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If you think thrift stores, yard sales, and flea markets are filled with nothing but piles of junk, you're missing out. Some incredibly lucky people discover the best things there, but those who search second-hand shops without finding the things they're looking for usually stumble upon the next best thing - laughter. Bored Panda has collected some of the funniest thrift store finds ever, and the pictures will definitely make you run to that garage sale you walked by.

From "unusual" chocolate molds that look like pee pees to stoner books disguised as reads about cats, these gems were probably bought the second they drew the buyers' attention. Scroll down to check out the hilarious items and upvote your faves!

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A Little Gem Found At Goodwill Today!

A Little Gem Found At Goodwill Today!

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Where's... Waldo?

Where's... Waldo?

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Lost Track Of My 2-Year-Old At A Garage Sale. Turned Around And Saw

Lost Track Of My 2-Year-Old At A Garage Sale. Turned Around And Saw

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My Friend Found This In A Thrift Store In Taiwan

My Friend Found This In A Thrift Store In Taiwan

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#8

I Bought A Painting For $6 At Goodwill Today. How Did I Do?

I Bought A Painting For $6 At Goodwill Today. How Did I Do?

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I Love This Ridiculous Thing, What’s Not To Love?

I Love This Ridiculous Thing, What’s Not To Love?

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#11

Found This Painting At The Salvation Army Yesterday. Buy It I Did

Found This Painting At The Salvation Army Yesterday. Buy It I Did

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I Found A Coffee Mug Decorated With A Penguin Orgy. I Didn't Notice It Was A Penguin Orgy Until I Got Home, I Just Saw Penguins And Grabbed It

I Found A Coffee Mug Decorated With A Penguin Orgy. I Didn't Notice It Was A Penguin Orgy Until I Got Home, I Just Saw Penguins And Grabbed It

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#13

Found This At A Garage Sale

Found This At A Garage Sale

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#14

Found Dress At Local Thrift Store, Can't Tell What Color It Is

Found Dress At Local Thrift Store, Can't Tell What Color It Is

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#16

"Sometimes At Work Donators Will Just Leave Items Outside Without Ringing The Bell" - Unnerved Goodwill Employee

"Sometimes At Work Donators Will Just Leave Items Outside Without Ringing The Bell" - Unnerved Goodwill Employee

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#17

Today On “Weirdly Specific But Extremely Relatable Goodwill Finds”

Today On “Weirdly Specific But Extremely Relatable Goodwill Finds”

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#18

Found This Mask At A Thrift Store. Best 20 Bucks I've Ever Spent

Found This Mask At A Thrift Store. Best 20 Bucks I've Ever Spent

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#19

Tipsyelves Christmas Sweater. Just In Time For The Holidays! $5 At Thrift Store

Tipsyelves Christmas Sweater. Just In Time For The Holidays! $5 At Thrift Store

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#20

My Daughter Ran Up To Me And Told Me She Found A Cool Cat Book

My Daughter Ran Up To Me And Told Me She Found A Cool Cat Book

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#23

This Would Actually Be Great In Real Life

This Would Actually Be Great In Real Life

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#24

When You’re A Squirrel And Just Want To Store Nuts For The Winter And Provide For Your Family But Then You Die, Get Taxidermied And Somehow Make It Through Australian Customs Only To End Up Rowing A Tiny Boat For All Eternity In A Rural Victorian Op Shop

When You’re A Squirrel And Just Want To Store Nuts For The Winter And Provide For Your Family But Then You Die, Get Taxidermied And Somehow Make It Through Australian Customs Only To End Up Rowing A Tiny Boat For All Eternity In A Rural Victorian Op Shop

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This squirrel is on its way for a revenge. The vicious plan is being created as we speak.

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A Worker At Goodwill Thought The Artist Was Trying To Paint A Monkey And Its Baby. I See Something Else

A Worker At Goodwill Thought The Artist Was Trying To Paint A Monkey And Its Baby. I See Something Else

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I Found The Key To Sucess At The Thrift Store

I Found The Key To Sucess At The Thrift Store

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Suzi Gauthier
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom had one of these in the 70's or 80's but it was on a rubber disk. Some business gave it out as a promotional item.

