Thrifting Time! Ep. 22: Thrifting & Exploring | Retail Archaeology

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  • Thrifting Time! Ep. 22: In this episode we explore thrifts stores and a very dead shopping center.
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  • @RetailArchaeology
    @RetailArchaeology  หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    I just noticed I forgot to include the webcam and floppy drive in the last segment. The last segment was filmed way after the rest of the video was put together. I should have reviewed the footage again before filming. I do still have them, and they will appear in a upcoming video on the RA2 channel. Thanks for watching!

    • @chloethelab
      @chloethelab หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Don't know if you heard about 99 cent stores the company is done for.

  • @trishamoran9703
    @trishamoran9703 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    I'm a teacher and students still read The Babysitter's Club...one of my students asked for those books for her birthday recently.

    • @destinysdesire
      @destinysdesire หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      That's good to know! Such a classic!

    • @giselletorres4156
      @giselletorres4156 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah I still see them over at Target and book fairs to this day, they just changed the cover to look more modern. I prefer the older covers because I'm an older gen z with nostalgia bias but if kids today like the stories that's all that matters.

    • @peternewson2275
      @peternewson2275 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I work at a library and they definitely circulate

  • @super256colors2
    @super256colors2 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Love the spooky, windy music that plays when you start walking around the abandoned mall portion

    • @rev949
      @rev949 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      It's the World of Ruin overworld theme from Final Fantasy 6.

  • @mike407r
    @mike407r หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    I’m a trucker and years ago I did some local LTL trucking and for awhile the company I worked for had a contract with Savers/Value Village and I’d have to go to the big warehouses and pick up loaded trailers and take them to different stores. These trailers were INSANELY heavy lol! Illegally heavy! Thankfully there were no weigh stations in the areas I’d have to go but until you’ve driven a semi and had a heavy heavy load when I say a 53 foot trailer packed floor to ceiling with random clothes and stuff….it is heavy lol! Can not express that enough. I remember my first trailer and it kinda creeped me out because there were like random clothes and baby doll heads and like a right foot flip flop that had fell off and gotten smashed and this stuff would be just laying on the ground next to the dock lol. And the workers would just use shovels and shovel random stuff off to the side lol! It was pretty crazy lol.

  • @josephtafur
    @josephtafur หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    I loved the Scholastic Book Fair

    • @raymondmartin6737
      @raymondmartin6737 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      A River Runs Though It, would be good to watch during a drought. 😮 Or the Salt River near Phoenix,
      which was dry when I lived in
      NE Phoenix in 1976. 😅

    • @raymondmartin6737
      @raymondmartin6737 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The animated doll should be with
      Robert T Doll in the Matello Museum in Key West I saw him
      there twice. 😮

    • @raymondmartin6737
      @raymondmartin6737 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Was that CD Rom, PediaLight? 😮

    • @gp.5989
      @gp.5989 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Always looked for the Goosebumps books

    • @jenbentzel1981
      @jenbentzel1981 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Loved the x files music cut!

  • @Jason1920
    @Jason1920 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    "I'll just leave this here for somebody else."
    That's beautiful. Thank you for passing that mentality on, seriously.
    Let someone else have their fun.

    • @misterclownface
      @misterclownface หลายเดือนก่อน

      If he already has it, why would he buy it?

  • @TominoCabana
    @TominoCabana หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    That $1.99 tag on the disney infinity dory is actually from the 99 cent store, which is very relevant given their current financials

    • @giselletorres4156
      @giselletorres4156 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Homie needs to do a video on that. the closures and liquidation is getting kinda depressing 😭

  • @Supesfan88
    @Supesfan88 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    As a librarian, i can say with confidence that kids still read baby sisters club. The first novel i ever read was baby sitters little sisters club - karens very bad day (or something like that).

  • @Shenben2021
    @Shenben2021 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    OMG!! Trauma triggered!
    You pulled out that 1996 Grammy CD and I went back to grade 8! My parents bought me a CD player for my birthday and gave me that CD as a gift to go with it! I was SO excited to have my very own CD player I was beaming with joy.
    Someone at the party commented that the song “You Outta Know” was on the CD and it wasn’t censored. (“She says the “f” word in that song!”) My mom immediately took the CD back in front of all my friends and I was so embarrassed. In 1996, that was a big deal.
    Hahaha! She also gave me Weird Al Yankovic’s Bad Hair Day tho so it all evens out. Lol

  • @CrossingFoggyMountain
    @CrossingFoggyMountain หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    No better time than Thrifting Time

    • @josephtafur
      @josephtafur หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      The best time is Thrifting Time

  • @AtomicAgePictures
    @AtomicAgePictures หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The monitor calibration tool is used by photographers and graphic artists to make sure that the colors on their monitor are being accurately reproduced.

