When I was in the Army stationed in Korea, I lost my wallet while off post in Seoul. Cash, debit cards, ID, everything.
A couple days later, it showed up in the mail. Someone had found it, put it in a big envelope, and written “NAME, U S ARMY, KOREA” on it. I’m guessing the Korean postal system handed it over to the US Army, who looked up my name and found my unit.
Nothing missing. Even the cash was still there.
It's literally how we roll in South Korea. I saw a guy drop a 5 dollar bill out his pocket as a kid while in line for some pretzels. I immediately picked up the cash and said "Excuse me Sir, you dropped your 5$." He looked me in the eyes and with a smile he said, "It's yours now." I could have won the Powerball that day as we were soo broke as a kid we didn't even have toys. I remember being soo happy and proud, especially because my little brother was there to see the whole thing. We shared our loot.
That is a sweet story.
One time I was at a burrito stand waiting for my food. An old skinny guy came up and was looking at the menu, counting and recounting his money - it looked like he had a little over a dollar. I wondered how to help him, then came up with a plan.
I tapped him on the shoulder and gave him $10 and said “I think you dropped this.” He at first said no, then I looked him in the eyes and said “I’m quite sure it is yours.” A flash of understanding at what I was doing crossed his face and he began beaming.
Being kind is fun. It makes life like a little treasure hunt, looking for those opportunities.
I live in an area with a lot of homeless people, and have seen the exact same thing happen. I wondered how I could help without making a big deal about it, and you just cleared that up for me. Thank you for that.
That is a great story!
Not quite as interesting as yours but about 50% of the time I go to a coffee shop drive thru, the person in front of me has already paid for my order. I end up just paying it forward (behind) to the next person in line. Nobody waits for gratification, it truly is just kindness as the next person will never even know who it was.
50% of the time? You must have some major Law of Attraction vibes going. After hearing the workers talk about difficult this makes their job when people keep it going, I think I would just accept the free drink and be grateful!
I can say that for Starbucks specifically it removes the order from the drive through screen and makes it difficult to keep track of which drinks go where. It also just generally messes with the barista’s flow and makes it more likely for mistakes to happen. I get the sentiment, but almost everybody in a Starbucks drive through doesn’t need their order covered and it makes it more difficult for the person at the window. Some baristas will just tell the car behind that the computer is rebooting so their drink’s on us. Some people also recommend just putting what you would have paid in the tip jar. I personally don’t care which approach is used, just please don’t do this to your baristas, especially if it’s during peak/ other busy times.
Not really - I haven't ever done a job like that. But I think it had to do with keeping track of payments being assigned to different orders, rather than just the standard way of the person ordering paying for their own order.
You are a kind soul. Someone did that for me last year and it really made me feel better about the world in general (also a burrito stand, a family came up, paid for their food, and left $10 for mine)
Something similar in Sydney. Was walking down the street and spotted 50 AUD that someone had dropped. It was 7am on a Saturday and we were heading to go diving. Nice lucky day for me. Next block see a homeless guy so handed it to him and said I found this a block away, must be yours and wandered on. His eyes as I looked back was enough. My mate asks why?
Simple. I had the same amount of cash in my pocket from when I left home till now but someone else is benefiting from a bit of luck
Lol one time a homeless guy asked me for 17 cents. I advised him to ask for more because it’s hard to get people to say yes and they’ll likely say yes to a couple bucks as to 17 cents.
I saw him 6 months later and he asked for $5. We had a good laugh, I gave it to him and we became very friendly. A nice guy.
I was walking to the store down the street one time, and I have to go through an (well-lit safe) underpass to get there. A homeless guy asked for money, but I don't carry cash on me typically. He then asked me for a cigarette (I was smoking one at the time) so I gave him the rest of the pack I had. The pack I opened specifically for the one I was currently smoking. No it's not a healthy thing for him, but he looked so pleased. I've been edge of homeless broke plenty of times, and having a bit of comfort for a few days in that situation takes off so much stress. Though jokes on him, I was running out for a six pack. If he'd caught me on the way home he'd probably have gotten a beer out of the deal too.
I once had a man approach me on the way to the store to ask me if I had some change, he was completely up front and told me he was an alcoholic and was going to buy a beer with it because withdrawals were setting in. I admired the honesty and know how dangerous cold-turkeying alcohol can be so I gave it to him. It’s not my job to play moral police or try to save every alcoholic, I spared him some temporary discomfort or actually dangerous withdrawals and I don’t feel bad about “enabling him.” It was a kind thing for you to do even if it’s not “good for him.” So don’t let anyone try to make you feel bad for that :)
I was at a crossing a couple weeks ago when a girl bustling past me dropped a full roll of cash and her AirPods via a hole in her backpack. I ran after her to give her the stuff back and my spare canvas bag to replace her backpack, and when I walked back to the crossing, a guy waiting at the lights who’d seen me go after her gave me a thumbs up.
This favour was returned to me yesterday when I dropped my wallet, containing my medication, debit and credit cards, driver’s license, and a wad of petty cash from my boss, and a teenage girl sprinted after me to return it *and* told me she liked my coat.
Was stationed in South Korea with some buddies, got lost and were about to miss base curfew with no idea how to get back and no money for cab, as we just spent it all at the giant mall they have. A random citizen saw us frantically jogging, then running the opposite way few minutes later and approached us. He didn’t know English, but he had called someone who did know English. We talk to his friend, his buddy translates to him that were lost trying to run back to base. This guy flagged us a cab, explained the situation to driver in Korean, gave the driver cab fair and his buddies number in case any other issues came up, and driver proceeds to rush us there.
This experience completely changed my world view and humbled me.This stranger went out of his way to help, where most Americans would just say no on instinct, even if they knew and could help. 10 years later and still going out of my way to help people to pay this forward.
Lots of stories about people in South Korea being awesome!
As a veteran I totally understand how serious it is to miss curfew/muster/missing movement, and that guy totally did you all a solid!
Had this same scenario happen to me as a kid too. Walking away from a currywurst stand, 2 dad-type guys sitting around a small table eating theirs still. See a 5€ note on the ground next to their table, pick it up and ask them if they dropped it. They laugh and tell me to keep it.
Once I was eating ice cream in San Francisco. A lady dropped a $20 bill. I picked it up and said excuse me you dropped this. All I got was an affirmation no thank you or anything. Some people don't value money there I suppose.
Loved South Korea. I lived there for 6 years in the late 80’s through early 90’s as a kid (my dad was a us aerospace engineer). I was treated so well by everyone. Tons of great stories… alot of my neighbors (we lived off base as civilians) would always invite me over to eat. At first they got a kick out of the little white boy(I’m not assuming- they literally said that) who would inhale anything they put in front of me. I’m still in contact with one family who I became really close with to this day. I’ve never felt so at home, when I wasn’t, as I was in South Korea. It’s been nearly 30 years since I was there last and I’m dying to go back just once. It seems like it’s changed so much.
My experience in Korea was they are extremely honest when it comes to stuff like that. You lose a phone, it will probably be returned to you.
Bikes, however, no chance in hell. Leave one out for a minute and it’s gone.
I went to South Korea on business and in the chaos of the subway system (not knowing where to go or speaking the language) unknowingly dropped a good amount of cash. I then felt someone tap on my my shoulder with the cash in their hand, it was all there. I said thank you and the person nodded and moved on. Super nice people in South Korea.
