Lost wallet

mr_fegelien

Would you return it? Let's say your from a night out and it's 12PM at the bus stop. You're in a fairly secluded area with no cars passing by and no one on the street.

Would you give into temptation?

Melania Frump

mr_fegelien wrote: »

Would you return it? Let's say your from a night out and it's 12PM at the bus stop. You're in a fairly secluded area with no cars passing by and no one on the street.

Would you give into temptation?

I would return it.

RMAOK

How many threads have you started today op?

A rational human would drop it into the nearest Garda station.

JlMMY

A wallet? All day long.

A solitary €50 note, floundering happily along? Never!!

I wouldn’t want to steal it but wouldn’t want to bother leaving it into the Gardai either, so I’d probably just leave it there and let fate take its course.

jaxxx

Deleted User wrote: »

A rational human being would drop it into the nearest Garda station.

Decent/Honest/Honourable.

FAMLEE

Depend's how much cash was inside..

Ficheall

mr_fegelien wrote: »

Would you return it? Let's say your from a night out and it's 12PM at the bus stop. You're in a fairly secluded area with no cars passing by and no one on the street.

Would you give into temptation?

Coming home at noon after a night out? Congrats, feegy!

Salary Negotiator

I’d return it.

A phone call to the lost card section of whatever bank card is in it will reunite it with its owner fairly easily.

(Maybe not actually in post GDPR days)

BuboBubo

I'd return it to its owner, the person who lost it might be without food for a week. Couldn't live with the guilt.

Panthro

Only if it has a CD sleeve of "California Love" by my playas 2Pac and Dr Dre.

Anything else is not worth my time.

Streetz.

mr_fegelien

BuboBubo wrote: »

I'd return it to its owner, the person who lost it might be without food for a week. .

Are you posting from Ireland or North Korea/Congo? While thinks aren't rosy in this country, I highly doubt people starve here.

BeerWolf

I found a wallet outside a Garage/Post Office in the small car park, had €200+ in it... belonged to a pensioner who got their money for the week. What heartless **** would I be if I kept it? Of course I would return it -- I handed it over to the clerk at the post office. Told me later how incredibly grateful the elderly gent was.

Melania Frump

mr_fegelien wrote: »

Are you posting from Ireland or North Korea/Congo? While thinks aren't rosy in this country, I highly doubt people starve here.

First mr_ fegelien post I laughed to.

Signore Fancy Pants

mr_fegelien wrote: »

Are you posting from Ireland or North Korea/Congo? While thinks aren't rosy in this country, I highly doubt people starve here.

Some are starved of attention it seems.

kurtainsider

I'd return it.
I'd understand a hard pressed individual giving into temptation and keeping the money but a greedy, dishonest, thieving cnut - I would wish Ms Karma to get involved.

Guy:Incognito

Surely just a poll saying are you a thief, yes or no, would be the simplest way to get the stats?

Guy:Incognito

BeerWolf wrote: »

I found a wallet outside a Garage/Post Office in the small car park, had €200+ in it... belonged to a pensioner who got their money for the week. What heartless **** would I be if I kept it? Of course I would return it -- I handed it over to the clerk at the post office. Told me later how incredibly grateful the elderly gent was.

My dad drop his wages (pay packet envelope with his name on it) outside the Marble Arch in Drimnagh (thats Dublin for people waiting to give out) about 15 tears ago, which was his local up until he died. Didnt make its way back to him.

Lots of ***** about.

mr_fegelien

mr_fegelien wrote: »

Would you return it? Let's say your from a night out and it's 12PM at the bus stop. You're in a fairly secluded area with no cars passing by and no one on the street.

Would you give into temptation?

I'd hand it in to a Garda station, intact. That's exactly what you're supposed to do, and we all know it.

As a 21 or 22 year old who's never had a job, but finds all the time in the world to contemplate such challenging situations before very quickly turning to boards for their thoughts, what would you do? Would your total lack of employment lead to you being tempted? Is that how you've ended up giving it a second thought?

What it comes down to is that temptation would only be there for would-be or actual thieves. To decent folk, it's not a factor at all.

Hand it in Fegelein. :P

Professor Genius

mr_fegelien wrote: »

Would you return it? Let's say your from a night out and it's 12PM at the bus stop. You're in a fairly secluded area with no cars passing by and no one on the street.

Would you give into temptation?

