Thursday night has one special
tradition that makes me look forward to it each week, two if TV is in
season cause that marks pretty vampire night. Viewing habits aside,
Thursday means thrift store night. We go out and check for whatever
new/old items grace the aisles of goodwill and hospice. Sometimes we
bring back nothing, other times we bring back great piles of
forgotten relics. So far the majority of my Halloween shopping for
the year has been done at both of these stores with a few pieces that
haven't been covered on here (maybe we'll get to them later). Last
weeks haul was extra hefty, with some fine finds and a new character
to grace our season.
Goodwill has been surprising ample in
the Halloween department lately. From mask to life sized
frankensteins, there has been some major selection pouring out of
that lil hole in the wall. This visit brought some nice new window
and toilet clings. Very excited for that last one as I've wanted to
try toilet décor before but couldn't reconcile spending 10 bucks on
something that'll just get pubic hair on it. I have that same issue
with buying underwear actually. Also got a few small metal pumpkin
lanterns that'll find various uses through the season. Most of all,
I'm proud to have a new water rat. Behold!
For a couple years straight I placed a
standing dollar store rubber rat atop our water cooler. The last time
he was out we decided to try and make him a year round feature...then
he up and disappeared. Thanks to Goodwill, there's a new musclebound
replacement to stand frightful watch over our water jugs. God speed
lil buddy.
Over at the hospice thrift store there
were a variety of ziplock grab bags. Some of them had toys, others
had figures, one was a sizable amount of rubber bugs for all of 25
cents. My first pick ended up being an odd jumble of some toys and
legit decorations. Nothing life changing, but the witches should make
nice additions to the light up village hovering over our kitchen
cabinets. Turns out bag two was the real find.
This baggy came fully stocked with a
good supply of porcelain figures and pumpkins along with other
pumpkins and some kitties of the wooden persuasion. The tall skinny
witch is particularly bogus close up while the cloth grim reaper and
black cat may have to take a trip to the trash cause they're dirty
and more than a little stanky. Amongst all of these strange beings;
one stood out above the rest. Let's zoom in one what I like to call
cornboy.
Your eyes do not deceive you. That is a
corn husk with orange yarn and a drawn on happy face. Several people
are of them belief that he's some budding cursed object but I think
cornboy is a gentle soul. You know; the kind that only kills when
provoked.
One last find for the evening was
Treehouse of Horror Monopoly. For the record; I adore the Simpsons up
until about season 12. After that it's just been a lame horse to this
family, but the Halloween episodes still get some major love from us.
Hell! It's pretty much the only episode we still tune in to watch.
Now I've always hated Monopoly so this wasn't a slam dunk for me and
the eight dollar price tag made me shrug and leave the game on the
shelf. After heading out we checked the prices on ebay and amazon and
to make a long story short, I decided it was best to go back for it.
This stuff wasn't the only fun I
managed to find at the stores. There's also a nice array of food,
candy, and drinks procured during an otherwise uneventful supply run.
Be back to review those soon. For now though, It's time to rest under
the watchful gaze of cornboy.
Just noticed that this is my fiftieth entry. Guess I've earned a cookie.
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