  • @ashextraordinaire
    @ashextraordinaire หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Back in the day, I had a CD Stomper because I worked with several local bands to promote their music. Fun fact: if you left those CDs in your car in the summer, the adhesive on the labels would get gummy and come off in your CD deck.

    • @gordontaylor2815
      @gordontaylor2815 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The gummy adhesive sounds like a REALLY good way to ruin a CD player...

    • @ashextraordinaire
      @ashextraordinaire หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@gordontaylor2815 Yeah we had to switch to a different brand of labels! The CD Stomper was amazing though.

    • @plur90
      @plur90 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I decided to use LightScribe instead of CD labels, for that very reason, but then couldn't afford the expensive LightScribe-compatible discs

    • @ashextraordinaire
      @ashextraordinaire หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@plur90 Those were so expensive!!!

  • @MrOfficialscotty
    @MrOfficialscotty หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    4:48 That MSN butterfly logo hits different in the late 90s-Early 2000s ☺️
    Great nostalgia!

  • @redgr81
    @redgr81 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    modern version of careers 3:58 legit lol, dude nailed it...midwest version: factory, gas station, retail, truck driver, and the lowest dollar general employee (hating on dollar general not the poor soul working their butt off solo)

  • @terinjackson9677
    @terinjackson9677 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The World of Ruin music in the corridor is an excellent choice!

  • @TKRVideoCentral
    @TKRVideoCentral หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The music during the walkthrough of the abandoned shopping area...as Garfield would say, "Nice touch!" LOL!

  • @datalore6187
    @datalore6187 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Try WD40 to get the goo off. TEST it first! On a small area. Spray WD40 on a qtip and rub it in a little on the sticky goo and see if the adhesive starts to come out.
    You can clean up the WD40 afterwards with windex or whatever.

  • @royquitter
    @royquitter หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I shopped at a Radio Shack this weekend for the first time in probably 10-15 years. I was near the one in Claremore, OK and had a few minutes to spare, so I stopped in. It was surprising to see that they had actual radio things on the shelf (antenna connectors, things like that), and that it didn't seem like a glorified cell phone store which is what most of their locations had become.

  • @drheinous2797
    @drheinous2797 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love Thrifting Time! Thank you for the new episode. I enjoy rewatching the whole playlist to see the "finds" which carry through multiple episodes (e.g., coffee table, cookbook, etc.)

  • @talesfromoldjapan
    @talesfromoldjapan หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    In public libraries, we use lighter fluid to get rid of stubborn labels. Works better than Goo Gone and other things I've tried.

  • @hdaviator9181
    @hdaviator9181 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The color screen calibration thing is useful for graphic designers and video makers as the colors on your LCD screen can be different than the colors of a printer or on other people's screens for video. I am not sure how good that particular piece of software is but I know professionals use that technology.

  • @ScuzzyBeta
    @ScuzzyBeta หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Goodwill pricing something higher than 5 below is crazy actually

  • @YeaImRota
    @YeaImRota หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hah, I actually looked at that same monitor calibrator at that Savers around Christmas last year and passed on it. Small world! I used a similar one to color-calibrate my monitors and TV. They have a third party driver available that makes them still usable today. Also loved the alley exploration. Looks like a good spot for some liminal space photography.

  • @niklass1641
    @niklass1641 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The Countach, Lamborghini's greatest creation and the pinnacle of car design.

  • @M_Baker9ersFan
    @M_Baker9ersFan หลายเดือนก่อน

    Such nostalgia… I remember all this stuff being new

  • @joniwilliams9148
    @joniwilliams9148 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My daughter is reading the baby sitters club now!

  • @bblvrable
    @bblvrable หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Those are some sweet coasters, definitely match the table well.

  • @chrisgreen6259
    @chrisgreen6259 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Those lazer discs are beautiful! When I was younger they were ridiculously expensive.

