Entries from Seattlest tagged with 'stashcan'
July 17, 2008
Nearly two months ago, we reported the story of Theresa Heckl, who accidently donated a fake soup can safe full of jewelry, including her wedding ring, to charity. We, like Heckl and everyone else who read the story, assumed that the jewelry was gone for good--that her misfortune was someone else's lucky day. However, Heckl must have some awfully good karma, because a food bank volunteer discovered the jewel-filled can this weekend. In the......
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Soup Cans by Flickr Contributor Renée Wirick While it may seem clever to hide valuables in kitschy contraptions like hollow bibles and fake soup cans, we imagine Theresa Hekel would highly recommend against it. Hekel accidently donated a fake soup can that was filled with family heirlooms and jewelry when cleaning out her pantry for a local charity. The can was a so-called safe or stash can, sold to consumers to safely hide valuables or......
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