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By Lydia Patrick
Life & Trends Reporter
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A woman was left in tears after finding a disturbing surprise inside a pair of thrift store boots—a dead mouse.
TikToker Indigo (@indizzlemydizzle) shared her emotional reaction in a video that has since racked up 122,000 views and 6,300 likes on TikTok.
What began as a secondhand steal, quickly turned into a nightmare when she tried the boots on at home.
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"I was absolutely horrified when I saw the mouse," Indigo, from London, England, told Newsweek. "It took me about an hour to work myself up to be brave enough to get rid of it. I tried knocking on neighbors' doors for assistance but it was midday on a Wednesday so nobody was home so I had to battle it myself."
Visibly distressed, Indigo told followers she was inconsolable and struggling to breathe. She described putting her foot into the boot and feeling something inside—expecting paper or another harmless object, she instead found a "really flat" dead mouse. Indigo said after that she could no longer keep the boots, which she had liked.
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Despite the shock, Indigo said the incident hasn't put her off secondhand shopping. She explained that mice can end up in shoes whether they come from a charity shop or your own closet.
Her main takeaway was to always check inside boots before putting them on.
Viewers were quick to flood the comments with a mix of sympathy and shared horror stories.
"I even feel like you're under reacting," one user wrote.
"This happened to me as well but at home, not charity shop," shared Saima.
"I would burn my feet after this," added another person.
"I've just unlocked a new fear," said Jas.
"Diva I am so sorry this happened to you. A mouse died in my bedroom and I fully picked it up thinking it was a fluffy keychain. I still have not recovered," someone else said.
"When I worked in a charity shop I was sorting out this massive bin where we stored handbags & finally got to the bottom & reached in my hand without looking & realised I'd grabbed a dead mouse," shared Hannah.
Others offered practical advice.
"It's ok girl ... wash your feet, put the boots and the ... in bag and put in the bin... Next time check the shoe before buying," one person said.
"If you live in Australia it's normal to turn all boots over and tap them before putting your foot in," added another user.
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