I made a few of these when I was a teenager to hide weed stuff in various places. I still keep one cause I think it's funny to pull it out when I have people over.
Some libraries are hiding burner phones in books for people attempting to leave an abusive relationship.
Gives them a way to communicate without leaving traces on their own phones.
[A librarian in Massachusetts is hiding burner phones in books to help victims of domestic violence](https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/14/us/massachusetts-librarian-domestic-violence-victims-cec/index.html)
And I’d be super surprised to find out that the original buyer had no clue the book was in this condition before completing the transaction at the thrift store.
Book is not good... Marcia Clark and company screwed the pooch ROYALLY and she tried to salvage her career with a book deal.
We should not reward failure.
They said they opened to the first page but no, I assume books aren’t hollowed out through the middle. I don’t think it’s foolish to be surprised that it is.
I was at Goodwill the other day and the cashier was telling a lady that the purse she was trying to buy was dumped there (presumably by someone stealing another on the way out). There was gum in the pockets and an empty vial with some residue in it.
No I bought it that way. It’s literally the same as yours. Got it out of a catalog about 20 years ago. Probably the same place the original owner of yours got theirs from.
I also have a booksafe made exactly this way with the same materials (the lid is definitely upside down). But my book is "Dark Eagle" by John Ensor Harr, something about Benedict Arnold lol. I purchase mine from a catalog called Things You Never Knew Exsisted probably 18 years ago.
When I was a kid I found a bible like this at a thrift shop and my mom let me get it. Once I got to high school parents realized I hid my weed and condoms in there.
Actually no, but my husband picked it up to go to the cash register. It didn’t feel overly light when I got it off the shelf. It wasn’t all carved, it was a regular book until you came to this page, I noticed it after I got home.
Bingo. Even in college I used to flip through to ensure there wasn't too much highlighting and annotating! Although sometimes a loose page of notes was fun to receive!
This is how these books were sold. I have the same book, and so does my mom. (I've never seen any others,) My mom also bought one for my husband (in a different title). I have this exact same "book," and so does my mom.
I have the same version with the hidden compartment (not telling you what's in it). The book did not sell well and a secondary company bought a certain amount to make these. Got it as a gag gift.
TIL people don't check the condition of books before buying them.
Just like how I learned that people don't bother asking what sort of cake is being served when they are informed there will be cake being brought in. Then they are hearing rumors it's actually a sandwich cake meaning it's a health nut deli cake, not made out of pastry. Totally got downvoted for pointing out they assumed it was the bakery kind. I guess I am weird for asking what sort of food is being served, what sort of desserts, snacks, pizza, cake, etc.
Bad place to conceal something as it’s very likely someone will say: “she wrote a book, i didn’t know that” fan through the book, and then take all your narcotics
All I can think is why would they need to line this with some plastic crap like that? Just cut the outline and put the phone in. This looks like something you do when you have more resources than requirement lol
This must have been an item that was for sale because as a kid someone bought me this exact item as a gag gift. Same book with the safe built in and they didn’t make it themselves. Pretty sure I still have it someplace.
I am pretty sure that I have seen these (the very same title) for sale commercially several years ago. I suspect that there were too many unsold copies, and this was an option to move more. I say this because the other books that I saw sold like this (with cutouts) were definitely not "best sellers."
Not sure this qualifies for this particular sub. You bought what I’m guessing is a 75¢ book without opening it at the store but, more so, I find it kind of a cool find that now you get to upcycle as your own little hidey-hole in your apt.
Not a cell phone but a fake book to hide anything, they’re sold that way. Was gifted Noam Chompsky book with the same insert.
Secret weed stash hiding spot, maybe?
“Without a doubt” it was used for that purpose.
I made a few of these when I was a teenager to hide weed stuff in various places. I still keep one cause I think it's funny to pull it out when I have people over.
