That’s one lucky find.
Roaming a thrift store to see what deals and steals can be found is a thrill in and of itself. But one woman scored big when she brought home a piggy bank that was unexpectedly stuffed with cash.
The thrifter, who goes by the name @miles8katrina on TikTok, posted a video over the weekend showing off what she said many online described as a “hideous and scary” piggy bank. Sure, the little pink money chest is a tad unusual-looking, with its 3D-painted flowers, big eyes and goofy smile — but that’s besides the point.
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In her video, which now has over 200,000 views, Katrina mentioned how she found the “vintage” bank at Goodwill for $10.99. “It was on the cart that the lady just brought out and I grabbed it directly from the cart.”
She showed that the cheap find had its plug intact at the time of purchase and when she eventually removed it, she discovered eight plastic bags tied together and a wad of cash that totaled $2,028.
Katrina explained how the money was folded and held together by hair ties. “I do find a lot of random stuff but I’ve never found this amount of cash before so I’m super excited. My thrifting obviously pays off,” she excitedly said in her video.
“I originally was going to sell this piggy bank and now I don’t need to because I have all this cash.”
The hundreds of commenters who chimed in underneath her video were just as excited as this lucky thrifter.
“As a former Goodwill manager, the processor should have checked that rattle out before it went out. But their loss! Lucky you!”
“Do not call the store. The money is yours. Do with it what you want.”
“You were blessed…don’t give your blessings back.”
This isn’t the first time a savvy thrifter managed to score something big.
An Illinois resident discovered that a $4.99 Goodwill plate he thrifted was actually an 18th-century Chinese armorial export plate that was worth around $4,400.
“I knew within five minutes that I had something valuable,” he told Newsweek. “Only two of these have ever sold in the last 50 years of auction history.”
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