how honest are you

bounty_hunter · 21-11-2005 12:16AM

I have to be honest and say it would depend on the situation at the time. If I was really badly in need of some cash I would probably tell myself the whole "nobody is going to claim it anyway" thing and keep it for myself. If I was in a particularly good mood and felt that all was well with the world I would probably hand it in.

Love · 21-11-2005 12:34AM

Wallet: Hand it into the Garda station, definitely.

Money: Below €50: give it to charity
€50+: either hand it into the Garda station or give it to charity.

MrJoeSoap · 21-11-2005 12:40AM

Civilian_Target wrote:

phone the bank in question and get it posted to them. They'll very happily return the wallet to a customer.

Unless its AIB... Thieving so and so's.

I don't know what I'd do, but if it ever happens I'll certainly root out this thread and let you all know.

Goodshape · 21-11-2005 12:44AM

Wallet on the bus I'd probably look through it for a means of identifiying the person and then, if none is found, consider giving it to the Guards. Although I say 'consider' and I do mean that -- I'd have a hefty suspision that they'd just throw it in a room until someone claims it.. ie. forever. Not much point in that.

If I found it on the street I'd hand it into the nearest shop or pub.

If I found loose money I'd keep it.

katiegordon · 21-11-2005 01:00AM

a wallet, id hand in to garda if it was on the street.for money, if i was on a bus, in a shop or car park or something id hand it in.If it was on the street id probably keep it.i left my wallet on atable and 5 mins later it wasgone derwas about 150 in it and no identification so please people hand things in!!!

MrSinn · 21-11-2005 01:11AM

I did find a big fat purse on a dublin bus one day,it had loads of cards in it and about £70.
I almost passed the test,i took the money out and gave the purse to the driver on the way out....Well i was broke,

Töpher · 21-11-2005 01:14AM

DaveMcG wrote:

Yeah, you better cut that shit out right now.

Yeah, that's the fella.

My dad said that he might spend it on booze too, but I dunno... I've never seen him drinking, and he's in college all day isn't he? If he was drunk, he'd probably be kicked out at this stage. How long has he been there? Does he sleep on the campus?

My dad also mentioned giving it to a charity like Saint Vincent de Paul, but to be honest, I'd rather give it to someone and see them have it, and smile and stuff. I like that kinda instant gratification, I'm selfish like that, lol. If I give it to a big charity, I'll never see the money do any good... It mightn't have made a difference at all, maybe it pays for the electricity in the Concern offices or something. If I gave it to yer man, he could have dinner for 10 days or so (not that he'd want canteen food, lol). They probably give him food for free, actually. Would you say they do? It'd be a bit stingey not to, one meal a day isn't much to ask.

I'm gonna post a thread about this guy actually... (in the UCD forum)

AFAIK he's allowed to live in the college as he does because he doesn't drink (ergo doesn't wander around drunk) and doesn't interfere with anybody.

Siogfinsceal · 21-11-2005 12:50PM

if I just found money I would never hand it in - no point they wont find who owns it. a wallet - I would cos of credit card / laser etc i know I woul dbe gutted if I lost mine. even th elittle things like your xtra vision card and stuff

Richelieu · 21-11-2005 01:22PM

Much though I'd love to be one of those step-over-your-own-granny's-body types, don't reckon I could live with myself if I tried keeping that wallet.
Siogfinsceal is totally right. It's all the little cards and mementos. I have a photo of my uncle in mine from when he was still alive. Money is just money but there's always more than that...

Angels · 21-11-2005 01:34PM

swingking wrote:

Here's the situation:

You are sitting down the back of the bus and you come across a wallet with a load of cash in it. The question is do you keep it or do you hand it in

I would love to hear people's reactions on this subject.

Im not going off the point or anything but my dad found €500 quid in a wallet outside a petrol station, he went in & gave his details to the guy in the shop in case the person came back lookin for it. So the person came back to the station got my dads details & called him. THis guy called to our house with a bottle of wine & box of chocolates. My dad gave him his money back safely ( this guy had the money for a mortgage repayment he meant to lodge) so my point is you don't know a persons situation with a large amount of money like that i would definitely give it back to the person but not to the shop especially when is comes to cash like that, the guy in the shop could just pocket it.

tripper · 21-11-2005 01:43PM

I once saw a guy drop 40euro in front of me. So i ran up and gave it back to him and expecting a "thamks alot" all he did was snatch it from me and walk off.

Prior Of Taize · 21-11-2005 02:03PM

if i found angelina jolie on the ground in the street i would keep her.

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tripper wrote:

I once saw a guy drop 40euro in front of me. So i ran up and gave it back to him and expecting a "thamks alot" all he did was snatch it from me and walk off.

thats exactly the kind of people you want to lose their money.

DonkeyStyle \o/ · 21-11-2005 02:06PM

Saw someone dropping a purse/wallet infront of me years ago, they didn't notice... so I picked it up and ran after them to give it to them... ooh the filthy look I got, as if I'd pickpocketed them and then changed my mind or something.