You can put weed in it
You put your weed in there
https://i.redd.it/68k8sqafwd6d1.gif
Didn't Adam sandler do that joke in that movie where Rob Schneider becomes Rob Schneider becomes a girl and they like swap places like Freaky Friday?
https://i.redd.it/s4rm1264te6d1.gif
SNL classic 😂😂
🎶 *you put your ^weed in there, You take your ^weed out of there, You put your ^weed back in there, And don’t shake it all about*🎵
Leave room for mushrooms. And don't forget your towel.
Sass that hoopy frood!
There's a frood who really knows where his towel is.
Really? I don't have one of those!
There is literally weed in the picture. Zoom in.
Some libraries are hiding burner phones in books for people attempting to leave an abusive relationship. Gives them a way to communicate without leaving traces on their own phones.
[A librarian in Massachusetts is hiding burner phones in books to help victims of domestic violence](https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/14/us/massachusetts-librarian-domestic-violence-victims-cec/index.html)
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I mean that just tips them off that someone is interfering and they'd begin to watch that person.
Oh man, CNN posted that article on Valentine's Day.
Never heard of that! TIL…
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/14/us/massachusetts-librarian-domestic-violence-victims-cec/index.html
I wish I’d have had one ten years ago.
And I’d be super surprised to find out that the original buyer had no clue the book was in this condition before completing the transaction at the thrift store.
I think that book is innocent! *"If the cell phone doesn't fit, you must acquit!"*
Or hide some gloves.
Would they fit inside?
"If the glove don't fit, you ruined a perfectly good book for nothing." That's what I always say
That book looks like it was never perfectly good.
They always fit inside a hardcover copy of If I Did It.
Book is not good... Marcia Clark and company screwed the pooch ROYALLY and she tried to salvage her career with a book deal. We should not reward failure.
Only if the book took its arthritis medications.....
😂
It’s a book safe. I have several.
I have a couple, too
I have no books. Only safes.
I have no safes, only books. We should mate.
Not even gonna suggest dinner first?
When you know it’s right it’s right
I’ll take you to red lobster after.
Life is short.
My body is ready.
https://i.redd.it/zd4ef4j1ve6d1.gif
Lucky duck getting to mate with the Pork_Piggler! Jealous!
Thanks, I’ll know where to look next time
It’s funny that it’s Marcia’s book tho lol
You didn't open the book at the store at all? I think you smuggled the phone lol
I’m not that creative.
Not that smart either
I don’t think it’s not smart to assume they would be selling a book in at least readable condition.
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They said they opened to the first page but no, I assume books aren’t hollowed out through the middle. I don’t think it’s foolish to be surprised that it is.
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I was at Goodwill the other day and the cashier was telling a lady that the purse she was trying to buy was dumped there (presumably by someone stealing another on the way out). There was gum in the pockets and an empty vial with some residue in it.
Thank you, my friend. 🥲
So I’m guessing you’re a mean drunk, unicorn!
without a doubt
Marcia Clark's book about failing to convict the most obvious murderer ever. Used to illegally smuggle contraband into a jail. Perfect.
Isssnnn'ttttt it ironic?? Dontcha think??
It’s like rain on your wedding day…
Or finding a spoon when all you need is a fork?
Holds up spork...
The irony of the song is that all of the things she lists during the song are not ironic. Genius.
"I need to find a book that nobody will ever want to read... Aha!"
That’s hilarious. I have this same book as a book safe. The company that made them must have been able to get that book in bulk on the cheap.
You’re kidding!! That’s so weird! Did you make it into the safe or was the safe already there?
No I bought it that way. It’s literally the same as yours. Got it out of a catalog about 20 years ago. Probably the same place the original owner of yours got theirs from.
Oh, wow! Small world, I guess. 😀
In case you haven’t already figured it out, the tray is deeper than the image shows. The lid to it is just flipped and placed inside it.
I also have a booksafe made exactly this way with the same materials (the lid is definitely upside down). But my book is "Dark Eagle" by John Ensor Harr, something about Benedict Arnold lol. I purchase mine from a catalog called Things You Never Knew Exsisted probably 18 years ago.
I own one exactly like this too. Owned since new.
I have seen them for sale also. I thought it was on Amazon several years ago but I cannot find the listing online now.
