https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-stuff-in-your-pockets Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 10 May 2026 12:47:11 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-stuff-in-your-pockets#post-621042 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:33:49 +0000 Anonymous 621042@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I thrift a lot so I'm not surprised to find the odd tissue or feminine product in the pocket of a handbag. I once bought a jacket that had a Burt's Bees tinted lip balm in the pocket. I rubbed a little on my hand to see how sheer it was and I really thought I might wear something like that. Strangely enough, that's what introduced me to the brand, and I went out and bought one for myself!</p> <p>I met one of my best friends through a note she left in a library book! It was a Dave Ramsey book, Financial Peace. She and her DH were starting up an accountability group and the note in the book had their phone number. I called them, joined the group and we got to be great friends</p> <p>ETA: note to self: it's DR. Diana and DR. Velma to you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-stuff-in-your-pockets#post-619961 Tue, 15 May 2012 01:32:28 +0000 Velma 619961@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've heard that about disses, Diana! (Fellow Ph.D. here.) Funny! I'm pretty sure my dissertation is cooling its heels on the shelf unread . . . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-stuff-in-your-pockets#post-619808 Mon, 14 May 2012 22:50:43 +0000 Amy 619808@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The only thing I've found in a thrifted garment's pockets was a handwritten note reminding the former owner to take her dog to the vet. I like stories. not thrilled about the idea of syringes! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-stuff-in-your-pockets#post-619802 Mon, 14 May 2012 22:41:50 +0000 Kristin L 619802@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The strangest thing I've found was an appointment reminder card in a wallet I bought at a consignment store. I found about $2 in change in a purse as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-stuff-in-your-pockets#post-619799 Mon, 14 May 2012 22:34:46 +0000 Diana 619799@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think I've ever found anything; I think it would freak me out! I don't thrift though so that probably reduces the chances a lot. </p> <p>Velma, the $10 bill reminds me of how some people say you should put a $20 bill into the library copy of your PhD thesis and come back 20 years later to see if anyone has taken it (i.e. if anyone has actually read it in the last 20 years!). They are not kept on site so you have to request them, so starving grad students can't just go through all of the theses in search of cash! I did not do it with mine though. Too cheap, LOL. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-stuff-in-your-pockets#post-619798 Mon, 14 May 2012 22:34:36 +0000 Anonymous 619798@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I found a pair of gloves in the pocket of a thrifted trench coat once. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-stuff-in-your-pockets#post-619796 Mon, 14 May 2012 22:31:25 +0000 Patty 619796@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I gave some plaid shirts from the late 70s to Goodwill. I had to --I've been carrying them around too long. I left notes in their pockets stating the year they were and when they were originally bought just so someone would know they are "vintage"--weird I know. Prob more like I was worried about where they'd end up--I'd carried them around so long they were like family! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-stuff-in-your-pockets#post-619743 Mon, 14 May 2012 21:00:32 +0000 Meredith1953 619743@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been lucky and never found ANYTHING in the pockets of clothing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-stuff-in-your-pockets#post-619727 Mon, 14 May 2012 20:44:22 +0000 christieanne 619727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bought a purse that had a used lipgloss in pocket - kind of gross but the rest of inside was fine. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-stuff-in-your-pockets#post-619475 Mon, 14 May 2012 15:47:27 +0000 Transcona Shannon 619475@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I once thrifted a fall jacket that had a ziploc bag full of assorted buttons in the pocket. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-stuff-in-your-pockets#post-619467 Mon, 14 May 2012 15:41:44 +0000 Velma 619467@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jumping off from Krishnidoux's distressing post about syringes in pockets in retail stores in Quebec: What's the strangest thing you've found in clothes you've purchased at thrift stores, retail stores, or on ebay? </p> <p>I'll start. I found an OB tampon (unused!) in the pocket of a thrift store jean jacket; nice jacket! I bought it and wear it all the time. After I purchased a pair of jeans at a retail store, I found a $10 bill folded up very small and tucked into the watch pocket; I still haven't figured that out. I suppose they were returns, perhaps worn, so I appreciated the "refund"! </p>