  • @justinmorrison321
    @justinmorrison321 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thrifting time is always a great time!

  • @xaulted1
    @xaulted1 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I think strait up gold coasters are more 80's than 90's. 90's decor would have been "gold-green patina" probably with turquoise trim.
    EDIT: Come to think of it, the 90's coaster holder also would have had a function that played "Enya" whenever you took a coaster out lol

  • @ryananderson8511
    @ryananderson8511 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love the X-files reference that is interesting that the pandemic game came out in 2019!?! Hopefully at the end of the year and not creepy prior knowledge

  • @charleschilton3818
    @charleschilton3818 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I know that creepy corridor. haha I grew up just on the other side of Gilbert rd.. there. I remember the fry's.

  • @Yo_soy_Annna
    @Yo_soy_Annna หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I used to live in the apartment building that's like attached to this plaza.
    That abandoned strip mall that goes back is so creepy at night

  • @grandejalapeno2401
    @grandejalapeno2401 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I use hot water and dish soap for stickers on cases. Let them soak in water as hot as your sink can get it with some dish soap. Just let it sit for a while. Even those pesky sports game stickers come off.

  • @d.b.gaston665
    @d.b.gaston665 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Pandemic is actually a good board game, and yes, predates Covid by several years. The copy you saw at Goodwill is some kind of "lite" version of it I'm not familiar with.

  • @JazzyBabe56
    @JazzyBabe56 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    that was fun! too bad that mall is so dead....I bet at one time it was a lovely little place to shop but I think those days are pretty much done and dusted!

  • @dindog22
    @dindog22 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I remember the boxcar children

  • @davidbindert
    @davidbindert หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I can’t believe you passed over the Sony boombox without a closer look. Those bowling coasters were pretty sweet too.

  • @angeladelia7472
    @angeladelia7472 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In the 90's, I will admit I too had an M&M dispenser lol, they really were everywhere

  • @alftanner866
    @alftanner866 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I like the idea of the peanut m&m farting out candy while using a clicker

  • @tpatrickl9539
    @tpatrickl9539 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you ever make it to Japan, they have what they call recycle shops. Pretty much thrift store. Difference is that everything has been cleaned up and it’s like new. Great prices and lots of electronic artifacts.

  • @SurvivorsQuest1
    @SurvivorsQuest1 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Pandemic Rapid Response is actually a spinoff of the original Pandemic game that came out in 2008. It's a really great cooperative game, you should check it out!

  • @Melissa2087
    @Melissa2087 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I miss the book fair so much. It was one of my fave days as a kid.

  • @ScottyPhoton
    @ScottyPhoton 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Wow, I that boxcar children book triggered my memory of it as well!

  • @josephtafur
    @josephtafur หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Thrifting Time Is Always The Best Time alongside exploring Dead Malls and Shopping Centers

  • @geogres
    @geogres หลายเดือนก่อน

    3:42 they made a similar game to that in the 1960s specifically for careers for girls, and it's extremely funny to look at it from a modern viewpoint. It's called "What Shall I Be?", look it up if you're interested

  • @gmcnewlook
    @gmcnewlook หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The Disney infinity stuff still works it’s just you can’t do online games and stuff (or at least it did a couple years ago when I played that same set) all the nfc tag does it’s unlock the content on the disc….bit I’m not suprised a thrift store would price it more than the price tag on it…

  • @DavidFortman-et2jj
    @DavidFortman-et2jj หลายเดือนก่อน

    The gold coasters definitely go with that table. Nice find.
    Black mold can smell like urine. Or it could be bums. Sad to see that nice little shopping center mostly abandoned.
    Love your channel! ❤❤❤

  • @BewareTheLilyOfTheValley
    @BewareTheLilyOfTheValley หลายเดือนก่อน

    0:08 I thought the store sign said "Gooodwill", and I was like...the hell, how does it have too many O's?" 😂

  • @summerlaverdure
    @summerlaverdure หลายเดือนก่อน

    that palm treee at 5:34 is kinda fire though

  • @arfarfarf256
    @arfarfarf256 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Gremlins 2 currently on tubi, for those curious.

  • @stevexray6253
    @stevexray6253 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I like the intro. I used something similar once in a video. The piece of music you used just as you were entering the abandoned corridor was just right for a spooky and damp abandoned space. 😁👍

  • @christophero1969
    @christophero1969 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Cool video. I think the INFOPEDIA 2.0 was bundled with a CD-ROM drive I bought circa 1997.

