As Forrest Gump so astutely said, “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” And as it turns out, anywhere you might do some thrift shopping is akin to a box of chocolates as well!
Below, we’ve gathered photos of some of the most terrifying and unsettling items shoppers have stumbled upon in brick and mortar and virtual secondhand shops, courtesy of the Thrift Store Hauls subreddit. Enjoy viewing these pics that might make you reconsider your upcoming trip to Goodwill, and keep reading to find a conversation with thrifting expert Hannah Rupp!
#1 $200 Was Too High For Me But My Mom Insisted On Buying This Adorable Cabinet For My Daughter’s Disney-Themed Bedroom
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#2 Had To Convince Myself That Buying This Bear Was Worth It. Realized It Was A “Build A Bear” Store Display. Painted It Like A Washed Up Build A Bear
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#3 Found A Signed Gabriel Iglesias Action Figure At Goodwill And He Confirmed It Was His Signature On Twitter
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#4 Found This T-Rex Fossil Shower Head At Goodwill
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#5 Hell Yeah, Karen
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#6 This Old Lady Was Selling Her Painted Baby Dolls At The Flea Market And Nobody Had Bought Any, It Was $20 But I Couldn’t Find It In Me To Haggle Her Down. She Told Me She Made The Suit By Hand. My New Fav Office Decoration!
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#7 $7.99 For This Creepy Alien Lamp. I’m In Love
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#8 I Couldn’t Bear Leaving It Behind But I Have No Room
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#9 No Batteries Required
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#10 Sylvester Stallone Prop Found In A Thrift Store
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#11 That Time I Found Two Winnie The Pooh Costumes. One Fit Me And The Other Was A Dog Costume That Fit Betty, Our Boston Terrier
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#12 Found At Goodwill, Couldn’t Pass Him Up For Our Home Theater. We Call Him Fes!
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#13 Yogi Bear Wearable Head! ($5)
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#14 No Eyedea What It Is, From Goodwill
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#15 The Weirdest Wallet I’ve Ever Seen
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#16 Newest Addition To My Creepy Thrift Collection (Seriously, Wtf…)
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#17 I Found This Pretty Nifty Cycling Jersey Today At Gw
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#18 Did I Just Find A Serial Killer?
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#19 “Garden Decor” For Sale On Fb Marketplace
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#20 Veggie Clown Portrait – Double The Scary, Double The Fun $16
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#21 Vtg Gremlins Christmas Ornaments For $3 A Piece!
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#22 1970’s Rmic Hand Chair
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#23 Scary Find In The Goodwill Bins
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#24 Where I Am Going, There Are No Roads…
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#25 This Sealed Big Mac Tin From 1996 Contains Candy That Is 27 Years Old
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#26 I Paid 28 Cents For This. Come At Me Cannibals!
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#27 Christian Dior Wool Skirt For $14 At Uptown Cheapskate! Came With A Tag, Too… If It’s Fake, It’s Still 100% Worsted Wool. Pockets, Too!
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#28 Maybe The Best, Worst Thing I’ve Found Yet
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#29 Did Not Buy (Too Scared)
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#30 I’m Afraid Of This Wood For Sale On Facebook Marketplace
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#31 Best $2 Thrift Store Find Of My Life!!
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#32 Snatched This 1970’s Ceramic Witch On Broom! 🤩
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#33 An Unopened Talking Psyduck Figure From 1998 For $10
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#34 Hard Pass, But Thanks For The Nightmares
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#35 This Horrific Vintage Rushton Plush Bunny Rabbit. Included In A Mystery Box Lot Of Vintage Plush For $2!
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#36 My Son Is Obsessed With Poppy Playtime, But All The Merch Is Ridiculously Expensive. I Found These Two For 25 Cents A Piece
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#37 We’re Gonna Party Like It’s 1955
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#38 Saw These “Custom” Air Forces On Facebook Marketplace
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#39 Best $2 I’ve Ever Spent
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#40 C & R At Goodwill- Wooden Moose
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#41 Catch And Release
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#42 Actual Catch And Release
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#43 Say Hello To Charlie. Charlie Was A Mistake
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#44 My 5 Foot Tall Woody Woodpecker
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#45 We Found This Massive Print Secondhand. My BF Immediately Knew He Wanted It
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#46 Catch And Release – Really Didn’t Smell Very Good
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#47 Found These Nightmares Wall Sculptures But Only Took Home One Of Them
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#48 Catch & Release Cookie Monster Head
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#49 Creepy Haul At A Local Value Village
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#50 The Goodwill Outlet Bins Are A Scary, Scary Place
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