Yesterday, I braved the heavy rains, high winds, and flooded street corners to take advantage of the Silicon Valley Goodwill chain's President's Day sale. If you're gonna be in the south S.F. bay any time soon, why not take a dip in the swimming pool right next door to the Cupertino Goodwill:
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Officially certified 98.7% tetanus-free!
But rain and wind weren't the only adverse conditions I had to deal with on this day, as you will soon see.
ANYway, after 8 hours, 175+ miles, and 12 stores visited, my efforts yielded these amazing vidya hauls:
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- 3 Wii-U & 1 Nin-Selects Wii case,
$3.65 $2.37
- Sealed DSi Nerf Armor cover,
$3.65 $2.37
- Sealed
Super Mario Galaxy,
$6.29 $4.09
- CIB
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence,
$1.99 $1.29: The RF Gen collection app came in real handy with this one, as I wasn't sure if I already had this one or
MGS3: Substance. So if you have an Android phone but you haven't downloaded the RF Generation collection app... what the hell is wrong with you?! Do it RIGHT NOW. Just go do it, I'll wait...
Oh good, you're back. See, now was that so hard? All right, back to business:
- Sealed
Mighty No. 9,
$7.85 $5.89: Overhyped disappointment, or underrated masterpiece? Guess I'll find out for myself soon enough...
- CIB
Assassin's Creed Chronicles for Vita,
$5.75 $3.74
- CIB
Cardinal Syn for PS1,
$1.99 $1.29
Time to end this amazing road trip where it began: with a white slim PS2 set in the showcase of the very first Goodwill I hit that day.
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Only problem: someone broke the key off in the lock the night before, and they didn't have a spare.
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FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-
But, thanks to my sterling reputation as a regular customer, they made sure to reserve it for me and sell it to me at the sale price after they freed it from the showcase. Earlier today, they gave me a call, and a short drive and $13.32 later...
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A prime example of how building a good rep goes both ways in the retailer-customer relationship. Let that be a lesson to y'all...
...'Late