When shopping gets depressing: A trip to the local Goodwill.

So, I haven't made a post like this, well...Ever I guess? But, I mean, I haven't written a normal non gaming post out in awhile which was my main point. Recently I've been pretty down in the dumps and have had a hard time getting out of this weird funk. I think it's just a combination of a lot of things hitting me at once recently, such as having a hard time finding an apartment to move into and trying to catch up on bills and what not. I took a break from doing anything on the internet for a day or so thinking it might help. I mean, I know it sounds kind of crazy. Not being a cave dwelling troglodyte for a day and getting some time outside? Sounds awful! 

So, I ended up just spending the day with my fiancee after she got home from work and we went out and just kinda hung out. Since we're moving here soon though, we've been trying to look around for small cheap stuff that we'll need for the apartment. That brings us to the title of my post. We ended up going to the local Goodwill thrift store, figuring we could find some things there. I'll just say this, if you're feeling depressed like I was just head over to your local Goodwill and you'll more than likely find some things so depressing to see that you can't help but thank god your life hasn't gotten so shitty quite yet. 

Lets start off with probably one of the most sad things I found at the Goodwill. Towards the back of the store, we stumbled across a whole shelf section which was dedicated towards abandoned childrens sports trophies. At first, I thought it's probably just a lot of older trophies where maybe the owners had passed away or their parents had kept the trophies and then passed and the child (Now grown up) just didn't want them. Yeah, I thought that shit until I was looking through the dates on them and noticed the majority of them are from the late 80's/early 90's. This is just a bunch of dumped trophies of achievements long forgotten or not cared about. I suppose some of that is just an assumption on my part, but it's kinda fucking sad either way. I think the saddest part is that there's a chance that some sad, weird man will get these and put them on display to pretend that they're his. (Well, the thought of that is also hilarious, but still.)

The next item I wanted to share in this post is something I've not confirmed, but I do believe it to be a small urn meant for ashes that someone donated to the Goodwill. It very well could be a jar for sugar or something, but I thought if that was the case it would be with all of the glasses and kitchen items. Not with the vases and other odd containers they had. If this is actually an urn, I find it very odd that anyone would think it's a good idea to donate it. It's even an odder thing to me that goodwill would even sell the shit, especially for $3. I'd be pretty sad if someone bought an $3 urn to stick my remains in. For Christ's sake, at least just go get an old coffee tin and stick my remains in there. Be a real fucking man/manly woman and show me some god damn respect. 

Lets take a break from the weird/sad shit and take a look at this beautiful masterpiece which was thoughtlessly tossed away to be forgotten to the eternity of time. What's that? You're wondering what the hell this fucking thing is? Well, I guess this would be considered "Modern Art" or some shit. I dunno, to me it looks like someone just took a canvas and melted crayons in a half ass way onto it and realized how dumb they must feel. Why they thought they would donate it, I don't know. Why Goodwill thought I would be interested in buying it for $2, I'll never know or want to know. Not to offend anyone who might be interested in doing this kind of art, but I mean, come on. Just fucking come on. Seriously. 

Enough of this lighthearted crap, lets get back to more depressing stuff. This next item is a far more recently donated thing, only a few years old at this point. I found this in the drinkware section. It's a personalized drinking glass which was made for a Valentines day dinner/dance event back in 2015. It had the couples signatures on the back of the glass which I didn't show since I don't wanna divulge that info. And, you too can have the chance to have this piece of a heartbroken relationship for the low price of $5! (Who the hell is doing the pricing on this shit at Goodwill? $5 for the remnants of a probably defunct relationship. Oh boy, the savings!)

This piece isn't so much something I would consider depressing as I would weird. I've no idea how much this cost since there was no tag, but I definitely can't not throw my money at the cashier girl for this. Who wouldn't want a throw blanket for their couch that simply has Freedom Is Not Free stitched on it? I'm just going to shake my head at this and hope that maybe some weird old man will buy this to rub his wrinkly balls all over it and get some real enjoyment out of it. Lets move on to the final section of the store which was probably the MOST depressing stop during this visit...

Now, you might be wondering what could be worse than an urn for ashes or abandoned childrens trophies. Well, I'm here to tell you that you'll find the stuff of nightmares at Goodwill if you venture deep enough, my friends. My god, the fact that I even survived my visit after finding this last section is a testament to my survival abilities and mental fortitude. Prepare yourselves before you look down at this photo, as your heart might literally explode out of your own asshole if you don't. WARNING: COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF ALOCHOL CONSUMPTION ARE ADVISED BEFORE VIEWING. 

OH JESUS CHRIST. THE FUCKING HORROR. OH GOD. REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Okay, on a serious note this place is chalk full of absolutely terrible shit fest movies. If you ever wanna have a bad movie night you can find a ton of horrible shit here for $1 if you don't wanna pirate anything. Pro tip for those of you which enjoy torturing yourself for a few hours. Anyways, I just wanted to make a goofy post out of this trip. Hopefully one or two of you filthy animals got a laugh out of this dumbassery. If not, well I'm pretty happy that I've wasted a few minutes of your time today :) 

So, on that note, I'm out. Thanks for stopping by! Appreciate it!