View Poll Results: Found a Wallet - Loads of Money - What would YOU Do?
Keep the cash - bin the rest
13
12.04%
Hand it in to Dibble (Police)
25
23.15%
Contact Owner - If no reply - Keep
15
13.89%
Keep calling owner / drive to address & hand over
55
50.93%
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Found a wallet
17 December 2009, 01:07 PM
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17 December 2009, 01:10 PM
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Well, I have managed to get thru to the owner on one of the numbers I found in the wallet. He hadn't got a clue that he had lost it!
I told him not to worry - It still has the money and all the cards in it, so no need to cancel (with all the ballache that causes) As he lives relatively nearby I am going to drop it off after picking the Mrs up this evening. He was, as you can imagine, extremely grateful!
Just so you are clear - It DID occur to me "Hmmm - Keep and Spend" for a split second, if I'm honest with you. That thought was immediately replaced with "What would I wish someone else would do if they found mine?"
I am more than happy to re-unite owner with his wallet and he has said he is going to buy me a bottle of Champagne to say "Thanks" - Uncommonly Decent of him - I WILL accept and will enjoy it with the family on Xmas Day and will recount the tale to the kids as a tale of morals and the rewards of honesty - As well as the priceless feeling of knowing you did the right thing!!
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I told him not to worry - It still has the money and all the cards in it, so no need to cancel (with all the ballache that causes) As he lives relatively nearby I am going to drop it off after picking the Mrs up this evening. He was, as you can imagine, extremely grateful!
Just so you are clear - It DID occur to me "Hmmm - Keep and Spend" for a split second, if I'm honest with you. That thought was immediately replaced with "What would I wish someone else would do if they found mine?"
I am more than happy to re-unite owner with his wallet and he has said he is going to buy me a bottle of Champagne to say "Thanks" - Uncommonly Decent of him - I WILL accept and will enjoy it with the family on Xmas Day and will recount the tale to the kids as a tale of morals and the rewards of honesty - As well as the priceless feeling of knowing you did the right thing!!
Goodwill to One and All
Top bloke well done mate let us know what champagne it is as if its Co op own ill know not to follow by example lol.
17 December 2009, 01:13 PM
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Well, I have managed to get thru to the owner on one of the numbers I found in the wallet. He hadn't got a clue that he had lost it!
I told him not to worry - It still has the money and all the cards in it, so no need to cancel (with all the ballache that causes) As he lives relatively nearby I am going to drop it off after picking the Mrs up this evening. He was, as you can imagine, extremely grateful!
Just so you are clear - It DID occur to me "Hmmm - Keep and Spend" for a split second, if I'm honest with you. That thought was immediately replaced with "What would I wish someone else would do if they found mine?"
I am more than happy to re-unite owner with his wallet and he has said he is going to buy me a bottle of Champagne to say "Thanks" - Uncommonly Decent of him - I WILL accept and will enjoy it with the family on Xmas Day and will recount the tale to the kids as a tale of morals and the rewards of honesty - As well as the priceless feeling of knowing you did the right thing!!
Goodwill to One and All
I told him not to worry - It still has the money and all the cards in it, so no need to cancel (with all the ballache that causes) As he lives relatively nearby I am going to drop it off after picking the Mrs up this evening. He was, as you can imagine, extremely grateful!
Just so you are clear - It DID occur to me "Hmmm - Keep and Spend" for a split second, if I'm honest with you. That thought was immediately replaced with "What would I wish someone else would do if they found mine?"
I am more than happy to re-unite owner with his wallet and he has said he is going to buy me a bottle of Champagne to say "Thanks" - Uncommonly Decent of him - I WILL accept and will enjoy it with the family on Xmas Day and will recount the tale to the kids as a tale of morals and the rewards of honesty - As well as the priceless feeling of knowing you did the right thing!!
Goodwill to One and All
I would hope that 'most' people would return it - to those who wouldn't, well, words fail me.
17 December 2009, 01:15 PM
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bravo.
the guy must have been ****ting loosing that much cash. i know i would be. you saved some families christmas mate
the guy must have been ****ting loosing that much cash. i know i would be. you saved some families christmas mate
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17 December 2009, 01:17 PM
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Agreed. And just think, it was quite possibly a banker's wallet.
17 December 2009, 01:20 PM
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17 December 2009, 01:25 PM
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Couldn't have been a bankers wallet, theres not enough money in it.
fair play to you though for being a decent bloke and returning it, not too many 'honest' folk around these days.
fair play to you though for being a decent bloke and returning it, not too many 'honest' folk around these days.
17 December 2009, 01:28 PM
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This shouldn't even be a debate IMO. Hand it in to the Police station.
I once found a ladies purse in my local village after this woman left it on her car roof and drove off......I saw it drop on the floor and picked it up. There was lot's of cash, cards and even her pin on a peice of paper
but I'm not a thief or pippin' so I went to the Police station and handed it in.
A week later I got a Thank you card and five pounds as a finders reward. The feeling that gave me......well you can't buy that.
I once found a ladies purse in my local village after this woman left it on her car roof and drove off......I saw it drop on the floor and picked it up. There was lot's of cash, cards and even her pin on a peice of paper
but I'm not a thief or pippin' so I went to the Police station and handed it in.A week later I got a Thank you card and five pounds as a finders reward. The feeling that gave me......well you can't buy that.
17 December 2009, 01:31 PM
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As an aside, if he is a Banker ...... take the money out, get some dog **** and put it in it, use the Credit Cards to smear it all over his front door and Audi TT ...... then smack him in the gob from me, and wish him a miserable New Year.
If he's a decent, regular guy - wish him all the breast!
If he's a decent, regular guy - wish him all the breast!
17 December 2009, 01:38 PM
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Top Man.
