Thrifting Time! Ep. 20: Bored Ape Thrift Club | Retail Archaeology

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  • Опубликовано: 31 янв 2025

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  • @SueBobChicVid
    @SueBobChicVid 2 года назад +106

    I have more fun watching you thrifting than I do when I go myself. I never find anything half as interesting as you do.

    • @lexa_power
      @lexa_power 9 месяцев назад

      Same! I never or rarely find good stuff lol. These stores are great! I’m in a low income area and think no one in my area has anything really good to donate. I live adjacent to rich areas but i guess they probably donate their stuff somewhere else or the help takes it. I never really see anything name brand, in good condition, or new. Clothes at the thrift stores here always have stains and holes and the VHS tapes are always the same tired Disney ones. Don’t really see records, video games are only Wii crap that i already have, or old nes Mario stuff that’s super overpriced.

    • @Snookifan4life
      @Snookifan4life 11 дней назад

      The trick is to make up the most insane back stories to the most mundane, adds some fun

  • @misterharrys
    @misterharrys 2 года назад +37

    syberia is a classic. it's more than a game,it's an artwork. all backgrounds are hand drawn by Benoit Sokal. he also did the3D art in game

  • @cs188
    @cs188 2 года назад +36

    Dang, there always seems to be so much great stuff at the Goodwill locations near you! The ones near me are 75% clothing, 20% porcelain decorative crap, and only 5% electronics / digital media / books.

    • @joewilson3393
      @joewilson3393 2 года назад +1

      They definitely seem to be regional. My friend goes to the Goodwill out near the retirement areas because she collects leaded glass. It was popular with all the people cleaning out their houses in that area.

    • @vasilevanda2248
      @vasilevanda2248 2 года назад

      I used to live in Arizona and I genuinely think Eric is just a good luck charm! The most I would find are cool old pieces of furniture. Otherwise, the video and game section was mostly crap. Waiting to see if my new state has better hauls…

    • @SadEyes1412
      @SadEyes1412 2 года назад +5

      Didn’t expect to find you here

  • @user-is7xs1mr9y
    @user-is7xs1mr9y 2 года назад +15

    This kind of videos give me such a cozy feeling, especially when you're doing your haul in your retro gaming room. Too bad you couldn't play a bit more of that Crystal Light tape, I wanted to follow the instructions lol.

  • @Peppmintleaf
    @Peppmintleaf 2 года назад +7

    When you said "Alpha Smart" at 11:35, I will not lie you unlocked a deep memory from within me.
    When I was in middle school, I actually used to use those! It was mostly used for writing assignments and I would save them under a specifically named folder and then plug it into a computer to later print out the writing essay.
    The Alpha Smart also had it's own cart where the students would plug in their Alpha Smarts after using them to charge. I don't believe it ever caught on despite my teachers pushing for it but it was honestly pretty neat and I never thought I'd hear the name "Alpha Smart" again heh

  • @briangleeson1528
    @briangleeson1528 2 года назад +9

    Man, my local GW never have anything this cool. Nice MS software collection! Also, I spotted that Sony alarm clock in the background, I still have the same one on my dresser here. The CrystalLite tape is cool, and good find on the Aiwa stereo. Thanks again!

  • @thedangerwich5476
    @thedangerwich5476 Год назад +4

    5:47 “This looks like it’s straight out of some teenage nerd’s bedroom in the 1960’s.”😂

  • @Benjamin22225
    @Benjamin22225 10 месяцев назад +1

    You do much better in general with these videos then most of the retail crowd.
    These thrifting videos are by far the best thing you do. They are amazing.

