Red puffer coat with maple leaf patch
Description
I lost my red puffer coat yesterday around 3pm near the Missouri Theatre on 9th Street in downtown Columbia. It's a Columbia brand, size L, with a detachable faux-fur hood and a small maple leaf patch on the left sleeve. The zipper sticks sometimes and the pockets are a bit worn, but the coat kept me warm through last winter. Inside the left pocket there's a folded receipt from a coffee shop and a photo strip from a concert, which makes it sentimental. If you found it, please reach out — this coat has real sentimental value and I really need it back for the chilly weeks ahead.
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