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Jeweler Finds Something Mysterious — and Cute — Outside His Door

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9 years ago

April 14, 2017

INSTORE Staff

He seems fond of this surprise.

Bobby Coats of Coats Jewelers in Cleveland, TX, found quite a surprise outside his front door one recent morning.

About 150 rubber ducks had been placed along the sidewalk, each one with a unique detail such as a firefighter’s helmet, Chron.com reports.

It’s not yet clear who placed the ducks. But it was apparently done as an act of civic pride, because alongside the ducks was a sign reading “Cleveland has its ducks in a row.”

About a week earlier someone had placed a similar set of ducks outside Cleveland Hometown Sears.

Coats doesn’t seem to mind having a collection of ducks around. So far he’s chosen to leave them in place.

Read more at Chron.com

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