  • @stargazer3424
    @stargazer3424 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A teacher of mine had a laserdisc. That was my first and only IRL encounter with laserdisc. It’s kinda funny how incredibly fast some media formats (laser, beta, hddvd) get buried by the sands of time

  • @Larry
    @Larry หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you want '90s drinks coasters that are up your alley, Numskull Designs do coasters in the shape/form of PS1 game boxes, they have like a Capcom collection, Sony first party, Tomb Raider Etc.

  • @jasonstansel6958
    @jasonstansel6958 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The original Pandemic board game came out in 2008. Also, It Reeks of Piss is my favorite metal band.

  • @dukeman3ca1
    @dukeman3ca1 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice to see a new thrifting time, episode! Keep up the great content!

  • @PhoneEnthusiast
    @PhoneEnthusiast หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Didn't see anyone else saying this, but the tag on the Disney Infinity figurine is actually from the 99 cent store, and it's one of the tags they used to put on the items that were more than 99 cents (back before almost every was over 99 cents). Kind of funny to see now, in light of the impending closure.

  • @alyxgraff9121
    @alyxgraff9121 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I haven't gone thrifting since the local Goodwill condensed its toys & media sections in order to fit in more women's clothing instead. It feels more like a Marshalls or Ross that sells previously worn clothes than a thrift shop now. So I'm glad at least Savers seems to have some cool retro stuff (even though there aren't any Savers locations near me).

  • @eddonbordeaux3192
    @eddonbordeaux3192 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the content, as always. Such a great vibe, and maaan a lot of it is a nostalgia trip. Especially that RCA internet box! I miss design like that, it's not sterile like stuff now.

  • @jw6948
    @jw6948 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    So glad you posted a new video!!! Love them! Gremlins 2 is streaming on Tubi rn

  • @thenotoriousgryyn342
    @thenotoriousgryyn342 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That creepy part would be a cool place for a Halloween Store or Haunt 🎃💀👻

  • @kenji.m-72
    @kenji.m-72 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I owned that 1996 Grammy CD. Great music. I used to buy them every year.

  • @chrislongbeard
    @chrislongbeard หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I graduated to Lightscribe CDS and DVDS. Still have a machine I built around 2006-07 that has them. CD labels jammed up so many car cd players. When I worked for Chrysle they used to backcharge customers if they found any jammed cds in a deck warranted.

  • @piratebear3126
    @piratebear3126 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You reminded me that Denny's had a branded Atari app with bacon and eggs Breakout. Early modern mobile games fit right in with bacon obsession.

  • @SRW_
    @SRW_ หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That hallway was really sad looking.
    I wonder why it didnt work out.

  • @geogres
    @geogres หลายเดือนก่อน

    11:17 I have the exact opposite problem, a player but no discs... luckily it also functions as a 5 CD changer so I can get some use out of it

  • @Taurus126
    @Taurus126 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Side quest! Side quest! ❤

  • @jwb52z9
    @jwb52z9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Try some witch hazel on the adhesive.

  • @planetminivan8419
    @planetminivan8419 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My uncle had Web TV when I was a kid and that thing blew my mind. I remember all the stuff it could record and the security cameras you could watch from different cities in the world you could switch from, Paris, Tokyo, London, Time Square. I think some channels were interactive too.

  • @AstorReinhardt
    @AstorReinhardt หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I remember finding a bunch of really good 90s movies on Laserdisc at a Value Village (our version of Savers). They had stuff like Speed and Con Air lol. I do remember them being priced a bit high...someone probably matched them to eBay prices...so I only grabbed a few. They were mixed in with the records as well.
    I never go through the records anymore...I really should start doing that again.

  • @anotherbosnian
    @anotherbosnian หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Easily top 5 most comfy channels. Love ur content.

  • @__hjg__2123
    @__hjg__2123 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    when divorce hits.. the first thing to go is the Live Laugh Love...

  • @stitgibekili
    @stitgibekili หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just have to say thank you, I love all your videos. They all take me back in time and are also very informative. Keep up the awesome work!

  • @rev949
    @rev949 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The music used in the corridor tour is from Final Fantasy 6 (or 3 if you grew up during the SNES era). It's called "Dark World".

