Comments on: Cheerful Frugality and Outdated Technology

By: Mama Squirrel

Mama Squirrel — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 11:58:33 +0000

By “cassette recorders” I meant music cassettes–not VCRs.

By: Mama Squirrel

Mama Squirrel — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 11:56:53 +0000

We used older cell phones (bag phones) until the cell phone provider refused to provide service for them any longer. They still worked fine and often had a stronger signal than the newer phones.

Our TV sets are from the early 1970′s and the mid 1980′s. The one from the 1970′s works better.

My husband can fix older VCR’s, and he often finds them inexpensively. The newer ones aren’t meant to be fixed–deliberately–so he avoids those. We have also picked up cassette recorders at yard sales. As others have said, we find VHS tapes at yard sales–often from people who have “upgraded” to a newer technology.

He also repairs one particular brand of vintage turntable. (This isn’t meant to be an ad, I’m just trying to respond to the comments.) Turntables and vinyl records are going through a new wave of popularity with collectors–if you walk through a mall music store here, you might be surprised to see how many new releases are out on vinyl–and how expensive they are. (Needless to say, most of our records were also bought used.)

By: anne

anne — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:14:42 +0000

I have a dvd/vcr player and recently found some old Blue’s Clues videos, my daughter loves them.
My son also found some old vcr tapers he’s watching for the first time- Toy Story.

By: mary b

mary b — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:16:33 +0000

We keep an older TV with VHS/DVD player for our boys. They love getting old VHS movies at the library, too!
I wish I could find an old reel mower, I love those!

By: Kacie

Kacie — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:21:24 +0000

Just the other day, I donated my old TV to a thrift store.

I recently upgraded my TV — for free — by being at the right place at the right time. No need to have an extra TV set sitting around, ya know?

By: caryn verell

caryn verell — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:17:46 +0000

i still have a “turntable” and those vinyl record albums from the 60′s-80′s…and they are still being played and enjoyed by all…