Never underestimate a good, local second hand store. For years I used to look down on these stores. Something about not being able to afford the good stuff or some other jack ass reason equally devoid of any fiscal sense. As of the last few years though, out of college, broke as sweet fuck all, I’ve learned to appreciate things like dollar menus, thrift stores, and especially for a person like me, second hand media outlets. CD Warehouse is my venue of choice. They usually have what I’m looking for and impressively, all of the locations near me are known for having some really choice Criterion Collection gems. Example: Man Bites Dog 2 disc Criterion Collection. An absolute masterpiece about the exploitative journey into the mind of a deranged serial killer transfused with a stark musing of the over-saturation of modern media. I found it for under ten dollars. Try to buy that from a Tower Records or an FYE and you’re guaranteed to pay a minimum of twenty two dollars, if you're lucky. It’s a value that most people don’t every pay any attention to. Today I got Citizen Kane (2-Disc), Boxcar Bertha, The Assassination Of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and Amadeus (2-Disc). All for twenty one dollars, total. Not to mention most of these places are more than happy to give you some loot for the dvd's and cd's you don't want anymore. I mean, if you’re trying to make a quick buck, head on down and clear out all of your bad movies. You know you have a few. That copy of Kingpin you have sitting in the back of your book case. Those three copies of Ocean’s Eleven. That Lil' Kim Discography you have stacked with the Jr. Mafia and lil' Cease solo shit. Yeah. Throw those in a bag and get twenty bucks. Fuck your pride. Seriously, don’t be such a pack rat.
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