Mr Fegelien if I gave you €10 for each piece of chewing gum (chewed) that you would stick in your anus how much would I end up paying you ?

mr_fegelien

mr_fegelien wrote: »

Are you posting from Ireland or North Korea/Congo? While thinks aren't rosy in this country, I highly doubt people starve here.

Your worldly experience informs that opinion I can see. You know one of these days you're going to end up having to get out into the real world, don't you?

I hope you'll never be as hungry as many find themselves to be, even in good oul' Ireland.

tdf7187

mr_fegelien wrote: »

Would you return it? Let's say your from a night out and it's 12PM at the bus stop. You're in a fairly secluded area with no cars passing by and no one on the street.

Would you give into temptation?

12pm? Impressive night out!

Church on Tuesday

Give it back Feg, you know deep down it's the right thing to do.

Sheepdish1

I seem to find money / phones etc a good bit and always try to get back to owner if I can. Phone is usually easy enough to get back to someone. Money on its own not so easy. Found E20 note in a shop a few weeks ago and handed it in, asked if they could put in envelope incase the person who lost it comes back.

I was in the queue in Penny's a few weeks ago. Found e20, asked five people ahead of me. None of them lost money but were surprised that someone would ask people. When I asked the fifth person it was hers, she seemed to struggle to even say thanks....actually I don't think she said thanks...she didn't care that someone had given her the money she had lost :rolleyes:

But most people do appreciate if you get their money / belongings back to them

DelBoy Trotter

Yeah, I’d return it. If there was any contact information in it, I’d contact the owner. Otherwise I’d hand it into a Garda station

PTH2009

With so many public cameras around today what would happen if ur seen on it picking up a wallet and pocketing it or taking money/cards out and ****ing it away ???

Remember was at a Liam Gallagher concert in Cork where I was queuing at the bar and someone let a wad of cash fall on the ground and walk off (so many people around at the time) not knowing and a guy in front of me asked was that mine and I said it wasant but he picked it up and pocketed it. I thought he would of handed into the bar staff. Kind of annoyed I didnt say it was mine the more I think about it ha. Would I have kept it ???? Probably yes

fullstop

Another top, hypothetical thread :rolleyes:

con___manx1

I found a wallet recently and just typed the persons name into facebook that was on their bank card in the wallet.
Told her to come to my house and pick it up.
I lost a wallet myself before and the Gardaí called to my door and asked me had I lost my wallet. Asked why I didn't report it and told me to go to the Garda station and get it. They must of had Feck all to do that day

MsQuinn

Ì'm looking for for thread rating the best song from the 80s. have my list prepared. Please let me know where it is. I'm a bit drunk but want Jimmy Somerville to win

tuxy

Salary Negotiator wrote: »

I’d return it.

A phone call to the lost card section of whatever bank card is in it will reunite it with its owner fairly easily.

(Maybe not actually in post GDPR days)

If you drop it into any branch they can call the owner as you agree to calls about your account when you sign up.

It's not much effort to drop it into the Garda or Bank so I'd do it and hope someone would do the same for me.
I'm far from wealthy but if it's only a few hundred euro I'd reunite it with the owner. A few thousand could tempt me but I would try to resist.

freshpopcorn

I'd try and get it back to the owner or give it into the Garda station!

fullstop

fullstop wrote: »

Another top, hypothetical thread :rolleyes:

Any need?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Yet again the OP lobs it up there and doesn't give his own opinion.


I'd always hand in a found wallet, and have done on a couple of occasions. How would anybody feel if they thought somebody found their lost wallet and kept it?


I suspect the OP would be very tempted - theft by finding is a curious crime to had to the list.

ldy4mxonucwsq6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnL7sJYblGY

Yes, would always return a found wallet. Mark Rober honesty test above, seems most people will.

Hamsterchops

I found a lost wallet on the pavement, took it home & opened it up, found the owners details, I then texted them to say that I was about to leave it in the local Garda station, so I did.....

Got a text from the owner the next day thanking me.

Rebel_Kn1ght

Lost my wallet when I was around 20 with £200 in it. An empty wallet was handed to a relative of mine the next day. I was gutted. After that I thought there was no way I'd hand in a wallet but about 2 years ago I lost my wallet twice, both times with significant cash in it and both times it was returned to me with the cash. Faith restored.