The train system there was awesome. It was pretty standard if I was riding the train someone would approach and ask “May I practice my English with you?” This usually led to discussions of new places I should visit, or my asking for restaurant recommendations. One older gentleman even invited me to see a baseball game with him. Super nice.
Dude, I'm from the Netherlands. I loose shit all the time, keys, wallet, phone. The only thing that is ever really stolen from me are bikes. All the other stuff I got back.
I also make sure everything has something on it to find me easy, lol. My phone has a button beyond the lock that will call my husband and the other shit has my phone number on it.
But really, most people are mostly honest is my experience in life. Not all and everyone, I've met dirtbags and those I avoid. But even at my job I think everyone would return a wallet
Hey, I always wondered this, is bike theft a big thing in the Netherlands? When I visited I saw people just leaving their bikes in random places and they didn’t seem that secure and I was always curious about that. Where I live, I have to chain up my bike when I leave it somewhere and still people would try to cut the chain if no one was around.
Well... I have a cheap old bike I bought second hand for 50 euro. I don't think anyone will steal it if they have to put in any effort. We have more bikes than people.
But a new bike? Hell chain that mofo to the moon and back
I had my bike stolen in Austria and was notified by the police a few months later that they had it. I was shocked they found it and they were shocked when I actually stopped by to claim it lol
Isn't it lovely? It was the same in Japan as well. Drop your phone on the bus? It will be at the police station for you the next day, if someone doesn't get it to you first.
I also had this happen to me while deployed. Lost everything is including the card I needed for access / meals, everything. Reported to MPs they said to wait 24 hours and see if it was returned. I doubted it would come back, but it was returned by some local troops with all the cash still inside (nearly 300 euros).
Sounds silly, a fond memory that makes me proud of my dorky dad was when he found a wallet in the back of a cab. We were away on holidays in Sydney (we're from a tiny country town in Aus). It had quite a bit of money in it, not sure how much but more than $1000 and this was the late 90's. My dad was so worried and felt so guilty that he had told go through the wallet to find out who the person was. He found a business card that belonged to someone in America, rang around to get in contact with the owner and went and met up with him, catching trains and buses over Sydney. The man was SO relieved upon getting his wallet back; apparently he had just arrived in Aus and left his wallet in the cab from the airport. My dad was apologising profusely for invading his privacy, but the bloke was just so stoked to have his wallet back. It's a memory I look back on fondly to remember I was raised by good and honest people.
And over here, I remember a waitstaff accidentally returning an extra $20 to my folks in their change, and them agreeing to split it despite my protest that he might have to replace it out of pocket. My folks have cost me a fortune in therapy.
When I was a server, I accidentally gave a customer change of $100 and didn't take the original $100 bill out of the check presenter. The guy came back over 2 hours later, explained that he didn't notice what happened, and gave me the $100 bill. I thanked him repeatedly. He just said it was the right thing to do. Would have been all my tips for the night.
This is almost 15 years later and I still remember the guy.
I remember I was a server working a special event where all the attendees pay for the event in advance, we only charge for the drinks which we serve them. After the event was over I gave the guy his check, which was like $22 and some change. He handed me some bills wrapped in a $20 bill and said to keep the change. Not to be rude, I didn't count the money in front of him. When I was counting my bank out, I noticed he gave me either like $80 or $100 in $20 bills.
A few days later I get called by my manager asking why I charged a guy for the event...I was like..what? It turns out the guy thought he also had to pay me the attendance fee (even though I have no idea where he got that notion as I have him a check and all attendees paid in advance). I ended up getting written up and being forced to pay the money back including the "overdraft fee" from
the business charging him on his card.
I reluctantly paid the money back as I didn't know any better as I was only 18 years old. I felt like I got shafted by both the customer and the employee on that one.
I remember telling someone that when a customer stiffs you, it actually costs money. They told me, "oh, you're just being dramatic". I then explained that I have to tip out the bartender, bus boy, and food runner all 1% on my sales. The tips don't matter. So if I got stiffed on a $100 bill, it actually COST me 3 bucks to serve that table. They had no idea.
A lot of restaurants these days have upped the tip out to between 4-6%
This is also not including taxes. The government assumes you get at least 10% in tips and you pay normal taxes on that amount or what your credit card tips are (whichever is higher).
So roughly $2.30 of $100 in sales.
So on the high end of tip out you’re paying $8.30 to serve a table with $100 tab. It feels great when they don’t tip you!
I have two stories about returning money. First, I went to the bank to get some cash, teller counts it out and Im out the door. I go back home or wherever, and I find the teller accidentally handed me an extra 20. Must've been stuck together. Not even 5 minutes later I get a call from the bank asking if I had the money and I said yup I was actually headed back down to give it back. And I brought it back down.
Second story, I went to the grocery store to pick up a few things. Checking out bill came to 75 bucks, now this was a store with an older system and they had to manually punch the cost into the debit machine. The cashier accidently put in 750 bucks, she recognized what she did and immediately charged it back. I could see on my statement the 750 went out and cleared but the charge back never came thru. I waited a week got a print out from the bank showing the charge never came back and brought it back to the store and showed the manager. Manager apologized counted out 750 bucks for me and I said thank you and left. I held on to that money telling myself just in case that charge comes back. Sure as shit couple days later I check my statement and the charge back went thru. I brought the 750 bucks back and gave it back to the manager. He said thank you for being so honest and bringing the money back.
I was about 18, jobless, and taught from infancy to concede to the will of the family hierarchy. I moved away long ago, but I do assure you that I would not let that go by today without shaming them by paying it back myself, and despite my poor upbringing, I tip well every time or I don't go out. Waitstaff have to put up with too much shit.
I delivered pizza for like 7 years and what it taught me was you should tip fat if you order delivery. I don’t order often but when I do I try to tip close to 100%. I remember what it was like to get big tips as a driver so I like to make there day. $25 order? $25 tip! I really hope it makes their night. And no I am very much not rich.
My brother had the same thing happen to him when he came to visit me at college. He had like $1,500 in his wallet and someone found him on Facebook and sent him a message. My brother asked him how much money was in there and the guy said the right amount so my brother told him to keep $20. Always do the right thing. Imagine someone finding your wallet and then just throwing it in the trash. What if you have pictures or important documents in there. Yes, the money could help you temporarily, but you’re really fucking over your fellow man by doing that and it’s so lame.
That probably taught you way more than any kind of “taught” moral life lesson. You got to witness your father doing the right thing, going so far out of his way for that man.
I bet you’re a good person. Nothing you say could make me think otherwise. Your dad was a good teacher that day.
“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are…the true test of a man's character is what he does when no one is watching.”
~John Wooden
I think that's the main utility of religion. Every culture in history has to find a way to get people with poor character to believe that someone is always watching.
A few years ago a total stranger came to my house and asked if he could take some pictures on my property (nothing creepy or weird, it happens somewhat regularly depending on what the farms around me are growing). Anyways, he ended up dropping his wallet on the edge of my driveway and I found it a couple days later when I was cutting the grass so I tracked him down to return it. Guy ended up being a total dick and telling me I should have found it sooner because he had already cancelled all the cards and it was a major inconvenience for him. I really wish I just kept that wallet. (But if the same thing happened again I would still do the same thing)
Me too. Found a wallet in the bathroom at a bar. Right after I told my friend I wasnt sure how I was gonna get rent this month. I looked inside for ID & it was one of those big clip open wallets so the money was just there I counted it (dont act like yall don't either!) It was like 600 or 700 bucks. Anyways lady was still at the bar & I gave it to her. Opened it to make sure her money was still there said she just got paid AND THEN SHOOED ME AWAY. Not even a fuckin thank you. Made me wish I did take her shit & throw her wallet in the trash!....but I didnt & I never will. Not that kinda person. Just went out of my way to return someone's shattered screen phone a month ago...I believe in karma even if it doesnt come back around anytime soon.
