Woman rushed to 'goodwill' after stranger posted video of her childhood scrapbook — and bought it back for $2.99
Notably, the scrapbook is well decorated with creative stickers and DIY artwork.
Preserving childhood photo albums has long been a cherished habit, especially for those born before the era of cloud storage. Yet as life moves on and people change homes, these treasured memories often get misplaced and become difficult to recover. Very few of us are lucky enough to find these priceless possessions. But for Anishma Nair, luck was on her side when a stranger helped her recover her lost scrapbook from a Goodwill store on August 29!
@mislindaslonjas Come get ur book girl!! #millennial #thrift #help #sacramento #thrifting ♬ original sound - Pues Yo
When TikToker @mislindaslonjas went to the Goodwill thrift store in Arden, North Carolina, she came across a scrapbook of a young girl named 'Anish' which was filled wth photo memories decorated with creative stickers and artwork. The TikToker who was awestruck by the old scrapbook wanted to find the real owner of the personal time capsule and took to her TikTok account to share the details of the book, flipping through the pages and urged her followers to identify with the child in the photos. In her video, she is seen describing the photos, while admiring the young artist behind the photobook.
To the TikToker's surprise, Anishma Nair replied to her video and soon went to collect her long-lost memorabilia. Apparently, after @mislindaslonjas' video went viral, a stranger messaged Anishma on Facebook, asking if she was he owner of the book. Anishma, who then shared the video of her visiting the Goodwill store, is seen thrilled to get back her lost treasure. She shared the video with the caption that read, "I GOT THE BOOK!!!!! Thank you to everyone who helped get this video to me! Only 85 cents for getting these priceless memories back!" The photo book contains memorable photos of Anishma from her childhood, spanning different stages of her life. Notably, the scrapbook is well decorated with creative stickers and DIY artwork. Although nobody knows how the book landed at Goodwill, Anishma lost the book when she moved houses.
In a study authored by M.J. Hattingh and M.C. Matthee in 2016, researchers explored whether social media platforms such as Facebook could be effectively used for reporting lost and found items. Community groups dedicated to lost and found services help individuals recover valuable items, promote community safety, and reduce the financial burden of lost possessions. The study outlines how social media platforms employ crowdsourcing as a conceptual framework to understand message-sharing dynamics among these communities.
Soon after Anishma's video went viral, people were thrilled to find that she was able to reunite with her prized possession. However, what surprised the online users was that Anishma had to pay to get her scrapbook back. One user, @daisydukes_90, commented, "Her paying for it took me out!"
@meemsta wrote, "The way I would have just walked out with it, why did you have to pay??" @ReiRei echoed a question on all our minds, "HOW ON EARTH DID IT END UP AT THE GOODWILL?"
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