Tales from the Thrift Store vol. 11

This past Saturday was the monthly 50% off everything sale at Goodwill, and even though I wasn't really feeling it on this particular day, I went ahead and made the trip anyway.

I found a whole four things of interest, probably not enough to warrant a post, but I need a break from the card posts, so here's my four exciting finds for your viewing pleasure:

Back when I was around nine or ten years old, I remember hearing dudes going on and on about their infatuation with Sean Young. These were guys that were usually 10-15 years older than me, and not only would I hear it from guys that lived around me, I 'd hear about from guys on the radio too. I hadn't yet seen things like Blade runner or Dune, so I never really understood what all the fuss over her was about, and honestly, even after I saw her in a couple of things... I still didn't get it?

I mean don't get me wrong, she didn't need to go around wearing a paper bag over her head or anything, but if all of these crushes were based solely on looks alone, I didn't see it. There were certainly many more physically attractive actresses around during her prime years, most of whom, dare I say, were far better actresses too. I guess this can be chalked up to that old saying "to each his own".

As for this film, I had never even heard of it, sounded interesting though, and as usual, for a quarter I don't mind taking the chance.

I just finished watching the first season of Stargate Universe, which wasn't too bad, I think I like the first half of the season more than the second half, but overall it was still pretty enjoyable -- now I just need to find a cheap copy of the second season on DVD. Even though the show is done, I'm still feeling a bit Stargatey, so I might as well go back to the beginning. This movie used to be on television all the time, but it's been about a decade since the last time I watched it, and now that I'm thinking about the movie, it's a bit of a mystery as to why I haven't bought it before now?

I just recently mentioned how much I enjoy television movies from the 70's and 80's, so finding another one - which is still sealed - that I haven't seen before was a nice surprise. I could be wrong, but I'm fairly certain that this was supposed to be a pilot as well, one that never got picked up by any of the networks.

I seem to be having some decent luck in finding Xbox and PS2 games during the last couple of sales, and here's another one! I don't care enough to look it up, but I'm fairly certain that this MGS2 Substance is some sort of expansion edition, what with all of the talk about extra missions and such. I never played the Substance-free MGS2, so I don't how much better this one will be over the original.

This was one of those times when I'm not entirely sure that the trip was worth it:

Leave at 7:45 on a Saturday morning.
35 minutes to get there.
More people than usual at the store (how was that even possible?), many of whom were quite rude.
10 minutes of actual shopping.
4 items found
15 minutes spent in line.
$4 spent.
And 35 minutes to get back home.

So, was it worth it...?


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Tales from the Thrift Store vol. 8

This past Saturday's 50% off sale at Goodwill wasn't quite as bountiful for me as it usually is, in fact, it initially looked like I might not be bringing anything home with me.

The video section wasn't particularly well stocked this time, which was a little disappointing since that's my primary reason for going. The selection was such that I ended up not getting a single video!

But all was not lost, as I did manage to get three DVD's for a $1 each, and a video game for $3.

What I'm about to say might come as a shock to a few of you, but I've never seen this movie! I have been meaning to for years, but the opportunity to do so just hasn't presented itself. On a side note, seeing that this movie came out in 1999 makes me feel very old.

And here's one that I've never even heard of before! I like Dennis Quaid though, so I'm hoping that it won't be too bad.

Finally, something I've actually seen! The DVD selection as this Goodwill isn't very good, and the stuff that is there, tends to be very mainstream in nature (The Matrix, Will Ferrell movies, etc.), so being able to find something a little out of the ordinary was a nice surprise.

They have a shelf right above the records (or vinyl if you prefer) that usually has maybe 15-20 video games, almost always of the Xbox (original) and PS2 variety. Most of the time the selection is made up of just unwanted sports games, but this time they had a few non-sport titles, and since I've been feeling very Xboxy (Xboxey?) as of late, this was a good thing.

I'm probably only one of a few people (video game people) who has never played Splinter Cell, so since the disc looked pristine -- and it had the manual -- I figured for three bucks it was about time for me to give it a try. I almost bought one of the Madden games too, but that disc was scratched to hell (how does that even happen?), so definitely not worth trying for $3.

So there you have it, my shortest thrift store post yet. After leaving the Goodwill, I did go to a Big Lots that I had never been to before, a few fun things were found, but I'll save those purchases for another day.


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