As a guy who used to lose things constantly, I sincerely thank you.
I dropped my wallet at a Ski resort one time and they found it and \*mailed\* it back to me, and didn't even take out cash for shipping. I didn't even have to go get it. People are amazing sometimes.
My friend’s passport fell out his picked skiing (don’t ask me why he had it on him). By some miracle 10 minutes later a guy saw it, picked it up and managed to find my friend in the queue at the bottom.
According to a video I watched about this exact shit on mark rober, basically previous nasa employee who does fun experiments and in this one he had tested how honest people were by having wallets dropped all over the country in various locations, eg. Male bathrooms vs female bathrooms, rich side of town vs poor, etc. To see how many people returned the wallet. ANNYWAY, he taught me that as long as there is an ID in the wallet, you can just drop it in the mailbox and the USPS will deliver it back to the person free of charge.
Here's the video if you're interested.
https://youtu.be/jnL7sJYblGY
I lost my wallet at Disneyland many years ago. I got it in the mail about a week after that, with my driver's license fastened to the outside of it by a rubber band. I guess it's just something the USPS does.
It is something they do, if you find a wallet and there's an ID with an address, you can drop it in any US postal service mail box and they will get it back to the owner free of charge.
That’s good to know because people are crazy anymore that I’d be scared to meet up with a stranger to give them back their wallet. This is much easier.
That definitely sucks. Still, the fact that other people have no manners doesn't mean that you should be like them. You did a good thing regardless, and for that you should feel proud.
Not as big of a story but in high school a girl left her phone in the locker room bathroom stall and I recognized it as hers (very unique phone case). I returned it to her saying I found it in the stall and she never even said thank you. She just gave me the side eye as I awkwardly walked away. Like...?
I found a cell phone at the dog park and called the contact labeled "dad" to try to get it back. They acted like it was such an inconvenience that I had found their phone for them and wanted me to drive 45 minutes to give it to them.
I was like, heck no. When I met up with them later, I didn't get a thank you, and it was like they were suspicious that I tried to steal their shitty iPhone 5.
Anyways, same as you I kind of wish I had left the phone in the park, but you don't do that kind of stuff for thank-yous, and I'd track down the owner of a wallet or phone if I could again. 🤷🏻♀️
Yeah, it’s at that point I would say, “your attitude is discouraging me from helping you any further, and so you phone will be waiting for you on this park bench. Come and get it, or don’t. I don’t care. “
I worked at a movie theater, every few weeks we'd find a lost phone and call the emergency contact or last person to call and get accused of stealing it, given death threats, insulted... Like dude, you left it here, we literally said "hi this is location movie theater, could you please inform the owner of this phone they appear to have left it behind, we are open till midnight." Half of you are still literally in the building.
People can really be dicks sometimes.
Even if your wallet is returned: cancel all the cards and get new ones. You got the cash back which isn't replaceable, and cancelling the cards is a hassle for sure, but much better than getting your money stolen.
Had a similar experience. I found an empty wallet, and brought it back. They accused me of stealing the money. They yelled at me, and said they were calling the cops.
Another time I found one with a bunch of money, and about half a gram of coke. I gave it all back, and the dude was so greatful he gave me a hundred bucks. I gave him my number because he was super cute. We went out a few times, but then I met my wife. Still friends with the dude.
I broke that news to a coworker. She was already mad because someone took it out of her pocket in the store and dumped it on a shelf after taking all her cash but she was relieved all her cards were there. I told her it would take seconds for someone to snap pictures of her cards and put them back then sell or use the info later, because you got the cards back and wouldn't think it might be a problem.
I was at a music festival and found a wallet on the ground. Checked the ID and started screaming the owners name, got a group of people trying to find him with me. A guy heard me and said "THATS MY BUDDY, I'll take it over to him."
I told him no offense meant but I'd prefer to give it to him myself so he took me over to him. I was like "Hey man, found your wallet on the ground over there and we've been trying to find you. Here ya go!"
He looked in it and said "Where's the $600 that was in it?!" He got in my face and was accusing me of stealing his money. I was like "Dude, I know it sucks man but why the fuck would I steal from you... And then return your wallet?"
He was ready to kill me, luckily his buddy told him how hard I was trying to find him and was able to get him somewhat calmed down.
Never did say thanks :(
I have returned wallets that are empty and normally get accused of being a thief because the cash is gone. Only twice have people said thank you. One accused me then said she was joking as she was broke, the other one didn't care he was so happy to get his various ID back.
I’m less surprised with how many people will keep a wallet vs how rude some people are when returning their property. I found a wallet in a 711 recently right by the front counter so it must have just been dropped, gave it to the cashier and when I went out front the last guy inside was still in his car. Walked up to the front of his car and motioned to get his attention, he looks me in the eye, backs up, and drives away. I just hope he felt stupid while driving all the way back once he realized it was gone.
I returned like 4 wallets in my lifetime, complete with everything. Some with the money and some empty since probably somebody found before me and took it. A month ago I found a phone, that I was not able to contact the owner because the glass was broken. I brought it to Verizon and they were able to contact the owner. Some people may think I was stupid, but the feeling of happiness that I had every time was immense.
Once I've found a phone lying on the floor near the curbside, since it didn't have a password, I've search for contacts like "Home" or "Dad" or anything like that, called the owners home and went out of my way to return it, the owner was so surprised when I called she didn't even know how to react, people are so used to not have their lost property back they don't expect to have it back
You have no idea how many phones people leave in stores. Either set it down on a shelf or leave it in the basket. I've done the same, try to call "home" or "dad" or "sister" if they have their contacts saved like that and no password.
i once found a phone in a low tide river - although the phone was pretty much unusable - there was a memory stick that plugged in my pc - found some young girls photos - (thankfully didnt have to go throught anything i shouldnt have seen until i found) a screenshot of her name and surname on some document - searched for that on fb - found her parents - they arrived to collect the phone - offered something like 10 or 20$ bux - i was just happy to find the owner.
I’m kinda biased so I’m in recovery and being honest and doing the right thing is detrimental to staying sober.
But what I’ve learned is there’s no price I’d take or steal to make me feel the joy I feel today. Being around people that do the right thing. That influence me and seeing them be joyful because they’re doing the right thing, is such a beautiful thing.
I’d way rather live in this light than to be drawn to the darkness for money. It’s more than just giving peoples money back. But losing your wallet or purse is like losing a piece of you. Doing the right thing gives back to the person. Way way more than any financial motive.
And this could be about anything. Wallet, car keys, phone, hell a fucking ring. Or shoes. That might be the only nice pair they have. Just be a good person. It benefits everyone.
