Tour the Wonders of Victorian Value Village
This was my first thrift horroring experience and it was awesome. Me and my girlfriend went to the Value Village in downtown Victoria, BC and we barely skimmed the surface of the weird stuff (we didn't really bother with the clothes, because there were very few that weren't horrors. Only a select few made it in). Unfortunately, we forgot to bring the camera's memory card, so we had to make due with her cell phone camera. To ease you in, I'll start with the least horrific stuff and slowly get worse...





Honestly, Tasty Giraffe and Surprised Sphere would've come home with me if I had any money at all for random stuff. Oh, TG. I shall never forget you.



Zebra bottle opener would have been happy at my house, too... look at those ominous slits for eyes, don't they just cry "Take me home and cuddle me"?



Species-confused zebra-striped picture-holder is strangely charming... Maybe I have a thing for blue animals? Or zebras?



This isn't even really a horror, but look at that pose. How could I not include that pose?



I liked gingerbread cookie jar... but Michelle (my girlfriend) laughed at me, so here it is.



Pinhead, on the other hand, Michelle wanted to take home... can't say I see the appeal.



Happy double-decker plane piggy bank! We showed these pictures to friends, and one tried hard to convince us that it was a whale, but no whale has that kind of tail. I have to say this tempted me, too...



Geddit? 'cause it's a holey cow? Aaah ha ha...



It's all raised metal. Again, I found this awesome, Michelle respectfully disagreed.



Monkey bowl can see the tide of horrors turning for the worse...

Edited to add this charming couple:



Was this actually a self-portrait, or an art piece? Your call.



This got long, so I'll do another post for the worst horrors...

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	violalee 2009-07-08 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	I think the pink thing is supposed to be an airplane. Albeit a really funky looking one... (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ladyeccentric 2009-07-08 10:28 pm UTC (link)
	I was just thinking that myself. lol (Reply to this) (Parent)

(no subject) - thesparklegirl, 2009-07-09 04:14 am UTC

	beatnikbunny 2009-07-08 10:30 pm UTC (link)
	Must have Tasty Giraffe (Reply to this)

	acexkeikai 2009-07-08 10:34 pm UTC (link)
	oooh I would have bought those cute Korrean dollies :D (Reply to this)

	umbrella_smile 2009-07-08 10:34 pm UTC (link)
	http://i31.tinypic.com/2f0g19v.jpg I see those Korean figures everywhere, I am tempted to buy one and look up the maker. Oh god, the monkey bowl! (Reply to this)

	blue_cyanide 2009-07-08 10:38 pm UTC (link)
	I WANT THE PINHEAD. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	suraktaarati 2009-07-08 10:43 pm UTC (link)
	He's supposed to come with a puzzle box, too. I have one sitting next to my computer. haha http://cgi.ebay.com/Hellraiser-Series-1-Pinhead-figure-MIP-2003-REEL-TOYS_W0QQitemZ320394244316QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4a98fc30dc&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A15|66%3A2|39%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50 You can have one for $2! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

(no subject) - blue_cyanide, 2009-07-08 10:51 pm UTC

(no subject) - uruketo, 2009-07-09 12:27 am UTC

	evil_little_dog 2009-07-08 10:41 pm UTC (link)
	*grabby hands* at Tasty Giraffe and Zebra Bottle Opener. They'd look divine with some of the other animals in this room.... (Reply to this)

	so_pseudogoth 2009-07-08 10:41 pm UTC (link)
	That Pinhead is actually worth quite a bit of money. They retail for about $80 at that size. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	suraktaarati 2009-07-08 10:44 pm UTC (link)
	I think it's the angle. Looks *just* like the normal sized one I have. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

(no subject) - so_pseudogoth, 2009-07-08 10:45 pm UTC

(no subject) - suraktaarati, 2009-07-08 11:15 pm UTC

(no subject) - danneeness, 2009-07-09 05:08 am UTC

(no subject) - lachupacabra, 2009-08-03 07:17 pm UTC

(no subject) - lachupacabra, 2009-08-03 07:13 pm UTC

	ataritastic 2009-07-08 10:41 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh baby, let me feel up your sack." (Reply to this)

xineko 2009-07-08 10:54 pm UTC (link)

