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50 Unhinged And Traumatizing Secondhand Finds That Explain Why Thrifting Is Not For Everyone
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!
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#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
#3
Found A Signed Gabriel Iglesias Action Figure At Goodwill And He Confirmed It Was His Signature On Twitter
#4
Found This T-Rex Fossil Shower Head At Goodwill
#5
Hell Yeah, Karen
Amy Taylor 3 years ago
I would buy this for my cousin Karen in a nanosecond! Funny how all the people really named Karen are cool people! 😂
#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!
#7
$7.99 For This Creepy Alien Lamp. I'm In Love
#8
I Couldn’t Bear Leaving It Behind But I Have No Room
#9
No Batteries Required
#10
Sylvester Stallone Prop Found In A Thrift Store
#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
#12
Found At Goodwill, Couldn't Pass Him Up For Our Home Theater. We Call Him Fes!
#13
Yogi Bear Wearable Head! ($5)
#14
No Eyedea What It Is, From Goodwill
#15
The Weirdest Wallet I’ve Ever Seen
#16
Newest Addition To My Creepy Thrift Collection (Seriously, Wtf...)
#17
I Found This Pretty Nifty Cycling Jersey Today At Gw
#18
Did I Just Find A Serial Killer?
#19
"Garden Decor" For Sale On Fb Marketplace
#20
Veggie Clown Portrait - Double The Scary, Double The Fun $16
#21
Vtg Gremlins Christmas Ornaments For $3 A Piece!
#22
1970’s Rmic Hand Chair
#23
Scary Find In The Goodwill Bins
#24
Where I Am Going, There Are No Roads…
#25
This Sealed Big Mac Tin From 1996 Contains Candy That Is 27 Years Old
#26
I Paid 28 Cents For This. Come At Me Cannibals!
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 3 years ago
Thinking this is meant to be applied on chickens that have been wounded somehow. When chickens see wounds they pick at them, you'll lose a lot of your flock cos they'll eat each other .
#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!
#28
Maybe The Best, Worst Thing I’ve Found Yet
#29
Did Not Buy (Too Scared)
#30
I’m Afraid Of This Wood For Sale On Facebook Marketplace
#31
Best $2 Thrift Store Find Of My Life!!
#32
Snatched This 1970’s Ceramic Witch On Broom! 🤩
#33
An Unopened Talking Psyduck Figure From 1998 For $10
#34
Hard Pass, But Thanks For The Nightmares
#35
This Horrific Vintage Rushton Plush Bunny Rabbit. Included In A Mystery Box Lot Of Vintage Plush For $2!
Grudge-holding Treefrog 3 years ago
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *deep breath* AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
#36
My Son Is Obsessed With Poppy Playtime, But All The Merch Is Ridiculously Expensive. I Found These Two For 25 Cents A Piece
Diane Range 3 years ago
Aren't these the ones that parents online were warning about a few years ago??
#37
We’re Gonna Party Like It’s 1955
#38
Saw These “Custom” Air Forces On Facebook Marketplace
#39
Best $2 I've Ever Spent
#40
C & R At Goodwill- Wooden Moose
#41
Catch And Release
#42
Actual Catch And Release
#43
Say Hello To Charlie. Charlie Was A Mistake
#44
My 5 Foot Tall Woody Woodpecker
#45
We Found This Massive Print Secondhand. My BF Immediately Knew He Wanted It
#46
Catch And Release - Really Didn't Smell Very Good
#47
Found These Nightmares Wall Sculptures But Only Took Home One Of Them
Grudge-holding Treefrog 3 years ago
Reminds me of Glossaryck from Star vs the Forces of Evil for some reason
#48
Catch & Release Cookie Monster Head
#49
Creepy Haul At A Local Value Village
#50
The Goodwill Outlet Bins Are A Scary, Scary Place
#51
Catch And Release. These Walked So Heely’s Could Run
#52
Someone In One Of My Fb Yard Sale Groups Wants 300 Whole Dollars For This Nightmare Of A Trash Can Topper
#53
Catch And Release And Run And Hide. Scary Footstool!
#54
Lodge Cast Iron Fish Mold Pan
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Brillo pad, maybe some Barkeepers Friend if the rust is especially tough, then a light coating of oil to season it, and you’ve got a Lodge fish mild pan you can pass on to your kids or grandkids.
