If you ever find money, keep it.

Ellis Dee · 09-12-2011 03:27PM

Well, you can look in the mirror and see an honest face. That's never a bad thing, and you've gotten a bit of good karma.:):):)

pickarooney · 09-12-2011 03:32PM

All that for a tenner. Stupid cow should have learned her roman numerals in school and saved everyone the hassle.

Jimoslimos · 09-12-2011 03:33PM

leahyl wrote: »

I don't understand - why didn't you hand it into the Supermarket? I wouldnt want to be holding onto someone elses money for any length of time to be honest.

Supermarket? Bye-bye money - for both the finder and the actual person who lost the cash.

Captain Havoc · 09-12-2011 03:35PM

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Supermarket? Bye-bye money - for both the finder and the actual person who lost the cash.

That's why I didn't hand it in, I'd say they'd hand it over to the loser alright but if it wasn't claimed in six months or a year, I'd never see it again, didn't tell them amount incase they got someone to claim it.

UglyBolloxFace · 09-12-2011 03:35PM

Oh_Noes wrote: »

It's a supermarket not a bank, the person that claimed to have lost it obviously passed on their details to the supermarket on the specific request that they're passed on to any potential finder.

I don't see the difference. Because there isn't one.

later12 · 09-12-2011 03:37PM

UglyBolloxFace wrote: »

I don't see the difference. Because there isn't one.

I fail to see the problem here

the person that claimed to have lost it obviously passed on their details to the supermarket on the specific request that they're passed on to any potential finder.

John Doe1 · 09-12-2011 03:37PM

My cousin found a brand new iphone on a bus and kept it. Any opinions on this?:p

MiseryCat · 09-12-2011 03:52PM

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Don't know if it's thread worthy but I'm just off the phone to one of the most impolite ladies I have ever had to deal with. A while ago I found a small bit of money in the car park of a supermarket. I didn't fancy hanging around so I emailed the supermarket to say I had found a small bit of money. I know I say small but if someone is strapped they could probably do without losing this amount on the run up to Christmas. The supemarket contacted me back a few weeks ago but I didn't see the email as I just saw a heading "Customer Service" and ignored it but I read todays one and contacted the customer. Our phone at work records calls so I've listened back.

The conversation went like this:
Me: Hi is this <person>?
Her: It is indeed
Me: I've just been contacted by <supermarket>, I found some money a while ago and you lost some money?
Her: I did indeed
Me: What was the amount?
Her: x euros.
Me: That's far off what I found, I found a lot less than that.
Her: How much did you find?
Me: I'm not going to say that but it was a lot less than x euros.
Her: What was it in?
Me: I'm not going to say anything other than that but it was a lot less than x.
Her: Can I meet you some where?
Me: I did not find anything remotely near x euros so I don't see the point.
Her: Have you still the money?
Me: I do yeah
Her: So why are you ringing me if it's not my money?
Me: I was ringing to find out if it is your money that I have.
Her: What way was it?
Me: I found it on the ground beside my car, I contacted <supermarket> to say I found some money and they gave me your number.
Her: Around <date>
Me: I found it after that, it was over a week later.
Her: and did you go away on holidays or something?
Me: No, I only got an email off them there this morning so I had to go through all my old emails to find the original as they only mark their emails customer service and not the name of the supermarket so I generally delete emails like that as they're usually spam.
Her: This is no scam that I lost my money.
Me: I know but I'm not going to tell you the amount of money incase you try and get someone to claim it.
Her: I've been waiting to get my money back since <a fair while ago>, I've paid <supermarket> to look at the CCTV and I've contacted the guards.
Me: I appreciate all that but I just found money, I contacted <supermarket> and I'm just trying to do something right here.
Her: Why didn't you hand in the money to <supermarket> and let <supermarket> sort it out?
Me: but sure I told them I have the money.
Her: Sure I'll meet you at <supermarket>
Me: Nooo, I don't have your money, I have somebody elses money.
Her: Tell me, what was the amount?
Me: As I said, I'm not going to tell you how much it was for.
Her: Can you tell me what it was in?
Me: Nooo, I'm not giving any more information.
Her: Well then you know the gards are to this, right?
Me: Yeah
Her: Yeah, so I'll get back onto <supermarket> again, I'm in contact with some <name>, I'll have to get to the bottom of this.
Me: It's nothing to do with me now, I just found some money, I told <supermarket> I found some money, they gave me your number, I've contacted you, the amount is completely different and it was on a completely different day so as far I'm concerned I'm finished with your completely seperate issue.
Her: I just cant understand you won't meet me.
Me: I don't see why, I did not find your money.
Her: Why did <supermarket> give you the number.
Me: You reported a missing sum of money.
Her: Why are you getting back to me now?
Me: I'm ending this conversation now because....
Her: Why didn't you get back to me before?
Me: I'm ending this conversation because you're trying to pin something on me
Her: No, no I'm not, I'm just asking why you didn't get in contact with me before now?
Me: I only got an email this morning, I have nothing to do with <supermarket>, I was a customer.
Her: Like I was?
Me: Yeah, so I really don't see why you're asking all these questions? I'm trying to do something good.
Her: Why.......
Me: I'm ending this conversation right now, thanks, bye.

