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Picked up a box of old keys for $5 and found something wild inside
I mean, it was just a random cardboard box at the flea market in Springfield, full of maybe a hundred old house keys. Figured I could use some for art projects or something. When I got home and dumped them out, a little brass locket fell from the bottom of the pile. Opened it up and there was a tiny, faded photo of a couple from maybe the 1940s. Idk, it just felt weirdly special compared to the junk I usually find. Has anyone else ever found a hidden personal item tucked inside something they bought in bulk?
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graceprice1mo ago
Ugh, that's just sad. Some family probably lost a keepsake forever because it got mixed in with trash. You're basically holding onto someone else's forgotten memory.
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kim_patel896h ago
your mileage may vary" and all that, but how do you actually know that locket wasn't tossed on purpose? Like, maybe someone wanted it gone for a reason.
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christopher4021mo ago
That "weirdly special" feeling is the whole point. You didn't just buy a box of metal, you bought a piece of someone's history they forgot to throw away. The locket was probably in a drawer with those keys for decades before it all got sold off.
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