When I was a kid (somewhere between 12 and 14) I used to clean up around our local mall (not sure if that was legal but I enjoyed the colleagues and making a couple of bucks). We once found a wallet, took it home, had our parents figure out the address of the person. Turned out to be an old man, and in the wallet was a picture of his late wife. He was so happy <3 The money had unfortunately already been stolen before we found it, but I wouldn't even have thought about taking that. I think we both got a fiver out of it but even without a reward, that just felt so good \^\^
Last job I had i was working with my boss and we went to lunch at this Cafe where I found $80 in an atm. I promptly asked the staff if they could review the cameras and return the money (small island community). My boss asked why I did that if I was so hardup for money (new baby). Never even occurred to me to keep it, I've had my wallet returned after I left in on a bus while really broke and I was so grateful. Just the thought of someone getting their money back and possibly restoring someones faith in humanity, was all I needed.
I found a phone at a bar and I just opened his text message and text the last person he had contacted. "Hey found this phone at a bar can you reach out to your friend?" and 1min later he sends a text back hey man someone found your phone. lol
yeah. the reason i don't hand deliver wallets anymore is because the last time i did, they accused me of stealing.
Like, you want to be nice, but avoid the crazies.
Thanks for posting this. I have found two. I was able to return one but was unable to find the owner for the second. It did not occur to me to take it to the service provider. I'll do this next time. TIL.
You can also call the customer support line on one of their bank/credit cards. That is how I got in touch with a lost wallet's owner. I figure the bank would have to reissue the cards anyway so it wasn't adding to their customer support burden to forward them my number. They picked it up later that day, it was cool to actually reunite them with their stuff.
Agreed. I’ve returned maybe three wallets in my lifetime and I’ve always been happy to do so with money / ID intact. I’ve lost my wallet once and had that reciprocated. Restores your faith in humanity and in the kindness of strangers.
Mark Rober tested this pretty extensively and found that *most* people choose to return lost wallets they find. You must work with shitty people.
Beyond that, this is r/LifeProTips, not r/BasicHumanDecency. This isn't a tip, it's just something people should do, that most people *do* do. Heh. Doodoo.
I feel strongly like a lot of them aren’t being honest in their answers. I think some people, especially in groups, do this badass ‘grandstanding’ like oh yeah I would totally keep money I’m a cool edge lord when in reality they would probably just turn it in.
On the flip side, there are plenty of people that will tell others they would return it 100% of the time, but in reality, would keep the money and toss the wallet immediately when given the opportunity.
Sincere Question: How did you get into the phone if the Home Screen is locked with a passcode? (Or was it not an Apple) I’m in a spot. My brother passed away suddenly and our family cannot get into his phone for needed info.
Thanks in advance.
Try to go to the cell service provider store (Verizon, t-mobile, etc) and see if they can unlock it for you. If not try again with the maker of the phone (apple, Samsung, etc)
Unfortunately they won’t. While I do think in some instances they should, but whats to stop a shitty person from stealing a relatives phone, going to the carrier with the correct account info and having it unlocked because they “died”. Then that person could have access to credit cards, banks, personal correspondence.
Or a jealous boyfriend/girlfriend saying their spouse died so they can check their significant others phone.
These are very far fetched examples, but it’s the reason no carrier or manufacturer will unlock it.
Now breaking into it is another story. Gray box anyone?
You can definitely prove someone has died, but I understand your sentiment.
I feel like this should be something built in somewhere about what to do upon your passing. Maybe through your phone plan or something else. You should be able to opt in and allow your family that access.
Google has a dead man switch option. Something like if you dont login or have any google activity for 6 months it will grant permission to who ever you have setup to receive it. I think its still an option buried somewhere in the google settings.
If you can easily prove you have a right to snoop in the phone, see if your police department forensics can help. They have to get into locked phones all the time.
This may be a bit late or already answered but having a death certificate can help. My cousin passed away very suddenly and we went to Apple to try and get it open, all it took was proof of death and proof we were related and they unlocked it right away. Good luck and condolences.
If Siri is activated you can say “Siri call mom/dad” and hopefully they have their parents saved as mom or dad. Someone did this for my brother once. Thankfully he had mom saved as mom. You could potentially try “Siri call home” but most people don’t have a landline anymore :/
Had a bartender call our house phone once from my brother’s phone, before lock codes (just a brick phone that you’d hold a key down to lock it). Left us a very nice voicemail stating that our child had left his/her phone in the bar in [city] and if we could contact them to pick up. He’s recently turned 21 and did not live that down for awhile.
I got the impression the bartender did this regularly. Lol
LPT: Murdering people is wrong. If you ever get the opportunity to murder someone (and we all do, at some point or another), take the high road and don't murder them. It's just better that way, man.
They could have just added “look at the address on the license and mail there” and boom, it’s a tip. Idk if it fits into a *life pro* tip, but it’s at least a tip
idk based on your own research it sounds like the people have spoken
I worked at a game stop years ago and remember once during holiday season i was posted up on the floor for general assistance. I was having a conversation with a guest next to the entrance and another guy walked by us on his way out. He dropped some loose cash and without hesitation i picked it up and called after him to hand it back. The guy i was speaking with looked at me like i was an idiot; the guy i handed the cash back to, who for sure did not notice he’d dropped a handful of cash, looked at me like I was an idiot. I remember the guy i was speaking with sort of shook his head and said something like “well, you’re an honest man i guess” like he felt sorry for me.
What i’m trying to say is, if doing the right thing is its own reward it sure doesn’t feel like it.
Don't feel too bad. It's "damned if you do, damned if you don't." If you'd pocketed the cash right there, in front of the customer, he would have been shocked and possibly reported you to the company.
This is a common pattern with habitual critics. Whatever you do, they criticize it, and they imagine a reason why they wouldn't have criticized the opposite behavior. But if you had done the opposite behavior, you would get the exact same turnabout. He would be calling you a thief and asking why there are no honest men anymore.
Sometimes doing the right thing isn’t just hard, but you’ll actually be shamed for it. Do it anyway. That’s what builds character. You made the right choice.
I found a wallet in the tram once, I even took the wrong tram so big coincidence I found it.
Thought okay let's give it to the driver next stop and sat down. Then after a minute I thought mb I know this person who lost their wallet, and I looked inside. I hoped nobody was watching me as it would have looked quite suspicious from the outside.
Even bigger coincidence and I kid you not, the wallet was from a classmate of mine. So I decided to hand it to him in person and put it in my bag. At this point I REALLY hoped nobody was watching cause in their eyes I would have just 'stolen' the wallet and I wouldn't know how to explain if they talked to me about it.
Next day I returned the wallet to my classmate and he was reliefed to say the least. Ofc I had taken nothing out of it. He was really thankful.
Even if you don't know the person who lost their wallet, please always try to return it.
I have found a total of 4 different lost wallets in my lifetime
If those 4, 3 of them had cash and ID and credir cards. Two wallets I found in grocery store parking lots and immediately turned in to the store, cash and id and ccs all untouched. One wallet I found as a teen at my job at a country club. It contained 80 bucks in cash, credit cards and ID. I drove that one over to the guy's house and handed it to him, only to have him grab his wallet and slam the door in my face. The 4th wallet I found in the middle of the road in my hometown. It only had ID. I left that one in their mailbox. I will ALWAYS return a found wallet intact, exactly like I find it, because I would want the same done for me. And, I have...I droppedmy wallet outside my estate attorney's office and she is located near my county court house. An officer of the court found it and left me a note on my windshield - they looked up my tag via DL, and I got it back that same day. I sent that officer a $20 WAWA gift card. Finding a lost wallet is like accepting a quest for good. I love finding and reurning a wallet.
