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PostPosted: November 30th, 2011, 12:42 am 
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An 80-year-old man who did not trust banks and kept his life savings of $13,000, in cash, sewn into the lining of one of his suits, has been dealt a harsh blow after accidentally donating his suit to a Goodwill Industries store in Moline, Ill.

When informed of the situation, Goodwill employees across eastern Iowa and western Illinois began searching for the suit, without little success so far. Goodwill spokeswoman Dana Engelbert said the charity had searched the Moline store but could not find the suit in question.

"We have a network of 14 stores spread far and wide across our territory. We have a great staff who wants to help," said Engelbert, "We very much want to find this money."

"We're hoping it's still there and we can find it for them," Engelbert added, "It's their life savings. It's important."

The senior citizen, who has remained anonymous because, according to his daughter, he is "devastated and embarrassed" by the story, has appealed for the return of the money so that he can care for his wife, who has stage four cancer.



ouch, question is why didn't he keep the money under the mattress?

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 Post subject: Re: man loses life savings
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Cause isn't that the first place someone would look? Pretty ingenious to put it in the lining of a coat. Only downside is if you wear it and lose it, probably not a good chance of getting it back. Why announce it though? Wouldn't people who just stopped at Goodwill and got a coat start checking now?

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 Post subject: Re: man loses life savings
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Cause isn't that the first place someone would look? Pretty ingenious to put it in the lining of a coat. Only downside is if you wear it and lose it, probably not a good chance of getting it back. Why announce it though? Wouldn't people who just stopped at Goodwill and got a coat start checking now?


Hasn't he seen "Limitless"?

See, action movies do provide important life lessons :mrgreen:

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 Post subject: Re: man loses life savings
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What if this is all a ploy to get people to donate money to him to help save his wife?

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I wonder how bullet-proof that coat is/was...

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Not much of a life savings...
The money hasn't been found because a employee already found it and kept it I'm sure.

If he does somehow get the money back.. might as well go to Vegas and place it on red.

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 Post subject: Re: man loses life savings
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Unfortunate. I really question though how you donate your life savings by mistake though?

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 Post subject: Re: man loses life savings
PostPosted: December 5th, 2011, 12:50 am 
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Unfortunate. I really question though how you donate your life savings by mistake though?


grab a bunch of suits. accidentally grab that one as well.

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 Post subject: Re: man loses life savings
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He should have made a money belt and put it around his waist. That way he could tell the difference between something full of money and some that isn't.

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