Thrifting Time! Ep. 21: I Got A Floppy Disk Camera | Retail Archaeology

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  • Thrifting Time! Ep. 21: In this episode I find get a Sony Mavica floppy disk camera and test it out.
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  • @OldMan_PJ
    @OldMan_PJ Před 10 měsíci +77

    I don't blame you for passing on that Simpson's CD. My limit when buying CD's in thrift shops is $2. Goodwill asking $5+ is insane.

    • @sweetkitty3249
      @sweetkitty3249 Před 10 měsíci +24

      Goodwill has gotten way over priced!

    • @Pray4Cilley
      @Pray4Cilley Před 10 měsíci +2

      Yea but I think on Wednesdays it's half off if I remember right

    • @eig101101
      @eig101101 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Yep, Goodwill doesn’t have bargains anymore.

    • @clairesmyth8733
      @clairesmyth8733 Před 8 měsíci +2

      My local Goodwill is charging 3.00, but you really have to check IF the cd is in the jewel case, 'cause they don't.

    • @clairesmyth8733
      @clairesmyth8733 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@sweetkitty3249 I agree. I realize there's overhead, but there's limits.

  • @cdcVintage
    @cdcVintage Před 10 měsíci +38

    I like these thrifting videos. It would be so much fun if I was there shopping with you.

    • @johnnymichael1804
      @johnnymichael1804 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Definitely need more of them

    • @lexa_power
      @lexa_power Před měsícem

      I enjoy watching them too i wish i had someone to go thrifting with. I used to have friends who liked to go in college. I miss it.

  • @yaosio
    @yaosio Před 10 měsíci +130

    Going places after eating Arby's is a dangerous game.

    • @grandmasteraj855
      @grandmasteraj855 Před 10 měsíci +12

      I feel a curly fry cramp coming on just reading that.

    • @ShorterThanYouKnow
      @ShorterThanYouKnow Před 10 měsíci +6

      @@grandmasteraj855 Eating anything from the fryer at Arby's is a bad decision.

    • @Code7Unltd
      @Code7Unltd Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@ShorterThanYouKnow Arby's has been moot since the curly fries have been retailed in frozen bags. Baking them tastes quite good.

    • @ShorterThanYouKnow
      @ShorterThanYouKnow Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@Code7Unltd indeed. Rally's fries in the bag aren't terrible either.

    • @rogueinvestor2375
      @rogueinvestor2375 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Obviously you've never tried Taco Bell. No, I would not recommend.

  • @ValeriaZaragoza692
    @ValeriaZaragoza692 Před 10 měsíci +8

    “That explains the gas station taquitos in the cover.”
    LOL I legit lost it

  • @ceilingfan7030
    @ceilingfan7030 Před 10 měsíci +15

    That Peter/bill Cosby joke took me out
    (I love these videos! Really satisfies the urge to go thrifting when I can’t go myself)

    • @jettesides420
      @jettesides420 Před 10 měsíci +1

      I spit out my coffee at that joke, and im not even drinking coffee.

  • @elllie7307
    @elllie7307 Před 10 měsíci +11

    The picture of the tree growing up through the outdoor mall is so nice and calm

  • @PixelatedH2O
    @PixelatedH2O Před 10 měsíci +8

    That version of Encarta is some of the first PC software I ever owned. The cover art was immediately recognizable, even after 25+ years. I also had a Dell Inspiron from 2005 that used the same case as seen in the video.

    • @gp.5989
      @gp.5989 Před 10 měsíci

      I had the same one too

  • @bmwfitness28
    @bmwfitness28 Před 10 měsíci +17

    I love thrift store finds.

  • @UndeadEggmiester
    @UndeadEggmiester Před 10 měsíci +11

    Nice to see this series come back. Seeing a video on the best games ever could be entertaining.

  • @natakin8769
    @natakin8769 Před 10 měsíci +7

    🤣🤣🤣 3:40 "What? Is this the smash your dick 5000?"

  • @JustWowNick
    @JustWowNick Před 10 měsíci +4

    “… what happened to actually make them finally get rid of it.”
    Death. They probably totally forgot about it and it was donated after they died.

