A woman in North Carolina purchased a wallet from a local thrift store during her routine antique store shopping spree with her husband. At home, however, she realized that she might have brought a guest over with her: she found a plastic bag containing ashes that appeared to belong to an “Uncle Joe.”
The wallet-meets-ashes story was shared online by Jenny B, who goes by the user jennb616 on TikTok. She is a content creator who often shares lifestyle content, sometimes alongside her husband. The clip attached above quickly became one of her biggest hits, garnering 481,100 views, 47,000 likes, and nearly 2,000 comments.
The North Carolina woman said she was “about to crash out” after her finding. First, she provided context, though, saying that she and her husband love antique shopping. That led her to a thrift store, where she found a “really cute” green wallet.
Things went from endearing to borderline disturbing when Jenny opened the wallet and found it filled with multiple items. She briefly showed the wallet’s contents, including some small pieces of paper. However, what stood out the most was a plastic bag labeled “Uncle Joe Disney.”
Inside the bag, there was a mini ziplock bag filled with what appeared to be ashes. By the looks of it, those belonged to Uncle Joe, meaning that his remains had been left inside the wallet for who knows how long.
Jenny, of course, freaked out over the discovery, saying, “What do I do? How long has Uncle Joe been in the back of somebody’s wallet? Four days, at least with me, but… What do I do with this?“
Reactions
Many viewers reacted to the North Carolina woman’s clip and to Uncle Joe’s ashes, some believing there was meaning behind it. One said, “You’ve been adopted by Uncle Joe. Please get him a cute lil box to put him in & welcome him to the family.” Another one commented, “Someone in Uncle Joe’s family just woke up in a cold sweat.”
Meanwhile, others believed that the “Disney” label in the bag indicated where Uncle Joe wished for his ashes to be scattered. One wrote, “Obviously you take Uncle Joe to Disney. And you leave it there before you become haunted.” Another one added, “The universe gave you a side quest.”
Currently, Jenny has no plans on going to Disney anytime soon. After all, Disney might also be the man’s last name. She is considering visiting the park, though, as, after all, that appears to have been Uncle Joe’s wish.
