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William "Lava-boy" Sorrentino
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Looking for something from the late 90's early 2000's
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I'm trying to find the name of 2 Spencer's Gifts product that would have lived on their shelves around the late 90s, early 2000s. The same time that the Cosmic Window, Lava Alien, Morph Light and…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Drew Sep 22, 2021.

 

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Faith left a comment for William "Lava-boy" Sorrentino
"Good morning..would u be interested in selling your Kenart Spiral Lava Lamp ? I have an autistic granddaughter and having bedtime/sleep issues...I know my daughter had one that helped her to fall asleep years ago. I have been looking EVERYWHERE for…"
Nov 12, 2021
Drew replied to William "Lava-boy" Sorrentino's discussion Looking for something from the late 90's early 2000's
"My pleasure, happy to help :) I’ve been there multiple times with certain items I remember from the past but don’t know the name of. It’s so much easier to find things when you know what they were called! Happy Hunting"
Sep 22, 2021
William "Lava-boy" Sorrentino replied to William "Lava-boy" Sorrentino's discussion Looking for something from the late 90's early 2000's
"Really, ive been looking for this silly thing for years! YEARS, like some obsessed archeologist.... I thank you all for lending an effort, I can finally sleep at night....."
Sep 21, 2021
William "Lava-boy" Sorrentino replied to William "Lava-boy" Sorrentino's discussion Looking for something from the late 90's early 2000's
Sep 21, 2021
Drew replied to William "Lava-boy" Sorrentino's discussion Looking for something from the late 90's early 2000's
"Yeah, with sound input via microphone or direct stereo cable connection, something vibrates in the base of the lamp which causes the balls to spin in an orbit-like motion to the sound. You can just hum into the microphone continuously to get them to…"
Sep 21, 2021
Jonas Clark-Elliott replied to William "Lava-boy" Sorrentino's discussion Looking for something from the late 90's early 2000's
"So Drew, does vibration from sound make the balls move?"
Sep 21, 2021
Drew replied to William "Lava-boy" Sorrentino's discussion Looking for something from the late 90's early 2000's
"I saw this post way back when and knew exactly what the first item you were talking about was. I remembered the word “Vibrotron”, but forgot exactly what it was called. While in my attic recently I found the box for it, so figured…"
Sep 20, 2021
William "Lava-boy" Sorrentino replied to Skorpion Moon's discussion Rain Lamp not flowing....
"I had one that I brought with me to my classroom, I was always sticking a paperclip up into the where the filaments come out to unclog them!"
Apr 10, 2021
William "Lava-boy" Sorrentino replied to William "Lava-boy" Sorrentino's discussion Looking for something from the late 90's early 2000's
"It sure was! It seems like Spencer's Gifts had a "Golden age" for things of that sort, and today's paltry assortment of Lava Lamps is just a shadow of their former glory......."
Feb 22, 2021
Jonas Clark-Elliott replied to William "Lava-boy" Sorrentino's discussion Looking for something from the late 90's early 2000's
"I remember the latter, but not the former. Wish I recalled the name! That springy thingy was neat."
Feb 21, 2021
William "Lava-boy" Sorrentino commented on snappyaimz's photo
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"you have some very nice pieces here...what is the silver bumpy one? and what are the larger ones on the bottom shelf under the silver one?"
Feb 12, 2021
William "Lava-boy" Sorrentino posted a discussion

Looking for something from the late 90's early 2000's

I'm trying to find the name of 2 Spencer's Gifts product that would have lived on their shelves around the late 90s, early 2000s. The same time that the Cosmic Window, Lava Alien, Morph Light and "Floating beer tap" were there. The first item was a black light housed in a clear plastic dome with colored marble sized balls surrounding the bulb (They may have rotated when the lamp was on). I remember picking it up, considering buying, but not wanting to shell out the 40 bucks. The second item was…See More
Feb 12, 2021
William "Lava-boy" Sorrentino replied to Harry Jacoby's discussion Tornado and Spiral lams
"I still have the Spiral Lamp although some of the liquid has evaporated. I had the tornado lamp, but a friend of mine though it a good idea to shake it all the time, and the little spinner at the bottom dislodged rendering it pretty useless....."
Feb 12, 2021
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My lava lamp collection at school

"Are you a teacher, and had those in the classroom? Lucky kids! In high school,  a teacher whose room had a glass display window to the hall had me put in a display of lava lamps, which stayed for several months."
Jan 31, 2021
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Something Interesting About Me:
I am in possession of almost 50 lava lamps
Where I Live:
Sunny New Jersey
My First Lava Lamp was:
Full sized blue liquid with white wax, bought with allowance money at Spencers Gifts in the local mall.
My Collection Includes this many Lava Lamps:
About 50
My Favorite Lava Lamp is:
I have a very sexy off brand lava lamp with beautiful curves and provocative purplish- red wax inside.

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At 7:15am on November 12, 2021, Faith said…
Good morning..would u be interested in selling your Kenart Spiral Lava Lamp ? I have an autistic granddaughter and having bedtime/sleep issues...I know my daughter had one that helped her to fall asleep years ago. I have been looking EVERYWHERE for one.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Faith Spatz
At 10:53am on January 20, 2021, Claude J said…

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