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In 2019, Aidan Gallagher linked fan pledges to mangrove planting in Madagascar. 6 years later, the campaign had planted 113,706 trees and removed 38 million kg of carbon

In July 2025, UNEP announced a $7.1 million grant-supported initiative for Madagascar that includes plans to restore 3,000 hectares of mangroves and coastal forests while benefiting vulnerable coastal communities. Aiden Gallagher's campaign is therefore part of a much wider story—one in which individual pledges, community restoration and international climate action…

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Senior Discounts Starting at 55: 7 Stores Where You Could Miss the Savings If You Don’t Ask

If you’re waiting until 65 to start asking about senior discounts, you could be leaving money at the register for years. Some senior discounts kick...

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In 2023, Jessica Vincent paid $3.99 for a Goodwill vase. Research uncovered its rare Carlo Scarpa design, and the overlooked glass piece sold for $107,100

Jessica Vincent paid just $3.99 for a vase at a Goodwill store outside Richmond, Virginia, believing it would make a beautiful addition to her home. After researching the piece and sharing photos in Facebook groups, she discovered that the vase was a rare Murano glass work produced by Venini and…

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Woman finds a $100 patio set at Goodwill, then the store’s ‘new’ pricing strategy leaves her confused: ‘why they’re so greedy’

She wanted the chair. Goodwill wanted more

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Goodwill Find Nets Windfall: $3.07 Wilt jacket authenticated; thrift hunter lands $89,600 sale

In a remarkable twist of fate, a teenager stumbled upon Wilt Chamberlain's iconic 1972 Finals jacket tucked away in a thrift store. For just three dollars and seven cents, he seized the chance to own a piece of sports history. Experts later confirmed its authenticity, revealing that Chamberlain donned this…

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Woman almost bought a pair of Goodwill shorts. She wasn’t prepared for what she found in the crotch section: ‘the clam chowder’

Made her want to throw it out herself

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Mystery donation at an Orlando Goodwill leaves one woman thrilled. Then she reveals the jackpot: ‘going to make my life so happy’

Mickey, Minnie, and Donald all animate when the clock plays.

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Miss USA 2026 Justus Kelley Wore an All-Thrifted Wardrobe to a History-Making Win

Justus Kelley won Miss USA 2026 in Miami, making history as the first married mother to take the crown while wearing an all-thrifted competition wardrobe.

Fashion Times

Woman is searching through Goodwill bins. Then one questionable ‘White Chicks’ find stops her in her tracks: ‘not the diarrhea boots’

“Halloween outfit loading.”

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‘What the thrift gods will bestow’: Minnesota woman thought she had found curtains in a Goodwill bin, only for her $10 purchase to be worth $1000

“I don't think you are ever going to top that in your life.”

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Why Vintage Shopping in Indian Cities Feels Nothing Like Western Thrift Store Culture

The object was never meant to leaveThe silk saree folded into the corner of a Chor Bazaar stall did not arrive there the way a flannel shirt arrives at a Goodwill in Portland. Nobody donated it. Nobody decided it had run its course and dropped it into a bin. It…

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Goodwill customer calls it the ‘worlds greatest thrift.’ She is stunned when she opens the box: ‘Who got caught cheating?’

It was her lucky day!

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20 weeks pregnant woman meets her ex-husband at Texas Roadhouse. Then she wakes up after being shot six times: ‘the last thing’

The incident led to the loss of her unborn daughter.

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‘I did not feel like a valued customer’: A Goodwill shopper says a cashier accused her of switching the tag on a $4 coat

The ultimate corporate crime

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Woman confronts Goodwill manager after employees publicly shame a struggling man over a pair of shoes: ‘we’re not gonna help’

Honestly, what is the world coming to

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Woman scored a rare Yankees jacket at Goodwill. She couldn’t believe what happened then: ‘I was in tear’

It was a New York Yankee patched bomber jacket

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Woman goes to Goodwill and declines a 1-cent charity donation. Then the worker argues: ‘Not that it’s any of her business’

The cashier wasn't eager to take a "no"

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Woman tries to sell her clothes at Buffalo Exchange. Then the employee rejects every piece, left her ‘chopped and unc’: ‘Off to Goodwill’

She felt she was told "style ugly"

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Texas woman pays $6.99 for a dirty Coach bag at Goodwill. Then she finds an envelope hidden at the bottom: ‘their inheritance inside’

Found a handwritten letter and $300 in cash.

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‘It’s become a nepo baby sport’: how secondhand fashion got so expensive

Thanks to gen Z resellers and platforms like Depop, thrifting has lost its subcultural roots - and ballooned into a $350bn business

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Florida woman finds $6 globe at Goodwill, but then a manager allegedly decides to ruin her day: ‘No, I don’t still want it!’

The globe looked like a real steal!

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Texas woman visits Dallas Goodwill and makes eye contact with another woman. Then she allegedly starts chasing her: ‘You are the angel of death!’

She says the woman asked, "Do you love the mother of Mary?"

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Man grabs a $6 clock from Goodwill. He is shocked when strangers follow him to his truck and offer him 1,500% more: ‘This is insane’

The Mystery was hidden behind the clock "literally"

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Chicago woman finds a Coach purse with a matching wallet at Goodwill for $25. She’s over the moon — then a shopper points out the obvious: ‘devastated’

“You gotta check the inside.”

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Nashville woman texted her husband a video of a $19.99 Goodwill golf bag, but had no idea what was inside. He showed her what it was actually worth

A "Wife of the Year" worthy find

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