oo, I used to shop VV in Victoria *all* the time, whaen I went to art school there. It was good for goofy, but terribly overpriced. The *best* thrifting -for finds and horrors- was the Salvation Army beside Industrial Plastics (also a neat shopping destination, imho) on Quadra. There I found the utterly best ever thrift horror: an artificial leg. I kid you not...not only that, I was actually looking for a leg for a sculpture I was working on - what demented serendipity! Somewhat shyly, I toted the unpriced monstrosity up to the front desk to ask... clerk told me she'd give *me* a dollar if I'd get the creepy thing out of there! :D ah - the nostalgia ::wipes misty eyes:: Do make a trip down Quadra if you can...hopefully the horror and wonder of that 'SallyAnn' hasn't changed over the years. (Reply to this)

	auntiesiannan 2009-07-08 10:55 pm UTC (link)
	That giraffe is totally getting ready to lick his balls like a cocker spaniel. (Reply to this)

	iluvthecheat 2009-07-08 11:02 pm UTC (link)
	I have to agree with you rather than Michelle on the gingerbread cookie jar. I think it's cute! And not at all horrifying. (Reply to this)

	julie709 2009-07-08 11:06 pm UTC (link)
	I kinda like the 'engaged' picture. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	pluie_confettis 2009-07-09 12:10 am UTC (link)
	This. (Reply to this) (Parent)

(no subject) - danneeness, 2009-07-09 05:15 am UTC

	tt_xx 2009-07-08 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	what's coming out of the giraffe...... (Reply to this) (Thread)

	danneeness 2009-07-09 05:16 am UTC (link)
	I know, I didn't notice those until I uploaded the pictures! ... Wings, hopefully? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

(no subject) - tt_xx, 2009-07-09 10:31 pm UTC

	darksilver23 2009-07-08 11:51 pm UTC (link)
	Lovin the zebra bottle opener. (Reply to this)

	unnamed_paradox 2009-07-08 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	I SO want that raised metal ship picture!!! ::has a thing for boats and the waters because she's convinced she's a pirate:: (Reply to this) (Thread)

	parisalmasy 2009-07-09 10:24 pm UTC (link)
	The Chinese restaurant by my house has about 3 big metal ship pictures like that. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ktpoole891 2009-07-09 12:48 am UTC (link)
	I love the engaged picture! like I wouldn't hang it in my house or anything (wait on second thought....maybe...) but they seem like a really cool couple. especially that chick, I want to hang out with that chick...and I want her clothes.... (Reply to this)

	winddancing 2009-07-09 01:13 am UTC (link)
	My dad has a raised metal picture of a cowboy roping a cow...he got it somewhere in south america when he was in the navy. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ardithquinne 2009-07-09 06:21 pm UTC (link)
	wow. my mind is just a mess... I actually read this as "cowboy raping a cow", and it took about thirty seconds before I thought "what???" and went back to reread it. LOL. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	riyko 2009-07-09 01:43 am UTC (link)
	I love that raised metal ship it's amazing. I'd so buy it *_* (Reply to this)

	parnsangel 2009-07-09 03:13 am UTC (link)
	What kind of swanky Goodwills do you people have out there, that have individual sticky price tags for things? Everywhere I've been (4 states) has them just written on with sharpie or no prices at all and the clerk just kinda figures them out at the checkout. Your places look all....nice and real! XD (Reply to this)

	piperrhiannon 2009-07-09 03:16 am UTC (link)
	I want the zebra-donkey bottle opener! It needs a loving home, damn it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	danneeness 2009-07-09 05:17 am UTC (link)
	Oo, I forgot to mention, it *did* get a loving home! Michelle was noticing that VV seems to be a hot spot for lesbians, us included, and one of the other lesbian couples got the zebra bottle opener, I think! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	kiyatsu 2009-07-09 04:32 am UTC (link)
	Eeee, surprised sphere looks adorable. <3 I'd take him home. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	danneeness 2009-07-09 05:18 am UTC (link)
	I know, right? I didn't even know what to call him, he's just cute. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	lilith925 2009-07-09 04:51 am UTC (link)
	We did copper embossing in middle school. It was fun and we made some really strange crap. (Reply to this)

	tsubakifish 2009-07-09 06:03 am UTC (link)
	Wow, a hooker getting engaged IS a shocker. (Reply to this)

	beetle_breath 2009-07-09 03:48 pm UTC (link)
	DUDE. My parents have that weird metal ship thing. IDK why, it lives in a pile of junk in their bedroom. I don't even know where it came from, it's just been around forever. That last photo is lolarious (Reply to this)

	ardithquinne 2009-07-09 06:22 pm UTC (link)
	we obviously know what the outcome of the engagement was, don't we? hmmm... I broke it off with Tom, but I still have this stupid picture. I'll just donate it to the goodwill with all of his other crap. (Reply to this)

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