I think I might've gotten my first missed period? I heard that stress can make it get delayed but I think mine just... not happened? I think I only had the equivalent of spotting this month. Huh.
Anyways, I just got 5 VHS tapes today.
- Toy Story 2
- Toy Story 1
- Goodtimes' Aladdin
- Beauty and the Beast
- Disney's Aladdin Black Diamond Edtion #1662
They were all a dollar each and I got them at Savers.
Were they a steal? Probably not, especially since I don't have a VCR so I can't test the tape quality and they obviously weren't sealed, but it's cool nonetheless.
Here's what I know about the tapes.
Toy Story 2
The tape came out in 2000 and I believe the version I got, 19947, is the only Toy Story 2 VHS tape type made by Disney ever. Pretty hard to open, which is probably a good thing? I don't know. It has a bent corner because of that. The tape seemed to be winded back to the beginning when I bought it.
Toy Story 1
I got the Gold Collection version of the movie, which means it came out in 2000 and its production code was 19542. Technically it didn't come with Toy Story 2 but the tape was most certainly made for those parents who wanted both movies. The tape and case had someone's surname on it in Sharpie. It also seemed to be winded back to the beginning. Accidentally broke a couple pieces off the case while looking at it, but nothing major.
Aladdin (Goodtimes)
Honestly, I wouldn't have bought this if Disney's Aladdin wasn't there too. If I left it there and just bought the Disney one, I'd look like a goblin. The tape looks so much like the Disney one it's crazy, but not too crazy because the shading sucks. The packaging quality is... meh. The tape doesn't seem to be winded at all. If you're wondering what it's production code number thingy is, it's 7083.
Fun fact, I used to watch the Goodtimes Cinderella as a kid and completely accepted it even though I knew it was a different Cinderella.
Beauty and the Beast
Okay, I know VHS tapes aren't actually worth anything unless it's like the 2006 Cars VHS or something, but now I can brag that I got the Black Diamond edition Beauty and the Beast VHS (1325)! I believe it came out in 1993. Besides some chipping on the top, the packaging seems absolutely flawless. It even has some old sticker saying Walt Disney Home Video! The tape seems to be not be winded, or not winded correctly, because it seems to be winded all the way to the end.
Fun fact, even if it didn't come out in 1993, the tape would beat out the Sweetheart Barbie from 1997 I have on being the oldest thing in my room that I know the age of! Well, actually, my Disneyland flag might be older, but do I know when it came from? No!
Aladdin (Disney)
This is also a Black Diamond tape, and its production code is 1662. Despite this, it's definitely the worst packaging of the five. Its plastic was very rigid and had a lot of cracks on the front and side of it. I dropped it and two pieces broke off of it (is this normal for ones with no broken pieces too?). The tape also had what looked like Transformers stickers ripped off of it? I'm not sure, the only giveaway is a red, black, and white foot and the copyright of Hasbro. Whatever it is, it can't be earlier than 2003, and no later than 2012. The tape, like the Goodtimes one, seems to be at the middle of the film.
I'm bought these tapes mostly for display. I might put them with my DVDs, but I'm not sure if where the DVDs are are too close to the sun for the 30-year-old tapes.. Probably not though.
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