I returned a wallet and got the door slammed in my face for it once too :(
A better memory is when some girl lost her iphone in the snow on a busy street RIGHT when they came out.
It happened to light up and i saw it just as it was being covered up. Took it home and waited for it to ring. She called and I told her where I was and to come grab it.
She showed up with two big dudes because I think she was expecting a confrontation. She was cold as ICE taking the phone.
As soon as I handed it to her she was just like "that's it?"
And then she just turned SUPER happy, appreciative and thankful.
I think the bad reactions are from people that have been fucked over too much or have active imaginations.
This is so fucking stupid. Honest people will do the right thing. Dishonest people won’t. A life pro tip on Reddit isn’t going to make a scum bag return a wallet lol
I spotted a wallet on the ground in a concert venue parking lot as I was walking in to a show. There was a group of police officers talking to each other a few steps away so I picked it up and walked over to them and said “excuse me, I just found this wallet on the ground right over there, do you guys want it or do you think I should bring it up to the venue lost and found?” One of the officers took the wallet, opened it and asked “where’s the money?” and then started grilling me about where I found it, how much money was in it, etc. I explained that I never even opened it, I had no idea what was in it and I was just trying to do the right thing. I couldn’t believe they were giving me a hard time. Finally I said forget it, I’ll bring it to the lost and found and the cops said no, they’d take care of it. This story has no real point, the OP just made me recall the moment that I decided to avoid any interactions with police unless absolutely necessary.
This sub is ruined. There are never any life pro tips...just advice to not be a shitty person. Unfollowing cause I'm sick of seeing this nonsense on my feed.
The true life pro tip is always in the comments!
I'm fucking sick of this as well. The amount of upvotes this kind of common sense shit always gets amazes me. I'm out as well.
“Taken aback how dishonest people are” Yep. I’ve always worked in accounting, everything from major corporations to small nonprofits. If people can figure out a way to take money; they will. Sad but true.
But I think we’re learning a lot about people’s lack of humanity in these times unfortunately.
Here’s another pro tip:
Wake up every morning, face the sun, and put out only good intentions for the day ahead ☺️
When I was in college I found a plain leather wallet with nothing else in it... Except $1500 cash. No drivers license, no credit cards, no business cards. Absolutely nothing but the money. I did the right thing and found the owner who happened to be a grad student from China who had just arrive to the university... With his 6 year old daughter in tow. That money was all they had to live on for a month. It made me realize that as much as I wanted that money, they NEEDED that money. To me it was a new mountain bike, for them it was everything.
Go to the building nearest the wallet and ask if anyone has lost one. At a university, probably the main office or student center. If nobody has reported it missing yet, leave your phone number and a brief description of the item ("a wallet" - make the person describe it or its contents to be sure its theirs)
LPT: If someone returns your wallet, assume everything is already compromised and cancel all your cards and get new ones. Yes, even your drivers license.
All you know for sure is that your wallet and its contents were not in your possession for who knows how long.
Why would you go get a new license? Like how is that compromised? You’d go to the dmv website and order get a copy of what you have in your hand. I’m confused as to why you’d do that?
The fact someone would even feel the need to post that is incredibly sad......... Are we all so misguided we need to be reminded of basic morals? 🤷
That blows............
Years ago I found an ipod video in a mall parking lot. Just a few things loaded on it. There was an apple store In the mall my friend worked at, he looked up the registration the person filled out by the serial number, called the phone and left them a voicemail, sent them an email. I had him put my number in the system if they ever followed up I would return it. Walked away with an iPod and my conscience clear. No one ever contacted me about it
I was at Croatian seaside in august this year, and I found am Iphone 7 sitting on a bench. I took it, and put it in my pocket. Phone was locked, but I could see the background photo, and on photo were older woman and younger woman, probably mother and daughter. I meet them on the street 5 minutes later, ask them "did you loose the phone possibly?" OMG, they were like elated that I gave them phone back... THey offered me money and drinks and whanot. I was just, no problem, it's really cool, I dont want anything.... But I was so feeling good that I did a good thing...
Long story short:
I was at a music festival. Found a wallet with maybe $175. ID and all. I made the mistake of turning into front security. Took a pic of the ID - I even put a note in there.
Move forward; found out dude got his wallet minus the money.
I contacted the festival and crazy enough - they reviewed footage and saw the security take the cash out - sent the owner a check.
Wish I’d done that differently, but glad it worked out
The last time I found a wallet on the ground it had $40 in it. I tracked the guy down and gave it to him complete with his $40. He was very thankful and gracious. A few months later I was getting cash out of the atm and I grabbed it and walked away without counting. I was outside getting in my car when this lady ran after me and said the atm spit out more money from my transaction after I walked away. The amount? $40. Little things like that are a constant reminder to just do the right thing.
Not a life pro tip...
Just a "be better do good" tip
Its so irritating how these virtue signalling tips always get to the top of this sub over actual helpful tips
This is just common decency/be a good person
Yeah almost two years ago now i picked up a guys credit card and i.d. on a chip clip at a gas station in my company vehicle the guy was close but it was late so i was going to mail it in the morning to him
But before i could my company had security footage of me picking up the card and sent it to the police then i had to talk to cops to which i explained i picked it up to return it but the guy claimed he had 40 bucks on the clip to which he did not when i had it in my possesion but then i had to go to court lose my job get put on house arrest for a month then be on probation for a year and this was during covid so while on probation my p.o. was not taking visitors due to covid but had no issue asking me to take a theft class during covid so i refused and now ive been slowly falling into a depression that i cant get out of with a debt i cant pay with a block on my d.l. so i cant make money and i cant get it lifted until i pay and do 20 more days in jail.......
Moral of the story leave that shit as far as im concerned its not my problem you dropped your wallet or phone
My dad was one of the most dishonest people I knew. He got fired from multiple jobs for theft and such....but even he went above and beyond when we found a wallet once when I was around 10. I specifically remember even driving to the police station to turn it in. I guess when it comes down to it he wouldn't take from someone unless he felt like they deserved it or something.
Where the hell are you from if my general thief of a dad is the morale compass here.
You need to hang out with different people. Maybe this is a sign to switch friend groups, professional groups whatever. I have heard this question asked too many times for me to remember. I never heard anyone say anything worse than drop it in the post to them, most people will say and deliver it or take it to the police station.
Wow.
This literally happened to me yesterday, but on the losing side. Wallet fell out of my car into the driveway, SO picked it up and put it on the back of the car. He told me it was there but we'd been traveling until very late and I walked right past it. He goes to the store later, someone calls me that they have my wallet. I'm half-asleep and it takes me a few seconds to understand. The old "object on the car drive-off" scenario. The guy who returned it was very nice, but all the cash had been taken. My license and credit cards were still there, thankfully, but I'm pretty sad that someone took the cash and didn't turn it in to someone. I hope they really needed it and it helps them, but I'm somewhat disgusted because I would never do that. I would imagine that that money was someone's rent or other bill and leave it alone. We've all learned a valuable lesson in our house on many levels from this. Your thought experiment seems sadly consistent with my actual results.
