Question to everyone

Rodeo0530

Well, I should be good in the karma department...at least a little bit. I went to the store to buy some beer (Goose Island Harvest Ale and Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald) tonight. Went to the U scan and scanned my beer, paid for it with credit card, took my receipt...blah, blah, blah. When grabbing my receipt, I noticed that someone had left $15 in the cash tray of the machine. I grabbed it and handed it to the lady working the Uscan area and left. The question that I have is who do you think is going to end up with that cash? If the person who left it doesn't come back in, then that lady or the rich corporation is going to get the cash. I have a hard time grabbing a $1 bill off the ground, let alone taking this $15, but I have a feeling the Kroger's is going to be $15 richer because of this.

I know this may seem like a stupid post to some of you, but this just seems like a situation that probably happens somewhat frequently.

thsmith

Hope for the best and expect the worst.

nooshinjohn

Payless has a great rep for honesty with me. I left a twenty in their machine once and went back the next day. They asked me to point out the lane I used and handed me a twenty dollar bill

Tony M

Rodeo, You did a fine thing there IF you didn't think you needed it more than the person who left it. They might go back for it, maybe not. You should check with that attendant in a day or two just to check up on your good deed.

I had a store attendant turn in a saffire and diamond bracelet my old girl friend lost in the store. Value 900.00. reward to him was only 50.00 but that's all we could afford to spare at the time.

My wife lost her wallet at a plant nursury. 480.00 cash I think, and all cards and such. Someone turned it in with out taking a dime or leaving a name... Unbelievable!!

I found a huge class ring at the beach.Gold one. The name inside gave my wife enough to track him down. No reward nessesary but the man gave us 50.00 for my honesty and her tracking phone calls.

It happens both ways and I feel what goes around comes around!!!!!!!!!!!;)

obieone

Last year, at Christmas, I found $10 on the floor of Walmart. I gave it to the Salvation Army out front.

Norm Apter

My guess is that there's a good chance the lady/clerk will keep it for herself. This is just based on my experience.

Back in June, I went to the post office to purchase a money order for 2 sets of MIT shotguns from an A-gon seller. The price was $400. The stupid thing I did was not use my debit card, but cash instead. I had about $100 in cash at home and took out another $340 at the ATM (just to have $40 of cash on hand for a cross-country trip I was making the following day). When I got to the post office, I had totally forgotten that I had an extra $40 and did not recount the pile of 20-dollar bills, handing over the sum to postal clerk while I proceeded to fill out all of the documentation for the money order. As I did this she counted the bills and then confirmed once again orally that it would be a money order for $400 (I only thought about this confirmation in retrospect).

It wasn't until a few minutes after I got home (about 6pm), when I retrieved the receipts from my wallet to scan them for the seller that I looked in my wallet and thought about the fact that it was empty and $40 was missing, that I realized that I overpaid by $40. I tried racing back to the p.o. but it was closed by the time I got there. And of course I had to fly out early the next morning, not returning for another 10 days so I dropped the matter altogether.

What I did was pretty stupid (from using cash to not counting it) and I suppose that there is a slight possibility that she counted it as $400 but I don't think so (as we're talking two extra bills here and its her job to make sure that the full amount is there). While I was disappointed in myself for acting so carelessly, what was more disappointing to me was that someone would conciouslessly take advantage of the situation. Then again, others have contributed positive stories so hopefully the clerk in your situation exhibits that kind of behavior rather than what I came across.

kevhed72

A couple weeks back I found a brand-new Apple I-phone sitting on a treadmill
in the hotel I was staying at. I scrolled through the address book until I found the first woman's name...hit dial and someone answered. I began deep, heavy breathing on the phone and obscene grunting noises. Then I hung up and turned it in to the front desk of the hotel...I figured this good karma of turning in the phone balanced out the heaving breathing and grunting.
OK...just kidding about the heavy breathing part, but I figured the phone was much more valuable to whoever it lost than me.

superjunior

Its Karma Rodney, maybe the next time you lose something an honest person like yourself might turn it in and you'll get it back.

Rodeo0530

I'm glad to hear that so many of you have done good things, or had good things happen to you.

Sorry for your bad experience Norm, but that person has bad karma coming their way for sure. When I saw the money, I felt terrible for seeing that someone had left it, but I did the only right thing that I could think of.

F1nut

While I was waiting for my order at the deli the other day, some guy was getting ready to pay for his order and dropped a wad of cash on the ground. He didn't realize it and no one saw it except me. I got his attention and pointed to the cash on the floor. He looked quite relieved.

Rodeo0530

F1nut wrote: »

While I was waiting for my order at the deli the other day, some guy was getting ready to pay for his order and dropped a wad of cash on the ground. He didn't realize it and no one saw it except me. I got his attention and pointed to the cash on the floor. He looked quite relieved.

