Thrift Store Found Item Report Form

Streamline Your Thrift Store's Lost & Found Process

Running a thrift store means managing constant foot traffic, donations, and inventory—which makes it easy for items to get misplaced or left behind by customers. Whether it's a wallet forgotten at the register, keys dropped in the clothing section, or valuables accidentally included in a donation bag, having a clear system to report and track found items is essential for maintaining trust with your community and operating efficiently.

This Thrift Store Found Item Report Form gives your staff and volunteers a simple, organized way to document every found item as soon as it's discovered. The form captures essential details like what was found, where it was found, whether it came from a donation or was left behind by a customer, and who discovered it. This creates an instant audit trail that helps your team reunite items with their rightful owners quickly and professionally.

Why Paperform is perfect for thrift stores and nonprofits

Paperform is built for small and medium businesses—including nonprofits, thrift stores, and community organizations—that need flexible, easy-to-use forms without the hassle of complex software. With our doc-style editor, you can customize this template to match your store's branding, add your logo, and adjust fields to fit your unique workflow in minutes.

The form automatically sends notifications to your store manager or lost-and-found coordinator as soon as a new item is reported, so nothing slips through the cracks. You can also connect submissions to Google Sheets, Airtable, or your CRM to keep a running log of all found items, making it easy to search and reference when someone comes looking for a lost belonging.

Need to automate what happens next? Use Stepper to create workflows that route urgent finds (like wallets or phones) differently than general items, send follow-up reminders to your team, or trigger notifications to your volunteer coordinator when a volunteer submits a report.

With Paperform, you get a professional, mobile-friendly form that works on any device, plus the flexibility to evolve your lost-and-found process as your store grows—all without needing a developer or IT support.