Part of the fun of "op-shopping" is coming across some truly priceless pieces and one-of-a-kind finds that you definitely wouldn't be able to locate anywhere else.

It can be amazing to see what people no longer want in their homes. In thrift stores, one person's supposed "rubbish" can definitely be another person's treasure!

But sometimes, not all surprising secondhand store finds are a treasure trove. Sometimes, they can be… a bit dark.

Like what this one mum from the US reportedly found inside a seemingly cute "ginger jar".

Posting on TikTok, Macy Weeks shared that she was left pretty shocked when she discovered what was inside of the collectible ginger jar she found in her local op-shop.

The lovely green jar grabbed her attention when she saw it on the store shelf. However, when she took the lid off and looked inside, she found a grim discovery.

In the video footage, the inside of the jar can be seen containing ashes.

One woman found ashes in a jar that was allegedly sold at a Goodwill store. Credit: TikTok/@macymweeks.
​

"They really just be putting stuff out," Macy wrote in the caption of her video, which has now gained over 1.3M views in a span of a few days since posting.

Needless to say, hundreds of users online were shocked and surprised at the discovery. In the comments section, many questioned why the item, which appears to be an urn, was sold for roughly four dollars ($5.36 AUD) at an op shop.

"This is so sad. That's someone's child, mother, father," wrote one user.

Another added: "Tell a manager, they aren't supposed to put it out it's illegal."

Meanwhile, some users took their chance to make light of the situation.

"You mean who is that?" one person joked. A second user quipped: "If you have me cremated and I end up in a Goodwill, I’ll haunt you."

Some also questioned if the ashes were from an actual person, or if they were even ashes at all.

"Realistically, if it was a person's ashes it would be a lot more. Might be an animal," wrote one user. Another agreed, adding: "I've never seen real ashes that look like that."

Have you ever found something "dark" or "creepy" in your local op-shops, members? Share them with us in the comments below!

 

[Breni]

Sad

 

[Ricci]

For a period I managed an Op Shop and you would be truly shocked by what people hand in for charity. On more than one occasion I have found several hundred dollars left in handbags, wallets and even pockets. Personal photos are another thing often overlooked, along with credit cards, store cards and banking information. If I was unscrupulous I could have certainly run amok with some peoples personal lives and gotten myself several thousand dollars.

 

[Pommyoz]

For a period I managed an Op Shop and you would be truly shocked by what people hand in for charity. On more than one occasion I have found several hundred dollars left in handbags, wallets and even pockets. Personal photos are another thing often overlooked, along with credit cards, store cards and banking information. If I was unscrupulous I could have certainly run amok with some peoples personal lives and gotten myself several thousand dollars.

At last!!! someone who spells the work amuck correctly AMOK it is.
I too work in an op shop, surely the person putting on display noticed the lid was loose and not sellotaped shut? after checking its contents?

 

[JustPat]

Nothing creepy but some good bargains.

 

[PepeLePew]

While volunteering in a 2nd hand store a few yrs ago, a gentleman approached me carrying one of those humane mouse traps that he'd found on a shelf and was interested in purchasing. When I inquired if there was a problem he proceeded to ask me if there was an extra charge for what was inside the box. Opening the box revealed the skeleton of a mouse with a couple of bits of fur still attached. I had no words, I was totally gobsmacked but did manage to inform him that the box was no longer for sale and should never have been put out in the first place. The customer on the other hand was very insistent about buying it, obviously without the contents, so I directed him to the Manager. The store I worked in had a lot of very arrogant men who worked in the sorting room and who were only there to meet their Mutual Obligations to recieve their Centrelink payments. They quite plainly stated that looking inside of donations was not a part of their job and they priced everything no matter what condition it was in. Nor did they or would they listen to the Manger as she was female and no woman told them what to do. When visiting this store now I still quite often find for sale rusted cutlery-kettles-saucepans & frying pans, cracked or chipped china, mouldy water bottles, bowls with caked on food, toys with leaking battery acid, the list just goes on.

 

[Ricci]

When I worked as an Op Shop manager I contrived to have a donated washing machine plumbed in, after that everything was washed before it went on the shop floor, a donated iron and ironing board was put to good use and I was lucky enough to have a seamstress volunteer her time so things like buttons, hems and ripped seams were fixed. My team, from then on took pride in the store and before long we were the boutique of choice for many in the community, thereby upping the takings for the store. It doesn't take much effort for someone's cast offs to become somebody else's desired articles. I also de-cluttered the store to enable customers to move around easily and dressed my team in a black and white "uniform" of donated items of their choice. By the time I left we had a well run, organised store with happy workers and a large happy customer base. In fact our store had the highest takings in the state.