  • @MichaelHeilman
    @MichaelHeilman หลายเดือนก่อน

    I also enjoy going to thrift stores. You have a chance of finding something from your childhood days and might luck into sealed DVDs, video games, systems, and others. It's a joy to go treasure hunting.

  • @alexandru5369
    @alexandru5369 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Yeah the price of toys ( especially action figures) are a complete rip off it's a piece of plastic it shouldn't cost $10 retail the price at the thrift store is what a tiny toy like that should be. Also I've seen a commercial when I was little for a doll similar too that yep creepy is only half of it

  • @Gia_Marie
    @Gia_Marie หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was just saying that before you said it 9:26 😊 I hope someone was able to gift some of those toys and they didn't fall into a reseller's grubby hand 😂 As for the sticky stuff (most likely won't come off, that where the genre tag for BB was) on DVD case, you can just switch the insert with another Blockbuster DVD case .

  • @thegreatjellydoughnu
    @thegreatjellydoughnu หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That was a fun thrifting trip. For that sticker or most any adhesive residue i have found wd-40 works super well sometimes it needs some dwell time then i just clean up the wd-40 with glass cleaner.

  • @Fahrenheit38
    @Fahrenheit38 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Square really used that wind effect sound a lot

  • @phatnum17
    @phatnum17 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I used to watch your videos before I moved to Arizona and it’s funny I recognize a lot of the locations you go to now lol

    • @sabinocanyon4164
      @sabinocanyon4164 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Do you know which Goodwill this is?

    • @phatnum17
      @phatnum17 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@sabinocanyon4164which one are you referring to in the video? The first one?

  • @Pototoes949
    @Pototoes949 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    FF6 Love ty

  • @GamerGoingGrey
    @GamerGoingGrey หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Loving the use of the FFVI World of Ruin music

  • @utubepunk
    @utubepunk หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    When DVD shopping at Goodwill, I will swap cases every time I can so I get a Blockbuster case. They're far more durable & give me daily dose of Vitamin N(ostalgia)! 😅

  • @tykat12
    @tykat12 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Final Fantasy 6 music did me in lol

  • @GreyMailMare33
    @GreyMailMare33 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They now make a comic series based on "Baby Sitter's Club." I read a Free Comic Book Day edition (last year, I think). I enjoyed it. 😊
    Also, the books continued with the main characters' younger siblings aging up & taking over the club.
    I collected nearly all the OG series as a little girl.
    Then in college, I donated all but like 3 of the books to a children's charity. I hope some some kids had fun reading them!

  • @masaharumorimoto4761
    @masaharumorimoto4761 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Totally had that 1996 Grammy CD back in the day :)

  • @SnackHeadCowboy
    @SnackHeadCowboy หลายเดือนก่อน

    A waste of plastic?!?! Nah that shook me to the core.

  • @ArtistAnnex
    @ArtistAnnex 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Try lighter fluid to remove stubborn adhesive. It works on my vintage toys without damage

  • @erikryan23
    @erikryan23 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So excited to see a new video ! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @msladedah2751
    @msladedah2751 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love thrifting time!

  • @TheSchmuck2
    @TheSchmuck2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thank you for the video. :) your videos are really great

  • @fikebobby1
    @fikebobby1 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is amazing!! We need more of these so interesting to see all the old electronics lol

  • @Leahi84
    @Leahi84 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The goodwills near me are always picked clean of anything interesting electronics wise like almost immediately, and some have stopped taking computer stuff. Were the christmas albums bad?

  • @joshwinnnnnn
    @joshwinnnnnn หลายเดือนก่อน

    As someone getting into speedrunning, every time I see a shovelware title being sold for dirt cheap, I see a golden opportunity. I know that these some of these games are hot garbage, but I like to have fun, and these games are sure to be entertaining for some with their gameplay. I can understand the sentiment, though.

  • @chris_is_here_oh_no
    @chris_is_here_oh_no หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome video, great haul!

  • @jasonleman1396
    @jasonleman1396 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for making me feel really old with the cd stomper and burning cds

  • @eyeofthestorm7830
    @eyeofthestorm7830 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great Video!

  • @shannonyoast6906
    @shannonyoast6906 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As always great video 👍

  • @KronoGarrett
    @KronoGarrett หลายเดือนก่อน

    Color calibrators are a must-have for artists.