The correct thing to do when you find a wallet is to take the cash as a finders-fee and return the remains to the owner / lost & found.
If I'm going to save their lost wallet from the hands of someone dishonest, I deserve some compensation for my efforts... and it just so happens that my lost-wallet consultancy fee is 100% of cash assets :v:
Sorry, it's the law.

Seriously though, I really couldn't say... if it was some wallet with a bunch of scabby old fivers and a OAP bus-pass, then you've got to return it whole.

From 2nd hand experience I'd say handing it into shops is a big mistake... my bro handed in a decent amount of lost cash into a shop, and the next time he was there, he asked had anyone claimed it, nobody knew wtf he was talking about. :rolleyes:
Unless you're going to track down the owner yourself, you have to rely on the intentions of every person along the chain, right back to the owner... no matter how much people want to do the right thing, eventually someone on the chain will be overcome by the thought of the next person pocketing it anyway, so they themselves do a pre-emptive pocket of the lost cash.

I'd say if I could track down the original owner myself I'd return it in full, but if the only other option was a shop or garda station, then screw it... that cash will never see its owner again either way. (no need to point out the irony here)

Or you could just look at it like karma is giving back to you for all the things you've lost yourself... drawing from the pool of lost and found... ballancing it all out

Setun · 21-11-2005 02:08PM

Friend of mine lost a wallet on the bus, only realised it when she got off. She was fairly annoyed, presuming she wouldn't see it again.

About half an hour later she was in a clothes shop talking about the wallet to a couple of my friends, when the security guard overheard and asked her what bus she lost it on. Turns out the guard heard it over his radio: somebody had given it to the bus driver who handed it into Dun Laoghaire Garda Station. She has the wallet to this day. Mad!

DonkeyStyle \o/ · 21-11-2005 02:10PM

Angels wrote:

he went in & gave his details to the guy in the shop in case the person came back lookin for it.

Aaah, now there's a good idea.

trishh · 21-11-2005 02:18PM

If I lost something, I would like to think it would be handed in somewhere and retrieved. I would do the same for anyone else. As has been said by Angels above, you don't know the other person's situation. But, having said that, I would NOT hand it into the guards. I would try to trace the person myself.

I did lose my handbad one night recently. The only valuable thing in it was my mobile (not valuable moneywise, but had all my contact numbers, messages, etc). I went back to the pubs/ clubs where I'd been.. nothing.. tried ringing mobile.. nothing.. It was worse than losing money.. That afternoon a gentleman rang my home from my mobile ! It was a cab driver that had found my bag in his cab which I had taken the previous night. Needless to say, I was very grateful to get the mobile back.

I also picked up a mobile from the ground at the drivers door of my car one day. Thinking it was my mobile (identical Nokia), opened my bag putting mobile in my bag (wondering how I lost it but glad I found it) only to realise my mobile was already in my bag ! I held on to the mobile until a call came, which was the girl's boyfriend. He directed me to her and I handed it back to her. She was delighted to have her mobile back too !

MOTTO: Do onto others as you would have done onto you !

The Sweeper · 21-11-2005 02:22PM

I'd cancel everything in my wallet within minutes of realising it was gone to be honest. If you hand something into "officialdom" they have more chance of finding out who it belongs to than you might have.

If I find cash, I'll keep cash. If I find a wallet or a bag, I'll return it straight or give it to the police or to a bank. And I'll do it asap after I find it - it could be the difference between someone shelling out to get the locks changed on their home for instance.

Siogfinsceal · 21-11-2005 02:24PM

yeah its all abuot the karma! once lost my wallet and it was handed in so I always do the same for the next person

spurious · 21-11-2005 02:29PM

If I found it on a bus, I'd hand it to the driver, not give it to the guards.
The VAST majority of bus drivers are OK, and in fairness, if I thought I'd left something on a bus, I'd ring the garage, not the guards.

Taking cash out would not occur to me - that would be stealing.

Dale · 21-11-2005 02:29PM

Half of me will say "Keep it", the other half will say "Hand it in".

I'd obviously check the contents and then make a disision.

I remember a few months ago on the bus, I found a "still valid" £65 travel pass, I madly handed it in. I new I should have kept it.

Rhyme · 21-11-2005 02:49PM

Theres always the choice of looking for ID and tracking the person down...

Fey! · 21-11-2005 04:44PM

From experience, I'd check for ID and an address, and try to return it myself. If no ID, I'd leave my details at the nearest shop and ring the local garda station. If it had credit cards, etc, I'd ring the issueing bank and give them my details to pass on to the customer.

Cash - unless I saw the person drop it, I'd pocket it. Anything over €100, I'd do the same as the wallet/bag; ring the local garda station and report it.

Mobiles - I'd look for a number marked "Home", "Mum" or "Dad" and ring it, otherwise I'd hold it until someone rang it.

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