  • @christopheryoung2874
    @christopheryoung2874 2 года назад +4

    Operation Flashpoint became the Arma franchise

  • @coyotecomrade
    @coyotecomrade 2 года назад +1

    Operation Flashpoint is actually the first game in the ArmA series! That's a good find

  • @ShiksaWithChutzpah1
    @ShiksaWithChutzpah1 2 года назад +6

    Always fun watching your adventures in thrifting! I still have that Queen Amidala Taco Bell topper WITH the cup! And I totally would've gotten that framed Captain Kirk photo lol. Great video! :)

  • @kongshoej
    @kongshoej 2 года назад +6

    Syberia 1 and 2, are two of my favorite adventure games! Such a good story in those games

    • @Mrflash222006
      @Mrflash222006 2 года назад

      Posted the same comment - waited 8-10 years for the 3rd game but the game play wasn’t the same - still love Beneath a steel sky

    • @kongshoej
      @kongshoej 2 года назад +2

      @@Mrflash222006 yeah, the 3rd game is a bit off, never finished it:/ but the new installment to the series, Syberia - the world before, is really worth playing! It came out last year.

  • @JamesMowery
    @JamesMowery 2 года назад +1

    Operation Flashpoint actually spawned into one of the most realistic military simulators on the market. Loved it and the future games in the series. It directly morphed into what is now ARMA III. Still going strong today! Loved playing the original when I was a kid.

  • @PeppermintPJ90025
    @PeppermintPJ90025 2 года назад +3

    Writer's Digest magazine used to sell those mini-word processors like the one you looked at one of the stores. It was designed for writing on the go. 😄

  • @smaenchtumpus6640
    @smaenchtumpus6640 2 года назад +1

    11:41 i had something like this in elementary school (around 03-06)! each classroom only had a few desktops so if you needed to type something up you would use this lil thing instead to free up a computer. then you’d port your document into word (although it would always look really wonky because there was no formatting)

  • @TheBinsQueen
    @TheBinsQueen 2 года назад +7

    Syberia is a great game! They put it on switch and that's where I bought it. I believe it originally was on PC and PS1. They actually just came out with the 4th game last year!!

    • @Mrflash222006
      @Mrflash222006 2 года назад

      The 3rd one was poor, had Siberia on the PC circa 2004/5 - now I feel old

  • @andysorensen1737
    @andysorensen1737 2 года назад +22

    Come for the thrifting, stay for the NFT dunking.
    EDIT: I had an AlphaSmart Pro as a kid to assist me with taking notes in school. They were actually pretty slick considering they were primarily just word processors.

  • @fitnesswithsteve
    @fitnesswithsteve 2 года назад +2

    I’ve already seen all of the LGR Thrifting series so this is nice to watch’!

  • @ryanr9847
    @ryanr9847 2 года назад

    I was just in the thrift playlist the other day and had noticed an upload was about due...Glad to see it!

  • @williamford7013
    @williamford7013 2 года назад +7

    I love the Syberia games! I have them on xbox

  • @jenbentzel1981
    @jenbentzel1981 2 года назад

    I absolutely love your videos, especially the thrifting ones. Thrifting is one of my favorite hobbies and love how the thrift stores really reflect the communities they are in with being a donation spot for people's unwanted things. Always something good shows up! Ty for the fun time!

  • @lexa_power
    @lexa_power 9 месяцев назад

    The sims vacation! Such a good one. I got the sims 1 for my Mac at my local goodwill also. Haven’t been in a brick and mortar store since before the pandemic - have just gotten my used games on eBay. Want to go thrifting again now that it’s safe to shop in stores again! I was constantly sick in the fall and winter and knock on wood finally it seems to be safe to go outside again and not everyone everywhere is sick. I’d love to find some more old sims games and expansions.
    Used to have that queen Amadala cup topper! Had everything of her, was such a huge fan.
    That sims 3 limited edition caught my eye! I would have checked that out.

  • @GumCow
    @GumCow Год назад

    11:12 the phones used on the box with that space saver are still around. My old job used those types of phones, and that would have been perfect for it.

