Woman finds thrift store sweater with sentimental message from original owner's grandma

Izabela, who goes by @izabelarcz on TikTok, was at a thrift store, casually browsing through the clothing section, when she saw a sweater with a touching message from the original owner's grandma. She immediately took out her cell phone, recording the incident, in hopes of finding the rightful owner. The video was shared in December 2023.

"Which one of you dropped this off at the thrift store?" Izabela asked, showing the beautiful knitted sweater hanging on the rack of the store. But what's so special about the sweater? Well, the tag on it read, "Made by Grandma with love." It seemed that the original owner had gotten the lovely clothing attire from their grandma, but later dropped it off at the thrift store. The sweater, priced at $10.49, just caught Izabela's attention, especially after she noticed the tag and the sentimental message on it.

Most people share a heartwarming bond with their grandparents and keep everything that reminds them of them close to them. In fact, at times when clothes, jewellery, etc, are passed down generations, they become cherished possessions. However, it's not universal, and some, like the original owner of the sweater, might not give much importance to those precious possessions. 

According to SEASIDE Signal, citing a survey by Atomik Research, more than half of Americans own a family heirloom, and half of those are unaware of where their heirlooms are or have lost them entirely. Meanwhile, reacting to the video, @lesbijstwo assumed, "I am an optimist. The grandma is the one who drops items at the thrift store, just so people can wear her sweaters made with love." Similarly, @ahgdia.td commented, "I once found a scarf with the tag still on it saying something like, 'I hope this keeps you warm when hiking, grandma.'" Someone else, @skipper, recalled, "My grandma made my sister and me the cutest dresses, and my sister donated them to the thrift store. I remember finding them and asking my mom to buy them." @dan confessed, "I'm 23 years old and still have my blanket my nana crocheted for me when I was born, even though it's pink. I still HAVE it. Jesus."

Echoing the sentiments, @schoolbusgraveyard_taylo wrote, "The grandma probably made it and put it in the thrift store so someone can buy it to make them warm and cozy." A user who goes by @sara commented, "I use my grandmother's handmade scarf every day for school now since it's cold. She is so happy that I wear what she makes!" Another user on TikTok, @theofficialhomowasmiddel, said, "I always find this very sad, but sometimes it happens because the person it was meant for is reunited with the person that made it." @juliannaa.spiridoulias shared, "When my parents got divorced. I went to a thrift store a few days later to go shopping and found a lot of things from my home and childhood for sale. I was told it was all put into storage. I didn’t know seeing an alarm clock would make me cry."

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