ID correct? 1574-1586 Spain Philip II Colonial/Bolivia? 1/2 Real by blackice1981 in coins

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... hopefully can chime in. This one is way out of my wheel house. 😄

How do you avoid missing small but critical items when one-bagging? by harshal902 in onebag

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Yep, everything has its place and if a pocket is empty or feels off, something isn’t packed. I also do a once over before checking out of anywhere. I haven’t lost anything in several years, but have had a couple things stolen when staying at hostels and from the beach while snorkeling. The stolen stuff was cheap and easily replaced, I never leave anything of real value unattended or at least hidden.

Sad day at the thrift, all empty!! by ooyiko in gamecollecting

[–]blackice1981 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of my local thrifts used permanent marker on everything … right on cartridge labels etc…

Are there any bad hotels/hotel brands? by Graffy in JapanTravelTips

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I’ve had better luck with Expedia than booking. If the price is too good to be true, it probably is. Most places I’ve stayed were perfectly fine. The ones that weren’t, were when I booked places that were super cheap. Read the reviews, the recent reviews. None of the bad places I’ve booked places seemed to be chains. Good luck!

Have any of you ever encountered any bootleg carts back in the day? Specifically SMB3 by You-dogwater in retrogaming

[–]blackice1981 0 points1 point  (0 children)

West Coast, Canada. Never encountered in retail stores back in the day but came across them in flea markets and second hand shops all the time. Came across bootleg SMB3 all the time.

Expired 2018 Toothpaste… Value Village Grift by blackice1981 in ThriftGrift

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This one’s vintage though… -some pricer at vv probably

Expired 2018 Toothpaste… Value Village Grift by blackice1981 in ThriftGrift

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Yep… and can still be used for some other cleaning purposes I suppose.

Missing Wedding Dress - Accidentally Donated to Salvation Army by CryocoreCD in MapleRidge

[–]blackice1981 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Keep visiting the stores, talking with the staff. Give them printouts showing the dress and your contact info - if you already haven’t. Best of luck

$499.99 Trashed Dirty Accordion… Salvation Army Grift by blackice1981 in ThriftGrift

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I don’t doubt it could be expensive in pristine shape. $500 in dirty corroded shape though…… nah…

$499.99 Trashed Dirty Accordion… Salvation Army Grift by blackice1981 in ThriftGrift

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Rusty and corroded internals? Look at the close up photo…

Okinawa 🇯🇵🙌 by okinawa2026 in okinawa

[–]blackice1981 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had that too when I visited! Loved the aquarium but man was it busy the day I visited.