Interesting thrift store experience

**YankeeMom** · 12-13-2008, 03:16 PM

My oldest dd hasn't been able to find her MCR t-shirt for MONTHS. She's looked everywhere. I don't have it, her sister swears she doesn't have it, etc. Still can't find it. It was a rather expensive t-shirt as she had to buy it online to find the one she wanted as they weren't sold around here.

About a month ago, youngest dd went through her dressers getting rid of clothes she doesn't like/wear anymore. I asked her, did you look for your sister's t-shirt while you went through them? "Yes mom, it's not there". I take the bags of clothes to the Salvation Army for donation.

Today dh & I stopped by SA on the way home from Christmas shopping (you see where this is going?). Thankfully I always check the black t-shirts (find great deals on band t-shirts for the girls there) and lo & behold what do I find? Oldest dd's MCR t-shirt!! I was HOT! What are the chances that someone else also purchased this very expensive (new style) t-shirt in the same size as dd's missing t-shirt then donated it to the SA? Not bloody likely!! So I had to buy the damn thing back and youngest dd owes me $2

**xtena** · 12-13-2008, 03:37 PM

At least you found it. Earlier this year my dd's favorite stuffed animal, a dog, disappeared and despite our tearing the house apart in search of it, it never reappeared. Not long before she discovered it missing, I tidied up the house and also purged a bunch of stuff. I knew it was her favorite, and would NEVER have given it away on purpose, but I think it must have ended up in the 'donate' bag instead of the 'carry upstairs and put away where it belongs' bag

She was not happy, but eventually found a really cute, small stuffed puppy on sale at Joann's that she liked so I bought it for her.

**Missy** · 12-13-2008, 03:39 PM

glad you found it, sorry it cost you! Ugh. Could you make your dd apologize to her older sibling??

**FrugalMomof3** · 12-13-2008, 03:39 PM

Ut oh, I would be angry as well. Atleast you did find it but sorry you had to buy back your own shirt

**homesteadmamma** · 12-13-2008, 04:14 PM

Glad you found it, even if it did cost you $2.00.

**IntlMom** · 12-13-2008, 04:40 PM

what a story!!! I cannot believe that you actually found it!!

**PrairieRose** · 12-13-2008, 06:55 PM

What are the chances of finding it

? That's amazing. WTG, glad you found it before it found someone else.....

**lovestoread** · 12-14-2008, 05:49 PM

that sounds like something that would happen at my house.....Paige, my college kid, called upset because she couldn't find a pair of jeans, accusing her sister of taking them, then a few days later called again saying now a shirt was missing, same thing, blaming Abbie, then keeps griping about it....comes home for the weekend and Lo and behold, they are in a bag in her room.....duh.....but it is always her sisters' fault......