We found money!!

Boxfresh · 23-11-2009 03:49PM #1

Right folks. I'm at work here and my girlfriend is just after ringing me saying she was out for a walk and she found quite a substantial amount of cash on the side of the road. I'm not willing to say how much it is, but let's we could have a very merry Christmas indeed.

My girlfriend wants to hand it in to the cops which I think is the right thing. But a little bit of me is saying keep it!

What shall we do? Anyone in this kind of situation before?

newmills · 23-11-2009 03:50PM

keep, keep, keep - have a happy fcukin christmas man!!

xzanti · 23-11-2009 03:52PM

Unless it's in a wallet or some other means of identifying who it belongs to, then I say keep it..

Keano · 23-11-2009 03:52PM

Tell the gardai you found a sum of money, do not tell them how much but leave a contact number at the station. That way if none gets in touch in the next few weeks it will a great Christmas!!

Morzadec · 23-11-2009 03:52PM

Keep half, give half to charity

biko · 23-11-2009 03:54PM

€50 to Santa Strike Force will buy my silence

unless of course there were ID details with the money.

xzanti · 23-11-2009 03:55PM

Keano A Legend wrote: »

Tell the gardai you found a sum of money, do not tell them how much but leave a contact number at the station. That way if none gets in touch in the next few weeks it will a great Christmas!!

I'd imagine they'd insist on the OP handing it in incase it's to do with gangs/drugs etc.. a large sum of money found on a roadside? sounds like it may have been thrown from a car or something..

Dancor · 23-11-2009 03:55PM

Hard decision. If it was a small amount, say under €100 id say keep it, but if its as large as your making it out to be I would have second thoughts.

When in doubt refer to your magic 8 ball!

roberteboot · 23-11-2009 03:56PM

Boxfresh wrote: »

Right folks. I'm at work here and my girlfriend is just after ringing me saying she was out for a walk and she found quite a substantial amount of cash on the side of the road. I'm not willing to say how much it is, but let's we could have a very merry Christmas indeed.

My girlfriend wants to hand it in to the cops which I think is the right thing. But a little bit of me is saying keep it!

What shall we do? Anyone in this kind of situation before?

Hand it in to the guards - a friend of mine lost/was robbed of (shes not sure which) a substantial amount of money this morning on her way to work on the Luas. She had money that had been collected for a friends wedding on her and i know if it was lost rather than stolen (she thinks she may have been pickpocted) id like to think someone would hand it in.

At the end of the day you dont know what someone was going to use that money for it could be vital for them!

Morlar · 23-11-2009 03:56PM

The thing is it could be some little drug dealers cash or it could be someones badly needed weekly wages. So if it were me I'd print a few flyers and put them on the lamposts beside it, maybe in a newsagents nearest to it too. Also let the cops know too would be my vote.

Rebel021 · 23-11-2009 03:58PM

Not your money hand it in.

ki · 23-11-2009 03:58PM

Keano A Legend wrote: »

Tell the gardai you found a sum of money, do not tell them how much but leave a contact number at the station. That way if none gets in touch in the next few weeks it will a great Christmas!!

Agree!

In the case of found money if you report it and no one claims it I think you get it, so its win/win.

And think how ever much money it was it probably mean alot more to the owner, than a very good christmas for you.

Fuhrer · 23-11-2009 03:59PM

~Theres someones job lost

CamperMan · 23-11-2009 03:59PM

I agree with xzanti..

I fonce found a wallet bursting with 100 euro notes, handed it back to the rightful owner and got a nice cash reward

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but if it was just a pile of notes with no owners details with it.. happy days, I would have kept it.

Fighting Irish · 23-11-2009 04:00PM

newmills wrote: »

keep, keep, keep - have a happy fcukin christmas man!!

mother ****ing werd

stupid people do stupid things, they won't learn if you give them back the money

davyjose · 23-11-2009 04:01PM

Use it to buy some Dvds - I'd start with this one

Fighting Irish · 23-11-2009 04:01PM

Keano A Legend wrote: »

Tell the gardai you found a sum of money, do not tell them how much but leave a contact number at the station. That way if none gets in touch in the next few weeks it will a great Christmas!!

My mam found £140 about 10 years ago, left it into the Garda station, she got it back a couple of months ago :rolleyes:

Hank Scorpio · 23-11-2009 04:01PM

might be drug moneyz

Fighting Irish · 23-11-2009 04:02PM

was it under €1000

jellie · 23-11-2009 04:03PM

it could be someones rent money, or christmas presents for the kids money. id hand it in cause id feel guilty spending it thinking that someone elses christmas could be ruined because I didnt.

Keano · 23-11-2009 04:03PM

Fighting Irish wrote: »

My mam found £140 about 10 years ago, left it into the Garda station, she got it back a couple of months ago :rolleyes:

Beer on you so?

Kiera · 23-11-2009 04:06PM

We? You're GF found it! She'll have a great Christmas

super_furry · 23-11-2009 04:09PM

What's this we business paleface? Your girlfriend found the money, you weren't even there!

Lux23 · 23-11-2009 04:09PM

Hand it in. At the end of the day the only joy it will bring will be fleeting and karma may find a way of kicking you in the ass to get you back. If is not claimed in a years time your are entitled to get it back after a year and a day in plenty of time for next Christmas.

Gmol · 23-11-2009 04:10PM

I remember when I was a student and absolutely skint (I mean lunches or bus travel skint) I found 2 wallets within a week of each other on a Dublin Bus in nearly the same spot on the bus. Both times they had between 30-60€ in them, Could really have done with that at the time but both times I handed it in to the bus driver, when I saw the second wallet I thought someone was pulling the p*** out of me

My name is URL · 23-11-2009 04:16PM

If you rely on AH to be your moral compass then I'd say you really have no intention of handing it in

If it was me I'd keep a good chunk of it and give the rest to charity

Somnus · 23-11-2009 04:18PM

If it was me I'd want someone to hand it in. You said yourself that you think it's the right thing to do. So I'd say go with that.

In work on Saturday and guy about 20 handed in a wallet he found outside the shop. There were contact details inside and the guy who lost it was very grateful and gave the guy a few quid as thanks.

Yeah he would have gotten more had he stolen it but it paid off to do the decent thing. If noone claims it then you get to keep it!

bob the bob · 23-11-2009 04:18PM

I found £500 in notes rolled up in a money bag in Heuston Station about 10 years ago.

Was just getting on the train and saw it on the ground in front of me.

I told the train ticket checking guy, told him to ask people if they had lost money while he was checking tickets.

Never heard back from him, kept the money. Probably not the right thing to do. I lived like a king in college for a few weeks.

az2wp0sye65487 · 23-11-2009 04:20PM

If it was me I'd feel guilty for keeping it. If it was in a wallet / purse then try your best to identify the owner.

If you hand it in to the gardai, what's to say they won't just pocket it themselves though!?

extra-ordinary_ · 23-11-2009 04:22PM

Gmol wrote: »

.. when I saw the second wallet I thought someone was pulling the p*** out of me

pork?

Boxfresh · 23-11-2009 04:24PM

She handed it in to the cops. They give her a receipt for it with all the details on it.
If it's not claimed in 1 year and 1 day it's hers. I hope no one claims it now then!

Cops were saying that there isn't many people that would have handed it in.

I don't think I could have spent someone elses cash especially coming up to Christmas.

Ah well, must do the lotto this week then!

We found money!!

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