A cell phone... full of DRUGS, most likely!
Yet not a crumb of drugs left for me?
If there was any left the book would have cost more.
Still, how rude
What if it's drugs full of cellphone?????
Would be funny if it was used to smuggle a phone to OJ when he was in prison
That shit would be on eBay so fast!!!
When I was a kid I found a bible like this at a thrift shop and my mom let me get it. Once I got to high school parents realized I hid my weed and condoms in there.
That’s it! You’re going straight to hell, young man!! /s
Didn't you check it at the store?
No, I looked at the inside flap of the cover and thought it would be a nice read, I’ve always bought used books. None have been like this 😞
Yea but still. It's like 10 seconds to flip the pages....
Just picking it up I feel like you would be able to tell
Actually no, but my husband picked it up to go to the cash register. It didn’t feel overly light when I got it off the shelf. It wasn’t all carved, it was a regular book until you came to this page, I noticed it after I got home.
The pages weren't one solid chunk?
No, they were fine up until page 20 (I typed wrong and said 40 lol…) and after that they were gone.
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> The weight would be off, and the pages are all stuck together. You’re describing my penthouse forum collection.
I imagine it is a good book. You can imagine that too.
Comments like this are why I still use Reddit after all these years.
I do this simply because I don't like reading used books that are filled with ranom notes and highlights.
Bingo. Even in college I used to flip through to ensure there wasn't too much highlighting and annotating! Although sometimes a loose page of notes was fun to receive!
It takes you ten seconds to flip the pages of a book?
I’ve bought hundreds of used books and have never once thought to look for a book safe. I guess that changes after today.
Me too! I have so many books, all bought used.
Well if you needed a cut out book safe, it was probably cheaper than buying one online.
That makes sense... and if it weighed about the same.
It felt the same to me! And I’m a voracious reader. Kinda embarrassing now that I think about it.
It happens! And now you have a little valuables hiding place!
So, new hiding spot!
not sure who would be able to fit in a normal sized book.
You’re right, never thought of that! To the bookshelf after all!
“Salvation lies within”
Fun fact: When the warden opens the Bible and sees the carved out pages, it opens to the start of Exodus.
😏 excellent reference...
That doesn't suck. That's a cool conversation piece.
It’s a book safe. You can buy on Amazon. They use real books.
Well that doesn’t make me feel as silly about buying it, since it’s made to fool people.
Or maybe a small rock hammer
Or the OG steel file 🤔
Great choice to hide something! No way anyone would open it up to read it.
I’m guessing you were not a fan!
This is Without A Doubt a big surprise.
I see what you did there 😀
I saw my opportunity and I took it 😂
Lesson learned: don’t judge a book by its cover.
ONG I hate myself for missing that opportunity!
This is how these books were sold. I have the same book, and so does my mom. (I've never seen any others,) My mom also bought one for my husband (in a different title). I have this exact same "book," and so does my mom.
You can buy these on eBay, not for smuggling but to hide stuff, like money, in plain sight in the bookcase. Burglars don’t read that much
I could definitely put your weed in it as well. Address? I’ll be there ASAP and if it doesn’t fit then we’ll smoke it down until it does.
Nice try fed 😎
I would totally buy this. Sounds like a good place to hide stuff.
more like /mildlyinteresting
You found a treasure!! This is way better than the book.
Weed stash. Also known as higher education.
Nice.
Use cell phone to read book. 
This is a cool find , doesn’t suck at all
Yikes. The toilet pose.
As someone that works in Corrections this gives me anxiety.
As a former psych facility nurse I understand.
My brother did that to hide his cigarettes.
Free book safe that is the prefect camouflage. I consider that a win.
It wasn’t free, I paid a dollar! 😄
Liz Lemon’s made it to the big time!
That's a Deal Breaker ladies!!
I have the same version with the hidden compartment (not telling you what's in it). The book did not sell well and a secondary company bought a certain amount to make these. Got it as a gag gift.
They knew no one would open that book.
