Thrift Fails

Follow the thrifting adventures of the thrifty Steve and Allyson. This blog is dedicated to all the lost, pathetic objects we find rejected along the way.

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Laptop and serial number has been reported as STOLEN to Apple Inc, and the Police department! MacBook Pro Specs:Apple MacBook Pro 15″ LCD Model (2007 Aluminum model, not unibody)Apple Macintosh Serial Number: W87074RLW0GUsername on the Mac is: Tom MatarazzoComputer was stolen out of a car by the Bronx / Manhattan College area dorms. See link below for more info. Details: http://stayornay.com/stolen-macbook.html THANK YOU!-Steven

Laptop and serial number has been reported as STOLEN to Apple Inc, and the Police department!


MacBook Pro Specs:Apple MacBook Pro 15″ LCD Model (2007 Aluminum model, not unibody)Apple Macintosh Serial Number: W87074RLW0GUsername on the Mac is: Tom MatarazzoComputer was stolen out of a car by the Bronx / Manhattan College area dorms. See link below for more info.

Details: http://stayornay.com/stolen-macbook.html

THANK YOU!-Steven

So you must all be familiar with Frank Sinatra’s song ‘Come Fry With Me’ right? no? Well the maker of this deep fryer has tried to trick you with their puns. For shame! At any rate this deep fryer comes complete with a festive holiday hat on top of the box. Since the box is already opened and the item already used you can guarantee it’s “spotless” inside, if you don’t count the millions of crumbs from the donuts of Christmas past. So take ol’ Blue Eye’s advice, go fry away. Just plug this one in outside first when making your deep-fried oreos, it may explode with awesomeness!

So you must all be familiar with Frank Sinatra’s song ‘Come Fry With Me’ right? no? Well the maker of this deep fryer has tried to trick you with their puns. For shame! At any rate this deep fryer comes complete with a festive holiday hat on top of the box. Since the box is already opened and the item already used you can guarantee it’s “spotless” inside, if you don’t count the millions of crumbs from the donuts of Christmas past.

So take ol’ Blue Eye’s advice, go fry away. Just plug this one in outside first when making your deep-fried oreos, it may explode with awesomeness!

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When two people love each other they usually end up getting married. Weddings are a wonderful celebration for family and friends. But lets not forget weirdos. They get married too. And what happens when the odd folk get married? Well they give out little gifts like this. This specially made shot glass commemorates their sacred vows to each other by making light of their own lousy gift. Maybe all of their friends liked to drink, but all we know is someone ‘cherished’ this item so much that it ended up on a shelf at Goodwill. Oh well, it was a good try. Let’s hope that marriage lasts longer then the recipient’s love for this shot glass. Yee-haw! Found at the Goodwill in East Brunswick, NJ

When two people love each other they usually end up getting married. Weddings are a wonderful celebration for family and friends. But lets not forget weirdos. They get married too. And what happens when the odd folk get married? Well they give out little gifts like this. This specially made shot glass commemorates their sacred vows to each other by making light of their own lousy gift. Maybe all of their friends liked to drink, but all we know is someone ‘cherished’ this item so much that it ended up on a shelf at Goodwill. Oh well, it was a good try. Let’s hope that marriage lasts longer then the recipient’s love for this shot glass. Yee-haw!

Found at the Goodwill in East Brunswick, NJ

So here we have an interesting shirt. This lover of beer has passed the elusive Brewology 101 test. One of the most difficult tests of the drinking world. For whatever reason the owner lost their title and was forced to disown the shirt. Or maybe they were disgracefully dismissed from their university… or they drunkenly donated this to the Salvation Army, one thing is for certain. They have a drinking problem… Found at the Salvation Army in Hazleton, PA

So here we have an interesting shirt. This lover of beer has passed the elusive Brewology 101 test. One of the most difficult tests of the drinking world. For whatever reason the owner lost their title and was forced to disown the shirt. Or maybe they were disgracefully dismissed from their university… or they drunkenly donated this to the Salvation Army, one thing is for certain. They have a drinking problem…

Found at the Salvation Army in Hazleton, PA

This is a curious item. At a church yard sale I came across this book. A few questions come to my mind. 1) What caused the buyer to purchase this book, was his life in danger? 2) Did the book work so well that the buyer needed to sell the item in order to shake th cops? 3) Was this book so useless he’s hoping to sell it onto others as a quick way to make a buck? Either way we can tell that this book was obviously very helpful to it’s former owner. Let’s hope somebody picks up this treasure and puts it to good use. So watch your back, hide your kids, and beware of deadly blows! This book of win was found at a Central NJ Church Yard Sale.

This is a curious item. At a church yard sale I came across this book. A few questions come to my mind. 1) What caused the buyer to purchase this book, was his life in danger? 2) Did the book work so well that the buyer needed to sell the item in order to shake th cops? 3) Was this book so useless he’s hoping to sell it onto others as a quick way to make a buck?

Either way we can tell that this book was obviously very helpful to it’s former owner. Let’s hope somebody picks up this treasure and puts it to good use. So watch your back, hide your kids, and beware of deadly blows!

This book of win was found at a Central NJ Church Yard Sale.

When most people paint they try to create something beautiful, something lovely. Maybe a peaceful landscape on an spring day… or a picnic on a peaceful hill. Or maybe even a bowl of fruit. Well apparently this artist didn’t get the memo. Instead of painting something relatively calming, they painted a horrifying portrait of Jack Nicholson from the film ‘The Shining’. It’s horrifying in two ways, first the obvious, Jack’s left pupil and eye are painted oddly. Oh… and I guess the second would be that it’s a scene from a very creepy film where the character pictured is trying to murder everybody with an axe. Ah yes… the perfect painting to hang above the fireplace to welcome your friends. Hallmark should hire this guy. Happy Halloween thrifty followers! Found at Englishtown Auction in NJ

When most people paint they try to create something beautiful, something lovely. Maybe a peaceful landscape on an spring day… or a picnic on a peaceful hill. Or maybe even a bowl of fruit. Well apparently this artist didn’t get the memo. Instead of painting something relatively calming, they painted a horrifying portrait of Jack Nicholson from the film ‘The Shining’. It’s horrifying in two ways, first the obvious, Jack’s left pupil and eye are painted oddly. Oh… and I guess the second would be that it’s a scene from a very creepy film where the character pictured is trying to murder everybody with an axe. Ah yes… the perfect painting to hang above the fireplace to welcome your friends. Hallmark should hire this guy.

Happy Halloween thrifty followers!

Found at Englishtown Auction in NJ