I voted call and give them a chance if they don't get back to you that's different.
Make sure he can describe it before you hand it over!
5t.
I voted call and give them a chance if they don't get back to you that's different.
Make sure he can describe it before you hand it over!
5t.
17 December 2009, 04:19 PM
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If there are contact details in there I'd try and contact the owner to return it to them. I'd leave a voice message if possible, or send an email if that info was present. If there is a drivers licence in the wallet I might even consider posting it off to the person (photo ID licence with address on it, plus you're required to have the DL on you when you drive, so most people tend to keep them in the wallet all the time).
If there wasn't any way to contact them, I'd probably hand it in to the local cop shop. I do admit I would be tempted to grab the cash and bin it, or return it and fein ignorance when it comes to the money, but I'm not really that dishonest.
If there wasn't any way to contact them, I'd probably hand it in to the local cop shop. I do admit I would be tempted to grab the cash and bin it, or return it and fein ignorance when it comes to the money, but I'm not really that dishonest.
17 December 2009, 04:21 PM
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17 December 2009, 04:27 PM
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Or it could be that he hadn't thought to look for it as he didn't think it was lost. I've certainly left my wallet at home, gone out, come back and seen it on the table and thought "Oh, I thought it was in my coat", but as I hadn't needed it when out, I had simply not thought about it and thus didn't think I'd lost it or left it at home.
17 December 2009, 05:29 PM
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For the record.
When I handed in the purse I found the police did an inventory of the entire contents including counting the money then it was sealed at the desk with me watching and a receipt handed to me. It is then given to an officer to deal with. Apparently if there are passports lost they legally have to try and find the owner. If no passports and there is an obvious way to contact the rightful owner they do. However they don't investigate, just log into the system and wait for someone to call.
Thats what they told me anyway. Never even got a phone call to say it had been claimed and the owner said thank you.
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When I handed in the purse I found the police did an inventory of the entire contents including counting the money then it was sealed at the desk with me watching and a receipt handed to me. It is then given to an officer to deal with. Apparently if there are passports lost they legally have to try and find the owner. If no passports and there is an obvious way to contact the rightful owner they do. However they don't investigate, just log into the system and wait for someone to call.
Thats what they told me anyway. Never even got a phone call to say it had been claimed and the owner said thank you.
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17 December 2009, 05:46 PM
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Well, I have managed to get thru to the owner on one of the numbers I found in the wallet. He hadn't got a clue that he had lost it!
I told him not to worry - It still has the money and all the cards in it, so no need to cancel (with all the ballache that causes) As he lives relatively nearby I am going to drop it off after picking the Mrs up this evening. He was, as you can imagine, extremely grateful!
Just so you are clear - It DID occur to me "Hmmm - Keep and Spend" for a split second, if I'm honest with you. That thought was immediately replaced with "What would I wish someone else would do if they found mine?"
I am more than happy to re-unite owner with his wallet and he has said he is going to buy me a bottle of Champagne to say "Thanks" - Uncommonly Decent of him - I WILL accept and will enjoy it with the family on Xmas Day and will recount the tale to the kids as a tale of morals and the rewards of honesty - As well as the priceless feeling of knowing you did the right thing!!
Goodwill to One and All
I told him not to worry - It still has the money and all the cards in it, so no need to cancel (with all the ballache that causes) As he lives relatively nearby I am going to drop it off after picking the Mrs up this evening. He was, as you can imagine, extremely grateful!
Just so you are clear - It DID occur to me "Hmmm - Keep and Spend" for a split second, if I'm honest with you. That thought was immediately replaced with "What would I wish someone else would do if they found mine?"
I am more than happy to re-unite owner with his wallet and he has said he is going to buy me a bottle of Champagne to say "Thanks" - Uncommonly Decent of him - I WILL accept and will enjoy it with the family on Xmas Day and will recount the tale to the kids as a tale of morals and the rewards of honesty - As well as the priceless feeling of knowing you did the right thing!!
Goodwill to One and All
I think it would of crossed most peoples mind to keep it .You've probably just made someones christmas , well done Jods
18 December 2009, 07:15 AM
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Right result. Well done that man. I can't believe some people some people would just keep it with no thought of returning it. Presumably these same people would happily take a car if they found the owner had left the keys in the ignition. Finders keeps and all that. Shouldn't have left the keys there.
18 December 2009, 07:59 AM
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I am guessing that you are not in the UK, you don't need to carry a license here, most people have not even passed there driving test and still drive!
18 December 2009, 08:58 AM
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Good result.
Reminds me of an incident many many moons ago. Got a knock at the door from a guy who lived about 10 doors up... " you left your phone on the roof of your car "
"Ahh... I was wondering where that had gone... thanks!"
"yes, it fell off as you drove past"...
"oh"...
He then produced a small plastic bag that had my phone in it... that was in about 30 little bits..
"thanks"...
LMAO....
Reminds me of an incident many many moons ago. Got a knock at the door from a guy who lived about 10 doors up... " you left your phone on the roof of your car "
"Ahh... I was wondering where that had gone... thanks!"
"yes, it fell off as you drove past"...
"oh"...
He then produced a small plastic bag that had my phone in it... that was in about 30 little bits..
"thanks"...
LMAO....
18 December 2009, 11:59 AM
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Well done Jods, congratulations for doing exactly the right thing. You can be proud of yourself for that.
I regret to see that some 10% of the poll admit to being prepared to act like thieves.
Les
I regret to see that some 10% of the poll admit to being prepared to act like thieves.
Les
18 December 2009, 12:12 PM
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Of course anyone can click a poll and say what you think you would do......but in reality half those would just pocket the cash.
Finders Keepers Les!
Finders Keepers Les!