She spoke to me in a very unmanerly tone and if she goes to the gardaí she really is a dick.

lol I would just picked it up , walked off and said nothing ,Given details to strangers ,what a muppet!:eek:

Captain Havoc · 09-12-2011 03:53PM

John Doe1 wrote: »

My cousin found a brand new iphone on a bus and kept it. Any opinions on this?:p

It's his conscience, I couldn't keep it but if the person was príck, demanding that I go to his place or something I'd tell him to fack off fairly lively. I found a phone once and rang "home" on it, the owner was grateful and gave me a bottle of wine. I didn't need a phone but always like wine.

09-12-2011 03:54PM

MiseryCat wrote: »

lol I would just picked it up , walked off and said nothing ,Given details to strangers ,what a muppet!:eek:

why would you give your details to strangers if you're walking off

pickarooney · 09-12-2011 03:57PM

John Doe1 wrote: »

My cousin found a brand new iphone on a bus and kept it. Any opinions on this?:p

If the person was dumb enough to a) buy an iPhone and b) leave it on a bus he was probably doing them a favour.

UglyBolloxFace · 09-12-2011 04:09PM

pickarooney wrote: »

If the person was dumb enough to a) buy an iPhone and b) leave it on a bus he was probably doing them a favour.

Ah come on, that's very unfair. This could have happened to any of us. All it takes is something to distract your attention just slightly, and boom iPhone gone.

Captain Havoc · 09-12-2011 04:10PM

UglyBolloxFace wrote: »

Ah come on, that's very unfair. This could have happened to any of us. All it takes is something to distract your attention just slightly, and boom iPhone gone.

Yeah, I hear iphone owners are distracted by shiny things :pac:

MiseryCat · 09-12-2011 04:13PM

bluewolf wrote: »

why would you give your details to strangers if you're walking off

If you found money in a car park near a supermarket would you email the supermarket saying you found it ?

mecanoman · 09-12-2011 04:16PM

Found €50 in under the dash of a car i was getting parts out of in
a scrapyard last year, just fell out onto my head :pac:

09-12-2011 04:20PM

MiseryCat wrote: »

If you found money in a car park near a supermarket would you email the supermarket saying you found it ?

you're the one who said you'd walk off and give your details to them

anyway yeah i probably would because i've done similar before when it's happened in various situations

Mr. Presentable · 09-12-2011 04:23PM

OP, if you had done the correct thing and handed the money in at a Garda station you'd never have had the quoted conversation and the threat of being reported.

There is a correct legal procedure for dealing with finds. To keep stuff you find is prosecutable - "Larceny by finding" IIRC.

Captain Havoc · 09-12-2011 04:25PM

Mr. Presentable wrote: »

There is a correct legal procedure for dealing with finds. To keep stuff you find is prosecutable - "Larceny by finding" IIRC.

I hope I never find a murder victim so.

Mr. Presentable · 09-12-2011 04:30PM

Captain Havoc wrote: »

I hope I never find a murder victim so.

Would you bring him home?

Einhard · 09-12-2011 04:30PM

I lost x euros at <supermarket> a few weeks back. Behind your car and all. Gimme back my money thief!!

Captain Havoc · 09-12-2011 04:37PM

Just checked it out, you're correct but I took reasonable steps to find its owner and I don't have to hand it over to the gardaí so I would assume I wouldn't be guilty of anything other than being a sucker.

Captain Havoc · 09-12-2011 04:38PM

Einhard wrote: »

I lost x euros at <supermarket> a few weeks back. Behind your car and all. Gimme back my money thief!!

Please meet me at <well known dogging spot> and I'll give it to you.

ThePower11 · 09-12-2011 04:41PM

I remember when I was 15 or 16, me and two other mates went camping (about 200 yards from where we lived

) one weekend. It was basically a small forest by the side of the road anyway we were pitching our tent when one of the lads went off for a pee, two minutes later he came back with a black Nike rucksack, it wasn't dirty or damaged it looked like it had just been bought brand new, he opened it up and pulled out 20 large brown envelopes, the 3 of us began opening them and low and behold they were full of wads of €50 notes tied with elastic bands. We counted each and every envelope, in each one there was 10 bundles of €1000. In total there was €200,000 in the rucksack.

