A woman has gone viral for discovering handwritten warning notes hidden inside items at a thrift store. Jenni Hissong, 41, a school worker from Maryland, was shopping at her local 2nd Ave thrift superstore when she noticed pieces of paper hidden inside glass jars for sale. "When I read it, I almost fell over laughing," she told .
"I stopped and thought, definitely the world has to see this." Hissong @happyvibes1983 where she removed the pieces of paper tucked inside the jars. One read, "You can buy this brand new for $1.
28," before showing the price tag at $2.99. Another said that the item was cheaper brand-new at , while one particularly sassy one said: "This is literally a used jelly jar, like from a recycling bin.
You could literally pull this out of the trash." In response to a request from , Sara Gaugl, vice president of marketing and communications at Savers Value Village, of which 2nd Ave is a part, said: "Our typical store puts 35,000 fresh items out each week for an average price of around $5 (and most under $10). "Our team works very hard to be accurate, but we might not always get it right.
We always encourage our customers to speak with a store manager if they believe something is mispriced so we can quickly address it. We'd be more than happy to take a second look." Hissong saidshe has "always loved to shop at thrift shops since I was a kid," and, as an adult, "was not paying full price for things so always found a good deal at .
" But in the last few years, she ".