  • @BGNOLA
    @BGNOLA Před 10 měsíci +4

    "Im in You" was Frampton's bomb follow up to Comes Alive; that and the Sgt Pepper movie killed his career

    • @JohnGotts
      @JohnGotts Před 10 měsíci

      Bomb? #2 on the album and singles charts. Platinum (1,000,000) sold in the US. Love it or hate it, this was his most popular album.

    • @BGNOLA
      @BGNOLA Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@JohnGotts is Peter in you?

  • @EzekielMessenger
    @EzekielMessenger Před 10 měsíci +3

    That Skybox vending machine is from around 2005. They had to be repaired by Maytag immediately out of the box. I knew a guy who bought one for every one of his 4 guest bedrooms. Maytag had to fix them all.

  • @davinp
    @davinp Před 10 měsíci +18

    A problem with CDs is that they deteriorate over time as the chemicals inside breakdown, so one day an old CD could stop working. We don't know exactly how long a CD lasts

    • @cmdraftbrn
      @cmdraftbrn Před 10 měsíci +1

      one of my dvds did that last xmas. peeves me to no end

    • @Code7Unltd
      @Code7Unltd Před 10 měsíci +1

      That's sort of why I moved to digital hi-res audio for my music these days. What's online today might not be there tomorrow.
      Most FLAC players are quicker to operate than CDs and can reach parity with modern vinyl to boot.

  • @namebrandmason
    @namebrandmason Před 10 měsíci +9

    I don’t know if I can forgive RA for walking past that America’s Test Kitchen Cookbook.

  • @clairesmyth8733
    @clairesmyth8733 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I used to use a Sony Mavica floppy disc camera at work for facilities operations. I inherited it later when we abandoned it for standard digital cameras with an SD camera and/or our phones for work. Pictures were usually for documenting repair work, maintenance issues.

  • @mistermonday1994
    @mistermonday1994 Před 10 měsíci +3

    HOLY CRAP!!!! I've been looking for one of those SKY Box vending machines, I used to want one when I was a kid.

    • @utubepunk
      @utubepunk Před 10 měsíci

      For that price, it's probably still there!

  • @TonyDeCoste
    @TonyDeCoste Před 10 měsíci +2

    I'm in northern Nova Scotia and it's mind blowing to see that the video games and CD sections in your area are nearly identical to the ones at my local Value Village (owned by Savers). It's also refreshing to hear a YT thrifter say they hope an item (graphing calculator in this case) goes to someone who actually needs it rather than a flipper. May the thrifting gods bless you with good fortune!

  • @ceefusjenkins2281
    @ceefusjenkins2281 Před 10 měsíci +4

    My grandparents had a "smash your dick 5000" in their sun room. It was hilarious.

  • @__hjg__2123
    @__hjg__2123 Před 10 měsíci +27

    RA: "I kinda regret not getting The Simpsons Yellow Album"
    me: Trust me... no you don't
    edit: actually the patina on those Mavica photos are cool!!!

  • @kingedwin
    @kingedwin Před 10 měsíci +5

    IIRC, Fisher and Sanyo made all of LXI's audio electronics, while some of the other items were made by Hitachi and Goldstar (LG.)

  • @briangleeson1528
    @briangleeson1528 Před 10 měsíci +6

    You have the most awesome Goodwills. Mine never have good stuff. That Mavica rocks! The other CD software is good. You should do a live stream and solve one of the Carmen SanDiego cases.

  • @pinball541
    @pinball541 Před 10 měsíci +4

    It is great to see another episode of thrifting from Retail Archeology, it takes me back to the channel's roots.
    Erik, I have been binge watching the old Siesta Mall, & Rotting Acres Mall livestreams. They have been taking me back in time 4-5 years ago. MEMORIES! Are you planning to do a revisit to these malls, I would be there waiting for the stream to start. I want to buy a mattress from Rick Cerra's Used Mattress Store.😁
    Hello from Maricopa Arizona🌡🔥

  • @XoloQueue
    @XoloQueue Před 10 měsíci +2

    Wow that Barney's Learning Laptop just unlocked some memories from my childhood. I actually had one of these growing up. Really cool find!

