Our VHS tapes may have found a home
@sallypup (57695)
Centralia, Washington
August 6, 2016 6:31pm CST
Like many people we sunk quite a bit of change into buying VHS movies. Then the TV player refused to do more than rip up the VHS tapes. The tapes got to be part of yesteryear.
I asked a lady that helps at library fund raisers. She said they throw the tapes in the garbage when they get them. I just saw an ad asking for contributions for a sale that the local women's shelter will put on next weekend.
I asked them the same question. You want some VHS taped movies? The women's shelter lady said yes. I'm starting to dust and bag off cases today. Probably on Monday I will drop them off. Great way to clean house!
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
7 Aug 16
There are people who will convert your VHS in6to CDs Have you tried? Just see if this helps
Whether you have a stack of VHS tapes that you’ve wanted to digitize, or you found a box of VHS tapes in your parent’s house, you can easily convert those VHS tapes to DVDs.
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
7 Aug 16
@sallypup You mean to say you have it on VHS and cannot convert it?
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@sallypup (57695)
• Centralia, Washington
7 Aug 16
@allknowing Yes. I have found a company that would do it but it costs quite a bit. I think soon I will give myself this gift.
@sallypup (57695)
• Centralia, Washington
7 Aug 16
Thanks @allknowing I have one particular tape that I can't get on DVD. Its an interview with the late author Tasha Tudor.
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@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
6 Aug 16
I recently got my DVD/VCR combo hooked up to my new "Smart" TV, and got my mom's hooked to hers. So now I'm all excited that I can go to the local thrift stores and pick up some old tapes. I know; it's bizarre when there's so much other entertainment now. But I really want to pick up some old favorites that I let go before. I think you are doing a great service! (I just noticed I wrote that I had to pick up some old TVs. Had to edit that, lol.)
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@sallypup (57695)
• Centralia, Washington
7 Aug 16
@CinnamonGrl Smart TV. I would need your help STAT if I bought one of those.
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@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
7 Aug 16
@sallypup it just takes time to get all the passwords entered, it isn't hard to figure out.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
7 Aug 16
We sold the few we had left at yard sales years ago and the machine to play them on
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@sallypup (57695)
• Centralia, Washington
7 Aug 16
@AbbyGreenhill We gave away our last TV and also the DVD VCR combo cause I couldn't figure out how to make the thing work. No sense in taking up space with something that just sits around.
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
7 Aug 16
I have been buying mom DVDs over the last couple years as presents so we can replace her collection of VHS
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
7 Aug 16
I'm glad you found a good home for them! I got rid of my last VHS tapes with this last move. I brought them to work, put a sign that said "free" on them, and watched them disappear.
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@sallypup (57695)
• Centralia, Washington
7 Aug 16
@Rohvannyn Good all the way round.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
6 Aug 16
wow, at least now VHS is in the safe hands.
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