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  • Thrifting Time! Ep. 14: A Powerful Tool!
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  • @RetailArchaeology
    @RetailArchaeology  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The video I mentioned at the end of this one is now out on my 2nd channel:
    th-cam.com/video/h5_ziqfVa88/w-d-xo.html

  • @Janella_Ice_Ice_Baby
    @Janella_Ice_Ice_Baby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    "You're a powerful tool!" 🤣🤣🤣

  • @jtlovescodelyoko
    @jtlovescodelyoko 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Thrifting Time Is always the best time.

    • @Tylky
      @Tylky 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Amen.

    • @martinbaxter2616
      @martinbaxter2616 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In honor of the retiring Marv Albert, 'YESSSSSSSSSSS!'

  • @kiyoshiame
    @kiyoshiame 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    The SE Asian in me recognized that rice dispenser right away. It’s actually a staple in a lot Asian houses, especially when rice is their main dish. I definitely remember having it in my house when I was a kid. We’d buy a sack of rice and we’d pour it inside the dispenser.

  • @novelezra
    @novelezra 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Take a shot everytime he says "Earthlink"

    • @mst3kanita
      @mst3kanita 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      e a r t h l i n k, a phrase nobody has used since 2002.

  • @jasonb8569
    @jasonb8569 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I'm so glad you played the video professor. I know how to internet now. I'm not even sure how I found your videos without it

  • @firebrand36
    @firebrand36 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    That medallion on the mug is for yer tea bag!

    • @RetailArchaeology
      @RetailArchaeology  3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Thank you! I'm a coffee drinker but I don't really drink tea 🙂

  • @SearsCool
    @SearsCool 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    When I go to the thrift stores in my city they never seem to have decent electronics sections, most interesting thing I found was a record player that also plays cassettes and an old printing calculator

  • @vagamer522
    @vagamer522 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    God seeing old MS stuff makes me feel nostalgic even stuff I never grew up with

  • @chrislongbeard
    @chrislongbeard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Ned Flanders would be pissed at that Minne Mouse mug.

  • @thedungeondelver
    @thedungeondelver 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    3m Bookcase games were absolutely a thing. I have a few on my shelf, that were given to me by my father in law who had an extensive collection of those and Avalon Hill's bookcase games. You should also keep your eye out for games by Yaquinto, they published theirs in album/LP gatefold style covers. The counters and rules were in the sleeve, and the gatefold showed the playing board.

  • @Madness832
    @Madness832 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I like thriftin'. But stores gettin' more & more inline w/ "eBay pricin'" is makin' many bargains a thing of the past!

    • @Karmy.
      @Karmy. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah

  • @regeener
    @regeener 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    we had a rice dispenser that large growing up! it can fit an entire bag of rice in it. The measurements of the levers are serving sizes, not usually cups, since you need less than a cup of dry rice to make 1 cup of cooked rice

  • @nemesisconvoy86
    @nemesisconvoy86 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    The price tag on the video professor software is from Fry's Electronics

    • @kinglou0
      @kinglou0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yup. Not a Best Buy label…..enslaved/worked at Best Buy late 90’s through mid 2010’s.

    • @MuvoTX
      @MuvoTX 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep!!! frys

  • @natelan69420
    @natelan69420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Would love to see a collab with LGR.

  • @peternincompoop9553
    @peternincompoop9553 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The background music is oddly reminiscent of the Goodwill scenes in Napoleon Dynamite.

  • @camree2408
    @camree2408 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wish my local Goodwill had as big a media section as the ones in your area. It’s big, but their entire media section is just all on one little end cap shelf. DVDs, CDs, video games and all.

  • @buddhachriz_
    @buddhachriz_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Going to Goodwill and looking around is one of my most favorite things. It's always different each visit.

  • @mikegrazick1795
    @mikegrazick1795 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Video Professor! Yes we finally found his product AND TRIED IT!!!

  • @SynchroSk8
    @SynchroSk8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    “You’re a powerful tool!”

  • @accastillo6046
    @accastillo6046 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Another great video! Can't wait till we continue to explore *The Internet* on RA2.

  • @Jay-uf6sf
    @Jay-uf6sf 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh boy, almost 20 mins of thrifting time. What a treat!

  • @SynchroSk8
    @SynchroSk8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    These videos are super relaxing!

    • @dindog22
      @dindog22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      he's got a great voice

    • @allenu
      @allenu 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They're so good. No loud, annoying music and no shouting.

  • @Tarkov.
    @Tarkov. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I bet the special part of that DVD player was the VCD part, VCD's were very popular with karaoke over in Japan.