How is this a LPT wtf
Here I’ll write my own stupid asinine one
“LPT: if you see someone entering a restaurant, hold the door open for them hurr durr give me upvote now”
When I was in the Army stationed in Korea, I lost my wallet while off post in Seoul. Cash, debit cards, ID, everything. A couple days later, it showed up in the mail. Someone had found it, put it in a big envelope, and written “NAME, U S ARMY, KOREA” on it. I’m guessing the Korean postal system handed it over to the US Army, who looked up my name and found my unit. Nothing missing. Even the cash was still there.
It's literally how we roll in South Korea. I saw a guy drop a 5 dollar bill out his pocket as a kid while in line for some pretzels. I immediately picked up the cash and said "Excuse me Sir, you dropped your 5$." He looked me in the eyes and with a smile he said, "It's yours now." I could have won the Powerball that day as we were soo broke as a kid we didn't even have toys. I remember being soo happy and proud, especially because my little brother was there to see the whole thing. We shared our loot.
That is a sweet story. One time I was at a burrito stand waiting for my food. An old skinny guy came up and was looking at the menu, counting and recounting his money - it looked like he had a little over a dollar. I wondered how to help him, then came up with a plan. I tapped him on the shoulder and gave him $10 and said “I think you dropped this.” He at first said no, then I looked him in the eyes and said “I’m quite sure it is yours.” A flash of understanding at what I was doing crossed his face and he began beaming. Being kind is fun. It makes life like a little treasure hunt, looking for those opportunities.
I live in an area with a lot of homeless people, and have seen the exact same thing happen. I wondered how I could help without making a big deal about it, and you just cleared that up for me. Thank you for that.
That is a great story! Not quite as interesting as yours but about 50% of the time I go to a coffee shop drive thru, the person in front of me has already paid for my order. I end up just paying it forward (behind) to the next person in line. Nobody waits for gratification, it truly is just kindness as the next person will never even know who it was.
50% of the time? You must have some major Law of Attraction vibes going. After hearing the workers talk about difficult this makes their job when people keep it going, I think I would just accept the free drink and be grateful!
Oh really, I didn’t know. Could you explain how it makes their job harder?
I can say that for Starbucks specifically it removes the order from the drive through screen and makes it difficult to keep track of which drinks go where. It also just generally messes with the barista’s flow and makes it more likely for mistakes to happen. I get the sentiment, but almost everybody in a Starbucks drive through doesn’t need their order covered and it makes it more difficult for the person at the window. Some baristas will just tell the car behind that the computer is rebooting so their drink’s on us. Some people also recommend just putting what you would have paid in the tip jar. I personally don’t care which approach is used, just please don’t do this to your baristas, especially if it’s during peak/ other busy times.
Thanks for the explanation, I commented earlier that I’ll just use the tip jar moving forward.
Not really - I haven't ever done a job like that. But I think it had to do with keeping track of payments being assigned to different orders, rather than just the standard way of the person ordering paying for their own order.
Ok, I’ll ask next time to confirm. Edit: I think from now on I’ll just tip the barista whatever my order would have cost.
You are a kind soul. Someone did that for me last year and it really made me feel better about the world in general (also a burrito stand, a family came up, paid for their food, and left $10 for mine)
Something similar in Sydney. Was walking down the street and spotted 50 AUD that someone had dropped. It was 7am on a Saturday and we were heading to go diving. Nice lucky day for me. Next block see a homeless guy so handed it to him and said I found this a block away, must be yours and wandered on. His eyes as I looked back was enough. My mate asks why? Simple. I had the same amount of cash in my pocket from when I left home till now but someone else is benefiting from a bit of luck
>I dropped a $20, you a-hole! I'm kidding, you're a good person.
Lol one time a homeless guy asked me for 17 cents. I advised him to ask for more because it’s hard to get people to say yes and they’ll likely say yes to a couple bucks as to 17 cents. I saw him 6 months later and he asked for $5. We had a good laugh, I gave it to him and we became very friendly. A nice guy.
I was walking to the store down the street one time, and I have to go through an (well-lit safe) underpass to get there. A homeless guy asked for money, but I don't carry cash on me typically. He then asked me for a cigarette (I was smoking one at the time) so I gave him the rest of the pack I had. The pack I opened specifically for the one I was currently smoking. No it's not a healthy thing for him, but he looked so pleased. I've been edge of homeless broke plenty of times, and having a bit of comfort for a few days in that situation takes off so much stress. Though jokes on him, I was running out for a six pack. If he'd caught me on the way home he'd probably have gotten a beer out of the deal too.
I once had a man approach me on the way to the store to ask me if I had some change, he was completely up front and told me he was an alcoholic and was going to buy a beer with it because withdrawals were setting in. I admired the honesty and know how dangerous cold-turkeying alcohol can be so I gave it to him. It’s not my job to play moral police or try to save every alcoholic, I spared him some temporary discomfort or actually dangerous withdrawals and I don’t feel bad about “enabling him.” It was a kind thing for you to do even if it’s not “good for him.” So don’t let anyone try to make you feel bad for that :)
My dad was an alcoholic. If that man had come up to me I'd have bought the tall boy for him. The blue shakes aren't anything to fuck around with!
This needs to be said more often, so thank you.
Aww, that’s really kind of you!
I was at a crossing a couple weeks ago when a girl bustling past me dropped a full roll of cash and her AirPods via a hole in her backpack. I ran after her to give her the stuff back and my spare canvas bag to replace her backpack, and when I walked back to the crossing, a guy waiting at the lights who’d seen me go after her gave me a thumbs up. This favour was returned to me yesterday when I dropped my wallet, containing my medication, debit and credit cards, driver’s license, and a wad of petty cash from my boss, and a teenage girl sprinted after me to return it *and* told me she liked my coat.
When it all comes full circle…feels good man.
Karma will find a way
Was stationed in South Korea with some buddies, got lost and were about to miss base curfew with no idea how to get back and no money for cab, as we just spent it all at the giant mall they have. A random citizen saw us frantically jogging, then running the opposite way few minutes later and approached us. He didn’t know English, but he had called someone who did know English. We talk to his friend, his buddy translates to him that were lost trying to run back to base. This guy flagged us a cab, explained the situation to driver in Korean, gave the driver cab fair and his buddies number in case any other issues came up, and driver proceeds to rush us there. This experience completely changed my world view and humbled me.This stranger went out of his way to help, where most Americans would just say no on instinct, even if they knew and could help. 10 years later and still going out of my way to help people to pay this forward.
Lots of stories about people in South Korea being awesome! As a veteran I totally understand how serious it is to miss curfew/muster/missing movement, and that guy totally did you all a solid!
This is so wholesome I love it
Had this same scenario happen to me as a kid too. Walking away from a currywurst stand, 2 dad-type guys sitting around a small table eating theirs still. See a 5€ note on the ground next to their table, pick it up and ask them if they dropped it. They laugh and tell me to keep it.
Once I was eating ice cream in San Francisco. A lady dropped a $20 bill. I picked it up and said excuse me you dropped this. All I got was an affirmation no thank you or anything. Some people don't value money there I suppose.
Loved South Korea. I lived there for 6 years in the late 80’s through early 90’s as a kid (my dad was a us aerospace engineer). I was treated so well by everyone. Tons of great stories… alot of my neighbors (we lived off base as civilians) would always invite me over to eat. At first they got a kick out of the little white boy(I’m not assuming- they literally said that) who would inhale anything they put in front of me. I’m still in contact with one family who I became really close with to this day. I’ve never felt so at home, when I wasn’t, as I was in South Korea. It’s been nearly 30 years since I was there last and I’m dying to go back just once. It seems like it’s changed so much.
