If you found money on the ground... - Page 7

Tobi · #61 14-08-2015, 01:13 AM

Maybe sometimes that money is meant for you? If of course, you don't see someone actually drop it, or know whose it is (in which case, to take it would be selfish and mean)
But I think if finding a large sum of money, it would be thoughtful to take it to the police. I believe if it isn't claimed within a period of time, it is given to you, the finder. That happened with a diamond ring I found when I was about 10. Eventually, after a number of weeks, the ring was given to me when I went to check at the police station. I brought it home (it felt like 'ours' not 'mine' anyway) -and my father sold it. We had a lovely meal with treats like ice-cream, which we couldn't normally afford, went to the cinema, and it paid a couple of bills I recall.

About 1990, my husband once left our cash box on the roof of our car! It had all our takings from our book business in it for the day. About £300. When he went back, of course, the cash box had gone. Neither of us was deeply upset. I didn't blame him as I have made mistakes too. He decided to drop in at the police station (we had a local one then!!) -and ask. The cash box had been handed in. By Australian tourists. We decided to split the cash 3 ways. £200 for us -and £100 for them as a 'thank you' gift.
It was extremely decent of them to do that. We would not have known if they hadn't. It brought a great deal of humanity together between us all.

But of course I have found a fiver, or £10 or so on the ground -not a soul in sight, and have been very grateful for it. That often happened at times in the past when I was extremely poor. I have also lost money, and known that someone else in need would find it on the ground.

Nowadays I seem to find a lot of 5p pieces! Shining in the dust. I pick them up and am thankful.

Howla Dark · #62 16-08-2015, 12:49 AM

It depends. If I saw someone drop it, I would give their money back to them. If the money was attached to someone's ID then I'll hand it into the nearest police station and hope to return it to the owner. As for loose change on the floor and lose notes even it's a gift.

starling · #63 16-08-2015, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Tobi

Maybe sometimes that money is meant for you? If of course, you don't see someone actually drop it, or know whose it is (in which case, to take it would be selfish and mean)
But I think if finding a large sum of money, it would be thoughtful to take it to the police. I believe if it isn't claimed within a period of time, it is given to you, the finder. That happened with a diamond ring I found when I was about 10. Eventually, after a number of weeks, the ring was given to me when I went to check at the police station. I brought it home (it felt like 'ours' not 'mine' anyway) -and my father sold it. We had a lovely meal with treats like ice-cream, which we couldn't normally afford, went to the cinema, and it paid a couple of bills I recall.

About 1990, my husband once left our cash box on the roof of our car! It had all our takings from our book business in it for the day. About £300. When he went back, of course, the cash box had gone. Neither of us was deeply upset. I didn't blame him as I have made mistakes too. He decided to drop in at the police station (we had a local one then!!) -and ask. The cash box had been handed in. By Australian tourists. We decided to split the cash 3 ways. £200 for us -and £100 for them as a 'thank you' gift.
It was extremely decent of them to do that. We would not have known if they hadn't. It brought a great deal of humanity together between us all.

But of course I have found a fiver, or £10 or so on the ground -not a soul in sight, and have been very grateful for it. That often happened at times in the past when I was extremely poor. I have also lost money, and known that someone else in need would find it on the ground.

Nowadays I seem to find a lot of 5p pieces! Shining in the dust. I pick them up and am thankful.

No, £300 is too much even now. That's a police job .....and hope for the best.

It was good of those tourists but I would hope this would be the outcome.

Regards your ring, don't forget there are web-sites devoted to lost and found* these days. I put images of an acquaintance bracelet on (this has been covered on this site can't recall where now haha) a few of these web-sites as the police did not seem overly concerned about it. We put posters up (extensively) as the lady's daughter had bought the bracelet but to no avail

(I'm more than slightly suspicious the item was taken off her wrist manually during the Christmas rush but I suspect we shall never know......I'm no longer in regular contact with the lady anyway).

I felt the lady's pain at the time. I spent a lot of time looking through "a well known auction site" as I knew she was not computer savvy. I would ......now.....go to some lengths to get an item of jewelry back to the rightful owner. As you say, everybody makes mistakes (and next time it might be you).

Favourite Son · #64 17-08-2015, 11:18 AM

I have found 3 wallets over the years and either contacted the owner directly or handed into police each time.

There was one day however, where I needed some money and on the way to work tried a manifesting technique involving envisioning money, namely $100 notes coming to me.
Later that day while at work 2 x $100 notes floated down from an upstairs balcony and literally hit me in the chest before landing next to me on the ground!
I picked them up, waited 5 minutes for someone to come and get them, and when no one did I kept them!
I believe that money was meant for me.

linen53 · #65 17-08-2015, 01:31 PM

Of course if I found a wallet I would find the owner with all the money intact. But if it is just a $20 bill on the ground and no one came over to pick it up? I'd consider it mine.

EyeaM · #66 17-08-2015, 07:36 PM

Good karma or good luck. Always grateful and some people here gave me an idea of sharing my foundings :) Never trusted the police. Of course my first intention was to return it and I always did, if I could.

starling · #67 18-08-2015, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by EyeaM

Good karma or good luck. Always grateful and some people here gave me an idea of sharing my foundings :) Never trusted the police. Of course my first intention was to return it and I always did, if I could.

Most of us appear to have gone down this one.

What ever happened to the "bobby on the street"?

(when I was at college in the '80's I was the only one then to support them)

SeaZen · #68 04-10-2015, 03:40 PM

I have done all 3 responses in the poll at one time or another. The oddest occasion was when I was walking along a lake michigan harbor sidewalk in Chicago where some fishermen and street people hang out. I found a pair of women's shoes (flats) neatly arranged on the edge of the sidewalk with a $100 bill folded and nestled in a fold in the heel so it prominently stuck out.

At the time I was employed and making decent money and my reflex was to grab it but my intuition told me it was meant for someone else less fortunate so I left it.

starling · #69 04-10-2015, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaZen

I have done all 3 responses in the poll at one time or another. The oddest occasion was when I was walking along a lake michigan harbor sidewalk in Chicago where some fishermen and street people hang out. I found a pair of women's shoes (flats) neatly arranged on the edge of the sidewalk with a $100 bill folded and nestled in a fold in the heel so it prominently stuck out.

At the time I was employed and making decent money and my reflex was to grab it but my intuition told me it was meant for someone else less fortunate so I left it.

Good answer.

Aki · #70 05-10-2015, 03:59 AM

It really depends on the situation. If it was a stuffed wallet or purse, I would turn it in. If I watched it fall out of someone's pocket, I would let them know, and make sure they got it. If it is a bill I find on the street, or in a cold laundromat dryer, I am going to take it.