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#29

Found At Savers In The Chicago Suburbs And I Wanna Die

Found At Savers In The Chicago Suburbs And I Wanna Die

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#30

The Thrift Store Called This An "Unusual Old Chocolate Mold"

The Thrift Store Called This An "Unusual Old Chocolate Mold"

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#31

Saw This At A Local Thrift Store, So Tempting To Buy It

Saw This At A Local Thrift Store, So Tempting To Buy It

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My Mom And Sister Found This At A Thrift Store

My Mom And Sister Found This At A Thrift Store

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#33

I Found One Of Those Concaved Optical Illusions At Goodwill That Follows You As You Move Around. Now I Can Disappoint Jesus From Every Angle

I Found One Of Those Concaved Optical Illusions At Goodwill That Follows You As You Move Around. Now I Can Disappoint Jesus From Every Angle

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My Sweet Thrift Store Find

My Sweet Thrift Store Find

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#36

I Found A God’s Reject In South Korea

I Found A God’s Reject In South Korea

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#37

Thrifted This From The Goodwill Bins. Arguably The Best Thing I’ve Found At The Thrift Store

Thrifted This From The Goodwill Bins. Arguably The Best Thing I’ve Found At The Thrift Store

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#38

My Best Thrift Store Find - 1989 Batman Converse All Stars

My Best Thrift Store Find - 1989 Batman Converse All Stars

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#40

Found These In Someone’s Desk At An Estate Sale I Worked. It’s Not Even Like It Was Their Cat, The Pics Were Very Obviously Printed Off The Internet. Literally Everything Was Up For Grabs So They Now Hang In My Kitchen

Found These In Someone’s Desk At An Estate Sale I Worked. It’s Not Even Like It Was Their Cat, The Pics Were Very Obviously Printed Off The Internet. Literally Everything Was Up For Grabs So They Now Hang In My Kitchen

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#41

I Have So Many Questions

I Have So Many Questions

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#43

Thank You Goodwill For This F*cking Ominous Prophecy

Thank You Goodwill For This F*cking Ominous Prophecy

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#44

I Don't Think My Local Thrift Shop Realized They Had A Nazi Uniform

I Don't Think My Local Thrift Shop Realized They Had A Nazi Uniform

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Debbie Andersson
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If they don´t realize it and it´s cheap, you can buy it and sell it to a collector for way more?

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Bored Fox
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

@Debbie Andersson You are right! The replicas of nazi uniforms are ridiculously expensive so if someone finds a cheap nazi uniform it is definitely worth buying and sell with a good profit. It is worth remembering that not everyone who buys nazi uniform replicas are nazis. Many are just collectors of WW2 related stuff, history re-enacment people, workers in a TV/movies/theater or uniform fetishists.

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Wyndmere
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

... and it fits jou so well. -- Where did jou say your family is from?

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Haunting Spirit
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In almost every army store here in the Netherlands you can find Russian or German clothes from WWII.

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Gratis Opleiding
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And they were right, because there is no such thing as a nazi uniform. Same reason they probably don't have Tommy uniforms, Yankee uniforms or Frog uniforms for that matter .What you see here is a German Wehrmacht uniform.

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Edwin Quantrall
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not Nazi, Wehrmacht. (Armed Forces, specifically Heer. [Army]) Armed Forces members were prohibited from joining political parties. A "Nazi" uniform would be a NSDAP uniform or an SS uniform.

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Melanie Harkness
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a costume--he's is a theatre dressing room. The room looks just like the one from my college days.

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Beverly Palmacci
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe it's left over from Hogan's Heroes. But the question remains...did you buy it??

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C.S. E.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That particular eagle symbol on his right side. Also, the swastika didn't define their uniforms. That particular cut and colorway, in addition to that particular hat, are indicative of WWII German Military uniforms.

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Ben Lavalleur
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And now you too can perform a Sound of Music number of your own.

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Jake Lutick
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Okay, several people at my school would really, really want this.

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TC
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not a Nazi uniform. It's just a regular old German uniform.

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KT Trondsen
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

wow! Did you buy it? I hate natzis but if that's legit, that's a piece of history!

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Megan Spainhour
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Actually not necessarily nazi... just WWI or WWII. I work for a state library and archives and handle and photograph uniforms like this all of the time, many of them from American veterans. That's most likely WWI. Sorry to burst your bubble.

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And then ppl make a hooha when someone post a replica of a plane crashing into a skyscraper ><

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Goodwill Was Selling A Rock

Goodwill Was Selling A Rock

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