    • @CommodoreFan64
      @CommodoreFan64 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A good chunk of Asia in fact, same for VCD movies, as VHS/Beta did not do as well in their more humid climates, and would start to break down, and mold faster, and the per cost of the media was cheaper too boot.

    • @amerigocosta7452
      @amerigocosta7452 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think most DVD players have legacy support for MPEG-1 and then VCD, it was just never advertised and hardly a selling point.

    • @CommodoreFan64
      @CommodoreFan64 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@amerigocosta7452 I have a small collection of VCD anime, and you would be surprised how many DVD, and even Blu-Ray players I've come across over the years that won't play VCD movies, because as DVD got cheaper many companies took that feature out here in the US to save cost since most people here in the US have no idea what a VCD is, and did not get their first disc based movies till DVD.

    • @CommodoreFan64
      @CommodoreFan64 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@amerigocosta7452 I forgot to mention something, if you want a Blu-Ray player(not 4K UHD) that will play VCD, and even upscale, and zoom them correctly so they look better on a 16:9 HDTV look for Philips models, as I've had good luck with my Philips BDP2900/F7 model I've had for several years I found at a Goodwill.

  • @Emmettandstuff
    @Emmettandstuff 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ‘You’re a powerful tool’ cracked me up

  • @mcain2911
    @mcain2911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Can we please have an entire video of you talking back to those video professor discs?

    • @SueBobChicVid
      @SueBobChicVid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Seriously, that would be fun!

    • @SueBobChicVid
      @SueBobChicVid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ... and I need to learn The Internet.

    • @syxepop
      @syxepop 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That sound like something into Ben Minnotte's (The Oddity Archive) alley....
      He does that with so much SARCASM...

    • @jaddan91
      @jaddan91 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yesssssssssssss that would be funny stuff 🤣😂😂🤣

  • @excavatoree
    @excavatoree 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My parents bought a Beta VCR just like that in 1979. Almost 10 years later, I got a part time job working at a VCR repair shop. The only one of those really old "dinosaurs" I worked on was one I got at Goodwill. I did get it working, but the things are huge.

  • @CircaInfinity
    @CircaInfinity 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My parents have a similar rice dispenser in their pantry, it’s not as snazzy with the wood, it’s plastic, but very convenient when you want to cook rice.

  • @bhzaddybhzolby1705
    @bhzaddybhzolby1705 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Speaking of old board games I found an Uno Deluxe deck from 1978 and it had all the stuff to it including the score pads and pencils

  • @Wscott97
    @Wscott97 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Growing up. My family had the same Rice dispenser in the kitchen. I think every Asian family I knew had one in the house. I used to spend so much time playing with it pouring rice and putting it back.

  • @alexthetiger7806
    @alexthetiger7806 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "You're a powerful tool" had me dying XD I'm definitely looking forward to seeing your video on that program

  • @BDBD16
    @BDBD16 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The backup tapes. LOL I throw those away soooo often when cleaning out deprecated server rooms. Thats hilarious.

  • @Craig_Spurlock
    @Craig_Spurlock 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The computer industry was so much fun back in the late mid/1990's. All the tutorials and instructional software were an amazing mix of weird/quirky/silly, sometimes, dumb, very dumb.

  • @Dreamsc8pe
    @Dreamsc8pe 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    17:19 "You're a powerful tool"
    HA, Got'em!

  • @davidr8740
    @davidr8740 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome to see something from Sauder in that Thrift store. I live in Archbold Ohio where those are manufactured.

  • @Section_8_Supercars
    @Section_8_Supercars 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m a donation attendent at a goodwill in the Chicago area and all the rly good stuff we get in is sold online 💀

  • @abnerdwight
    @abnerdwight 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    5:24. It’s for rice. Damn that is so nostalgic, I remember. We’re Filipino so that much rice makes sense.

  • @gordontaylor2815
    @gordontaylor2815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Please note for those curious that although KZON-FM is still around, the frequency with that callsign is currently at 103.9; the version at 101.5 lasted between 1992 and 2016 (going through a number of different format changes in the process) and now is under the KALV-FM moniker.

  • @MsSelfloather
    @MsSelfloather 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I definitely want to see more of that internet cd. Especially the history of the internet.

  • @tj905
    @tj905 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That first goodwill is right next to my house! I've been there probably 100 times the last 2 years, even scored a super Nintendo for $20 like a year back.. good times

  • @amanacatandhisdog8836
    @amanacatandhisdog8836 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    In Houston most dvd and games at Goodwill had the discs behind the counter. When I lived there.