I don't carry very much cash on me usually, but I can imagine that he was very happy that you were kind enough to point that out to him. I don't know how someone would be able to live with themself if they didn't do the "right" thing in that situation.

joeparaski

I found a wallet on my street, it had credit cards and some cash, about $80. I got the address from the persons' drivers licence (a young guy) and brought the wallet to the house. The parents answered the door and when I handed them the wallet, they looked at me in total disbelief.

Joe

Demiurge

Why worry about it? It's $15 and all that matters is that you did the right thing.

Pycroft

Next time, I would take it and donate it to somewhere that needs it...local food bank, etc. I also never keep anything I find. At work, in a middle school, I found 1 dollar on the floor, and turned it in, just in case it was some 12 year old's lunch money.

shack

It wasn't your money. Once you give it to the clerk...regardless of what happens to it... you did the right thing.

I never take something that is not mine if I am aware of it. If a cashier gives me too much change back...I give it back to them. I get lots of strange looks...but I am willing to pay the price for what I buy...and do not wish to profit from the mistake of a clerk or cashier.

Sherardp

15 bucks goes a long way in Krogers. I would have opted for:

Gatorade, Popcorn Oil topping, Little Debby Nutty bars, Orange Juice No Pulp, and of course a T-bone Steak. Change left over would have gone in the Drop Box.

Good on you for turning it in, good Karma goes a long way and I was kidding about the above. HAHA!

wz2p7j

I've only found cash (other than spare change) a couple times in my life. Both times laying in the street. Kept it - heck, I didn't know who to give it to. If I ever found some guy's wallet, I would return it.

Chris

snow

It really doesnt matter what happened to the money after you gave it to the cashier, whether she keeps it or not isnt on you it's on her whether she does the right thing or not. You did what you "know" was the right thing to do and thats all that matters.

I have returned wallets, money I seen people drop, an antique kitchen table chair I found on the side of the road I knew was part of a set of at least 4 chairs, I realized that whoever lost would want it back because a set of 3 is useless and waited till I seen an ad in my local paper's lost and found asking about it and returned it.

The strangest thing that ever happened to me was years ago when VHS tapes were the rage I went to the local blockbuster or some such place and rented a movie. I had just been to the bank and withdrew $500.00 four 100's and five 20's payed for the rental with a twenty took my change and went home.

The next day I realized that I must of had dropped the the four 100's and the other twentys in or near the store. I went back on the off chance that both someone was kind enough to turn it in to the cashier and the cashier was honest enough to return it to me well of course neither happened :rolleyes:

About a week or so later I had stopped at a 7-11 to get a cup of coffee and the fellow in front of me was telling his friend about how him and his wife had went to a video store and found 480.00 last week, I knew it was my money of course that they had found but there really wasnt a hell of a lot I could do about it other then grin and bear it.

It was just so ironic to see the fellow that had found my money a week later what are the odds of that happening?



REGARDS SNOW

Rodeo0530

snow wrote: »

It really doesnt matter what happened to the money after you gave it to the cashier, whether she keeps it or not isnt on you it's on her whether she does the right thing or not. You did what you "know" was the right thing to do and thats all that matters.

I have returned wallets, money I seen people drop, an antique kitchen table chair I found on the side of the road I knew was part of a set of at least 4 chairs, I realized that whoever lost would want it back because a set of 3 is useless and waited till I seen an ad in my local paper's lost and found asking about it and returned it.

The strangest thing that ever happened to me was years ago when VHS tapes were the rage I went to the local blockbuster or some such place and rented a movie. I had just been to the bank and withdrew $500.00 four 100's and five 20's payed for the rental with a twenty took my change and went home.

The next day I realized that I must of had dropped the the four 100's and the other twentys in or near the store. I went back on the off chance that both someone was kind enough to turn it in to the cashier and the cashier was honest enough to return it to me well of course neither happened :rolleyes:

About a week or so later I had stopped at a 7-11 to get a cup of coffee and the fellow in front of me was telling his friend about how him and his wife had went to a video store and found 480.00 last week, I knew it was my money of course that they had found but there really wasnt a hell of a lot I could do about it other then grin and bear it.

It was just so ironic to see the fellow that had found my money a week later what are the odds of that happening?



REGARDS SNOW

That is an amazing story SNOW. I don't know the odds, but they can't be very good at all.

Glad to hear so many Polkies are good people!

AsSiMiLaTeD

Rodeo, You did a fine thing there IF you didn't think you needed it more than the person who left it

Can you explain that please?

Jstas

Finding someone's change is one thing. Turning it in is certainly the right thing to do. If the person who lost it gets robbed by the cashier or store or even you, who's gonna know? You, that's who. You know you did not take it and you left it in the care of the store who should be able to handle the situation honestly. But cash is hard to track and to verify so, who knows. You did the right thing. The other option that I think would be acceptable is to take that money, find the closest charity drop bucket thingy and stuff all of it in there.