  • @CL_CORTES
    @CL_CORTES Před 10 měsíci +3

    Really enjoying these thrifting episodes.
    Your commentary on the social media logos there at the end was hilarious.

  • @RandomGuyComments
    @RandomGuyComments Před 9 měsíci

    It's like Harry and the Hendersons is doing a POV retail video reaching out to discover things. Love it! Man this channel takes me back! It's my fav thing to watch on a Friday night while on my new PC after a long week at work. Cheers!

  • @grahambentley3964
    @grahambentley3964 Před 10 měsíci +1

    That Ortho book wasn't a gas station giveaway...Ortho had (and may still have) a whole series of books about different subjects, many involving gardening or other home related topics. I was a kid in the 80s (born in '75) and remember my grandparents having a lot of these books (they were avid gardeners).

    • @clairesmyth8733
      @clairesmyth8733 Před 8 měsíci

      I kept an Ortho book on picnics "The Complete Book of Picnics". It was a cool book on planning picnics and parties, (and with some ideas, they seem pretentious and impractical, but still fun) with recipes. What was also cool is that several location shots were close to where I lived. Great comparisons.

  • @williamharris8367
    @williamharris8367 Před 10 měsíci +1

    3:07 -- I once found a couples' famed commemorative marriage certificate at a thrift shop. I have utterly no idea who would want such a thing.

  • @eljonyquetzal02
    @eljonyquetzal02 Před 10 měsíci +2

    I’m today year old where I found out that’s Carmen Sandiego and not Carmen Santiago. My mind is blow 😮

  • @ItsMeMattCarter
    @ItsMeMattCarter Před 10 měsíci +4

    When I worked at Arbys we closed early to play Dungeons and Dragons on Sunday and our manager was the DM lmao!!!!

  • @alyxgraff9121
    @alyxgraff9121 Před 10 měsíci

    Glad to see Thrifting Time come back. The local Goodwill in my area took out their toy section & their CD section is mostly either old movies or blank cases with nothing in them, so I'm glad to see other Goodwill locations have better inventory.

  • @ryananderson8511
    @ryananderson8511 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I feel like I love the older camera the lofi is perfect and reminds me of all the pics my grandma used to take

  • @annabbott1963
    @annabbott1963 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Thrifting is recycling that works. I enjoy these videos.

  • @josephtafur
    @josephtafur Před 10 měsíci +3

    I always say it and i will say it again
    Thrifting Time is always the best time.

  • @WarMasterX6
    @WarMasterX6 Před 9 měsíci

    Some fun finds. Yeah those old camera pics do look a bit off but still have some quality and charm about them. Thanks for another nostalgic video RA!

  • @Star_sweeper
    @Star_sweeper Před 10 měsíci +1

    My nana had that exact dial-up modem in the early 2000s. I used to love to watch the lights on it!

  • @LukeZalvino
    @LukeZalvino Před 10 měsíci +2

    I think it was Brutalmoose who did some good vids on using that microwave cookbook

    • @anyu
      @anyu Před 10 měsíci +1

      Hell yeah Brutalmoose mention! 🤜🤛

  • @discogoddess4453
    @discogoddess4453 Před 10 měsíci +4

    i always get the family photos i see at thrift stores bc i feel bad leaving them there lol💔

  • @phantom193
    @phantom193 Před 10 měsíci

    great video as always. Love the thrifting time vids. Ive found myself going to goodwill alot more recently looking for cool things and just bargins in general thanks to your videos. Keep up the good work!

  • @POVwithRC
    @POVwithRC Před 10 měsíci +3

    Yep. CB radios do best with tuned length antennas. Comically out of place on a portable.

  • @jaycranford1592
    @jaycranford1592 Před 10 měsíci +1

    So chiropractic adjustment on a baby is to help with colic, I cried for 3 months then a chiropractor picked me up by my head and it fixed whatever! I was also allergic to the stuffing in diapers. So I cried for months and had to wear cloth diapers, my parents probably wanted to give me away!

