lost: Toasters near Fox River Mall, Appleton area
Description
I was making a late breakfast around 6:32 p.m. last Friday when I realized my two toasters were missing from the kitchen counter of my apartment off College Avenue in the Appleton area. I must have set them down while I dashed out to grab a few groceries at the nearby Fox River Mall, and by the time I got back around 6:45 p.m., they were gone. They’re plain black-and-silver, no frills, but they’ve seen more Saturday mornings than I can count and they carry a little of my family's routine with them. If you happened to see two small toasters around the Fox River Mall entrance B or along College Avenue between 6:30 and 6:50 p.m., I’d really appreciate them being brought back to me.
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