Man Finds $43,000 Hidden Inside Thrift Store Couch, Returns Stash to Original Owner

Man Finds $43,000 Hidden Inside Thrift Store Couch, Returns Stash to Original Owner
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A Michigan man made a mind-blowing discovery after purchasing a second-hand sofa in December 2019; the original owner had stashed a sizeable haul of $100 bills inside one of its cushions. The buyer, motivated by a sense of moral obligation however, returned every last dollar to the owner’s family.

According to the Daily Mail, 64-year-old Howard Kirby purchased the $35 second-hand couch and matching ottoman at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Owosso, Michigan. Kim Fauth-Newberry gifted the set to the thrift store after clearing her late grandfather Phillip Fauth’s home.