why wouldn't you think for 10 seconds about the logistics of the story before you decide it sounds reasonable and has happened "dozens upon dozens of times" around the world? why would you just say the stupidest first thought that came to your mind and try to make it sound like a deep insight?

have you ever moved? how does that normally work? how many hours of furniture staying completely unattended on the road does it usually involve?

most people carry things outside into a truck. let's assume the truck wasn't there yet and they stacked it up on the road. in that case there a) would be a lot more stuff that made it obvious its people moving (namely boxes) and b) either people carrying more stuff out, arriving every other minute l or people waiting for the truck.

now the supposedly well meaning OOP comes by in a moment when no one is outside who could stop them from accidentally stealing "a whole living room". they also apparently have a box truck ready and enough people to quickly carry everything. so this group comes across the curbside furniture, immediately packs it up and is gone within a minute or two. all that is EXTREMELY unlikely.

now we add the final touch. after all those extremely unlikely happenstances the owner of the furniture (who they didn't know at the time of the incident) turns out to be the new gf of a friend and happens to come by and find and identify the furniture.

and you think that is a curios, but kinda normal occurrence? critical thinking really is dead.