like 20$. The kind of IKEA stuff that had heft to it, not the newer stuff.
No wonder they closed, charging twice the price of new for donated items. Far worse than Renaissance or VV.
I do get lucky regularly, sadly only in thrift stores, not in the other sense of the expression...
Ah I did pick up a Flight Simulator X box on a previous thrift run, maybe I can try installing it on my Value Village HP Core I5 I picked up a few weeks ago.
Just one?
Hmm, if it's stringy some other organ is involved...
Sweet, it feels like a good design. It's clean and unmarked and no finger cheese or palm grease anywhere.
A nice Logitech joystick
It's like new. I guess I'll have to start playing games now, does Solitaire support joysticks?
Série Noire
C'est rare que je trouve des séries Québecoises. Je suis bien content d'avoir trouvé celle-ci, mais trouver la Saison 2... pas sur
The Thing in HDDVD
I regularly find HDDVDs and the best part is they're always priced as a DVD. This one looks new. Maybe it was part of a starter bundle with someone's player years ago.
Star Wars The Force Awakens Blu Ray
I don't even care about Star Wars due to my crippling cynicism, but for $4.50 who cares!
4K UHD Wizard of Oz
Hey for $4.50, I'm pretty happy, plus it comes with a Bluray. I hope my next thrift find is a UHD player...
A new contender appears
I noticed the "coming soon" sign a while back and now it's open. It's definitely a sense of "déjà vu", it looks pretty much like a Value Village in its layout, prices are the same. Lots of clothes, pots and pans, a few shelves of electronics, and lots of DVDs and VHS. Plus it's a 5 minute walk from the St Jacques Renaissance.
Bedazzled Magnum P.I. first season
I thought those were just standard embossed letters but they're actually stickers and look really good. This is why I like physical media. And 1980s cheese.
Star Trek TOS BD
Couldn't believe it. Not a big fan or anything but I paid 10$ for both sets.
Pioneer CT-4141A
Another one of my lucky finds. It's in pretty good shape but needs new belts. It's a monster to take apart and I don't have any belts so it's a bookend for now. 20$ is reasonable, and it looks so cool.
Vintage Heathkit vacuum tube oscilloscope
Heathkit Model O-12 tube oscilloscope. Found this among old suitcases and kid's toys at a Friperie Renaissance/Goodwill in Montréal. It still works, it's clean, I didn't need to do anything and it powered up.
So I'm new here and I hit up thrift stores on the regular
In the last few months I decided to see what I could find on DVD and Blu-ray. It's a matter of luck and persistence but I do find good stuff now and then. Anyone else find missing Blu-rays from combo Blu-ray and DVd sets? Or DVD-Rs instead of pressed? And how do some people manage to scratch their discs so impressively?
Whistling Spider-man spotted downtown
Haven't seen this street performer in many years. Don't know if it's the same guy, he does look plumper now. In front of St James United March 8 afternoon.