  • @alyxgraff9121
    @alyxgraff9121 2 года назад

    I finally had time to watch the entirety of this new episode of Thifting Time & I'm impressed both by what you found & bought Eric. I'm glad you're able to go to all of these thrift stores & find all these cool items from the past since it really does feel like opening up a time capsule for some items (like that cool SkateorDie themed shelf) or discovering new things I didn't know existed (like that motion controlled console from 2004).
    If I wasn't so busy all the time I'd love to be able to visit a thrift store on my own & see what I can find. Especially since the last time I shopped in one was years ago.

  • @piratebear3126
    @piratebear3126 2 года назад

    Last time I went thrifting I actually found an awesome TV stand for my VCR and CRT. Solid wood, cable ports in the back, and the top rotates so I can rotate it out towards my room to play emulators on my Raspberry Pi. First time I've been able to get furniture thrifting.

  • @moonbladem
    @moonbladem Год назад

    That small computer was quite a find! Please do more of these Thrift Time episodes.

  • @Mr666Flake
    @Mr666Flake Месяц назад

    The Vaporwave on cassette was dope! Bet that sounds great! 🔥🔥

  • @sunshinet90
    @sunshinet90 2 года назад

    as a kid in the 90s that did not yet have a home pc, getting to use an alphasmart in school was the pinnacle of cool for me

  • @Truth_Warrior
    @Truth_Warrior 2 года назад +4

    Anything w/ Linda Evans is a keeper.

  • @derekw6811
    @derekw6811 2 года назад +1

    That little Aiwa is awesome

  • @dsouth7754
    @dsouth7754 2 года назад

    Oooh, I have 2 Alphasmart Neo 2's. With modern markup tools like markdown, they're actually a super awesome tool for writers. No distractions like mail or twitter, and boots instantly unlike a laptop. How they transfer text is pretty neat, too, as it's universally future-proof. You plug it in and it acts like a standard USB keyboard, but there's an export button that will directly type out your active file to any focused text input field. It's unforgivably minimalist, and gives a writer no excuse to not write.

  • @fhwolthuis
    @fhwolthuis 2 года назад +1

    Great find, that little Aiwa. Edifier makes pretty decent speakers.

  • @nataliewilliams4581
    @nataliewilliams4581 2 года назад +1

    Operation flashpoint was a lot of fun.

  • @m.m.i.9586
    @m.m.i.9586 2 года назад +1

    What fun! I'd be delighted to hear more of that cassette you found, on your 2nd channel. It sounds like a hoot! 😄

  • @charliegrs
    @charliegrs 2 года назад +3

    Woh I need to correct you on Operation Flashpoint that game wasn't cheesy at all. For it's time (like 2001-2003ish) it was one of the most realistic cold war military sims out there. You can play as a solider, or ground vehicle or aircraft etc. And it had a massive modding community. It's the grandaddy of the ARMA game series.

  • @theosrootbox1059
    @theosrootbox1059 2 года назад +1

    I remember using those neo word processors! Back in elementary school we had to learn how to type out papers but we didn't have enough computers so we'd use these instead. I was thinking about those things a while ago it's cool to see one of these things again

  • @cryptolockxrp2014
    @cryptolockxrp2014 Год назад

    Ahhh yes the Mesa Goodwill and Savers on Power. They have really hiked the prices there. I’m sure I’ve ran into you a few times. Cheers. 🎉

  • @Potter5416
    @Potter5416 2 года назад +3

    I did actually did watch your cooking video i think you should do another one

  • @masaharumorimoto4761
    @masaharumorimoto4761 2 года назад

    Thanks for posting! Woke up to a foot of snow again.. I need to move to Arizona, Canada is too much work.

  • @luigi55125
    @luigi55125 Год назад

    12:55 wow the candy machines.

  • @annabbott1963
    @annabbott1963 2 года назад +1

    I graduated high school in '96 but I doubt I remember the vocabulary in that book. I also watched Lonesome Dove on TV with my dad. I ended up reading all 4 novels in the series and other Larry McMurtry books. He's one of my favorite authors

  • @joewilson3393
    @joewilson3393 2 года назад

    We used to use thin clients at the credit union in like 2005. All transactions were done at the central computer down on Washington st.

