A mum has taken to the internet for advice after finding over £1,000 stitched into a 'handmade' blanket she bought from a charity store.
The woman says she had had bought the "lovely" patchwork blanket while out shopping with her sister. After taking the blanket home, she says she realised a section of the blanket felt different and after investigating, she discovered more than £1,000 in £50 notes stuffed inside. READ MORE: 'She could have died': Woman, 75, left with bleed on the brain and horrific injuries after brutal attack near flat As reported on the ECHO, the mum was unsure what to do with the money as it would help her out with expenses for an upcoming holiday, but she had a "nagging voice" in her head and was "imagining some old lady kept her savings in here and somehow it’s got to the charity shop".
Taking to Mumsnet's popular Am I Being Unreasonable [AIBU] forum, she sought advice in a post titled "Found money … what should I do!" She visited the charity shops with her sibling and bought a "lovely" patchwork blanket that "looked like it was handmade." Once she got it home, she realised one section of the blanket felt different.
After investigating and making a small incision, she discovered more than £1,000 in £50 notes stuffed inside. She explained: "A couple weeks ago I visited my sister and we went around a good few charity shops like we always do when we see each other. "I noticed a lovely patchwork type of quilted blanket that looked like it was hand made!
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