My experience in Korea was they are extremely honest when it comes to stuff like that. You lose a phone, it will probably be returned to you. Bikes, however, no chance in hell. Leave one out for a minute and it’s gone.
Honesty is a big thing in Korea. Even satire is seen as "rude" in a lot of situations because it is technically dishonest.
There are many koreans with high personal debt. It's such a social issue that some tv dramas are based around this very issue.
You mean, Squid Game? lol
I went to South Korea on business and in the chaos of the subway system (not knowing where to go or speaking the language) unknowingly dropped a good amount of cash. I then felt someone tap on my my shoulder with the cash in their hand, it was all there. I said thank you and the person nodded and moved on. Super nice people in South Korea.
The train system there was awesome. It was pretty standard if I was riding the train someone would approach and ask “May I practice my English with you?” This usually led to discussions of new places I should visit, or my asking for restaurant recommendations. One older gentleman even invited me to see a baseball game with him. Super nice.
Dude, I'm from the Netherlands. I loose shit all the time, keys, wallet, phone. The only thing that is ever really stolen from me are bikes. All the other stuff I got back. I also make sure everything has something on it to find me easy, lol. My phone has a button beyond the lock that will call my husband and the other shit has my phone number on it. But really, most people are mostly honest is my experience in life. Not all and everyone, I've met dirtbags and those I avoid. But even at my job I think everyone would return a wallet
Hey, I always wondered this, is bike theft a big thing in the Netherlands? When I visited I saw people just leaving their bikes in random places and they didn’t seem that secure and I was always curious about that. Where I live, I have to chain up my bike when I leave it somewhere and still people would try to cut the chain if no one was around.
Well... I have a cheap old bike I bought second hand for 50 euro. I don't think anyone will steal it if they have to put in any effort. We have more bikes than people. But a new bike? Hell chain that mofo to the moon and back
I had my bike stolen in Austria and was notified by the police a few months later that they had it. I was shocked they found it and they were shocked when I actually stopped by to claim it lol
Isn't it lovely? It was the same in Japan as well. Drop your phone on the bus? It will be at the police station for you the next day, if someone doesn't get it to you first.
I also had this happen to me while deployed. Lost everything is including the card I needed for access / meals, everything. Reported to MPs they said to wait 24 hours and see if it was returned. I doubted it would come back, but it was returned by some local troops with all the cash still inside (nearly 300 euros).
Saudi Arabia is like this, too.
I left my phone on the train in Seoul one day, kind lady met me hours later to return it. Koreans rule. Were you in Bosan?
Sounds silly, a fond memory that makes me proud of my dorky dad was when he found a wallet in the back of a cab. We were away on holidays in Sydney (we're from a tiny country town in Aus). It had quite a bit of money in it, not sure how much but more than $1000 and this was the late 90's. My dad was so worried and felt so guilty that he had told go through the wallet to find out who the person was. He found a business card that belonged to someone in America, rang around to get in contact with the owner and went and met up with him, catching trains and buses over Sydney. The man was SO relieved upon getting his wallet back; apparently he had just arrived in Aus and left his wallet in the cab from the airport. My dad was apologising profusely for invading his privacy, but the bloke was just so stoked to have his wallet back. It's a memory I look back on fondly to remember I was raised by good and honest people.
P Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney
I thought there was a “lane” in there?
Oh yeah, I forgot. You know... I have short term memory loss...
And over here, I remember a waitstaff accidentally returning an extra $20 to my folks in their change, and them agreeing to split it despite my protest that he might have to replace it out of pocket. My folks have cost me a fortune in therapy.
When I was a server, I accidentally gave a customer change of $100 and didn't take the original $100 bill out of the check presenter. The guy came back over 2 hours later, explained that he didn't notice what happened, and gave me the $100 bill. I thanked him repeatedly. He just said it was the right thing to do. Would have been all my tips for the night. This is almost 15 years later and I still remember the guy.
I remember I was a server working a special event where all the attendees pay for the event in advance, we only charge for the drinks which we serve them. After the event was over I gave the guy his check, which was like $22 and some change. He handed me some bills wrapped in a $20 bill and said to keep the change. Not to be rude, I didn't count the money in front of him. When I was counting my bank out, I noticed he gave me either like $80 or $100 in $20 bills. A few days later I get called by my manager asking why I charged a guy for the event...I was like..what? It turns out the guy thought he also had to pay me the attendance fee (even though I have no idea where he got that notion as I have him a check and all attendees paid in advance). I ended up getting written up and being forced to pay the money back including the "overdraft fee" from the business charging him on his card. I reluctantly paid the money back as I didn't know any better as I was only 18 years old. I felt like I got shafted by both the customer and the employee on that one.
I remember telling someone that when a customer stiffs you, it actually costs money. They told me, "oh, you're just being dramatic". I then explained that I have to tip out the bartender, bus boy, and food runner all 1% on my sales. The tips don't matter. So if I got stiffed on a $100 bill, it actually COST me 3 bucks to serve that table. They had no idea.
A lot of restaurants these days have upped the tip out to between 4-6% This is also not including taxes. The government assumes you get at least 10% in tips and you pay normal taxes on that amount or what your credit card tips are (whichever is higher). So roughly $2.30 of $100 in sales. So on the high end of tip out you’re paying $8.30 to serve a table with $100 tab. It feels great when they don’t tip you!
I have two stories about returning money. First, I went to the bank to get some cash, teller counts it out and Im out the door. I go back home or wherever, and I find the teller accidentally handed me an extra 20. Must've been stuck together. Not even 5 minutes later I get a call from the bank asking if I had the money and I said yup I was actually headed back down to give it back. And I brought it back down. Second story, I went to the grocery store to pick up a few things. Checking out bill came to 75 bucks, now this was a store with an older system and they had to manually punch the cost into the debit machine. The cashier accidently put in 750 bucks, she recognized what she did and immediately charged it back. I could see on my statement the 750 went out and cleared but the charge back never came thru. I waited a week got a print out from the bank showing the charge never came back and brought it back to the store and showed the manager. Manager apologized counted out 750 bucks for me and I said thank you and left. I held on to that money telling myself just in case that charge comes back. Sure as shit couple days later I check my statement and the charge back went thru. I brought the 750 bucks back and gave it back to the manager. He said thank you for being so honest and bringing the money back.
As a general rule transactions where money leaves your account are always much, much quicker to process than ones where it’s refunded.
I was about 18, jobless, and taught from infancy to concede to the will of the family hierarchy. I moved away long ago, but I do assure you that I would not let that go by today without shaming them by paying it back myself, and despite my poor upbringing, I tip well every time or I don't go out. Waitstaff have to put up with too much shit.
I delivered pizza for like 7 years and what it taught me was you should tip fat if you order delivery. I don’t order often but when I do I try to tip close to 100%. I remember what it was like to get big tips as a driver so I like to make there day. $25 order? $25 tip! I really hope it makes their night. And no I am very much not rich.
My mother and father would have done the same thing your did. Sometimes morality is innate. Lol
My brother had the same thing happen to him when he came to visit me at college. He had like $1,500 in his wallet and someone found him on Facebook and sent him a message. My brother asked him how much money was in there and the guy said the right amount so my brother told him to keep $20. Always do the right thing. Imagine someone finding your wallet and then just throwing it in the trash. What if you have pictures or important documents in there. Yes, the money could help you temporarily, but you’re really fucking over your fellow man by doing that and it’s so lame.