  • @utubepunk
    @utubepunk Před 10 měsíci

    Those Hanna Barbara records would make for good wallpaper.

  • @BlueJay6441
    @BlueJay6441 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Very relaxing for a Sunday night, thanks

  • @gilaverde
    @gilaverde Před 10 měsíci +1

    Fun Fact on TI calculators. Students today cannot reuse their parents TI calculators from the 90's. They are not allowed in SAT/ACT test. They must buy a new calculator.
    Also, Casio is used in EU and Asia, only in the states is TI used.

    • @anyu
      @anyu Před 10 měsíci

      Whaaat. That's messed up. How do they enforce that and wtf is their reasoning? What a racket.

  • @PeppermintPJ90025
    @PeppermintPJ90025 Před 10 měsíci +1

    The Bill Cosby joke 😂🤣😂

  • @--Zook--
    @--Zook-- Před 10 měsíci +2

    I had no idea you had thrifting content. By far my favorite kind of video ever.

  • @aaron74
    @aaron74 Před 10 měsíci

    Wow, Practical Peripherals... what a throwback

  • @brandonkock
    @brandonkock Před 10 měsíci

    I love these! My son and I love thrifting.

  • @LangstonDev
    @LangstonDev Před 10 měsíci +5

    4 hours after Arby's I'm not checking out much beside the inside of my bathroom lol

  • @mariselaramirez1091
    @mariselaramirez1091 Před 10 měsíci

    Love all your videos ❤wish you did more

  • @MDestron2282
    @MDestron2282 Před 7 měsíci

    I love those old style Wendy's with those weird big greenhouse glass sitting areas. I'm surprised that camera worked. I didn't know floppy disk cameras were even a thing.

  • @jimmythetvfanatic7402
    @jimmythetvfanatic7402 Před 10 měsíci +1

    11:33 I have that laptop since 2005 and while it runs slow, it still works pretty well as of the time I'm commenting.

  • @AmbientWalking
    @AmbientWalking Před 10 měsíci +1

    Wow! Amazing! Awesome trip! 👍👍👍

  • @jimroscovius
    @jimroscovius Před 9 měsíci

    My first modem connected to the cassette port on my TRS-80 Model I. 150 baud, I believe.

  • @Pray4Cilley
    @Pray4Cilley Před 10 měsíci

    I love you videos man , ever since I was a teenager I been into vintage old school stuff. Nothing better than that .

  • @joewilson3393
    @joewilson3393 Před 10 měsíci

    We did chiropractic on my son. He got a flat spot on the back of his head, and they helped fix it, avoiding a helmet.

  • @Sammykins425
    @Sammykins425 Před 10 měsíci

    I had that Casio calculator! Yes it was cheaper but still functioned the same. Just a few differences in how tasks were performed.

  • @ultimateruffles5761
    @ultimateruffles5761 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Honestly, the pictures don't look that bad at all!

  • @erinmarsh3934
    @erinmarsh3934 Před 9 měsíci

    A humble request for a future thrifting time: the Value Village off of Glendale and 53rd Ave. It was a Skaggs grocery store and looks like it has not been updated on the inside since the 70s/80s. I went there for the first time and thought it would be great to see a Retail Archeology video about it!

  • @ashextraordinaire
    @ashextraordinaire Před 10 měsíci +2

    That PC power module is taking me BACK. Pretty sure I have that Galaxy of Games disc somewhere too, sitting next to Encarta 96.

  • @kellycarroll6829
    @kellycarroll6829 Před 10 měsíci +1

    the Carmen San Diego looks pretty good! 🌟 good finds.

  • @josephtafur
    @josephtafur Před 10 měsíci +1

    I like Netflix version of Carmen Sandiego

  • @Howelton2020
    @Howelton2020 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Someone bought the iron for grandma or grandpa, they used it once, but prefered their standard iron. Grandparents probably passed, so they donated it too goodwill.

