A Real 'Trash to Treasure' Tale

Imagine finding money stuffed into the chair you bought at a garage sale. That is exactly what happened to Linda Strafford of Omaha, who has been shopping garage sales for 30 years.

Strafford was rearranging the garage when her daughter, Mandy Rath, heard something rattling in one of the chairs that she was moving.

The chair was purchased by Strafford a few years ago at a garage sale then it was stored in her garage (sounds familiar).

When the pair heard the rattle they decided to investigate and they removed the bottom of the chair. Inside they discovered a compartment with a package containing ten dollars in coins and a second package with $3,060 in bills.

Strafford told AP reporters, “When we found the money, they could probably hear us screaming all over the neighborhood."

Strafford’s family has teased her throughout the years that she has been going to garage sales. Finding the money will allow Strafford to do a little teasing back.

When asked where she planned on spending the money, she answered like any dedicated garage-sale shopper would answer, ""Who knows?" she said. "I might spend it all at garage sales."

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