A shopper shared their delight after coming across a whopping £1,500 inside the pocket of an item that is commonly donated to charity shops – and it turns out they’re not the only one to have experienced this luck
Every bargain hunter hopes to come across an item worth a small fortune when searching though the charity shops. But rather than discover a long-host heirloom, one shopper came across a wad of cash rolled up inside a donated suit pocket.
After paying around $21 (£15) for the suit jacket, they couldn’t believe their eyes when examining it at home for stains and pulled thread. Much to their surprise, they came across a whopping $2,000 (£1,500) rolled up in an elastic band inside the pocket, making them wonder whether the person who donated it made a devastating mistake when sending the item to good will, or whether they parted with the cash on purpose so it ended up with someone ‘more in need’.
Sharing their delight on Reddit, the user said: “I’ve found interesting things in thrifted suit pockets before, but never $2,000 (£1,500) in cash.”
While most users shared their shock over their discovery, others claim to have experienced similar luck when browsing in the charity shops.
One user said: “I went with my sister a couple years ago to a Goodwill outlet store and she found a nice woman’s sweater. Inside the sweater was a zipped up pocket and she found $2,000 (£1,500) in a bank envelope. She started crying.
“I thought she had found $100 (£74) but when we got to the car she showed me all the hundreds. She really needed that money. We couldn’t believe it. I have to find the picture of her holding up the moneys.”
Another user added: “I know one reason that can happen. When my sister-in-law’s aunt died several years ago, my sister-in-law asked us to help clean out her house. She was a hoarder, and it was horrible – stuff everywhere.
“Soon we started finding money (mostly banded sequential bills from the bank) in various places, from the bottom of a laundry hamper filled with dirty clothes to an old tin bread box under the kitchen sink, and inside many, many utility bill envelopes.
“She had brand-new, expensive clothes (lots of Pendleton) in her closet with the tags still on, and many had money and uncashed retirement checks in the pockets. All in all, the money came close to $100,000 (£74,000).
“Unfortunately, the aunt’s house was in Canada and we lived in the US, so we couldn’t stay there forever and my sister-in-law needed to put the house on the market.
“So she called a junk company and they hauled the rest away. It took three giant dump trucks. The company said it was the biggest job they ever had.
“People have asked why we didn’t keep looking, but I can’t convey what a toll it takes on your brain to sort through trash every day.
“Plus the aunt was a heavy smoker, and there was literally a thick layer of ash on everything. Those beautiful clothes reeked. Really gross.”