    • @retro8696
      @retro8696 Před 10 měsíci +1

      I would have bought it I think it would come in handy with older shirts that have callers that are folded the wrong way.

  • @inconceivableabysses
    @inconceivableabysses Před 10 měsíci

    "Adventures In Mexican Cooking" gives me a mental image of Breaking Bad, but with the entire plot revolving around getting ingredients for your quesadilla, illegally.

  • @thejapanesejesuscom
    @thejapanesejesuscom Před měsícem

    Goodwill doesn't send laptops to e-waste; they have Goodwill computer stores where they sell them for ridiculous prices. I used to live by one. They are normal Goodwills but with a separate room to the side with PC, Video Games, and other random electronics. The right place to go if you want a $180 Nintendo 64 or a $300 TI-99.

  • @cs8712
    @cs8712 Před 9 měsíci

    I have Galaxy of Games Vol. 3, definitely spent a ton of time with it in the mid 90s. Also Game Empire Vol. 2. Those shareware compilations were basically the ps1 demo discs before ps1

  • @RivLoveshine
    @RivLoveshine Před 10 měsíci

    I want that weird statue thing in the thumbnail. It looks like a weird Aztec inspired sculpture.

  • @kevin-jd5rj
    @kevin-jd5rj Před 10 měsíci

    I love your thrifting videos. I totally had that Carmen San Diego cdrom.

  • @kennixox262
    @kennixox262 Před 9 měsíci

    Ortho was also the brand of pesticides for the garden.

  • @LawrenceSeetoh
    @LawrenceSeetoh Před 10 měsíci

    thanks for the video, that was fun, I hope you do make a video on the game collection you got

  • @MannyQuid
    @MannyQuid Před 9 měsíci

    I grew up in france in the late 80s early 90s and casio was as big as texas instrument for calculator and I don't remember them being cheaper. They did mostly the same thing. I remember programming my casio with games :D

  • @shyhotdog
    @shyhotdog Před 10 měsíci

    Retail Arch uploads make me happy :)

  • @utubepunk
    @utubepunk Před 10 měsíci

    For those who don't know, you can preserve those Windows game compilation CD-ROMS 💿 to the Internet Archive.

  • @EstoNoEsUnSpoiler
    @EstoNoEsUnSpoiler Před 10 měsíci +2

    8:47 half the Vorkosigan saga is on those shelves. At 99 cents apiece and looking decent. I would have grabbed them all

  • @stevexray6253
    @stevexray6253 Před 10 měsíci

    I had that same model of Realistic walkie talkie about 1980. I got it for Christmas.

  • @rapids444
    @rapids444 Před 10 měsíci +1

    i'd love to see the jank on that disc... glad you're surviving the heat in AZ.

  • @drno-xc1yt
    @drno-xc1yt Před 10 měsíci

    I like the Mavica camera. I nearly bought one of those new back in the day, but ultimately I waited until prices started to come down on cameras with flash storage.

  • @goodwi11
    @goodwi11 Před 10 měsíci +2

    My wife walked in right as you said ‘I’m gonna pull this all the way out and show you how long it is’……questions were asked.

  • @REBELxLOPEZ
    @REBELxLOPEZ Před 9 měsíci +1

    You should eat at my family’s Resturant in that area , it’s called El Metate Mexican Food

  • @lightfusegetaway
    @lightfusegetaway Před 8 měsíci

    Ortho is the garden pest control company, but they released a bunch of books on gardening and landscaping. Did not know they released cookbooks though! Interesting.

  • @MikeLabs
    @MikeLabs Před 10 měsíci +1

    I remember having one of those realistic walkie-talkies. I think the antenna eventually broke.

  • @00Mandy00
    @00Mandy00 Před 9 měsíci

    I remember by friend’s dad swearing he could make a turkey in the microwave. It involved a paper bag. It was probably about 1982.

  • @mathewmclean9128
    @mathewmclean9128 Před 9 měsíci

    Awesome episode.
    And speaking of old technology and internet stuff, LGR just did a good video about the i-opener Internet only computer and that really made me think about the old days LOL.
    He said he picked it up at a thrift shop, I wonder if you've ever seen one of those at a thrift shop.

