The Best Accidental Finds of Your Life, or Someone Else's Life For That Matter

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My dear friend, bless her heart, has blossomed into a beautiful Sweet lolita. I'm very proud of how far she's come. That said, I am green to the gills with envy and, for about 10 minutes after she told me about her find, impotent, frustrated rage. We're both deal hounds, and as such, we both frequent thriftstores, looking for blouses and other wardrobe essentials. She's had incredible luck thus far, with a fur muff, vintage gloves and boleros, and cute shoes. Yesterday took the cake, however. She found an IW blouse in Goodwill yesterday. I thought for a moment that she had simply found an IW-styled blouse, but no! She had pictures of the tag! I couldn't believe her luck.  She had been looking for an offbrand long-sleeved blouse for winter, and then found BRAND. IN A GOODWILL. Needless to say, I'm still stunned. I found one of my most regularly worn OPs in a thriftstore, but that's been the extent of my luck. I have never found brand before!

Come share some of your stories. Did you find h. naoto in a bargain bin once? Was there a VM dress being sold as a 50's 'rockabilly' affair by an unknowing thriftstore employee? Did your friend strike gold like mine did?