  • @dualthreat74
    @dualthreat74 2 года назад

    Cool video 😎 that’s a nice little stereo you snagged as well 🎶🔊

  • @Nickshelf
    @Nickshelf 2 года назад

    I LOVE THE NEO! Used that in school because I have Cerebral Palsy and handwriting is difficult for me! I think I need one now.

  • @Gia_Marie
    @Gia_Marie 2 года назад

    The phone central organizer would be great for someone who collects nostalgic items. They could showcase their goods. I had that exact same Bedazzler, same box 1988. Our Goodwill never has any good electronics that are older than 2015. Good finds 👍

  • @douglasallen9428
    @douglasallen9428 2 года назад

    Man, you really scored with that Aiwa stereo! I sometimes wish I had more options when it comes to thrift stores in my area (there used to be one nearby that was absolutely awesome, but it closed down in late 2020).

  • @nogamesjustsports4104
    @nogamesjustsports4104 Год назад +1

    That 80s looking shelf looks like something from saved by the bell lol

    • @seatspud
      @seatspud 9 месяцев назад +1

      Only need one of those elongated, droopy-eyed stuffed animals. Hope someone out there remembers those.

  • @Kevin-lj5pq
    @Kevin-lj5pq 2 года назад +1

    Those old discs with 200 games, none of which are any good - i miss them so much! 7 year old me was losing his mind.

  • @HaraldSeebus
    @HaraldSeebus 2 года назад +1

    The 'Zone 66' game on that Advanced Games CD is actually very good. At least in my memory. Never got around to play it again.

  • @AmbientWalking
    @AmbientWalking 2 года назад

    Spectacular! I love this! So happy to travel with you again. 😁

  • @kellycarroll6829
    @kellycarroll6829 Год назад

    fantastic little stereo system. looks good!🎼

  • @mariogonzalez8185
    @mariogonzalez8185 2 года назад

    U did a good buy on the stereo. I 💗 checking out the stereo equipment on goodwill too.. 👍

  • @3rdworldgarage450
    @3rdworldgarage450 2 года назад +1

    At my Goodwill, there are hordes of people circling like vultures, waiting for the next bin of electronics to be wheeled out so they can snag them before they even hit the shelves. If it's on the shelf, it's probably worthless or overpriced.

  • @NoirEater
    @NoirEater Год назад

    KILO BLASTER!! I played kilo blaster sooooo much as a kid my grandpa had it on floppy

  • @mathewmclean9128
    @mathewmclean9128 2 года назад

    I remember those little alphasmart keyboard things. When I was in 3rd grade, back in the late 90s, that's what was used in the classroom for typing practice.

  • @Mrflash222006
    @Mrflash222006 2 года назад +1

    Siberia and Siberia 2 are some of the best point and click puzzle/adventure games the third one was dross, Beneath a steel sky is also worth a play too

  • @ListPerfectlyYT
    @ListPerfectlyYT 2 года назад

    Loved this episode, always a great time seeing you thrift!

  • @mariselaramirez1091
    @mariselaramirez1091 2 года назад

    I’m glad you’re making more videos 😊Love them !!

  • @danibananny42
    @danibananny42 2 года назад

    I 100% have that exact bedazzler, it's vintage.

  • @WWE-F1shorts
    @WWE-F1shorts 2 года назад +5

    Thrifting is fun if there’s good things

  • @LordXeen
    @LordXeen 2 года назад +1

    A guy I went to school with was given a NEO in 5th grade to use for school work. This was around 2009. He had really really bad handwriting, and that was their solution. He had it for a few years.Interesting little thing, funny to see another one.

  • @terrysmitherman584
    @terrysmitherman584 2 года назад

    great video, I have that same William Shatner 8x10 but mine is autographed

  • @Metalthrashingnate
    @Metalthrashingnate 2 года назад

    The Star Wars Episode I cup toppers were actually cross-promotional between Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut. Each restaurant had four of them exclusively.