  • @Ram-2112
    @Ram-2112 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The internet disk is gold for its content alone

  • @Silvafootfamily525
    @Silvafootfamily525 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    On the Minnie Mouse mug, I was told that the character medallion was to wrap your teabag string around so that it didn’t fall in.

  • @rosemarylopez5738
    @rosemarylopez5738 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always enjoy Thrifting Time. So very interesting what unique stuff or junk you find in thrift stores. I am looking forward to seeing more these videos in the near future.

  • @jwb52z9
    @jwb52z9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wish I knew how old that Jaguar sewing machine was that you show in the video. Those, as far as I know, aren't sold in the US anymore.

  • @boomhaueroo8703
    @boomhaueroo8703 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now that the 'verse is getting back to normal, I can't wait to get back to thrifting/antiquing. These videos have been good fun during the $#!+storm known as 2020. Thx bub.

  • @RoachOverlord
    @RoachOverlord 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That Video Professor set looks like something LGR would talk about. Nice find.

  • @RSFred555
    @RSFred555 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love these thrifting videos, thanks for sharing...

  • @djinfreemind1966
    @djinfreemind1966 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was a Fry's tag on the software.

  • @taesu8
    @taesu8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For rice dispenser, last button said continue in Korean. Each number before represent how many cup it can dispense.

    • @alolisa113
      @alolisa113 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also the karaoke player said Arirang which is a South Korean television network. A Korean person decluttering their home around that area? hehe

  • @1867Phoenix
    @1867Phoenix 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember watching Video Profesor commercials and thinking it sounded like he was *begging* for people to buy his product. My brother and I used to joke that his wife threw him out and he was poor and homeless. But he had invented Video Professor and was begging for you to "try his product", so he could get his life back to normal.

  • @janis902
    @janis902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love thrifting time!

  • @kuroneko2788
    @kuroneko2788 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    So let me get this straight, this video professor series is just bundled advertisements on a disc, and you have to PAY to get the privilege of watching ads on your own PC? That sounds like the worst product ever!!

  • @SunkenState
    @SunkenState 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That Back Office Server jewel case has a SICK tribal tattoo on it!

  • @darktetsuya
    @darktetsuya 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I did a quick google search I think Nikko still makes the rice containers?! Don't know that I'm in the market for one that holds *that* much, but neat to see anyway. had a good laugh at the bonus segment with that 'how to use PCs' Video Professor thing, LOL! (can't wait for that in-depth review, haha!!) love the videos keep up the great work!!

  • @donutman.24
    @donutman.24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Such cool finds.

    • @donutman.24
      @donutman.24 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And The video professor.

  • @Melissa2087
    @Melissa2087 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That Pacman game thing looks really cool!

  • @MrKrakowian
    @MrKrakowian 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s always fun to go into a thrift store and find some treasures.

  • @michaeljensen1817
    @michaeljensen1817 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    100% right on Sauder and Kmart. I can't tell you how much Sauder furniture I sold while working there. Surprisingly sturdy for how cheap it was.

  • @azblueauthor8081
    @azblueauthor8081 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My dad gave me his Heroes Happen Here software kit that he won at a SQL Server convention. I used it a few times before I no longer had a computer capable of running it.

  • @DMS-pq8
    @DMS-pq8 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That old adding machine gave me a flashback to visiting my dads office

  • @kevin12567
    @kevin12567 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My first VHS was like that chonky Betamax recorder you showed - it was also a Sony and had the same piano key buttons and top-loading cassette mechanism.

  • @raymondmartin6737
    @raymondmartin6737 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And here is the Internet in glorious Windows ME.

  • @johnmurphy9127
    @johnmurphy9127 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I ADORE thrifting time!!!!! Xxx

  • @JakeEscapePS2
    @JakeEscapePS2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you recall when this Goodwill opened in 2006 and they had a Gamecube gaming kiosk area thing? Me and my sister would play Metroid Prime before shopping lol.

  • @siktaho83
    @siktaho83 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Think its a Frys Electronics tag

  • @m.m.i.9586
    @m.m.i.9586 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes!! More thrifting time! I would definitely watch more of the ‘powerful tool’ on your 2nd channel! 😂

  • @lukethedriftersghost4882
    @lukethedriftersghost4882 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video, I remember the AOL discs that were always in your mailbox. Love the thrift videos.
    Peace Luke T

  • @milgeekmedia
    @milgeekmedia 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    LOL - Du-oh! When I saw the HALO game I thought it was a nicely done distressed effect! LMAO

  • @martinbaxter2616
    @martinbaxter2616 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    @6:38 - so I don't have to go all the way to Ray's Music Exchange in Calumet City. Great to hear.

  • @Not-Great-at-Gaming
    @Not-Great-at-Gaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Newer Betamax machines have a severe lack of woodgrain though.