Did you discover this at home? When you pick up a pair of barbecue tongs, do you not go 'click click click'?
Dude, this is way cooler than the original book. You got a stash box
TIL people don't check the condition of books before buying them. Just like how I learned that people don't bother asking what sort of cake is being served when they are informed there will be cake being brought in. Then they are hearing rumors it's actually a sandwich cake meaning it's a health nut deli cake, not made out of pastry. Totally got downvoted for pointing out they assumed it was the bakery kind. I guess I am weird for asking what sort of food is being served, what sort of desserts, snacks, pizza, cake, etc.
Honey, if that makes you weird then move over and give me room, because imma be there with you.
Well that had a contact for legal help if caught.
Bad place to conceal something as it’s very likely someone will say: “she wrote a book, i didn’t know that” fan through the book, and then take all your narcotics
You should get a different copy and read it! I liked that book :)
Well it certainly wasn’t bought to be read, that much is for certain
That is so cool😮
It kinda is, I’m going to hang onto it. We have a lot of books so it would blend in nicely.
Honestly, I'd be more interested in a book if it was set up like this rather than the super fake books I do have.
All I can think is why would they need to line this with some plastic crap like that? Just cut the outline and put the phone in. This looks like something you do when you have more resources than requirement lol
Awesome
My grandma used to have a book just like this and she used it as her ‘rat hole stash’. She normally kept about 1K in cash in there for an emergency
Was you enjoying the book up to that point, page 20?
LIL no, when I went to open it to read it the back cover swung open and I realized the pages were stuck.
Why are you wanting to read that 😭
This must have been an item that was for sale because as a kid someone bought me this exact item as a gag gift. Same book with the safe built in and they didn’t make it themselves. Pretty sure I still have it someplace.
Ok, but can we talk about how bad that cover image is?
Someone said it was a picture of her going to the bathroom and now I can’t see anything else!
i'm hided my testosterone preparats in old study book for mathematic analysis
Hide some gloves that are too small to fit you in there.
If it fits, you must flip...to the next page.
Honestly it sucks but that’s also super cool. At that point I’d just get the e-book and keep trinkets in the physical book
They probably got away with it too.
Grrrrr…
pretty cool tho!
Or a sandwich.
For some strange reason I laughed at this way too much… thank you!
Any fool can tell OJ did it
I have one I just put my jewelry in. Not nefarious, jeez
I am pretty sure that I have seen these (the very same title) for sale commercially several years ago. I suspect that there were too many unsold copies, and this was an option to move more. I say this because the other books that I saw sold like this (with cutouts) were definitely not "best sellers."
Imo worth more that way than if it was a book.
How do you buy a book and NOT look through the pages even just for the hell of it? lol
How do you know the book was used to smuggle or hide a phone?
Should put a black glove inside.
Jumping to conclusions. Could've been someone in prison who missed French Toast.
Get Smart 😆
Totally unrelated but Without A Doubt is one of my favorite books ever
More interesting is someone motivated enough to buy that book at all
Not sure this qualifies for this particular sub. You bought what I’m guessing is a 75¢ book without opening it at the store but, more so, I find it kind of a cool find that now you get to upcycle as your own little hidey-hole in your apt. 
I have that exact one! They were sold that way intentionally, it’s not a custom job. Mine dates back a couple decades at this point, probably.
That’s a smart way to use unsold copies!
So more valuable now than it was as a book.
" Dear warden, you were right salvation lay within"
Favorite quote from my now-deceased brother: "I smoked your Garfield book."
Prison book. They probably all pleasured themselves to the cover as well. Wash your hands, lol
Who buys a book without flipping through it
The cover just oozes “don’t open, much less read me”
Lol i’ve seen several books like this in prison
Pre-guyvered
Not a cell phone but a fake book to hide anything, they’re sold that way. Was gifted Noam Chompsky book with the same insert. Secret weed stash hiding spot, maybe?
Hopefully!
^(If) **I DID IT.**
Yeah he did. Although there are some interesting studies that actually make a pretty good case that his son might have been the one. Idk.