When a woman opened the pockets of the jacket she purchased, she was left gobsmacked to find an item, wondering how the person who sent it hadn’t missed it yet
A woman was left gobsmacked when she opened the pocket of a Vinted jacket and found something shocking inside. Vinted can be a treasure trove for fantastic bargains, with many brand new items for sale with tags, but there are tonnes of things which have been worn too that just need a new home and a new owner to love the item.
When Rachel, who posts on TikTok as @rachel_vintagemoonstone, purchased a jacket, she decided to check the pockets of it as it had been worn before – and she discovered her “most bizarre Vinted find ever” and found herself having to contact the seller.
“I have just found something in a Vinted parcel that I have never found before, and my mind is slightly blown,” Rachel admitted.
She continued: “I don’t quite understand how someone forgets that this particular thing is in this particular item.”
Rachel held up the “super lovely jacket” which she bought “from Vinted,” saying she was trying to get a bit of a winter wardrobe together.
But when she checked the pockets just to see whether everything was in order, she got a massive surprise.
Rachel explained she was going to put it in the wash, but then “literally found 50 quid” in cash, and held it up to the camera as proof.
“My mind was blown,” she shared, but continued: “Obviously, I messaged the seller straightaway and said look, in the pocket of this jacket I found £50, which I think belongs to you, so I need to give that back to you.
“She messaged me back and was obviously astonished that I’d been honest because she’d been looking for it, and yeah, she got a little bit upset”.
Rachel transferred the money to the woman, saying she is an “honest person” and wouldn’t dream of keeping other people’s things, asking her followers whether they would’ve done the same thing.
In the comments, someone wrote: “I received a Christmas card for the previous house owners & I just put it in the mail pile & 6 months later I was having a sort through & was about to rip it up & throw it in the bin but I thought I’d better open it first before I threw it away… it had 100€ in it…
“I felt terrible that someone was probably thinking that this was lost forever! I managed to contact the previous owner & she came to collect it… it was from her in-laws who couldn’t remember what address they had sent the card to.
“She was so happy she bought me a bottle of wine! I’m too honest… my conscience won’t allow me to be anything else!”
A sceptical woman penned: “Hypothetically speaking, imagine if it was fake money planted in the pockets and she does this to all her Vinted items.”
Rachel responded: “They were definitely not fakes, thankfully. I spent the money on a Tesco shop today, so now they’re in the system. The shop would have 100% told me if they were.”
She replied: “Phhhhew, sorry if I sounded very sceptical. I’ve been scammed so many times myself. Thank you for being so honest. There needs to be more people like you in the world.”