Nerf Armory

I blame my good buddy Weirdguy for this. He's an avid thrifter (and borderline picker) constantly scouring local thrift stores for used wares he can turn into one of two things: a profit - the first rule of picking is that one man's trash is another man's treasure. And secondly, he can choose to have some fun... like the time he found a Nerf Vulcan, repaired it and subsequently shot at any visitors to his basement.

So anyway, one Nerf blaster led to another, and before I knew it, I had to get into the action. But of course while I'm so much into thrifting, I am definitely into DEALS. I'm proud to say I've never paid full retail for any of my blasters.

I paid half-price for the Recon last fall. A few months later in the spring, I got the Raider by trading in a whole bunch of Canadian Tire Money while it was on sale (and it came with a bonus bag of foam darts). I grabbed the Ravyen at -40% during the summer. More recently, I was able to find the ammo-box on clearance at one of the Zellers liquidations. And finally, as if coming full-circle with Weirdguy, I scored the Longstrike at a local Goodwill for... wait for it... $3.

I guess what I'm trying to say, is, with a little patience, the deals are out there.

Actually... I realize I lied. I did pay full retail for a Jolt (not pictured). But the Jolt normally retails for only $5 or so. Are we okay with that? :)