Man found diploma in Star Wars book at store tracked down owner and now they're 'best friends'
Rhiannon Ingle
Featured Image Credit: Instagram/@thomasmlipscomb
A man who found a diploma in a Star Wars book and managed to track down its owner and now, they're 'best friends'.
The man, Thomas Lipscomb, made the unlikely find at a Goodwill thrift store and has got quite the story to tell.
Taking to Instagram, Thomas relayed the bizarre sequence of events that led to the incredibly heartwarming happily-ever-after. Check it out:
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It all started when Thomas rocked up to the thrift store and stumbled upon a 'really cool Star Wars book'.
Clearly the inquisitive type, he recalled: "I open it up, guess what I found? Not money..."
He went on: "I found a diploma! So I went on Instagram to find this guy, Jacob Calabrese. No one responded. I went on LinkedIn. I found a guy, Jacob Calabrese and he went to the school!"
Thomas then got in touch with Jacob, telling him: "Hey, I got your diploma!"
"Sounds like me," the man responded before asking Thomas to send over a picture of the sentimental document to confirm it was, in fact, his.
Jacob then asked if Thomas could ship him both the Star Wars book and the diploma, adding: "I'll Venmo you."
Thomas, clearly a jokester at heart, then 'requested $69 as a joke'.
"I thought it was hilarious," he said, "and then he actually sent it so I was like, 'oh, sh*t, I gotta actually put stuff in this package is worth up to kind of $65."
So, he ended up popping in a keychain, a couple gaming figures, a vintage Watto toy, a Yoda birthday card and a gift card to Chili's.
Thomas continued: "Then I put it all in a freaking box and I went down to the mailbox and then three days later he got it and now we're best friends.
"Isn't that insane?"
It sure is.
He captioned the clip: "I found a diploma at Goodwill! #thrifting #comedy #bestfriends."
The video has since racked up over 182k likes and hundreds upon hundreds of comments from people eager to share their reactions to the incredible story.
One Instagram user wrote: "This is the best meet-cute bromance I've heard in a long time."
"A friendship they’ll write books about," penned a second, while a third said: "New friendship, priceless. That’s the universe working miracles baby!"
I think we all were.
A final Instagram user commented what we were all thinking: "I need a follow up of you and Jacob meeting for an epic BFF lunch at Chilis!"
Now that would be a good story.