  • @SpoonDono
    @SpoonDono 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    “You’re a powerful tool!”
    Got eem 👍

  • @royquitter
    @royquitter 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used to work for the ISP bundled with that Video Professor CD, many years ago. They were a direct competitor to AOL at the time, and like AOL, they were hemorrhaging dialup customers. They also had large call center teams dedicated to kissing up to customers who called in trying to cancel their service. You couldn't pay me enough to do that sort of work again.

  • @DCRiley
    @DCRiley 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Should have been a disclaimer before the video at the end. Haha. First time I legit lost it watching a video of yours. Keep em coming man !

  • @Rosscotas
    @Rosscotas 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Congrats on 100k subs

  • @fikebobby1
    @fikebobby1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video!! I called that number for Sauder and it’s still the company product line

  • @d.b.gaston665
    @d.b.gaston665 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Twixt is actually a pretty good game if you like abstract thinky ones (I’m bad at most of those). If you’re not able to find a boxed copy, it can be played with graph paper and pencils.

  • @stereomonovici5796
    @stereomonovici5796 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Funny, I just went to the indoor flea market today and got some DS games. I have a new hobby now

  • @Mikeshik
    @Mikeshik 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great episode as always

  • @cantinadesigns1
    @cantinadesigns1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This Program taught my Grandpa to use his computer when he was 75.
    He got so frustrated with this program he taught himself through trial and error.
    He's 94 now and with little to no help, trades stock, does online banking, and email.

  • @mynamehappy
    @mynamehappy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Of course the Video Professor comes bundled with the McAfee Virus 😂

  • @skeletorscollection433
    @skeletorscollection433 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Found an IBM stapler the other day at my savers, couldn’t pass up a neat desk trinket!

  • @my3dprintedlife
    @my3dprintedlife 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Islands Goodwill! I like that place, right in my neighborhood. That KZON CD is quite a find!

    • @my3dprintedlife
      @my3dprintedlife 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There used to be an ABCO foods in that plaza. I also remember getting slices at Islands Pizza.

  • @LangstonDev
    @LangstonDev 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This has become my favorite of all the "dead mall" channels.

  • @ForestTekkenVideos
    @ForestTekkenVideos 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Earthlink sounds like an 80s movie 😆👍

    • @gordontaylor2815
      @gordontaylor2815 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's because you're probably too young to remember it was once upon a time the biggest rival to AOL in terms of dial-up internet service! :)

  • @jrwheeler81
    @jrwheeler81 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, the date on that Sauder box was my 15th birthday.

  • @mathewmclean9128
    @mathewmclean9128 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I definitely remember EarthLink and video professor from back in the day LOL.

  • @James-sg8nz
    @James-sg8nz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good stuff😁

  • @rhambballer92
    @rhambballer92 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Twixt is actually a great game. Games are usually over in 10 minutes but they are a blast.

  • @craigmanning2439
    @craigmanning2439 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Price tag on the Video Professor is actually an old Fry's price tag. For sure that guy is a goober.

  • @SupraWes
    @SupraWes 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    LOL, I had that Sauder cart, I probably even bought in it 96

  • @dunamistv4996
    @dunamistv4996 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Video professor is like product inception 🤣

  • @bmh67wa
    @bmh67wa 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was one of the better Betamax models.

  • @georgedavis3488
    @georgedavis3488 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey I used to own the halo 2 steelbook version. The disc unfortunately is the same as the standard game. Art on the disc & all. You just get a dvd extra that is a making of the game special feature. Sorry to disappoint. The steelbook to get for Xbox was doom 3. The steelbook version of the game had doom 1 & 2 on it as well as the 3rd. Unlike the standard version. I remember trading in the standard doom 3 game for the steelbook version back when.

  • @Budicles
    @Budicles 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was an old Fry's Electronics price tag on the Video Professor

  • @jasonleman1396
    @jasonleman1396 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would have bought the betamax just to have on my shelf working or not (and love the old top loading vcr's my family had one in 84 (but vhs)

  • @groton27
    @groton27 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i used to have Earth Link for a super short while lmao

  • @ricardohurtado5646
    @ricardohurtado5646 ปีที่แล้ว

    Betamax players are generally collectors items nowadays. Even a beat up player with no cables will fetch a handsome price on eBay all day long.

  • @Nightfall4.3
    @Nightfall4.3 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Post a full video of that learn the internet CD!! That thing is halarious. It'd also be cool to see any other weird 90s or early 2000s software you have.

  • @MrPeteykins
    @MrPeteykins 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I bet that Betamax was SUPER expensive when it was new.