At this stage we were excited and scared at the same time, we came to the conclusion that this was probably drug money or ill gotten gains of some sort. In our wisdom (stupidity) we decided to put the money back exactly where we found it and go home, we decided we would come back the next day and hopefully it would still be there. As we were walking down the road we were discussing how we would spend "our" money, how the three of us would never have to get a job, etc.

We skipped up to the spot where the rucksack had been found, removed the sticks and leaves but there was no bag, nothing! Were we in the right place we asked, we searched the whole forest for 2 hours and came up with nothing, the bastards had come back.

Why didn't we just take it home with us the first time? I really don't know....

pickarooney · 09-12-2011 04:43PM

ThePower11 wrote: »

I remember when I was 15 or 16, me and two other mates went camping (about 200 yards from where we lived ) one weekend. It was basically a small forest by the side of the road anyway we were pitching our tent when one of the lads went off for a pee, two minutes later he came back with a black Nike rucksack, it wasn't dirty or damaged it looked like it had just been bought brand new, he opened it up and pulled out 20 large brown envelopes, the 3 of us began opening them and low and behold they were full of wads of €50 notes tied with elastic bands. We counted each and every envelope, in each one there was 10 bundles of €1000. In total there was €200,000 in the rucksack.

At this stage we were excited and scared at the same time, we came to the conclusion that this was probably drug money or ill gotten gains of some sort. In our wisdom (stupidity) we decided to put the money back exactly where we found it and go home, we decided we would come back the next day and hopefully it would still be there. As we were walking down the road we were discussing how we would spend "our" money, how the three of us would never have to get a job, etc.

We skipped up to the spot where the rucksack had been found, removed the sticks and leaves but there was no bag, nothing! Were we in the right place we asked, we searched the whole forest for 2 hours and came up with nothing, the bastards had come back.

Why didn't we just take it home with us the first time? I really don't know....

Lucky escape I'd say.

ThePower11 · 09-12-2011 04:44PM

pickarooney wrote: »

Lucky escape I'd say.

That was our main worry, that somebody had seen us.

Zebra3 · 09-12-2011 04:48PM

ThePower11 wrote: »

That was our main worry, that somebody had seen us.

If someone had seen you, they'd have been on to you straight away.

stimpson · 09-12-2011 04:48PM

ThePower11 wrote: »

I remember when I was 15 or 16, me and two other mates went camping (about 200 yards from where we lived ) one weekend. It was basically a small forest by the side of the road anyway we were pitching our tents when one of the lads went off for a pee

Lol

Captain Havoc · 09-12-2011 04:52PM

pickarooney wrote: »

Lucky escape I'd say.

If not for ThePower11 then for whoever was supposed to pick up the cash.

UglyBolloxFace · 09-12-2011 04:56PM

ThePower11 wrote: »

I remember when I was 15 or 16, me and two other mates went camping (about 200 yards from where we lived ) one weekend. It was basically a small forest by the side of the road anyway we were pitching our tent when one of the lads went off for a pee, two minutes later he came back with a black Nike rucksack, it wasn't dirty or damaged it looked like it had just been bought brand new, he opened it up and pulled out 20 large brown envelopes, the 3 of us began opening them and low and behold they were full of wads of €50 notes tied with elastic bands. We counted each and every envelope, in each one there was 10 bundles of €1000. In total there was €200,000 in the rucksack.

At this stage we were excited and scared at the same time, we came to the conclusion that this was probably drug money or ill gotten gains of some sort. In our wisdom (stupidity) we decided to put the money back exactly where we found it and go home, we decided we would come back the next day and hopefully it would still be there. As we were walking down the road we were discussing how we would spend "our" money, how the three of us would never have to get a job, etc.

We skipped up to the spot where the rucksack had been found, removed the sticks and leaves but there was no bag, nothing! Were we in the right place we asked, we searched the whole forest for 2 hours and came up with nothing, the bastards had come back.

Why didn't we just take it home with us the first time? I really don't know....

Although it would have been great at the time, looking back you did the right thing.

You would have had teenagers roaming around the streets with their new purchases, which would have alerted the drug dealer whose money you robbed.

Basically, knee capping would have occurred.

Jesus Wept · 09-12-2011 05:11PM

Not certain if it has been asked yet, but how much money are we talking about?

If you ever find money, keep it.

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