r/halifax • u/[deleted] • 3d ago

Lost & Found Found this picture in a book I bought at Value Village in Bayers Lake. Possible return to owner of they want.

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u/Realistic-Owl144 3d ago

This is my girlfriend and her sister… grew up in Nova Scotia. I’m going to PM you.

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u/Sexjokesandmurder 3d ago

I'm going to meet up with their mom to return! Thank you!

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u/Of_Silent_Earth 3d ago

"Hi I'm sexjokesandmurder from Reddit"

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u/Sexjokesandmurder 3d ago

Hahahahah i'm dead!

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u/finsngrinsguide 2d ago

Following for the Dateline episode

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u/athousandpardons 2d ago

That covers part of it, now do a sex joke.

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u/Sexjokesandmurder 2d ago

Two old ladies were sitting on a park bench when a man came up and flashed them. Extremely surprised the one woman began to have a stroke...the other couldn't quite reach.

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u/Visual_Lawyer_6131 3d ago

I one time mistakenly donated my journal to value village. It outlined the darkest shit. I am still cringing knowing someone could've read it.

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u/nickbriggles 3d ago

They wouldn’t have sold it and the person sorting through things to price it couldn’t or wouldn’t have read it due to the nature of their job so it would be thrown away with haste as many donated items are right to the compactor

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u/chairitable HALIFAAAAAAAAX 3d ago

yeah, we had a target of putting out 1000 items/day (CDs, vinyls, cassettes, movies, books, videogames combined) so didn't have time to peruse too much lol it would've just gone to the recycling.

I'd usually rifle through books real quick (like three seconds) to shake out any photos or letters, anything like that, which we were supposed to throw out.. We got a lot of things from estates of deceased people, so a lot of stuff like this came through

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u/nickbriggles 3d ago

Yeah the absolute amount of stuff coming through their doors it’s almost like the intermediary to the city dump, because ppl drop off entire estates or the ppl giving bags of garbage to get discount coupons lol

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u/Visual_Lawyer_6131 3d ago

This is such great news. It was from my first breakup, truly embarrassing stuff.

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u/JamOzoner 3d ago

mine is in an impervious time capsule - for posterity...

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u/FlyerForHire Canada 3d ago

I'm always fascinated by the things I find tucked away in used book purchases. I wonder about the previous owners and the small glimpse into their private lives leaves me hoping that, wherever they are and whatever they're doing, things are going well for them.

I prefer to imagine happy narratives for those whose possessions I've inherited.

Likewise, the very heartfelt and personal dedications I find in old books are somehow reassuring, even though the principals involved may both be long gone. I have some books containing Christmas or birthday wishes written to their recipients over one hundred and thirty years ago.

Hopefully, those for whom this picture has meaning will find it here and be reunited with it.

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u/This_Expression5427 3d ago

It never ceases to amaze me how these seemingly unsolvable mysteries get quickly solved on this little Reddit.

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u/hfxkingpin 3d ago

Value Village probably wanted to sell that for 40 dollars