Thrift Store Galore

"Used things" is automatically implanted in our minds when we see thrift stores but even though they are labeled as such, we'll be amazed to see some antique, historic, weird, and unique stuff.

Trust me, not everything inside is considered junk. We may not need them but others would do anything to get them. Even sacrifice their lives!!! (Okay that was too silly to imagine lols) Thus, I believe in the saying, "One man's trash is another man's treasure."

There are tons of interesting things to see inside the store. It's like a blast from the past! Did I just bumped into Alexander Hartdegen?! Wait! You mean Marty McFly?!

Anyway, aside from the usual things we see in a thrift store such as clothes, shoes, computer parts, books, and CD's to name a few, what surprised me the most was the shelves of toys.

Remember the Snoopy Toy Collection we get from a McDonald's Happy Meal?

I know some of you would want to collect these :)

Whoa this toy robot is huge!

What I bought

A. Toys

These official mascots called Fuwa is a collector's item from the Beijing Olympics 2008 which you'll get from a McDonald's Happy Meal. Their colors represent the Olympic Rings.

Beibei (is the Fish - the water - blessing of prosperity)

Jingjing (is the Panda - the forest - blessing of happiness)

Huanhuan (represents Olympic Flame - the fire - blessing of passion)

Yingying (is the Tibetan Antelope - the earth - blessing of health)

Nini (is the Swallow - the sky - blessing of good luck)

Put their names together -- "Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni" -- they say "Welcome to Beijing". (Note: not the order of how I photographed them in group" lols)

My sister told me we already have had collected them. Oh well at least we have two sets :p

Meanwhile, this is a Tigger toy which as far as I remember, is part of a set of Winnie the Pooh collection from a cereal box.

The toy has a button underneath, when pressed, Tigger collapses.

Remarks: Stained a bit. Cleaning required (3 for P100.00)

B. Compact Disc (CD)

Orchestral music is nice especially when watching a ballet or a group of performers which is why I bought this "101 Great Orchestral Classics Volume 4". I can tell it's original because of its weight, and the CD itself because my dad also has CD's like this.

Here is the list of songs included in the CD, namely: 1. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 - Allegro con brio, 2. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major - Adagio, 3. Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream - Scherzo, 4. Grieg: Piano Concerto Op. 16 - Allegro molto moderato, 5. Debussy: Clair de lune, 6. Handel: Fireworks Music - Réjouissance, 7. Delibes: Coppéia - Slav Theme and Variations, 8. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 - Tempo di Menuetto, 9. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Valse, and 10. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.

Although I would want to keep this CD, I'll give it to a friend 'cause he is more into this :)

Remarks: Good condition, unbelievably without scratches except for the CD case (P20.00)

C. Book

I don't have a clue to what the title of this book is because it's written in Japanese. All I know is it's about a little girl who received a hamster. Besides, the drawings are uberly cute :p

I gave this book to my sister because she has a pet hamster :)

Remarks: Good condition, unbelievably without stains (P30.00)

Yep! That's all the stuff I bought from the thrift store. Really had a great time digging around. How about you? Do you have any exciting adventures at the thrift store?

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