Expert issues warning to parents donating their kids’ old items to Goodwill: ‘I never thought about this, so scary’
A TikTok user issued a scary warning to parents about donating their kids’ old items to Goodwill.
Family Therapist Christina Hall said in a TikTok video posted earlier this month that she found a book at a Goodwill thrift store that contained a child’s personal information.
It was The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book, an activity book which lets kids draw, fill in facts about themselves and even roleplay having their own Wimpy Kid journal – based off the wildly successful series by Jeff Kinney.
Hall said it was the second time she found this book filled out at the same Goodwill.
On the first page, it indicated that it had once belonged to a girl named Ariel.
Family Therapist Christina Hall said in a TikTok video posted on September 4 that she found a book at a Goodwill thrift store that contained a little girl Ariel’s personal information
Hall found The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book filled out – an activity book which lets kids draw, fill in facts about themselves and even roleplay having their own Wimpy Kid journal
Hall found the little girl’s personal address, discovered her favorite things and goals for the future – even a prompt that says five things no one knows about you was filled out
By flipping through the pages, Hall found the little girl’s personal address, discovered her favorite things and goals for the future – even a prompt that says five things no one knows about you was filled out.
Hall said: ‘I know the day, the year, the month, I know exactly how much she weighed and how tall she was on the day that she was born.’
‘I bought this to keep this child safe so I can make sure I tear out each and every one of these pages and throw this book away because who knows who would’ve bought this book and had all this little girl’s information.’
The comments ranged from horrified to grateful.
‘I’m now freaking out where my kid’s old book is at.’
‘Thank you so much! I will definitely be double checking everything moving forward. That is terrifying!’
‘Never thought about people donating books that kids wrote in! Good catch.’
The comment ranged from horrified to grateful: ‘Thank you so much! I will definitely be double checking everything moving forward. That is terrifying!’
Hall posted that she’s thinking about going to the address listed in the book to return it to the little girl’s parents
One commenter said her mom was an assistant manager at a local Goodwill. If an item containing personal information is brought to the worker’s attention, their policy is to dispose of it.
In a follow-up video posted on September 6, Hall said she’s thinking about going to the address listed in the book to return it to the little girl’s parents.
Hall reiterated her belief that it was an ‘innocent mistake’ on the parent’s part.