  • @JazzyBabe56
    @JazzyBabe56 2 года назад

    that was fun - you found some great stuff! I love watching other people have luck in thrift stores...Cheers! ♥

  • @RetroDakota
    @RetroDakota 2 года назад +1

    When it comes to PC shovelware, which is common at thrift stores, would you start collecting discs from eGames? eGames, formerly RomTech, was very prolific in the late 90s through the late 2000s, with their shovelware compilations showing up at places like Walmart and elsewhere. I remember buying my first ever eGames disc from a small town drug store in 2001, a big box copy of "Blast Thru", a rather decent breakout clone. Most of their compilations featured clones of more well known arcade games, made by indie developers, and some of these clones are actually rather good. They even had really odd-ball games like "Shoot the Roach". eGames is long gone, but they had a big presence in software racks and perhaps their history should be explored more.

  • @thedungeondelver
    @thedungeondelver 2 года назад +1

    Operation Flashpoint is the granddaddy to Arma, Arma 2 and Arma 3, which of course begat Day Z. It's a combat simulator, in that, you are simulating being a soldier vs. the "normal" FPS where you have a health bar and ammo/powerups to pick up.

  • @lexa_power
    @lexa_power 15 дней назад

    I watch these when I’m winding down for bed and i always find new things to comment on lol. Do you still have the video about the windows chef master game with Julia Child? I’d love to watch that but don’t see the link or the video.

  • @Fahrenheit38
    @Fahrenheit38 2 года назад

    My absolute favorite video of yours is that cooking video you did from the Microsoft cooking disk

  • @darktetsuya
    @darktetsuya 2 года назад

    I just checked and I do own Syberia on GOG I'm pretty sure it went free at one point. haven't installed it yet but I think it's like a point-and-click adventure of some sort? I remember using an alphasmart pro in highschool for note-taking and writing stuff. though it was a boring beige model not one of those space age-looking black ones. the crystal light tape thankfully delivered, and that stereo system was pretty sick!

  • @NicholasDeroche
    @NicholasDeroche Год назад

    That game, Syberia was a pretty cool game; i bought a copy around 2004 when i was working at a dead mall myself, Cortana Mall, Baton Rouge Louisiana, which recently was torn down and now is an Amazon Fulfillment center. Anywho, the game was was on clearance even then--but it was a really cool little point and click. There's also a Syberia II that was alright, but the original was better i find. Anyway--love the videos! :)

  • @OldMan_PJ
    @OldMan_PJ 2 года назад +1

    Syberia is an excellent point-n-click adventure game. It's been ported to the Nintendo Switch as well as other platforms and has 2 sequels.

  • @rra7490
    @rra7490 2 года назад

    Fun thrift hunting. I would totally get that bedazzler and bedazzle some pants and bags. 😆

  • @martinbaxter2616
    @martinbaxter2616 2 года назад

    Just found a way to make money through time travel. Buy old software today, take it back into the past to sell it, then deposit the money in a bank. (You can have that one for free. I already have my billion- dollar scheme in place.)
    SO much fun watching these. I've gotta get to a good Goodwill.

  • @michaelcharach
    @michaelcharach Год назад

    That star wars box set at around 9min was the first to get THX certification. Hilarious

  • @SL-hw5bp
    @SL-hw5bp 2 года назад

    Love the stereo, awesome find

  • @S47AS
    @S47AS 5 месяцев назад

    Eric, I live in the valley and would be elated to meet up for a thrifting day! Tempe, Mesa . I appreciate you man!

  • @leejtam0914
    @leejtam0914 2 года назад

    love your thrifing vids

  • @prestonostra
    @prestonostra 2 года назад

    Those Edifer bookshelf speakers arent too bad - I've got a pair and I like them.

  • @KingParamecium
    @KingParamecium Год назад

    It feels like it’s been so long. Thanks for the new content! Did anyone have the Nordstrom with a full sit down restaurant?

