Look What I Found

[bmwracerchick]

that was a awesome thing you did, I didnt want to come off mean in my comment, its just there have been so many people to turn in even the cheapest, easily replaced items and they were turned in and those people came in looking for that item, nothing was more rewarding then seeing how happy they were. I am very happy you gave it to a cause that was really needed instead of for yourself.

[L84THSKY]

I once was coming out of a super market with my ex girlfriend. As I was putting my cart away, I noticed a pocket book in the child seat of the another cart. Some woman was in a hurry and forgot to grab it. I opened it up to see what was inside. This woman left her wallet, beeper, check book, cell phone and practically everything of value. Her wallet had money, credit cars, driver's license and even her badge from the hopsital she worked; she was a nurse. This would be a catastrophic loss! Another woman, who saw what happened, told me to NOT turn it in to the supermarket, they will keep the money. She said I look like an honest person, and that I should return it myself.

My gf and I returned home, and used Mapquest to find her house. Within 2 hours of her losing it, I knocked on her door, and told her we found it in the parking lot.

She was so thankful; then she started doing the "God Bless You" thing. OK, that was enough. In the end , it was good to "Do the Right Thing". I didn't expect a reward, it wasn't my property to begin with.

Originally Posted by bmwracerchick

wow....what happened to morals....

First of all, I worked for a grocery store, anything like that which was found in the parking lot was brought into the office. In this case we would put that money into a envelope with the name and phone number of the person who found it. if after 30 days that money is given to the person who found it. Seeing how it was $2,500 someone is going to go balistic looking for that money. Sure they were careless to lose it and maybe shouldnt be allowed to carry money that they lose but wouldnt you want someone to turn that in if found? People still try to see if someone turns those things in anyways. If you do decided to donate it (which you should seeing how you found it) put it into maybe the breat cancer fund, or towards the childrens hospital, not your friend.

That is just my 2 cents. at least your thinking of using the money for something good and not selfish.

[flex_318]

I remember a few years back me and my cousins were swimming in a public pool when some woman began freaking out. We asked her what the problem was and she said that she has just lost her ring. We began searching the bottom of the pool and i found the ring. She was so happy that her boyfriend, who was there at the time, gave us $5 but it wasnt even about the money we were just happy to help out.

[DustenT]

I call BS on this entire thread.

[durnadupa]

Well at least you gave it to some decent cause, but you said you donated 2g's? What about the other 500, hmm?

A funny story about stealing with a lesson well learnt...
After a highschool football game that me and a few friends were watching we decided to go out to eat at a restaurant. We were waiting outside sitting on a curb when we realized there's is a wallet behind us. My friend tells me to take it, we look at the ID and since it's dark we can't see it well and assume it is just some freshmen... We empty the wallet of money, which amounted to a whole $23, and left the wallet where we found it with ID's, receipts, and sort...

We end up not eating at the restaurant and drive a half hour the other way for some White Castle. We get there, and our friend suddenly exlaims he lost his wallet...
"Umm, what color is your wallet?"
"Black leather"
"What did you have in it?"
"ID, some receipts"
"Ahh damnit, how much money?"
"$23"
"(A string of curses)"

We end up going the half hour back the other way to retrieve his wallet. Lesson? Stealing screws you over.

[HuGo]

Originally Posted by johnnycpoc

They might be counterfit

Nope, i checked every single bill. They are all real.

Yes, the other 500 was also given to the hospital.

[bmwracerchick]

Originally Posted by L84THSKY

I once was coming out of a super market with my ex girlfriend. As I was putting my cart away, I noticed a pocket book in the child seat of the another cart. Some woman was in a hurry and forgot to grab it. I opened it up to see what was inside. This woman left her wallet, beeper, check book, cell phone and practically everything of value. Her wallet had money, credit cars, driver's license and even her badge from the hopsital she worked; she was a nurse. This would be a catastrophic loss! Another woman, who saw what happened, told me to NOT turn it in to the supermarket, they will keep the money. She said I look like an honest person, and that I should return it myself.

My gf and I returned home, and used Mapquest to find her house. Within 2 hours of her losing it, I knocked on her door, and told her we found it in the parking lot.

She was so thankful; then she started doing the "God Bless You" thing. OK, that was enough. In the end , it was good to "Do the Right Thing". I didn't expect a reward, it wasn't my property to begin with.

well we never did such thing at our store, at least I havent and I was in charge of the office 80% of the time. Usually we try to find a phone # first, usually there is, if there is no id (which happens many times also) that is when usually that day the person returns or calls the store. it doesnt take long for people to look for their missing stuff. We had a little old lady, lost $240 something around there in cash, nothing else. Well we had someone turn that in, took the name and number of the foundee and put it in the safe. 4 days later she called asking if by any chance someone turned it in, it was exactly the right amount she lost, she came in to claim, she called that number of the person who found it and asked if they could meet her at the store, they could, they had a chat and she bought them a nice steak from our meat department. lol it always left me teary eyed when something like that would happen.

[lkwd318ti]

Yeah man...
Hugo's a cool guy in person...its just how he is on the forums I guess...lol!
I'm glad that you turned it in to the hospital, its almost guaranteed that they WILL use it for a GOOD CAUSE.

-Randy