Elderly Man Loses His $6,000 in Cash, and Has It Returned to Him

As I just commented on another thread, it will be a great day when no-one thinks that this is in any way remarkable.

I was taught from an early age that to keep something that was not mine was to steal it. Mum always taught us to hand in lost property, including money. It didn't matter how much was involved.

My daughter once managed to return a watch that her little daughter had found in the sand at a beach. She didn't live close to where it was found but placed an ad in the relevant local paper. It turned out that the watch was of great sentimental value having belonged to someone's deceased mother.

A little bit of trouble made everyone feel really good and a little girl received a lesson in ethical behaviour. From Mum, to me, to my daughter, to her daughter, that's how moral teaching works best. The chain must not be broken.
 
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I was taught at an early age to return things that did not belong to me also Warrigal. However, in this day and age, especially with the economy the way it is, many people will be tempted, especially finding cold hard cash. I give kudos to the person who returned the money, and am happy for that elderly man.
 

We found two billfolds last summer we found in a parking lot and along side the road with cash still intact. Never received a thank you but felt good doing the right thing anyway. I also return the extra cash given to me by clerks in the store. I know one lady who got fired for putting $5.00 in her pocket which she found on the floor when closing a store at WalMart rather than turn it into the office. They caought her on camera. That too me was a laugh, no one was going to come back to ask if anyone found such a small amt. and WalMart was going to just put it in there coffers. She was wrong but WalMart if they are going to have such a policy should turn it back to the finder if no one claims it within a week, like the police do.
 
Just plain me said:
We found two billfolds last summer we found in a parking lot and along side the road with cash still intact. Never received a thank you but felt good doing the right thing anyway. I also return the extra cash given to me by clerks in the store. I know one lady who got fired for putting $5.00 in her pocket which she found on the floor when closing a store at WalMart rather than turn it into the office. They caought her on camera. That too me was a laugh, no one was going to come back to ask if anyone found such a small amt. and WalMart was going to just put it in there coffers. She was wrong but WalMart if they are going to have such a policy should turn it back to the finder if no one claims it within a week, like the police do.
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I am glad she was fired!

I have often found money over the years, I also found someone's pension book once. Large amount of money and anything else of value I have taken to the police station. Small amounts of money I have put in the nearest charity box.
 
Sorry Justme but my point being that having worked at WalMart I know that it didn't get back to the rightful owner just went into WalMart's coffers? I always turned in money I found even before cameras. But what is the big deal if she kept it or WalMart? How many people do you know who having lost $5.00 while shopping would call the stores they went to, to ask if it was found. Now a larger amt. yes but not $5.00. And why should WalMart have it? Just questions. Wondering why you feel the way you do. It's not as if they don't keep the money themselves. She was no more dishonest than they are.
 
SeaBreeze said:
I was taught at an early age to return things that did not belong to me also Warrigal. However, in this day and age, especially with the economy the way it is, many people will be tempted, especially finding cold hard cash. I give kudos to the person who returned the money, and am happy for that elderly man.
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I agree with this sentiment SeaBreeze.
 

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