A thrifter in Seattle, Washington, appears to have made an unexpected find while shopping at Goodwill — and a video of her discovery now has more than 12 million views on TikTok.
Last month, while perusing some bins of newly-donated items at her local Goodwill, Chase spotted a small gray urn with a blue ribbon tied around it, she said, adding that she immediately identified it as a cremation urn.
"It just kind of shocked me that there was an urn there," Chase said. "So I grabbed it and felt that it had some weight to it and looked at the bottom and saw that I had a name."
The urn had a sticker on the bottom of it that read "Toby Cava," which Chase said she assumed to be a person who had died.
"Then, I unscrewed it and saw that there were ashes inside," Chase said. "It was just kind of shocking and struck me and I thought, ‘Who would donate this? This is sad. It must have been a mistake or someone must have misplaced it.’ So, I thought maybe I could find someone who it was connected to [and] give it back."
Chase said she tried to flag down a worker, but that the store was very busy at the time.
"I just put it in our cart and me and my partner were like, ‘Well, if we don't get it, this will maybe go to the landfill or something.' We thought we should do it service and spread the ashes somewhere nice or try to find at least a good home for it. So, we decided to buy it."
The purchase price was $3.99, Chase said.
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Last month, while perusing some bins of newly-donated items at her local Goodwill, Chase spotted a small gray urn with a blue ribbon tied around it, she said, adding that she immediately identified it as a cremation urn.
"It just kind of shocked me that there was an urn there," Chase said. "So I grabbed it and felt that it had some weight to it and looked at the bottom and saw that I had a name."
The urn had a sticker on the bottom of it that read "Toby Cava," which Chase said she assumed to be a person who had died.
"Then, I unscrewed it and saw that there were ashes inside," Chase said. "It was just kind of shocking and struck me and I thought, ‘Who would donate this? This is sad. It must have been a mistake or someone must have misplaced it.’ So, I thought maybe I could find someone who it was connected to [and] give it back."
Chase said she tried to flag down a worker, but that the store was very busy at the time.
"I just put it in our cart and me and my partner were like, ‘Well, if we don't get it, this will maybe go to the landfill or something.' We thought we should do it service and spread the ashes somewhere nice or try to find at least a good home for it. So, we decided to buy it."
The purchase price was $3.99, Chase said.
Washington woman makes 'shocking' discovery after purchasing $3.99 urn at Goodwill
A Washington thrifter, Josie Chase, has gone viral on TikTok after showing viewers her recent Goodwill purchase — an small urn containing an unexpected surprise.