A woman in Florida was browsing through a thrift shop when she stumbled upon a figurine and a picture that instantly made her emotional.
Pet parents are fond of taking pictures of their fur babies and framing them too. These photos serve as reminders of the good times and immortalize these furry babies forever. A woman named Lexie—who goes by @lexie798 on TikTok—was checking out a thrift shop in Florida when something special caught her eye. A home decor, which was a dog figurine, sat atop the shelf.
Upon taking a closer look, Lexie realized that it wasn't an ordinary trinket. The dog figurine held a bone in its mouth and a picture frame was suspended from it. The frame wasn't empty. It encased the picture of a dog celebrating its birthday. The dog in the picture who looked pretty similar to the figurine, was wearing a party hat and was standing close to a birthday cake. "I can't just leave them here. My heart is in pieces," the caption on the video read. The text overlay on the video mentioned that Lexie has been getting emotional over the adorable piece of home decor.
"I, unfortunately, was not lucky enough to come home with such a sentimental picture," Lexie told Newsweek via TikTok. "I was thinking about it the entire drive home to the point where I had to turn around to head back to the store. It wasn't there when I got back and I really hope it's in a great home now. I really wish I could find who purchased it." It was impossible to track down the real owner of the dog figurine but the TikTok community was heartbroken to see something with sentimental value like this end up at a thrift shop. At the same time, many argued that the owner of the dog in the picture and the figurine might have passed away, leading the item to somehow end up at the thrift shop.
@hawkinsfilesx shared, "I once bought a book in a thrift with the pictures of a dog and an old lady like 80s with the name of the dog behind. I tried to find her but it's in 2020 just before the lockdown. I still think about it." @mactyson23 commented, "I have told my family to have my dog's urns, portraits, dog bowls, collars, their plushy clones and any memorabilia of them which is a lot to be buried with me." @gemini.child wrote, "As someone who has her dog's ashes I think so much of this. When I pass I want my dog's ashes and mine made into a coral reef. I will leave a will about it. I refuse to let my dog's ashes end up forgotten."
Lexie stumbling upon the cute dog trinket only proves that thrift shops hold unbelievable treasures if only we are willing to browse through the store with patience. Another woman named Izabela—who goes by @grandmasnosejob on TikTok—shared a video of her wholesome thrift store discovery with the community too. She was looking through the clothes section of a thrift shop when she found a beautiful knitted sweater hanging on the rack. Priced at $10.49, the sweater seemed priceless because of a special tag attached inside the sweater. The tag read, "Made by grandma. With love." It hinted that a grandma from somewhere had made the sweater for their grandchild with a whole lot of love and care.
@lexie798 I can't just leave them here 🥺 my heart is in pieces 😭 #fyp #thrift #thriftfind #restinpeace #dog #sad #foryou #trending ♬ Moonee - El
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