:: Thrift Store Finds :: In Bears We Trust

This is one of my most prized possessions. The "In Bears We Trust" Poster was purchased at the Valueland on Cedar Street approximately 5 years ago.

Worth noting:
- It is ridiculous but very patriotic.
- The teddy bear isn't even new, it's pretty worn
(see left raised paw, for example)
- It did not come framed, I had to frame it myself
(also a thrift store purchase separately nearly 3 years later)
- For years there has been a hand-written note from my brother on the bottom that reads: "But only to a point"


You wouldn't think a poster like this would have many stories, but you would be gravely mistaken. For example: At one point in my college career, this poster was stolen (pre-framing for those keeping track) by someone during a party. I posted signs (as shown below) with a hand drawn picture of the poster (and an additional photo at bottom) around the radio station. I knew it was one of those asshole DJs and soon found out the identity of the perpetrator. I went to said person's house with a baseball bat, knocked on the door, and retrieved the poster.