Sunday, December 14, 2014

Thrift Store Finds at Christmas Time

I guess it would be considered rude to give a gift from Goodwill for Christmas.  That's a shame.  Sometimes a bit of retro technology will fit the bill perfectly. 
For example, one of our relatives needs a stereo--actually a CD player.  It needs to replace a Bose Wave radio with CD player.  However, a Bose Wave radio is not in our gift budget.  It also has to be simple to operate.

Today. I saw a Sony boom box that sounded quite nice.  But, a ten year old boom box would probably not be well received.  Besides, at higher volumes the sound got somewhat distorted.  That might be a problem in my relative's cavernous living room.


Alternatively, a perhaps better, I could get an actual stereo receiver for about $40, a CD player for about $10, and two speakers for about $20.  A used stereo would really  offer room filling sound and fit the budget.

But. for now, we will keep on shopping until we find the perfect gift that can come in a shiny new box.  I think a more powerful boombox like the Sony MHCEC619iP 120 Watts Music System might fit the bill.

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