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Red knit Santa hat with white trim found near mall
Lubbock
Found
listing
Posted
4 months
ago
Description
I found a red knit Santa hat with white fluffy trim and a tiny silver jingle bell on the tip. It was sitting on a bench outside the food court near the South Plains Mall on Slide Road in Lubbock, this afternoon around 2:45pm. Inside there's a small stitched label with the initials 'JA' and a faint peppermint scent, so it's clearly someone’s personal item. The hat is in decent condition, a bit squished from being carried around, but otherwise fine. If this belongs to you, I’d love to help reunite you—I can meet at the mall entrance or hand it to security to pass along.
Approximate found location
Lubbock
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