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[MickAP]

Reminds me of the time I found 2 lots of rolled up £20 notes outside of a money lending business, thought crossed my mind do I keep or hand in.
My instant thought was my job, I was delivering to the company at the time and found the notes on the way in on the pavement just in front of their door. I handed the notes in to the clerk behind the desk, she just didn't seem bothered about it never even asked who I was. I thought afterwards I wonder where that money ended up, and did some poor sod borrow it then loose it straight away.
I told my employers when I returned to the office what had happened, they were equally unimpressed with my actions, make you think though about did the owner of this money ever get it back and what happened to it.

Mick

[jim351]

well i would keep it...an old friend of mine some years ago found an iceland money bag in the street, he picked it up and took it home, he counted out £28,000 in used notes, anyway it was a friday nite so he thought about it over the weekend, didnt hear anything on the news or anything but decided to hand it in... he did so at the branch closest to where he found it, the manager said thank you and he took all his details and would be in contact with veiw to a reward...well he never heard anything for about 6 weeks so he contacted icelands head office and they dont have any details of money being handed in! there was a record of the shop being held up but they said the insurence would have paid out! he has kicked himself so much about it since! i dont have any luck like that, i mean if i found a pay packet in the street the git would have had 3 days off!!!  

[Martin_1962]

I have always handed in anything I have found - mainly because if I ever lost anything I hope that what goes around comes around and someone would do the same for me.....  but get a reciept so that the find is recorded somehow.

Also I have a friend who runs a crash repair business - small and family run, he "tests" new employees by asking them to valet a car for return to the customer and he puts a £20 note under the front seat so that the lad will find it if he is doing a good job..... sneaky but it gives a good indication of character if he a/ finds it, b/ hands it in....

I'd have put it in the glove box!

[Richie London]

the warden gave him the grandaughters address and shes coming round to collect it tonight. she cant believe hes that honest and handing it in. the warden was not very happy when he told him after about the money. no way would he have passed it on. he rckons.  

[Danny]

see whether she rewards his honesty then

[Richie London]

if it was me i would give the finder a quid for the phone call he made  

[albitz]

He did the right thing.

[gwa]

Right or wrong, its classed as 'Stealing by Finding' and you could be prosecuted for theft. Especially as you have disclosed the facts on here.

Oh, what quandary  

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I think it depends on how much you value your soul and if yours has a price!

I would not sell mine to the Devil for even millions of pounds, let alone a few poxy thousand that I would spend within minutes......shops here I come!!!

[dieseldean]

when i lost my phone about 10 year ago i had £60 in the phone case.  a couple found it in town and looked at numbers and called my mum. i went to meet them in town and took the money out of the back and gave them £20 for their kindness. i know i'm generous in doing that but just think how much i could have lost in call charges if found by wrong type of person

[amigov6]

A bundle of cash, expired owner, right or wrong i'd keep it, sorry but i admit it, i'm shallow. However if i found a purse with id & pension or saw an elderly person drop said purse/wallet i'd give it to them.
   A while back i put £20 in the green Mig (i think), paid, & on the way back to the car saw a tenner on the forecourt, as i bent down to pick it up i saw another so pocketed them both.
   Also when at the supermarket when collecting or dropping your trolley to get your £1 back look on the floor, i've found a few notes folk drop when retrieving thier quid! 8-)

[Richie London]

Right or wrong, its classed as 'Stealing by Finding' and you could be prosecuted for theft. Especially as you have disclosed the facts on here.
Oh, what quandary  

damn, didnt know bertie smalls was on here

[Richie London]

A bundle of cash, expired owner, right or wrong i'd keep it, sorry but i admit it, i'm shallow. However if i found a purse with id & pension or saw an elderly person drop said purse/wallet i'd give it to them.
   A while back i put £20 in the green Mig (i think), paid, & on the way back to the car saw a tenner on the forecourt, as i bent down to pick it up i saw another so pocketed them both.
   Also when at the supermarket when collecting or dropping your trolley to get your £1 back look on the floor, i've found a few notes folk drop when retrieving thier quid! 8-)

 i found a neighbours plastic wallet on the stairs last yr, no credit cards just student cards, travel cards, i threw it straight in the bin. if he wasnt a noisy ignorant rsole i would of give it back.

[HolyCount]

Yep -- he did the right thing -- especially bypassing the warden ( who might well have kept it!!!). Let's hope the family reward his honesty -- but in the end, he can sleep better (tho poorer !).

Just think the old girl must have scrimped to save that up for a rainy day (or more likely her funeral) -- at least it's in the family.

[Martin_1962]

the warden gave him the grandaughters address and shes coming round to collect it tonight. she cant believe hes that honest and handing it in. the warden was not very happy when he told him after about the money. no way would he have passed it on. he rckons.  

Good news then


I hope she treats him to a case of something pleasant and alcoholic