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I found CASH hidden down cracks of old second-hand sofa when I took it home for a clean – I was only expecting crumbs
Brits have made some mind-blowing discoveries at charity shops in recent years
A PERSON cleaning their new sofa was expecting to scoop out crumbs and grub - but instead plucked out CASH.
They were just one of dozens who have shared their extraordinary discoveries found inside charity shop items.
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Recalling the settee sighting, the finder wrote on the Money Saving Expert blog: "When I was cleaning it down the back of it I found £6.70 in change.
"Totally expected nothing other than crumbs and fluff so this was quite a change pardon the pun."
Another recalled how they bought a kids board game and were stunned to find the old owners used real money for it.
A third said they didn't even have to buy a charity shop item to pocket a huge amount of cash.
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They explained: "I found 1 x £10 note and 1 x £20 note in the pocket of a coat I was trying on.
"I bought the coat and slipped the £30 into the collecting tin on the counter."
Another chimed about their chazza shop days: "I helped in one for a while pricing clothes and found a tenner twice.
"Put in the tin, obviously."
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Cash finds are not the only bounty unearthed by charity shop hunters, with some finding life-changing items.
That includes a Cartier watch bought for £10 that later sold for £10,000 after an eagle-eyed shopper spotted its logo.
The 18-carat gold designer wrist wear was found in a bag of donations at a British Heart Foundation in west London.
BAG A BARGAIN
Top tips from charity shop pro Nina Mendoza:
- Hit the shops on Monday afternoons and weekday mornings
- Don't stick to the women's section
- Be friendly because staff may have something special out back
- Just like other retailers, charity shops slash prices when a new season is starting to make room for different stock
It was a Tank Française yellow gold model, the same model famously worn by Princess Diana and sold for £9,766 at auction.
While a £276 Asos dress was snapped up for just a tenner by TikTokker Emily Muir.
Other epic finds include a £300 MK handbag bought for a quid in Age UK and £135 Saca La Bestia shorts bagged for just 10p.