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| How high would a sum of money have to be for you; not to keep it? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 18 2006, 06:47 PM (269 Views) | |
| Riley | Dec 18 2006, 06:47 PM Post #1 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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If you found it lying around. (For example, in between the seats at a movie theatre: http://z10.invisionfree.com/The_New_Coffee...showtopic=18442 ) |
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| LWpianistin | Dec 18 2006, 06:48 PM Post #2 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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$20. |
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| dolmansaxlil | Dec 18 2006, 06:51 PM Post #3 |
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I found a $50 bill outside the bookstore I worked at around Christmas time, and I felt bad about keeping it. But I did tell all the other managers I had picked it up, on the off chance we got a phone call (we did not). I kept it. |
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| Optimistic | Dec 18 2006, 07:00 PM Post #4 |
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For me, a lot of it depends on the venue. For example, if it was $10 in one of my classes, I'd definitely try to find the "loser." But if it was a $50 bill at a concert, well, I probably wouldn't make the efforts to find the people to contact. |
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| ivorythumper | Dec 18 2006, 07:05 PM Post #5 |
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Depends on where I found it. If the owner was identifiable in any reason manner, then I wouldn't keep anything. If it were in a store, I'd give the manager my phone number and tell them that I'd return it upon identification. If it were in some public space, it would have to be several hundred -- maybe a thousand -- before I got concerned enough to call the police (depending on what the local laws said). |
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| Horace | Dec 18 2006, 07:07 PM Post #6 |
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That's an interesting question. Maybe $20. Depends on the situation though. If you find a $20 in a public park or in the middle of the street for instance, what do you do? How would you try to find the owner? But if you find it in a store or theater then it's easy to pass the buck (ha) to the owner or manager. |
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| Riley | Dec 18 2006, 07:12 PM Post #7 |
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| Riley | Dec 18 2006, 07:12 PM Post #8 |
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What about 20,000 in a park? |
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| dolmansaxlil | Dec 18 2006, 07:15 PM Post #9 |
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I'd call the police over $20,000. Though part of me would think that someone stupid enough to carry $20,000 in cash through a park deserves to lose it. ![]() But yeah, I'd feel guilty keeping it. But I'd hope no one called to report it missing!
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| ivorythumper | Dec 18 2006, 07:16 PM Post #10 |
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Mazel tov! |
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| Mark | Dec 18 2006, 07:21 PM Post #11 |
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But would you claim it on your income taxes?
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| Riley | Dec 18 2006, 07:24 PM Post #12 |
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| The 89th Key | Dec 18 2006, 07:28 PM Post #13 |
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I'd probably start to think about telling authorities once the sum got above $1,000. |
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| George K | Dec 18 2006, 07:54 PM Post #14 |
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Finally
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"....so we're just quibbling about price...." |
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| Daniel\ | Dec 18 2006, 08:55 PM Post #15 |
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Someone left their ATM card in the ATM machine and I didn't realize it. I pressed a bunch of buttons to get it to clear and it spit $80 and the ATM card out. It was the middle of the night. I couldn't go in the bank. I called the police non-emergency number and they sent someone to make a report and take the money. The operative word is take gentle reader. I found out later that he stole it. Oh, well. Better him than me. |
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| ivorythumper | Dec 18 2006, 11:12 PM Post #16 |
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The cop pocketed the $80???? |
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| Daniel\ | Dec 19 2006, 12:11 AM Post #17 |
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Boy you're in a snarky mood. |
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| jon-nyc | Dec 19 2006, 12:37 AM Post #18 |
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Cheers
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Shouldn't the question be how low would the sum have to be for me not to keep it?
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| ivorythumper | Dec 19 2006, 01:10 AM Post #19 |
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Who is the "he" in "I found out later that he stole it"
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| ivorythumper | Dec 19 2006, 01:12 AM Post #20 |
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A question that probably has no answer. :lol: |
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| Daniel\ | Dec 19 2006, 01:21 AM Post #21 |
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Yes, the cop put the money in his pocket, did not file an incident report, and presumably threw the ATM card in the garbage. |
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| ivorythumper | Dec 19 2006, 11:35 AM Post #22 |
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End of story? Was he arrested? |
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| The 89th Key | Dec 19 2006, 11:38 AM Post #23 |
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:lol: :lol: A smart and snarky response if I've ever heard one!
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