Junkyard Tom

I would dip it in egg, then breadcrumbs, then deep-fry it until golden brown, and then eat the ****ing thing, coins and all.

CelticRambler

I once found a handbag with a ladies purse, passports and miscellaneous other effects inside, no cash though. The cards were well out of date and the bag was in the undergrowth well off the side of the road, so I assumed it had been stolen and dumped. Was able to track the New Zealand owner down through Facebook (first lesson in how easy it is to find out who someone is, where they work, etc with the contents of a handbag :eek: ) and she replied about six months later ... but didn't ask for it back!

Ger Roe

Back in the last century, when I was a secondary school chizzler... I found an envelope on my way to school, in the car park. It was full of notes and I handed it in to the office (hoping that it wouldn't be claimed, or that there might be a reward).

A few hours later I was called to the headmaster's office. I thought I was in for a windfall, but he explained that it belonged to a single mother who was paying her son's annual 'voluntary contribution'. He said that there was no reward as they were a very poor family and money was hard to come by for them. He said that she was very grateful and wanted me to know that she could not have replaced the loss.

It made me think and I was glad I didn't just pocket the cash.... you never know the circumstances of others and I like to think that I at least had some extra credit in the karma bank.

PicardWithHair

I'd hand it into the guards, but if there was cash in it , I'd help myself to a little tax so to speak ...

mr_fegelien

I'm surprised people here trust the gardai so much with a lost wallet given the public criticism of their policing and internal practices.

wijam

Well, if you flip the question on it's head - if you lost your wallet, would you like it handed in

I'd hazard a guess and say almost everyone, if not everyone would say yes to that question, and if so, you really can't say no to the original question, unless of course, you are a thieving <inset expletive here>

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

mr_fegelien wrote: »

I'm surprised people here trust the gardai so much with a lost wallet given the public criticism of their policing and internal practices.

So, you'd just keep it in case a corrupt Garda kept it for himself?

Tell me you're not really surprised that people would go to the Gardaí with a found wallet.

Cesar Grumpy Ink

Cesar Grumpy Ink wrote: »

So, you'd just keep it in case a corrupt Garda kept it for himself?

Tell me you're not really surprised that people would go to the Gardaí with a found wallet.

It’s really the only option to find someone even though your know they’d probably just empty it and chuck it out. Only reason to hand it in is to tell yourself you’ve done the right thing.

catrat12

I’m always broke and even if it was full to the brim I would return it.

I would feel better in myself, with the hope that the good thing would come back to me one day

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

It’s really the only option to find someone even though your know they’d probably just empty it and chuck it out. Only reason to hand it in is to tell yourself you’ve done the right thing.

I don't agree. My wife handed one in about six months ago and got a call from the owner the next day - wallet and all it's contents intact.

iamstop

I'd return it. I've returned many a phone to the owner. Once in Chicago I met the guy who's phone it was at a bar and he proceeded to buy me pints for the night.

Another time I found a camera at a festival. The battery was dead so I took the memory card out and put it in mine. Looked through the pictures and then searched for a guy who was in a few of the pics. He was delighted to get the camera back.

Once on a ferry to Bintan from Singapore I lost my own wallet with $500 SGD in it.
A few days later when I got back to Singapore, and had phone signal again, there was a voicemail from someone saying they found my wallet. I went to meet them and ALL the money was still in it. I bought the person a big box of chocolates for their efforts.

greenttc

When i lived in Australia my husband found a very nice camera which someone had clearly left behind on the street (i think it was in a phone box but I am doubting my memory,was there still phone boxes there in the early 2000's??) , he handed it in to the local police station and they took his details as the finder. About a month or so later he got a call from the police to come and collect the camera, no one had claimed it so he was deemed the new owner if he wanted it, finders keepers!

Perhaps if there was a similar system in Ireland those who don't trust the gardai might be more likely to hand in lost wallets or other items.

Ficheall

A guy cycled out of his way after me during the summer (about a 90 second cycle, but still), with a wallet I'd dropped, asking if I was X from an id card in the wallet. I was too surprised to say anything more than thanks (and not even the deserved massively grateful thanks at that) before he cycled off, but I didn't even have any cash in it to give him as a thanks.. Still bothers me when I think about it. Thank you, Mr. Galway cyclist man!

bmc58

Deleted User wrote: »

A rational human would drop it into the nearest Garda station.

That would be the last place I would drop it into.Have you been reading the news lately?