Now if you found $15 bucks in say a stairwell at a parking garage and nobody was around to claim it then, finder's keepers. But if that $15 was in a wallet with identification then, you're a crook.

When I was at a summer camp working on camp staff. The camp was quite large and after dinner one night, I was walking to my program area which was down a narrow, twisty trail in the woods. I stumbled on a brown wallet. I looked at it and held on to it until the campfire that night.

At the campfire I called the owner of the wallet out and handed it back to him. Nothing was missing as it should be. He was surprised and thankful. I asked him why he was surprised when A Scout is trustworthy...helpful...friendly...courteous and kind? Seems to me that I didn't really have a choice. Turned it into a lesson with all the young scouts at the campfire. If even one kid did the same for someone else that made it worth it.


Another time I saw a dude actually drop his wallet on the board walk in A.C. I stopped, turned around and went to go pick it up to return it to him. I grabbed it and from my right I hear "Hey! I saw it first!" I picked it up anyway and ran after the guy, stopped him and said "Sir, you dropped this." The guy who "saw it first" was following me and called me a punk 'cause I returned it.

It takes all kinds I guess. But the smile and look of gratitude on the face of the person who had their belongings returned was way better than the few dollars that were in the wallet.

POIDOG

You did the right thing, and Karma will come back to you, even though you may not
realize until later. Your conscience is clear & riches are not always about money (it is sweet though

I always give back when over changed at the counter. Karma always pays back, Just ask "Earl"

Fireman32

You did the right thing Rodeo hopefully the clerk will do the same.

TECHNOKID

The question that I have is who do you think is going to end up with that cash? If the person who left it doesn't come back in, then that lady or the rich corporation is going to get the cash. I have a hard time grabbing a $1 bill off the ground, let alone taking this $15, but I have a feeling the Kroger's is going to be $15 richer because of this.

Personally, who gets what is totally irrelevant. You did what you tought was best and from your post, you wouldn't feel good about your self otherwise. What counts, is how you feel about your actions. Happened to me at times, giving back a wallet, money simply hoping the person I gave it to would be honest enough to give it back to the rightfull owner. I felt good about being honest and giving it back for safe return to the owner and this all I could do, everything else then become the responsibility of the person you trusted to do the return.

Cheers!
TK

Rodeo0530

Jstas wrote: »

Finding someone's change is one thing. Turning it in is certainly the right thing to do. If the person who lost it gets robbed by the cashier or store or even you, who's gonna know? You, that's who. You know you did not take it and you left it in the care of the store who should be able to handle the situation honestly. But cash is hard to track and to verify so, who knows. You did the right thing. The other option that I think would be acceptable is to take that money, find the closest charity drop bucket thingy and stuff all of it in there.


Now if you found $15 bucks in say a stairwell at a parking garage and nobody was around to claim it then, finder's keepers. But if that $15 was in a wallet with identification then, you're a crook.

When I was at a summer camp working on camp staff. The camp was quite large and after dinner one night, I was walking to my program area which was down a narrow, twisty trail in the woods. I stumbled on a brown wallet. I looked at it and held on to it until the campfire that night.

At the campfire I called the owner of the wallet out and handed it back to him. Nothing was missing as it should be. He was surprised and thankful. I asked him why he was surprised when A Scout is trustworthy...helpful...friendly...courteous and kind? Seems to me that I didn't really have a choice. Turned it into a lesson with all the young scouts at the campfire. If even one kid did the same for someone else that made it worth it.


Another time I saw a dude actually drop his wallet on the board walk in A.C. I stopped, turned around and went to go pick it up to return it to him. I grabbed it and from my right I hear "Hey! I saw it first!" I picked it up anyway and ran after the guy, stopped him and said "Sir, you dropped this." The guy who "saw it first" was following me and called me a punk 'cause I returned it.

It takes all kinds I guess. But the smile and look of gratitude on the face of the person who had their belongings returned was way better than the few dollars that were in the wallet.

I can't believe that someone would be so forward about trying to steal a wallet that had fallen on the ground. People like that will live terrible lives..maybe not right now, but it will come back to get them at some point.

Jstas

Rodeo0530 wrote: »

I can't believe that someone would be so forward about trying to steal a wallet that had fallen on the ground. People like that will live terrible lives..maybe not right now, but it will come back to get them at some point.

Welcome to New Jersey.

NJPOLKER

Jstas wrote: »

Welcome to New Jersey.

Do you think one of our politicians here in NJ would return a lost wallet full of cash?

Jstas

NJPOLKER wrote: »

Do you think one of our politicians here in NJ would return a lost wallet full of cash?

Does the Pope **** in the woods?