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Coffin tops list of 10 most unusual items donated to PDSA charity shops

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A list of the ten most unusual items donated to its charity shops has been compiled by leading veterinary charity, PDSA.

Ranging from false teeth to adult toys, a glass eye to a coffin, the list includes just a few of the items found amongst the usual assortment of clothing and bric-a-brac donated to PDSA to raise funds for pets in need of vets.

The survey was carried out throughout the 181 PDSA charity shops nationwide. The ten most unusual items discovered were:

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1) Coffin

2) Headstone (with ‘In loving memory’ engraved)

3) Adult toys

4) Cobblers anvil

5) False teeth

6) Glass eye

7) Two bras sized 50FF

8) Komode

9) Ashes in a casket

10) Candy g-string


SEE ALSO: Unusual legacies at Oxfam (16 June 2010)

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