Man buys suit from charity shop and is floored by what he finds inside pocket

It's every bargain hunter's dream to come across a jackpot item when searching through unwanted items at the charity shop. But while this remains a fantasy for many, it came true for one man who couldn't believe his luck after picking up a second-hand suit.

He explained how hevisited his local Goodwill storeand makes sure to check the pockets on almost every items he can get his hands on - but he has never come across anything of interest in them until now. He said on Reddit: "I’ve always seen posts of people saying to check pockets of like jeans/pants and what not at Goodwill and for the past year or two every time I’ve gone to thrift stores I’ve checked some of the pockets to some items.

"So today, I decided to go to the suit section and started checking some of the inner pockets of the suits. On around my 10th suit jacket checked, I found this. It was bundled up and I thought at a quick glance it might’ve just been some fake bills..."

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He ended up buying the jacket and when he got back into his car, he quickly searched through the pockets to see how much money he 'earned' with his purchase.

The man said: "I was finally able to fully check it out and see that it was wrapped up in a bank envelope and $100 (£74) bills just kept appearing!

"I thought it was literally just $200 (£148) cash which would’ve been unbelievably amazing on its own. But the fact that there was $500 (£371) more was insane. I genuinely cannot believe this.

"This couldn’t have come at a better time. I have been low on funds lately and have been literally praying for something to come up and here it is."

Commenting on his post, one user said: "Excellent! A few years back, we found $200 (£148) once on the inside pocket. Mostly we find obituary notices, prescription pill, or buttons. Of course, we purchased the jacket. We also check inside boots too. Ya never know."

Another user added: "I search every time. All I’ve found in the last month is two pennies and one nickel, and several candy wrappers."

A third user said: "Nice find. I bought a travel chest, that was suspiciously heavy at a Value Village in Seattle some years ago.

"It was kind of halfway between an old steamer trunk and a suitcase but it was way too hefty to just be a normal piece of luggage.

"Once I got it home and started poking at it with a handheld metal detector, I found it had old silver coins from Mexico sewn into the whole lining with a bunch of cardboard and extra padding so you couldn't feel them.

"This was way back in 2006 or thereabouts. I sold them for about $5,000 (£3,700). Best haul ever, for me."