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The end of an era . . .
ark_ader:
They are still selling Pez at my local market.
Don't know how old they are.
lilshawn:
--- Quote from: fallacy on February 25, 2012, 11:10:44 pm ---Insult to the pez community!
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I don't know a whole lot about pez dispensers, but I know a guy whose an expert on pez dispensers...let me call him up...
Grasshopper:
--- Quote from: shmokes on February 25, 2012, 10:22:30 pm ---Honestly . . . I suspect that more than growing bored of it, 30 year old me just doesn't think a Pez collection is nearly as interesting or fun as 20 year old me did.
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Maybe. But it's possible that the 40 year old version of yourself will think they're cool again.
Unless you have absolutely no choice due to either lack of space, or money to pay for storage, I'd urge you to pause and reconsider. I've got rid of loads of random crap from my childhood and adolescence over the years. Getting rid of clutter feels great in the short term and the extra space is always useful, but I've often come to regret it, sometimes only many years later.
Also, they might be worth a bit in a few years time. If you need a justification for keeping your collection, then just consider it an (admittedly fairly speculative) investment.
nitz:
Shmokes, cool story and collection. :applaud: Heh, that clappy face is really reminding me of Jerry Seinfeld making the Tweety Bird Pez dispenser clap right now. ;)
I also disagree though on Pez candy being bad. I've always loved Pez and I've always wondered why everyone else seems to hate it.
--- Quote from: Grasshopper on February 26, 2012, 12:57:07 pm ---
--- Quote from: shmokes on February 25, 2012, 10:22:30 pm ---Honestly . . . I suspect that more than growing bored of it, 30 year old me just doesn't think a Pez collection is nearly as interesting or fun as 20 year old me did.
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Maybe. But it's possible that the 40 year old version of yourself will think they're cool again.
Unless you have absolutely no choice due to either lack of space, or money to pay for storage, I'd urge you to pause and reconsider. I've got rid of loads of random crap from my childhood and adolescence over the years. Getting rid of clutter feels great in the short term and the extra space is always useful, but I've often come to regret it, sometimes only many years later.
Also, they might be worth a bit in a few years time. If you need a justification for keeping your collection, then just consider it an (admittedly fairly speculative) investment.
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+1 on this. It does sound like you're ready to move on and you very well could be, but please be absolutely 100% sure before you pull the trigger on selling these. I had a pretty decent collection of NES games once. Although fairly modest in number, there were a few semi-rare games in there, most were near mint condition, and most had the original boxes and manuals also in near mint condtion. I stupidly sold them and then regretted it a few years later. :banghead: I actually ended up rebuying most of them a few years after that, but it's not the same - few of them could be called mint, and none have the original packaging or manuals. And I don't feel I can justify spending the money to get a mint "cart in box" collection.
I'm in the midst of slowly decluttering now - I have stuff that I haven't looked at in ages and I'm running short on space. In fact, I'm actually considering getting rid of some of those NES games I rebought since it was just never the same anyway. But I'm taking my time, and thinking hard about each individual item and whether or not I would be ok with never having it again. I've been able to get rid of some stuff and really feel good about it, but other stuff I just need to hold onto for a bit longer.
Anyway, good luck with wherever this goes. :cheers:
EightBySix:
Why not kill 2 birds with one stone and make a showcase cabinet / mame cab or juke, that dispenses pez candy when you beat a high score (or when you don't, depending on whether you like it or not...)
The original candy cab?
Pez Popcade?
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