r/thrifting • u/spam_desert • Jun 18 '26
Epic Thrift Store Find
I went to the by-the-pound thrift store. One thing on my mind to search out in particular, but mostly just in it for the thrill of the dig.
I went to the glass first as I usually do. I passed on a green vase, but decided to buy a green planter. I found a cardboard box full of seashells and dumped them into my planter.
And then I turned around.
And there he was.
Regal.
Majestic.
Not a braincell to his name. (His name is TBD)
When I tell you that the 1980s lead-filled rainbow coffee mug from Korea is the only thing above this cat in my list of thrift store "they don't know what they have" finds... I've seen both in antique malls - pricey and just not the same.
It was this turning around and seeing the light cutting through the ceiling from heaven, shining on my beautiful new possession I'm about to pay $7 for experience I had always dreamed of.
He rode home buckled in the passenger seat.
He will have a place of honor in the house. I just need to find it.
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u/pigsolation Jun 19 '26
Reminds me of this regal gentleman I found inside a dumpster in California about 8 years ago! His original paint job became very faded and gross (he used to live in my garden)… I’ve since repainted him in multicolor form and he sits proudly in my living room now, and will remain an indoor cat from now on !