'I drove three hours to a charity shop and my life is now complete'
A woman who travelled for three hours to a charity shop claims her life is now complete after she snapped up a bizarre item she'd had her eyes on for a considerable amount of time. Thrifting aficionado, Lola Amuah took to TikTok afterwards to showcase her purchase.
Jumping for joy and holding the item aloft, she declared: "It's actually Ed's! I drove three hours for this. The things we do. My life is made." Lola and her pal then headed to a clothes rail in which a series of boxer shorts could be seen hanging. "There's actually some red hair on it, do you think that's his hair?" she asked as she unveiled the item's hefty £20 price tag.
Of course, these weren't any old boxer shorts belonging to a random man named Ed - for they previously belonged to Ed Sheeran. The shop in questions boasts a number of items that previously belonged to - and were donated by - the singer himself in a range aptly named gift-Ed.
"Oh my gosh," Lola exclaimed as she browsed a selection of t-shirts once belonging to the superstar.
She also spotted socks and a hot water bottle donated by the Shape of You singer, as she admitted: "I just don't know what to get, there's so much choice."
Sniffing 34-year-old Ed's socks seemed to make up her mind, however, as she continued: "I've got to get these."
After he friend eyed up one of Ed's old glasses cases on sale for £10, Lola picked up a pair boxer shorts and headed to the till.
"You get a certificate of authenticity with them," she praised, as she also picked out another of Ed's glasses cases - this time by luxury fashion brand Armani - retailing at an impressive £10 too.
Writing in response, one TikTok user quipped: "As much as I love Ed Sheeran I don't think I could buy his pants. But you do you girl."
A second joked: "I thought I was odd, turns out - not really!" Whilst a third asked: "Why would you actually want these?"
Lola took to the comments section too, meanwhile, revealing that the shop in question is a branch of the East Anglia Children's Hospice (EACH), based in Framlingham, in Ed's native Suffolk.
Earlier this year, e-commerce manager Scott Campbell wrote on the charity's website: "We'll be drip-feeding these for sale throughout the year, which means the final total, based on the average selling price so far, could reach around £45,000.
"It's been a huge effort by our team to manage the auctions, especially over the festive period, and something very fun and exciting to be involved in."
Ed is a long-time supporter of EACH and he met staff and families at The Treehouse, in Ipswich, after becoming an Ambassador in 2014.
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