See… I know a little about you…

You, like me, are a sci-fi addict. You would not be reading this fact about yourself right now if you are not. You, like me, have probably looked up in the night sky, spotted a dim flicker and wondered “what if…” We are probably not the first beings to have such thoughts though. I bet our prehistoric ancestors grunted the same thing… so long ago.

But before we go further… let me digress a little…

A long long long time ago… in a galaxy far far far away…

Sorry… digression to the wrong dimension and space…

Now… What are the folks here at SciFi Emporium all about? Simple… we strongly believe that Sci-Fi simply rules… we are passionate about it… daydream about it. Live… breathe it. I suspect most of you visiting our website are also keen about Sci-Fi… to put it mildly.

Now let me pose this question… Why are we so crazy about Sci-Fi?

No really… why?

To tell you the truth… I still have not figured it out completely yet.

But I have a theory though.

Somewhere down my golden voyage of my Sci-Fi enjoyment years, I came across a saying… “Today’s Sci-Fi is Tomorrow’s Science”. I actually believe in that statement. Every discovery… I believe… has been a product of some strange idea from a sci-fi book, story, novel. Think about it…

To illustrate this… here’s a story from my personal life. I remember as a young kid watching one of the reruns of Star-Trek (the original TV series that is) and being mesmerized by the shows. There was this episode, that I remember in particular, where Captain Kirk and Mr Spock were putting different colored squares into the computer slot and out comes visual images on the huge computer screen (forerunner for Plasma TV?). This was during the era when computers were housed in warehouses due to their enormous sizes! I remember… as a kid… one of the older neighbor guys who was watching that episode with me, ridiculing the scene, claiming something like that will never happen.

Fast forward a few years, and the Personal Computer was born. And along with it, the floppy disc. Which looks very similar to the colored squares that Captain Kirk and his pals were using! The same colored squares that my neighbor friend was cackling about. Mmmm… wonder if he remembers how wrong he was?

In fact, the floppy disc is fast becoming a thing of the past!

What about this… Captain Kirk yelling over the flip-open communicator. As I'm writing this on my laptop, there's a commercial on TV right now from a major telephone company that is actually selling its flip-open phone feature!

Here’s another… remember Bones – the ship doctor giving injections using a pressure syringe? Instead of the invasive, sharp and scary needle? I read in a science magazine, that researchers and doctors today are experimenting with that same idea. High-pressured shots that enter the blood stream through the skin! How’s that for fantasy? Personally, I wish they would finish their experimentation and start using it now. Think about it… No more sharp, evil needles… that sounds heavenly…

Okay… full circle time… Back to what SciFi Emporium is all about. This is a site that shares our passion to the fellow Sci-Fi fanatics out there…

SciFi Emporium is an internet bazaar for you.

Here you will find a unique niche. Not the stuff you can easily buy at the DVD Store or bizillions of bookstores out there. Nope. You will find unique items…

Old time radio shows with sci-fi themes… Tons of them. Most of them "retro-future" themed.

Those Sci-fi B-Movies that launched and perpetuated our genre…

Those Sci-Fi Movie Scripts that were the basis of the legendary sci-fi classics…

And frankly, anything else unique I can find.

All these under one roof… one emporium… The SciFi Emporium!

At an affordable price!

Browse through… enjoy… have a few laughs… and drop the items that you like, in the shopping cart.

The ship is in. Let the journey begin…


Our contact information

By email:

customerservice@scifiemporium.com

By standard mail:

SciFi Emporium
P.O. Box 391263
Omaha NE 68139

customerservice@scifiemporium.com

Shipping Information:

Okay fellow Sci-Fi addicts… here is the scoop on shipping of the items. I strive to ship out the items (depending on the total number of items ordered) the next business day. If the order is a little large, it may take a couple of days longer at the most. Please be assured that the items will be packed well and sent with tracking. Nothing is jeopardized to send the items out fast.

Just a few things about shipping.

The good news is that it is FREE for US customers! Yep… you heard right! It’s FREE! All you pay is the actual price reflected in the item page.

The bad news – as stated in the beginning, I still have to physically ship it. Unfortunately, our teleporter is on loan to the mighty U.S.S. Enterprise. Apparently, the ship’s teleporter is in the repair shop and may be there for a spell. A distress call went out and SciFi Emporium came to the rescue and made the sacrifice. Hey we have to do what we have to do. U.S.S. Enterprise can’t stop its mission. No matter what.

For international orders though, I do need some subsidy from you to ship the order. Please contact me at international@scifiemporium.com with the titles of the items you are interested in purchasing to get a shipping quote. Please do not forget to include your PayPal email address so that I can send you an invoice for the items ordered.

Sorry I had to charge you international folks. I tried negotiating with the various airlines and unfortunately none of them want to help out by carrying them for free. I couldn’t convince them that the sci fi addicts need preferential treatment. I guess I do not have a grain of a chance now that they have started charging for drinking water! My only prayer now is that they do not start charging more. My sincere apologies to those outside the U.S. borders…

Maybe next time…

A little more about shipping. The items will be shipped via media mail (for US customers). The Old Time Radio shows will be attractively labeled and shipped in protective paper CD sleeves. The DVDs will also be attractively labeled and shipped in plastic, tough Clam Shells. The reason behind this is to find the most effective and efficient way of getting the items to you. And still keep them affordable. That was the compromise I can come up with for now.

You can pay via PayPal or Credit Card. If you intend to use your PayPal account, please click on the "Checkout With PayPal" button in the shopping cart page. On the following page, you will be prompted to log into your PayPal account to make payment.

Credit Card payers (Non-PayPal) should use the "Checkout" option.