tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post6285880991194815807..comments2024-03-19T03:18:19.137-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: Holiday HonestyBetty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-50452856038913138712011-12-22T11:29:57.274-05:002011-12-22T11:29:57.274-05:00I would probably have given it to the restaurant m...I would probably have given it to the restaurant manager after telling the server about it - so he or she could direct the person who lost it to the manager.<br /><br />Nice story, Lynn! And Linda, too! I recently read about some people demonlishing a house who found an enormous amount of cash hidden inside a wall. It was given to relatives of the deceased owner of the house.Monica Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722045113589668612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-64956606390420524522011-12-22T10:56:55.703-05:002011-12-22T10:56:55.703-05:00Glad there've been no emergencies requiring th...Glad there've been no emergencies requiring the $20 bill, Kuzlin!Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-7521112262132357672011-12-22T08:13:52.065-05:002011-12-22T08:13:52.065-05:00We found a $20 bill in a store one time and then h...We found a $20 bill in a store one time and then hovered in the area for quite a while hoping someone would come looking for it. We debated giving it to customer service, but like you felt that the clerk would just keep it. In the end, when no one appeared to be looking for it, we left with the money and put it aside for emergencies. Twenty years later, it's still put aside.Kuzlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12555607689634071134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-2228427708720126602011-12-21T19:22:42.339-05:002011-12-21T19:22:42.339-05:00I agree, Betty. And those guys appeared young eno...I agree, Betty. And those guys appeared young enough that the money might have been given to them or saved up for a fun evening that might otherwise have been ruined. Of course that might just be the writer in me using my imagination...!Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-92190595797685506872011-12-21T16:05:05.894-05:002011-12-21T16:05:05.894-05:00It sounds like your ending was perfect. It's ...It sounds like your ending was perfect. It's always satisfying to get something lost back to its owner.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-76090255562691687072011-12-21T15:55:24.594-05:002011-12-21T15:55:24.594-05:00Kudos to you, Lynn--and I'll bet you made that...Kudos to you, Lynn--and I'll bet you made that family's holiday season! After posting this blog, I saw a segment on the Today Show today about a couple who had bought the house of a woman who'd passed away, completely furnished--and found nearly $25,000 under the bed! Needless to say, it made the news because they did give the money back to the woman's family.Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-51534299428679559062011-12-21T15:02:46.052-05:002011-12-21T15:02:46.052-05:00I actually had something like this happen. It was...I actually had something like this happen. It was this time of year and we were in a Sharper Image type of store. I saw what I thought was a folded $20, but it turned out to be 2 $20s and 2 $50s! My dh wanted to turn it in, but I didn't want to just hand it over to the clerk. I also dont believe it would be given back. As we sat there trying to figure out what to do, a woman with her mom came running up frantically asking if anybody turned in any money. Thankfully she described it in perfect detail what the bills were so I knew it was hers. Even if she didn't I could tell by the look of panic that it was hers. $140 is a LOT to lose, esp 15 yrs ago! We felt so much betterr that we didnt have to decide what to do with it. The mom came back, shoved a $20 in our hand and told us lunch was on her. She disappeared before we could give it back. But I felt better spending that twenty than I could spending that $140!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660761635166286074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-52312703639144222792011-12-21T12:18:01.686-05:002011-12-21T12:18:01.686-05:00Giving it to the server should work, too, Janie--e...Giving it to the server should work, too, Janie--especially if it's done with the request that it be given back to the owner if someone returns to claim it.Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-34195615364228368162011-12-21T12:14:50.742-05:002011-12-21T12:14:50.742-05:00I like the idea of giving the money to the owner i...I like the idea of giving the money to the owner if it hadn't been retrieved, Liz. Not that all owners are honest, but at least they have an interest in keeping patrons happy!Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-35516268655660353512011-12-21T09:08:23.479-05:002011-12-21T09:08:23.479-05:00I probably would have given it to the server if no...I probably would have given it to the server if no one came looking for it.Janie Emaushttp://www.inthepowderroom.com/read/shit-happens/wrappers-delight.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-34422303815665501992011-12-21T05:56:46.600-05:002011-12-21T05:56:46.600-05:00Good call.
I've given a $10 bill found under ...Good call.<br /><br />I've given a $10 bill found under a table to the owner/cashier of a deli. Not very satisfactory but indelibly printed in my mind was losing money s a child and having it returned to me.Liznoreply@blogger.com