re: 32 inch 1080p Samsung Smart TV minus the remote
Check ebay and Amazon. Last year I found an exact replacement remote for the VIZIO TV I bought in 2008. $6.00 and free shipping.
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I used to like the thrift/junk stores. Bought a 10” cast iron skillet [looked brand new] in the early 1980s for $2.00.
I did get put out by thrift stores in the early 1990s. Sis and I were at a store in Arlington, TX. I pointed out to her a harshly-used dining table and chairs. The veneer was cracked and peeling and there were chips in the workwork. Thrift Store price tag had it for $109.00.
I pointed to the furniture store across the street. They had the exact same set, new, for $109.00.
It’s hunting....almost like the lottery.
“They had the exact same set, new, for $109.00.”
Yeah - some thrift stores are goofy like that. One of the ones I frequent is like that with high-priced crappy furniture. But on the rack there will be a like-new North Face jacket for $20!