#55
Had To Pass - Little Too Big For My Foot
#56
Bossons Chalkware Of Moriarty For $7 At An Antique Store. Super Happy With It!
#57
Meesa Thinks My BF Found The Best Worst Thrift Today. 99 Cents
#58
Creepy Face, Poor Grammar, Perfect Mug
#59
I Was Out Thrifting And Came Across This Halloween Mask
#60
Catch And Release
#61
Bridal Bingo! [& Other Estate Sale Finds]
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#62
Catch And Release: Hockey Themed Nightmare Fuel
#63
A Steal For Only $25!
#64
Jesus H. C. And R
#66
Meet... Boy Lamp
#67
Creepy Catch And Release. These Plates Were Terrifying
#69
Need I Say More?
#70
I Found This Today, I Am Not Sure Why, But The Worst Part For Me Is That Its Like $2 More To Get It New On Amazon. Catch And Definite Release
#71
Super Cute Snuff Bottle I Got Awhile Ago
#72
Catch And Release-Literal Foot Stool
#73
Catch And Release Spider Eyes Nightmare Fuel
#74
Catch And Release (Might Go Back For Him)
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
Looks like a Charlie McCarthy ventriloquist dummy. Just Google Edgar Bergen. They had a radio show that was incredibly popular—-even though he was a ventriloquist on the RADIO. Oh and yes, he IS Candace Bergen’s father.
#75
“South Korea Perhaps”
#76
New Friend, Found At Savers
#77
Vintage Wwf At The Thrift!
#78
A Nightmare I Found Yesterday
#79
In Line With Todays Jesus Post, I Found This Very Scary Virgin Mary That I Almost Bought But Decided I Couldn’t Justify The Purchase…
#80
Today's Catch And Release
#81
Omg No Catch Only Release
#82
Catch & Release Clowns
#83
Do We Enjoy Nightmares? Oink
Spocks's Mom 3 years ago
If I knew Les Claypool wore this, I would buy it and lick the inside. 🥰
#84
Catch And Release. These Creepy Cats Trapped In A Plate
#86
My Estate Sale Ancient Statue
#87
If I Had The Space, I'd Bring Em Home
#88
Catch And Release Of Whatever This Is
#89
This Top Depicting A Truly Iconic Moment Of Our Times
#91
Love Rummage Sales >:)
#92
Two Spooky Things
#93
Found This Today There’s Buttons For A Funny Or Inspirational Quote
#94
Radical Dude! Catch & Release, Bummer Bud
#95
Catch And Release
#96
Thought I Found Jerry Springer Gold
#97
Terrifying Disembodied Baby Head Plate Found In Bakersfield. Nightmare Fuel
#98
My Thrifted TV
Dragons Exist 3 years ago (edited)
What's the problem here? I love it cause I love all old tech. Imma go get one on eBay. Never seen a TV with a built in the tv before
#99
Kewpie ... Ashtray?
Liubliana Puh Calmet 3 years ago
I am more worried about the golden statue next to it.... creeeepyyy
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𖤐 a m y 𖤐 3 years ago
dang, two trolls on the same comment? that’s a new low
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juice 3 years ago
it's just a bad title for the list, not really relevant to the actual content
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PeridotPlatypus377 3 years ago
Does anyone have a favorite or especially weird or creepy thing they found at a second store? I found a high school astronomy and physics textbook from the early 1960s that had an optimistic chapter about the United States ambition to visit the moon in the future. It even had an illustration of an astronaut standing on the moon wearing a spacesuit very similar to the ones that the Apollo program ended up using. It’s a great textbook. It’s smaller than modern ones but it’s more straightforward and more concise. I actually like it much better than my school’s current textbooks.
𖤐 a m y 𖤐 3 years ago
dang, two trolls on the same comment? that’s a new low
Load More Replies... juice 3 years ago
it's just a bad title for the list, not really relevant to the actual content
Load More Replies... PeridotPlatypus377 3 years ago
Does anyone have a favorite or especially weird or creepy thing they found at a second store? I found a high school astronomy and physics textbook from the early 1960s that had an optimistic chapter about the United States ambition to visit the moon in the future. It even had an illustration of an astronaut standing on the moon wearing a spacesuit very similar to the ones that the Apollo program ended up using. It’s a great textbook. It’s smaller than modern ones but it’s more straightforward and more concise. I actually like it much better than my school’s current textbooks.
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