19 People Who Had "One In A Million" Moments When Thrift Store Shopping

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1. This copy of The Shining signed by Stephen King himself in 1981:

The best $1.99 I will ever spend in my lifetime from ThriftStoreHauls

2. This 1988 Olympic jacket, with badge and all:

The Olympic jacket I got at a thrift store had the original owners I.D badge (as well as tickets for the opening ceremony, plane tickets and stickers) inside one of the pockets. from mildlyinteresting

3. This KFC vase that exists for all the right reasons:

This "KFC" vase I found at the thrift store. from mildlyinteresting

4. This hilarious "knockoff" Polo Ralph Lauren sweatshirt:

This "knockoff Polo" sweatshirt I found at Goodwill from ThriftStoreHauls

5. This casual exorcism kit:

Well I don’t know how to say this but I bought a bedroom set at the local gallery and didn’t check the drawers, after moving it all up 3 flights of stairs I found photo albums, notes, cards, and this exorcism kit... from ThriftStoreHauls

6. This painting that made its way back to the family:

Went to the Goodwill to pick up something, and saw a painting that looked just like one my grandmother would have painted. IT WAS HER PAINTING!! To my knowledge, they were sold about 25 years ago. I thought they were lost forever. Guess I will be stopping every day for a while. from ThriftStoreHauls

7. This tiny couch for a tiny hamster:

I found a tiny couch for Garbanzo from ThriftStoreHauls

8. This Pepsi that somehow survived this long:

Found this 41 year old unopened Pepsi at a thrift shop from mildlyinteresting

9. This signed copy of Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time:

Not the best find I've ever had, but definitely my favorite. $.99 at Goodwill. from ThriftStoreHauls

10. This hidden Forrest Gump movie stub:

Found a movie ticket for Forrest Gump in the pocket of a shirt I bought at the thrift store from mildlyinteresting

11. This giant Yogi Bear head:

Yogi bear wearable head! ($5) from ThriftStoreHauls

12. This shirt that founds its rightful doppelgänger:

I found my doppelganger.. on a thrifted T-Shirt, 2,700 miles away! from mildlyinteresting

13. This disco Kermit doll:

My favorite thrift store find 💕 Disco Kermit! from ThriftStoreHauls

14. This Papa Bear stuffed animal that proves we were right about calling them "Berenstein" all along:

This is how the mandela effect began. from ThriftStoreHauls

15. These stools shaped like teeth:

Vintage teeth stools found at local thrift. 3 CND. Likely made for a dentist's office by Gardner Felts in Charlotte, North Carolina. Sorry about the banana peel. I wanted to do a banana for scale but I got hungry and ate it and didn't have another. from ThriftStoreHauls

16. This high-heeled chair:

Scored my dream chair today!! from ThriftStoreHauls

17. This suit that had a great story behind it:

30 years ago my late great grandfather shut down his men’s clothing store. Today I bought a suit tailored by him nearly 400 miles away in a Goodwill. from ThriftStoreHauls

18. This shirt that deserves to be worn year-round:

We’re gonna party like it’s 1955. from ThriftStoreHauls

19. And finally, this cat that isn't for sale but was still a good thrift find regardless:

A thrift store I went to has a store cat. from mildlyinteresting

H/T: r/ThriftStoreHauls and r/MildlyInteresting.