Thrift Store Find: Doctor Who 1987 Mug

I found a Doctor Who mug from 1987 at a local thrift store yesterday afternoon. One side has the classic logo while the other side has a "ghost" TARDIS. Originally, this was offered as a thank you gift to those who donated to their local PBS stations.

The TARDIS is supposed to be blue and disappear when you add any hot beverage. I'm thinking the previous owner either used it too much or washed it in the dishwasher.

I only paid a quarter for it and I wanted it for the classic Doctor Who logo.

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 3: Elvira's Bootique Experience

The Mistress of the Dark has a special gift shop at Knott's Scary Farm that is called the Elvira's Bootique Experience (normally it's called the Ride Warriors Store). You will find t-shirts, coffee mugs, wine glasses, posters and more. Even better is that she will autograph them and here is the run down from Elvira herself:

Getting questions about the Elvira autograph signings at Knott's. Here's the run down .....

Exclusive Meet n' Shriek with Elvira every night of Knott's Scary Farm until 10/31! A strictly limited amount of Meet n' Shriek tickets will be available each night. Just purchase $40 of Elvira merch at the Boo-tique and you'll qualify for a ticket to have one of your items signed by the Mistress of the Dark herself!!

*Items are on sale starting at 7:00 PM each night of Scary Farm while supplies last. Signing event runs 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM. *Only the purchaser will be allowed access to the signing area. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. Sorry, no photos with Elvira will be allowed to ensure that the maximum number of Haunters can access this event. Admission to Knott's Scary Farm is required and not included in the signing event price.

Thrift Store Finds: Superman Mugs From 2006

I found two different Superman mugs from 2006 for a dollar each at a local thrift store on Saturday morning. I grabbed them up as soon as I spotted them on the shelf for finding anything with the Man of Steel around here seems to be rare nowadays. Both mugs are white with comic images so the blue tint is because I used a blue background instead of my usual white.

The first Superman mug has him in two different poses with one side showing him charging with his arms spread out:

The other side shows the Man of Steel with his arms crossed and looking like he hasn't had his coffee yet:

The second Superman mug only has one side of him flying with a determined look on his face:

The other side shows his familiar chest symbol:

The bottom of both Superman mugs shows that they were made in 2006 by Monogram:

Thrift Store Find: Spider-Man 2004 Mugs

I actually found these Spider-Man mugs at a local thrift store last Saturday but finally got around to snapping pictures of them today. They were produced by Sherwood in 2004 and each has two images of the webslinger. The Spider-Man mugs are in great condition and they only cost me a dollar for the pair.

Thrift Store Find: Thing Mug 1994

I can now enjoy a cup of joe with Ben Grimm aka the Thing claiming "It's Clobberin' Time!!". This 1994 mug was made in Taiwan for OZ in Kansas City, Missouri. I found the Thing mug at a local thrift store this morning for fifty cents. The original box that it came in was missing but I cannot complain at that price.

Super Hero Mugs Cookies And Cocoa

In my last post, I wrote about the Marvel mug from 2003 that I found at a local thrift store featuring the Hulk and Spider-Man. Thanks to Bubbashelby and Erick for confirming that the cup indeed belong to a gift set. I found several such sets for sale on eBay and here is a picture of an unopened one:

Thrift Store Find: Marvel Mug 2003

I found a Marvel mug featuring the Hulk and Spider-Man for two bucks yesterday afternoon. Sherwood Brands is printed on the bottom along with the notice that the cup is microwave and dishwasher safe. I am thinking that this was part of a Christmas gift set.

Check out the cool Hulk and Spider-Man mugs that Amazon is offering: