Sale Day 2016

Did someone in town eat ham for Thanksgiving instead of turkey? That’s what I wondered when I found Hambo’s goodbye letter in the mail. I’m sure he’s in a better place now. Even if it’s just Tom’s stomach.

Hambo's goodbye letter.

When I walked along the edge of the cliff, I saw a snake lurking in the grass below. Well, technically it was Snake hiding behind a tree, but what was he doing? Once a ninja, always a ninja, I guess.

Snake hiding behind a tree.

And being the day after Thanksgiving, today is Sale Day! In Nookington’s, the entire first floor had nothing but grab bags for sale, at a price of 2,016 bells each.

Tom Nook: That's a grab bag. The price is 2,016 bells.

Each grab bag has three items inside. I bought two bags and got a kiddie wall, a bear pole, cabana flooring, a straw shirt, a pink pinwheel, and a striped pinwheel. The straw shirt looks autumn-y, so I put it on. I also started carrying the striped pinwheel.

The pinwheel made for a funny conversation when I spoke to Static. As the pinwheel spun in his face, Static asked what it was, and asked if something was stuck to his face!

Static asks if something is stuck to his face, as my pinwheel spins in his face. Animated GIF.I also had a chat with Hank, and he told me he painted my roof! So it’s now green, like him. But I’m not paying him for the work! Not even one buhk buck!

Hank: I can't wait until you see it! I painted your roof bright green! That's the only color I had, buhk buhk.

Speaking of green, I met a new villager today: Leopold the lion. He’s my mane man. He also lives in my other GameCube town, Ohio.

Leopold: Hey! What's happening? Uh... Have we met before, lion cub? 'Cause I don't remember you...
Uh, just ignore that face in the corner.

If you look closely, you can see a dig spot in the lower-left part of the above picture. I dug it up, and I got a Tennis NES game! It’s not every day that you net a free game. I’ll have to set this in my house; I’m sure I’ll have a ball with it.

Check it out! I dug up Tennis!

Mayor Tortimer was over by the wishing well, sharing some words about Sale Day. He said more stuff is sold on Sale Day than on any other day of the year, and that’s good for the merchants in town. But he said that he does his own shopping online!

Tortimer: ...Who, me? Oh, I buy all my presents online! It's quite convenient! I just go to www.Animal-Crossing.com.

At 6:00, Crazy Redd’s black market tent appears. I wanted to do the glitch that only works on Sale Day. So I went into Redd’s tent and bought all three of his items. Once you do that, the tent will be closed up.

Crazy Redd's tent all closed up.

If you leave the acre and re-enter it, you’ll see the tent is gone. But not permanently, it’s just moved to another location. The interesting part is that the tent, and Crazy Redd, will now be at different locations! If you find the tent again, do not go in it. Keep looking until you see Crazy Redd standing by a sign post. Talk to him, and after his usual banter, he will walk into the sign post and disappear!

Crazy Redd walks into a sign post and disappears on Sale Day.After witnessing that, I returned home and ended my game for the day. See you next time!

3 thoughts on “Sale Day 2016”

  1. Even though I’ve never played it, GC seems kind of timeless. It has so many little features I’d love to see in new games – like those grab bag things! They look awesome.

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