An expert thriftier claims she was yelled at by a restaurant manager in New York for rummaging through a dead woman's belongings thrown on the street.
Nichole claims she was walking through the city's Upper East Side when she stumbled across a hodgepodge of high quality houseware items and clothes thrown on the corner of the street.
In the now viral video, she explains that the discarded stuff belonged to a woman who died back in December and her apartment is now being cleaned out.
Nichole showed her viewers the pristine condition coats that were strewn all over the public sidewalk and said that she could not believe there was 'so much of stuff'.
But what was meant to be a great thrifting moment for her soon turned into a disaster when a female manager at an eatery named Felice allegedly began to yell at her for picking out things to take home.
Nichole, who goes by @nycnichole on TikTok , was walking through the city's posh Upper East Side when she stumbled across a hodgepodge of high quality houseware items and clothes thrown on the corner of the street
'She called me desperate for trying to dig through and save some of this before it goes to the trash,' she sarcastically said while standing on the street.
Nichole, who goes by @nycnichole on TikTok, also told noted that she was not doing anything illegal and picking things that had be thrown on a public street by the management of the deceased woman's building.
In the end, the TikToker took a basket, pink stool and some clothes home but said she couldn't search for more due to the yelling.
But her avid supporters rushed to the comment section - calling her an 'angel' for saving the items and said they would have done the same.
What was meant to be a great thrifting moment for her soon turned into a distasteful experience after a female manager at an eatery named Felice allegedly began to yell at her for picking out things to take home
Her avid supporters rushed to the comment section - calling her an 'angel' for saving the items and said that they would have done the same
'Girl ignore because that vintage bread box would have been MINE,' one thriftier wrote.
Another supporter also quipped: 'The bread tin?! The shelves?! Call me pathetic and poor I’m getting in.'
One viewer expressed sadness and said: 'It is so saddening to see someone’s personal loved & cherished items now a trash on the side of the street.'
While another appreciated her efforts and wrote: 'this makes me so sad. this woman deserved better than to have her stuff thrown out, it all looks so good. I’m glad you saved some.'
A few restaurant managers also rallied and appreciated Nichole for taking some of the items with her.
One such female manager wrote: 'As a restaurant manager I would be right out there with you!'
While another ex-industry member said: 'As a previous manager of establishments, thank you for helping to pick up outside.'
Nicole, the owner of The Niche Shop, says she understands the importance of insuring pre-loved goods do not go to waste. Her small business, located just around the corner from where she stumbled across the roadside trove, aims to make secondhand shopping accessible to all and provide a new life to discarded items.
DailyMail.com has reached out to Felice for a comment on the incident.
New Yorkers rummaged through the belongings of 79-year-old art collector Diane Greene after she died and her belongings were dumped on the curb outside her building
This comes months after a viral video purported to show the belongings of a late art collector dumped outside her luxury Manhattan co-op sparked outrage among netizens.
The clip posted by influencer Anna Sacks to TikTok showed New Yorkers milling about a massive pile of abandoned belongings outside The Alameda, a ritzy Upper West Side high-rise where units regularly sell for millions of dollars.
According to Sacks, the possessions are those of Diane Greene, 79, who owned a co-op in the building until her death.
The camera pans over several framed paintings, an ornate wooden table and Singer sewing machine, still in its brown leather carry case. Countless others items are heaped into black trash bags.
'It's a really intimate experience to go through the contents of a person's life,' Sacks remarks.
Among the belongings headed for the landfill were framed paintings, a sewing machine and intricate wooden furniture. TikToker Anna Sacks filmed the scene outside the building, with the video racking up one million views in under a day
'I guess the next of kin didn't want anything and the building's goal was to empty everything from the apartment as fast as possible so they could renovate it and then list it on the market for millions of dollars.'
The influencer recovered several items herself, mostly homeware and clothing, as well as an unopened bottle of champagne.
Greene's passion for the arts is reflected in several colorful paintings that were found at the curb as well as a framed etching by 19th-century French artist Xavier Le Sueur.
She ends the video by lighting a candle in her room 'in memory of Diane Greene's spirit.'
The scene of the late art collector's belongings carelessly discarded sent users flocking to the comments to share their thoughts.
'This is HEARTBREAKING. Her taste is incredible - I can’t imagine the things that will be lost to the dump,' one woman wrote.
'Isn’t it awful to think everything you treasure is just tossed,' another user remarked.
'That blue china is gorgeous!' another exclaimed. 'She had impeccable taste. Such a shame that so much was wasted.'