  • @julinofooly
    @julinofooly Před 10 měsíci

    1:56 lol in my high school life facs (aka home ec) class we had to cover microwave baking. Had these special plastic muffin pans. I guess it IS faster…

  • @nypinstripes
    @nypinstripes Před 9 měsíci

    Hahaha as soon as you pulled out the dial up modem I was like wowwww. I had that same one lol Many ages ago.

  • @EmeraldCityVideo
    @EmeraldCityVideo Před 10 měsíci

    Holy shit, my mom had that "Prime Rider" exercise thing when I was a kid. I had forgotten it existed but now everything came flooding back.

  • @maeganmonster
    @maeganmonster Před 10 měsíci

    I gasped when I saw that Inspiron- i had it or a very similar Inspiron model from around that time in middle school (the trackpad is where my memory is fuzzy, i cant remember if mine had those scroll rectangles). Many nights spent playing Sims 2 on that thing, hoping i wouldnt wake my parents up when i forgot to turn the speakers down and the XP startup sound blasted through at 11pm. The vents on the front of mine had LEDs inside and i could select the color or cycle through as well. I thought it was the coolest laptop ever but had to keep it on my desk because it was so heavy!

  • @chriscroft2323
    @chriscroft2323 Před 10 měsíci

    Dude, Galaxy of games was my childhood shareware disc!

  • @andysorensen1737
    @andysorensen1737 Před 10 měsíci +1

    They absolutely did have a Jeopardy game with expansions back in the day. Also had Price is Right and Wheel of Fortune as well.
    I’m always down for some cheap shareware gamage!

  • @DarkMachineNation
    @DarkMachineNation Před 10 měsíci +1

    The punchline after 8:10 was CRAZY. LMAO

  • @darktetsuya
    @darktetsuya Před 10 měsíci

    would definitely be interested to see the kinda games on that shareware CD! I do love thrift stores you find the most random crap there.

  • @madcat4563
    @madcat4563 Před 10 měsíci

    Ha ha, I swear we have that Microwave cookbook somewhere in the house.
    What makes it weird is I'm miles away from the US.

  • @JD-wn3cc
    @JD-wn3cc Před 8 měsíci

    Great vid. That camera, wow! Some memories there. 'Bought' one for $1,000 dollars in 1999 when on a study exchange in the states. Took good pics, great zoom but you could only get 2 or 3 photos on a disc at top quality😂. Cant remember which shop i bought it at but it had a 6 month return policy so used it to capture my semester there and then returned it for full refund!

  • @misspeachy3
    @misspeachy3 Před 10 měsíci

    yaayyy 🤩thanks for making my day better

  • @duoworks528
    @duoworks528 Před 10 měsíci

    Just a heads up for a video. Fiesta mall is being demolished as we speak. Demolition started mid July.

  • @thefloridianman
    @thefloridianman Před 10 měsíci +1

    I started going to Thrift Stores a lot due to Me starting to become a Disney DVD collector

  • @fouldeathrat
    @fouldeathrat Před 10 měsíci

    "4 Hours After Arby's" sounds like a post-bathroom arrest for bioterrorism.
    Or a punk band.
    Maybe both.
    And also, damn. We had one of those power centers on our computer desk growing up...

  • @My_Op
    @My_Op Před 10 měsíci +2

    @Retail Archaeology Have you seen the reality-TV show "Salvage Kings"? Sometimes the Priestly get to demolish a full mall and I think you'd like to see the moment they go to salvage-picking the almost empty place before demolition.

    • @RetailArchaeology
      @RetailArchaeology  Před 10 měsíci

      I have not, sounds interesting. I'll add it to my watch list. Thanks!

  • @spacemanspiff300
    @spacemanspiff300 Před 9 měsíci

    Antenna length is a function of the wavelength of the frequency. That's why the cb antenna is so long.

  • @kittea1804
    @kittea1804 Před 10 měsíci

    i love that you collect old edutainment games