Lost
Lost handheld and console near Powell's Books, Portland
near the Powell's Books on Burnside entrance.
Lost
listing
Posted
11 days
ago
Description
I lost my handheld and console sometime after leaving Powell's Books on Burnside around 6:15 p.m. on Monday, when the street outside was busy with cyclists and chatter. I must have set it down on a chair while I paid for a coffee, and I didn’t realize until I walked away. The screen still glowed with a game I was halfway through, and the charger was looped around the back. It’s irreplaceable to me—it's the last thing my mom gave me before she passed, and it helped me unwind after late shifts here in Portland.
Approximate last-seen location
near the Powell's Books on Burnside entrance.
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