Flea Market Fortunes: Wildly Unexpected Thrift Finds That Struck G

7. The Cartoon Backpack

Located at: Goodwill Worth: $10* Although the image may give you the impression that it is an optical illusion, the backpack in the picture is real. While browsing Goodwill, a customer came upon this "cartoon backpack." The backpack appears to be straight out of a comic book, even though it could hold a ton of books.

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On Pinterest, Cartoon Backpack @aInventionsJapan, the world's leading retailer of unique, strange, and unusual goods, saw a spike in popularity for these backpacks. The cloth used to make the backpacks appears to have been colored in with markers because of the vibrant colors and thick borders. These backpacks retail for $20–$30, if not more, in conventional retailers, so this was a great buy at Goodwill.

8. The Popsicle Man

Located at: Not sure Worth: $20* We doubt that any of these costumes are available in multiples. More likely, a business somewhere advertised Haagen Daz ice cream in some way. The restaurant forced some underpaid staff to stand outside in an ice cream suit to attract customers in an effort to sell frozen Haagen Daz bars.

Image of a cat and mouse from @FrikkinMisfits on TwitterAfter that, the suit most likely reached the point where it was no longer functional and was pawned at a thrift shop. Memes and Reddit posts about this old marketing gimmick would endure, with people marveling at the bizarreness of a gigantic ice cream bar costume.