I was hoping to see more DVD and Blu-Ray disks showing up at thrift stores, and that it would be an interesting hobby to look for them. After all, a traveler has a chance to visit many thrift stores, strewn across several states.
The other day I actually put that idea into practice. After ripping my box of scratched DVD disks to my computer, it made a real impression on me to find a disk in the thrift store in perfect condition. The thrift store charged only one dollar for it.
And what a lucky choice: "Tosca" by Puccini, performed by top-rated people. I felt like a prospector in the Old West who got lucky.
Let's hope this serves as a real inspiration. Previously I had disliked the loosely organized clutter of thrift stores. Here is a chance to see practical life on the broad canvas of human history: the frugal habits of our Depression-era parents, free range grazing in the American West, and the craze that followed chance discoveries of gold.
Even more broadly, shopping in a thrift store carries on the timeless tradition of being a human hunter and gatherer. Let me come out of the thrift store, clutching my bargains, and with a lean and predatory look on my face.
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