I just couldn't stay away

I had told myself that I was going to wait at least a month before going to McKay's again, apparently I'm not very good at doing what I say I'm gonna do, because I only made it three weeks.

I enjoyed my first trip so much, that I just couldn't stay away. This time was a bit different though, as I had decided to test out their trade-in policy by taking a bunch of unwanted stuff with me... and they didn't disappoint!

I took in a paper grocery bag's worth of books, CD's, DVD's, and graphic novels. I had a rough idea of what they should be willing to give for everything (or at least what I was hoping they would offer), much to my surprise, the quote I was given ended up being over double what I had expected it to be (this was for store credit btw). I knew that some of the stuff that I took in was going to be of interest to them, as I hadn't seen any other copies of said stuff during my first visit, but still...

Since I ended up with more credit than I had expected, I decided to treat myself to something that I have wanted for quite a while now -- that being Movie Maniacs Tooth Fairy figure. I've mentioned before of my love for Darkness Falls, so it shouldn't surprise anyone too much that I would want this.

If I were a smarter person, I would've bought it when it first came out -- but I didn't, because I thought it would go down in price at some point, and guess what? It didn't! Thankfully this particular figure isn't one of the ones that has skyrocketed in price over the last couple of years. It was actually priced well below what the last couple had sold for on eBay (at the time), so I felt like if I didn't buy it now, I probably never would.

For anyone who may care (and not already know), there is also a open-mouthed variant of this figure as well. As a quick aside, it had only been a little over three weeks since I had last been there, and everything on their action figure wall was completely different... which is some kind of turnaround. I'm hoping to get a picture of said wall one of these times, but there was just too many people around it again.

There were a few other items of interest -- namely a loose WWF Hasbro One Man Gang Akeem that I don't have -- but I just wasn't in toy mode that day, so he and those couple of other neat things stayed behind.

After the wall o' toys, it was on to the discount DVD section ($1.95 or less):

I'm a sucker for almost any animal special, doubly so for shark related shows (as long as they don't feature reality "stars"), so for 95 cents, I really couldn't pass this one up. I wasn't sure if I had seen before or not, I hadn't. Had I seen it before, it wouldn't have been bought, because save for about a 3-minute stretch, this special was not very good.

It's been a long time since I saw this for sale anywhere, in any format. I didn't have it, so I of course had to get it.

Very few things have stuck with me for as long of a period after reading/watching them like The Day After did. Off the top of my head, the only other think that I can really think of that similar staying power, is the book, Lucifer's Hammer. It's been about twenty years since I last saw this movie, so I felt like it was overdue for another viewing.

Boxed sets made up of public domain pictures are like my kryptonite. I already have 10 of these movies on other packs, but getting the 10 that I don't have for $1.95 seemed like a good deal (at least to me).

I remember reading about this movie when it came out, and then promptly forgetting all about it. It looks terribly unoriginal, and I don't normally like movies that are described as being "sexy" -- but it was cheap, and it's got Bai Ling in it, so how bad can it really be (I say this with tongue securely tucked in cheek)?

This was just a cheap upgrade from video.

I had never heard of this one, but it does sound mildly interesting. Since I won't be expecting much from it, I really can't be disappointed -- in fact, if I can just get a scene or two that isn't ripped off from something else, I will consider worth the $1.95.

My last purchase of the day, which was also my second splurge of the day, did not come from the discount bins:

[Note to self: In the future, take off the plastic before taking pictures] I'm sure a lot of people have dismissed (then and now) the 2002 Twilight Zone revival without ever having seen a single episode, which is a real shame, because the series contained quite a few very enjoyable episodes.

I haven't watched the show since it's original airing, and just until recently, had sort of forgotten about it (it's impossible for me to remember every movie and show that I have liked over the years). The price of this set is stupid high on Amazon, and my attempts to win one on eBay had all failed, thankfully McKay's came through again, as this new set was priced well below everywhere else's lowest price for a used copy. I'm really looking forward to seeing these again, but I need to finish watching a few other shows first.

I didn't end up staying for as long as I would've wanted because I was trying to hurry up a little bit so that I could go to another place that I just found out about (also in Knoxville). I did end up going to that other place, and will be discussing in the next post (worst teaser ever?).
 
 
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