20 People Who Hit the Jackpot With Their Thrift Store Bargains

Visiting a thrift store can be full of pleasant surprises since we may find valuable, intriguing items that we never imagined we would be able to purchase at such a low price. However, these bargains can leave us even more amazed as they may come with awesome treasures inside of them.

In this article, we’ve compiled 20 photos posted by people who hit the jackpot with findings that were hiding some extra value.

1. “This butter dish was $3 and I found $60 inside!!! The top was taped shut. I didn’t know what it was but thought the pattern was cute!”

2. “A brand new Starbucks tumbler for $2.99 — the gift card left inside wasn’t empty as I suspected. It had $10 on it!”

3. “I found a locked safe for $15 and it was full of money, gold, and silver!”

4. “My wife thirfted basically a whole Vera Bradley set today at the outlet. I unzipped one and the bags kept appearing. $1 per pound today on sale day.”

5. “I took a chance on a snow globe that looked like it had a gift card inside. It did! $100 at the Melting Pot, it cost me $1.49.”

6. “I bought the first edition of Christine by Stephen King for $8 and found a gold $10 bill inside of it.”

7. “I found a Prada dust bag in one of the bins at the Goodwill bins/outlet. To my surprise, look what I found inside.”

8. “I bought a taped-shut antique chocolate tin at my local Goodwill for $2. Got it open and found these beautiful nineteenth-century marbles (and a couple more modern ones) inside!”

9. “I found a 1941 Irish half penny inside of the pocket of some shorts I thrifted.”

10. “I bought this backpack yesterday at Goodwill for $12 and found all of this inside one of the pockets.”

11. “I found a $30 leather Kindle sleeve for $6.19, I opened it up and the Kindle was still inside!”

12. “Score! Bought a duffle bag for my son and found $30 inside! I paid $5 for the bag — apparently, it’s a motorcycle tail bag.”

13. “I collect old purses from thrift stores. I used one yesterday for the first time. I pulled this out of a hard-to-see zip pocket on the side.”

14. “I found a $2 CD wallet with some nice surprises inside.”

15. “So, I bought a wallet for 25 cents at a thrift store 2 days ago...”

16. " I found a Tumi bag with real AirPods inside for $25!"

17. “Found tucked inside a record sleeve — a pleasant surprise”

18. “Bought a ’meh’ dollhouse at Goodwill for $11. Hidden inside was the real treasure.”

19. “Bought this awesome Patagonia backpack today at Goodwill and found a Fitbit Alta inside when I got home!”

20. “This $4 game came with a full $100 gift card!”

Have you ever found any hidden treasure inside a thrift store item? Tell us in the comments!