WWYD if you found a large sum of money?

[verypunny]

What would you do if you were at a fast food resturant and found 536.00 by the sink?
This happened to my husband and I am not sure he did the right thing, though he tried.
He gave the money to the manager but now Im wondering if he should have given it to authorities. It would be easy for the manager to pocket it.

[Deleted]

I think authorities have bigger issues than lost money, personally.

[Kore]

In the moment, I'd probably turn it over, too. If I thought for one second, I'd probably just leave my contact info & make any claimers give me an approximate amount left. I wouldn't tell the employees if it was $20 or $1000, so they couldn't accurately fake it.

[verypunny]

my mom suggested he should have left contact info as well. Live and learn I guess. But he was working out of town so it would have been a hassle to meet up with the person.

[krystee]

When I turned in cash, they took my contact info and said I'd get the money if no one claimed it in 30 days (and I later did get it). The fact that they didn't do that for him makes me think they very well might pocket the cash. Still, he did a good thing. I thought you were going to say he took it or something like that.

[expatpumpkin]

I would have told the manager that I found some amount of money, given him my number, and taken it with me. Then I would have returned it to the person who called with a legitimate story and who knew the amount of the missing funds...

As for traveling out of state, you could always send a check or money order...

[thatgirl2478]

As others have said, I would have left my contact info with the request for whoever tries to claim it to tell me how much was there (approximately).

True story - my dad worked in a large office / apartment building doing janitorial work. One of his responsibilities was to empty the trash chute. One weekend he and my brother were there working when he saw a $50. Then he saw another and another. He had my brother climb into the dumpster they had been filling to look for others. In total, they found $750. He thinks it was probably someones rent money, but he can't be sure because it wasn't in an envelope or anything. He notified building management that he found x amount of money and that whomever lost it should let him know how much it was. No one came forward, so we got a new washer & dryer.

[expatpumpkin]

Aug 17, 2012 8:25:18 GMT -5 thatgirl2478 said:

As others have said, I would have left my contact info with the request for whoever tries to claim it to tell me how much was there (approximately).

True story - my dad worked in a large office / apartment building doing janitorial work. One of his responsibilities was to empty the trash chute. One weekend he and my brother were there working when he saw a $50. Then he saw another and another. He had my brother climb into the dumpster they had been filling to look for others. In total, they found $750. He thinks it was probably someones rent money, but he can't be sure because it wasn't in an envelope or anything. He notified building management that he found x amount of money and that whomever lost it should let him know how much it was. No one came forward, so we got a new washer & dryer.

:Y:

[CloudBee]

I would leave my contact information.

[Deleted]

DH used to work construction and you always hear about people tearing down walls and finding bags of money....I was like, "Hey, are you going to find your bag of money at work today?"

Seriously though. I might have a really hard time not just keeping it. I found about $75 on the floor in a women's restroom at a bar once and I just kept it. If I'd given it to the bartenders it would have gone straight into their tip jar anyway. I guess I'm the asshole with no morals.

[Deleted]

There was a thing on the news here a couple of years ago in which the police recommended calling them. The person gave the money to the store (it was a big retail chain, but I can't remember which), and after 30 days or whatever, the store refused to turn it over, even though no one had claimed it. The store claimed it was entitled to keep whatever was found there. After the news story, the store gave it back to the finder IIRC. The police said they have procedures for this sort of thing that will involve the finder being able to claim the money after a certain period. I think I'm remembering all this correctly; it was several years ago.

[madringal]

Lol at turning $500 over to the authorities. I am usually team Finders Keepers, but for that much money I would leave my contact info for the manager.

[Deleted]

I would have kept it. It was probably drug money anyway. Now if I saw someone drop it then I would alert them. But I would not leave it with the manager since I'm sure they would pocket the money.

[thedutchgirl]

Drug money? Really?

[Deleted]

Aug 17, 2012 9:15:17 GMT -5 pocoyo said:

I would have kept it. It was probably drug money anyway. Now if I saw someone drop it then I would alert them. But I would not leave it with the manager since I'm sure they would pocket the money.

Wow.

[Deleted]

Yes really.

[dr.girlfriend]

Aug 17, 2012 9:38:22 GMT -5 thedutchgirl said:

Drug money? Really?

He was eating at Los Pollos Hermanos.

[Deleted]

Aug 17, 2012 9:42:40 GMT -5 pocoyo said:

Yes really.

So, do you normally find drug money laying around restaurants or is that just the excuse that makes you feel better when you put someone else's money in your pocket?

[thedutchgirl]

What about this scenario says drug money? Lots of people carry that much money, and lots of people go to fast food restaurants.

[thedutchgirl]

Aug 17, 2012 9:46:29 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

Aug 17, 2012 9:38:22 GMT -5 thedutchgirl said:

Drug money? Really?

He was eating at Los Pollos Hermanos.

Exactly! Haha.

[marynjoe]

I'd tell the manager and give them my contact number. I'd keep the money until the right person called and idenfitied it.

[Deleted]

B/c the money was found in a resturant that is mostly visited by low income familes does not mean it is drug money. Many low income families do not have checking accounts.

[whitepicketfence]

I wouldn't have left it with the manager. I would have told him/her that I "found some money" and left my contact info. I would make anyone who called trying to claim the money tell me the amount and where they left it.

[hubes]

I've had several sums of money turned into to me at various places of employment, and I think its pretty crappy of you all to assume that the manager will keep the money, or that it will go straight to the tip jar (says the girl who has had $60 of unclaimed cash in her desk drawer for 18 months).

[verypunny]

Truth be told, the money would really come in handy, I wish he would have left contact info, then at least if nobody came forward we would get it instead of Pizza Hut.

[birdmom]

Why would you assume it is drug money? It's not a terribly huge sum of money, and plenty of people carry that much cash on them.

[CloudBee]

Aug 17, 2012 9:15:17 GMT -5 pocoyo said:

I would have kept it. It was probably drug money anyway. Now if I saw someone drop it then I would alert them. But I would not leave it with the manager since I'm sure they would pocket the money.

Whaa?

[CloudBee]

Aug 17, 2012 10:09:29 GMT -5 hubes said:

I've had several sums of money turned into to me at various places of employment, and I think its pretty crappy of you all to assume that the manager will keep the money, or that it will go straight to the tip jar (says the girl who has had $60 of unclaimed cash in her desk drawer for 18 months).

I think it's more about taking personal responsibility for the situation vs. handing it over to a stranger, honestly.

It's not uncommon to not have trust for someone you do not know. Even if they are a manager.

I'm guarded, and don't like to take risks if I can remedy the problem in my own way.

[rikki]

One time I was trying on jeans at Nordstrom and it felt like there was something strange in the pocket. I reached in and found $80. Someone must have returned the jeans with the money in the pocket. I told the sales associate and she told me to keep it.

[gretchenindisguise]

Man, it never would have occured to me to leave my contact information for the manager. Apparently I'm a bad lost money finder, I'd just give it to the manager.

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