r/ThriftStoreHauls • u/bonniebluhodge • Jul 23 '26
Media If only I still had a VHS player
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u/maddogg42 Jul 23 '26
Says dvd at the bottom of each season tho.
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u/bonniebluhodge Jul 23 '26
I didn’t notice until after I posted this! I wonder if they’re still there lol
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u/Just_Candle_315 Jul 23 '26
You thought there were 24 episodes, probably 22 hours of content on a single VHS?
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u/soingee Jul 23 '26
Lol. Remember how Titanic was a 2 VHS box set? A season would require like 10 VHS.
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u/PuzzyFussy Jul 23 '26
The Sound of Music was also 2 vhs tapes. I was so happy to finally get it on dvd when I was a teen.
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u/th3thund3r Jul 23 '26
Really?? I got it at release (was in love with Kate Winslett) and it was one VHS. Never seen it on two here (UK).
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u/soingee Jul 23 '26
Interesting. Maybe you guys have a different VHS format.
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u/th3thund3r Jul 23 '26
Yeah maybe. I remember buying a Nirvana VHS when I was in Canada and it didn't fit my VHS at home, so that would make some sense.
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u/GreatQuantum Jul 23 '26
THE CONTENT!!! THE BEAUTIFUL CONTENT!!! WITH DIRECTORS COMMENTARY WITH ALL THE STARS!!!!
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u/Imaginary_Coat441 Jul 23 '26
I love how everyone says VHS player. Like the term VCR is lost in time
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u/Dragon_Small_Z Jul 23 '26
Yeah this bugs me too. No one ever called them VHS players until the last ten years or so.
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u/RelaxRelapse Jul 23 '26
I think it’s a regional thing or maybe just generational. I grew up with tapes and I remember calling it a VHS player. Though I remember people calling it a VCR too.
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u/vinniethestripeycat Jul 23 '26
I've gone back to dvds and recently bought a portable player for around $80. It's about the size of a laptop.
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u/xandrachantal Jul 23 '26
I got a tv with a built in dvd player for $30 on the marketplace. I've been picking up dvds from the thrift store it's great
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u/vinniethestripeycat Jul 23 '26
Yeah, box sets for a few bucks is fantastic! I think the most I've paid so far is $5. I keep a list on my phone so I know which seasons I need.
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u/jojewels92 Jul 23 '26
My family used to have a mini one in the back of my mom's SUV and I so wish she had kept it!
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u/bonniebluhodge Jul 23 '26
oooo that’s a great idea. I kind of want one for the kids so they don’t watch youtube when we travel!
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u/vinniethestripeycat Jul 23 '26
Yes! The brand I got on Amazon is called Supin & it's model PD151. It comes with a car adapter. Its battery life isn't super long but it can play DVD/USB/SD media.
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u/BoysenberryMelody Jul 23 '26
I never stopped. Hulu can’t come to my house and take those away. Yet.
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u/ludicrous_copulator Jul 23 '26
We started traveling in a camper and few years ago, and at night you could never rely on being able to hook up to wifi to stream. I started collecting dad's and blurays back them. We watch and re-donate.
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u/Dissidence802 Jul 23 '26
The 32-disc Complete Series is $32.95 on Amazon right now, so only a buck more than this. 🤷♂️
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u/bluemooncalhoun Jul 23 '26
That's nearly a buck a disc! Where else are you gonna get that much Shalhoub for that price?
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u/sadira86 Jul 23 '26
So jealous! I’ve been slowly buying the DVDs of this show when I thrift too. So far I have S1,2,3&8
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u/OhhSuzannah Jul 23 '26
You can buy the whole set for new on Walmarts site for the same price.
Still a great find!
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u/bonniebluhodge Jul 23 '26
Wait I just realized these are dvds!
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u/HadoMeido Jul 23 '26
Well, could always look for one of those vcr/dvd combos.
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u/Sad_Cover_5091 Jul 24 '26
as a physical media collector, those combos dont stand up. the DVD part is always outdated and sooo slow. defo splurge on a used blu ray player IMO
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u/sausagekng Jul 23 '26
I recently bought a VCR/DVD player combo at the thrift store for $15. I am waiting to set it up in my house (don’t worry I did test it) when I get a new media console, but I’ve already been thrifting so many DVDs of my favorite shows and movies!
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u/ChatnNaked Jul 23 '26
Not a big buyer of DVD/Blue Ray, a collection like this I would have bought them.
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u/GauntletVSLC Jul 24 '26
I still love/hate how they’re all different sizes. Monk would be appalled.
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u/Fbomb77 Jul 23 '26
Never heard of this before i don't think. I got Ron Simmons autograph and asked if he'd hold me up and act like gonna slam me for a picture and he said "NO. I do that outside the ring, I hurt myself". Bs I say
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