Dull bargain day

I went to one of my fave thrift stores today - The Habitat Store (Habitat for Humanity) and poked around. They have so much crap - always great fun. I wasn't looking for anything in particular but sometimes will be inspired to buy something anyway. It was one of those days - they had a Microsoft "Ergonomic" 4000 v1 keyboard that looked almost pristine for $3. Probably 20 years old. USB. I already have a MSFT "natural" keyboard - the original from the mid-90s and it's still going strong. I didn't need another keyboard but hell, $3!

Got it home, wiped it down, plugged it in, and it seems to work fine. Test driving right now. Seems like the key spacing is a little greater than the original Natural and the keypress force needed is greater as well. I'm not sure if I'm going to get used to those things, touch-typer that I am. The force needed for the space key is particularly great. I might keep using the Natural and put this 4000 in a closet in case the former breaks.

After I got home I did a quick web search on the board and saw remarks about how M$ is no longer making these and how prices have spiked on used ones. I checked ebay and yep, they're all listed for $30+ and usually with absurdly high shipping charges. Looks like I got quite the keyboard bargain though I don't plan on flipping it so that doesn't really matter.

After that I went to the local food co-op and got a great deal on my favorite yogurt, Brown Bear chocolate, 5 for $5. I've seen these in regular markets for as much as $1.80/ea.