what to do with old vhs tapes?

[substance12]

I don't even own a vcr anymore but I still have a few tapes laying around.

swingers, the killer, akira, highlander, transformers, the zero effect, princess bride, etc.

right now I think I'm just going to donate them to goodwill or something. Other suggestions? I suppose there is ebay, but for the few bucks I'd get, I'd rather donate.

 

[anxi80]

open the tapes up, take out all the film and make a neat mummy costume with it. halloween is right around the corner!

 

[DnetMHZ]

Target practice?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Donate, they're pretty much worthless but the thrift shop might get a buck o five for the lot.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

trash them

 

[CreativeTom]

Eat them.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Microwave

 

[Epic Fail]

Buy a VCR.

 

[mindmaniac]

Originally posted by: yamadakun
Buy a VCR.

That would be my suggestion. For those of us without a Tivo, a VCR is still king when your out of the house and want to record a show.

 

[Chompman]

At least rent a vcr and watch them to make sure none of it is recorded porn you and your wife/gf made one night.

 

[tfinch2]

Make a tape archive of your porn collection.

 

[MX2]

Originally posted by: mindmaniac

Originally posted by: yamadakun
Buy a VCR.

That would be my suggestion. For those of us without a Tivo, a VCR is still king when your out of the house and want to record a show.

VCR's are still king (in my opinion) for keeping things stored on tangible media. Hell, I have hours upon hours of Headbangers ball from the late 80's and early 90's that still play and look just fine.

 

[Bozono]

Give them to the local Women's Shelter or something similar.

 

[imported_Kensai]

Throw them at people.

 

[MX2]

Hell, I'll pay you for shipping on some of them if they are still playable

 

[Wallydraigle]

Why donate when you can detonate?

 

[rh71]

I'm transferring all my good VHS stuff (no not porn) to DVD format... haven't burned them yet but have them encoded... that's what big harddrives were for. That and porn.

 

[Sophia]

You might inquire if your local library would like them.

 

[remagavon]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Donate, they're pretty much worthless but the thrift shop might get a buck o five for the lot.

Then they can buy freedom

 

[MommysLittleMonster]

Originally posted by: substance12
I don't even own a vcr anymore but I still have a few tapes laying around.

swingers, the killer, akira, highlander, transformers, the zero effect, princess bride, etc.

right now I think I'm just going to donate them to goodwill or something. Other suggestions? I suppose there is ebay, but for the few bucks I'd get, I'd rather donate.

Im not donating sh!t. I have thousands of movies on VHS.

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: MX2times

Originally posted by: mindmaniac

Originally posted by: yamadakun
Buy a VCR.

That would be my suggestion. For those of us without a Tivo, a VCR is still king when your out of the house and want to record a show.

VCR's are still king (in my opinion) for keeping things stored on tangible media. Hell, I have hours upon hours of Headbangers ball from the late 80's and early 90's that still play and look just fine.

we have a number of super high quality tapes (they weigh easily double what a modern tape weighs) from the 80's that are completely trashed. they've been watched maybe 10 times. we recorded "The Prisoner" when PBS ran it, way back in the day. we had to throw them away. magnetic media just doesn't last forever.