  • @macayla5477
    @macayla5477 2 года назад

    Love these videos! I never find anything good at my Goodwills or thrift stores!

  • @Lach90
    @Lach90 2 года назад

    I enjoyed that vid, and I like your speaker setup. It fits really nicely into that space. I thought the slim PC was really cool, I'm interested to see what you do with it.

  • @izaboomaster
    @izaboomaster 2 года назад

    When I was a kid in highschool, being the nerdy kid I got to do the jobs the IT guy didn't want to do. And we had a cart of those alphasmarts. I used to take them to an English, history, or speech class that was writing a paper. The cart had a regular laptop that had a IR you could send you text to word or straight up print it to the HP laserjet on the cart. Teachers like them because it just a word processor you can't be dinking around on the internet with them. Lol blast from my past.

  • @spookymarshmellow6823
    @spookymarshmellow6823 Год назад

    I can't believe how clean the GoodWill stores are there. I've never been in a clean GoodWill, and I've been in several. LOL

  • @nachgeben
    @nachgeben 2 года назад

    Most people who get things like the office space saver, they don't... use it as advertised, friend. You can stick so many modern products in those things, and people still use pens and paper. Battery packs, chargers, external hard drives will all fit in those things.

  • @TheKorfish
    @TheKorfish Год назад

    11:40 in school my handwriting was so bad they made me use an alpha smart. This was in 4th grade and some of my classmates wanted to use it. Then they were optional in 7th and 8th grade and by HS we were using our own computers at home.

  • @fikebobby1
    @fikebobby1 2 года назад

    This was great timing I needed a good thrift store video in my life lol you should check out the toys

  • @LikaLaruku
    @LikaLaruku Год назад

    I miss Savers. Haven't seen one since I moved states. I remember being allergic to the sizing or detergent they put on the clothes they sold.

  • @Potter5416
    @Potter5416 2 года назад +1

    I love your videos keep the great work up

  • @weasel2htm
    @weasel2htm 2 года назад

    On that Aiwa Stereo, I'm not sure if this works on all of them, but try this;with the power off, try holding the Pause button, this will allow you to set the clock, I want to say (but not sure) that setting the clock will stop the demo mode. In other news, I think I might have a workout album that's just as 80s, Richard Simmons - "Reach."

  • @KALAIII1
    @KALAIII1 2 года назад

    Great finds in this episode

  • @thevacdude
    @thevacdude 2 года назад

    Always fun watching you thrifthing.

  • @CiscoTheFish
    @CiscoTheFish 2 года назад +1

    Syberia and Syberia 2 are wonderful stories if you let them take you on a journey.

  • @johnathin0061892
    @johnathin0061892 2 года назад

    Those $old Out PC game releases from the UK seem are common in thrift stores in college towns (probably bought over by foreign students) I pick them up regularly in my town. They are identical to the USA releases.

  • @sparkcone
    @sparkcone Год назад +1

    Hi so where was the Aiwa system made in???...Japan? China? thx

  • @theshadowman1398
    @theshadowman1398 2 года назад

    Those edifier are solid speakers

  • @Archbishop_of_the_Noodle
    @Archbishop_of_the_Noodle 2 года назад

    I think there was a remkae of Syberia about 2 years ago.

  • @tubebubereboot6873
    @tubebubereboot6873 2 года назад

    Operation Flashpoint was the predecessor to Arma 1, 2, and 3. As some may be aware, Arma 2 and 3 were the base games that people built battle royale mods for, which eventually led to games which copied the format, like PlayerUnknown's : Battlegrounds and Fortnite.

  • @Sandia981
    @Sandia981 2 года назад

    Where did you go for the goodwill next to the savers? I’d love to check it out!

  • @RichRetr0
    @RichRetr0 2 года назад

    I actually want that Phone space saver, I could use it at work lol XD

  • @VillaVelasco89
    @VillaVelasco89 2 года назад

    Syberia is a great adventure game - if you're into the Lucasarts adventure games then you'll love this. It plays very similar to Grim Fandango