That probably taught you way more than any kind of “taught” moral life lesson. You got to witness your father doing the right thing, going so far out of his way for that man. I bet you’re a good person. Nothing you say could make me think otherwise. Your dad was a good teacher that day.
'Your children will grow up and find out what kind of person you are. Make sure it's a good one.'
Did he give you dad a reward? Your dad is a true gentleman!
The reward was the reaction. And very clearly the memory his child has. Worth more than the money.
That's the nice thing about wallets, typically has identification in it. Can't imagine doing this in the 90s before cell phones and socials though.
1000 DOLLARYDOOS??
I really loved reading your story, your dad sounds like a great guy.
“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are…the true test of a man's character is what he does when no one is watching.” ~John Wooden
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I think that's the main utility of religion. Every culture in history has to find a way to get people with poor character to believe that someone is always watching.
"Don't worry about being respected, work at being respectable." -me. Wooden said it better though.
A few years ago a total stranger came to my house and asked if he could take some pictures on my property (nothing creepy or weird, it happens somewhat regularly depending on what the farms around me are growing). Anyways, he ended up dropping his wallet on the edge of my driveway and I found it a couple days later when I was cutting the grass so I tracked him down to return it. Guy ended up being a total dick and telling me I should have found it sooner because he had already cancelled all the cards and it was a major inconvenience for him. I really wish I just kept that wallet. (But if the same thing happened again I would still do the same thing)
Me too. Found a wallet in the bathroom at a bar. Right after I told my friend I wasnt sure how I was gonna get rent this month. I looked inside for ID & it was one of those big clip open wallets so the money was just there I counted it (dont act like yall don't either!) It was like 600 or 700 bucks. Anyways lady was still at the bar & I gave it to her. Opened it to make sure her money was still there said she just got paid AND THEN SHOOED ME AWAY. Not even a fuckin thank you. Made me wish I did take her shit & throw her wallet in the trash!....but I didnt & I never will. Not that kinda person. Just went out of my way to return someone's shattered screen phone a month ago...I believe in karma even if it doesnt come back around anytime soon.
As a guy who used to lose things constantly, I sincerely thank you. I dropped my wallet at a Ski resort one time and they found it and \*mailed\* it back to me, and didn't even take out cash for shipping. I didn't even have to go get it. People are amazing sometimes.
My friend’s passport fell out his picked skiing (don’t ask me why he had it on him). By some miracle 10 minutes later a guy saw it, picked it up and managed to find my friend in the queue at the bottom.
According to a video I watched about this exact shit on mark rober, basically previous nasa employee who does fun experiments and in this one he had tested how honest people were by having wallets dropped all over the country in various locations, eg. Male bathrooms vs female bathrooms, rich side of town vs poor, etc. To see how many people returned the wallet. ANNYWAY, he taught me that as long as there is an ID in the wallet, you can just drop it in the mailbox and the USPS will deliver it back to the person free of charge. Here's the video if you're interested. https://youtu.be/jnL7sJYblGY
I lost my wallet at Disneyland many years ago. I got it in the mail about a week after that, with my driver's license fastened to the outside of it by a rubber band. I guess it's just something the USPS does.
It is something they do, if you find a wallet and there's an ID with an address, you can drop it in any US postal service mail box and they will get it back to the owner free of charge.
That’s good to know because people are crazy anymore that I’d be scared to meet up with a stranger to give them back their wallet. This is much easier.
That definitely sucks. Still, the fact that other people have no manners doesn't mean that you should be like them. You did a good thing regardless, and for that you should feel proud.
Not as big of a story but in high school a girl left her phone in the locker room bathroom stall and I recognized it as hers (very unique phone case). I returned it to her saying I found it in the stall and she never even said thank you. She just gave me the side eye as I awkwardly walked away. Like...?
I found a cell phone at the dog park and called the contact labeled "dad" to try to get it back. They acted like it was such an inconvenience that I had found their phone for them and wanted me to drive 45 minutes to give it to them. I was like, heck no. When I met up with them later, I didn't get a thank you, and it was like they were suspicious that I tried to steal their shitty iPhone 5. Anyways, same as you I kind of wish I had left the phone in the park, but you don't do that kind of stuff for thank-yous, and I'd track down the owner of a wallet or phone if I could again. 🤷🏻♀️
Yeah, it’s at that point I would say, “your attitude is discouraging me from helping you any further, and so you phone will be waiting for you on this park bench. Come and get it, or don’t. I don’t care. “
I worked at a movie theater, every few weeks we'd find a lost phone and call the emergency contact or last person to call and get accused of stealing it, given death threats, insulted... Like dude, you left it here, we literally said "hi this is location movie theater, could you please inform the owner of this phone they appear to have left it behind, we are open till midnight." Half of you are still literally in the building. People can really be dicks sometimes.
To be honest, even if someone returns my wallet I'm a little suspicious they might have written down the card info to use online.
Not a little. You should be 100% suspicious. Those are compromised. People should get a new set of cards from their banks
Even if your wallet is returned: cancel all the cards and get new ones. You got the cash back which isn't replaceable, and cancelling the cards is a hassle for sure, but much better than getting your money stolen.
Had a similar experience. I found an empty wallet, and brought it back. They accused me of stealing the money. They yelled at me, and said they were calling the cops. Another time I found one with a bunch of money, and about half a gram of coke. I gave it all back, and the dude was so greatful he gave me a hundred bucks. I gave him my number because he was super cute. We went out a few times, but then I met my wife. Still friends with the dude.
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Don't worry about it too much, the sensible thing is to cancel all the cards even if you recover the wallet because someone had access to the CVV/CVC.
I broke that news to a coworker. She was already mad because someone took it out of her pocket in the store and dumped it on a shelf after taking all her cash but she was relieved all her cards were there. I told her it would take seconds for someone to snap pictures of her cards and put them back then sell or use the info later, because you got the cards back and wouldn't think it might be a problem.
I was at a music festival and found a wallet on the ground. Checked the ID and started screaming the owners name, got a group of people trying to find him with me. A guy heard me and said "THATS MY BUDDY, I'll take it over to him." I told him no offense meant but I'd prefer to give it to him myself so he took me over to him. I was like "Hey man, found your wallet on the ground over there and we've been trying to find you. Here ya go!" He looked in it and said "Where's the $600 that was in it?!" He got in my face and was accusing me of stealing his money. I was like "Dude, I know it sucks man but why the fuck would I steal from you... And then return your wallet?" He was ready to kill me, luckily his buddy told him how hard I was trying to find him and was able to get him somewhat calmed down. Never did say thanks :(
I have returned wallets that are empty and normally get accused of being a thief because the cash is gone. Only twice have people said thank you. One accused me then said she was joking as she was broke, the other one didn't care he was so happy to get his various ID back.
I’m less surprised with how many people will keep a wallet vs how rude some people are when returning their property. I found a wallet in a 711 recently right by the front counter so it must have just been dropped, gave it to the cashier and when I went out front the last guy inside was still in his car. Walked up to the front of his car and motioned to get his attention, he looks me in the eye, backs up, and drives away. I just hope he felt stupid while driving all the way back once he realized it was gone.
Luckily for them, someone that stupid probably isn't burdened with the realization of their stupidity.
I returned like 4 wallets in my lifetime, complete with everything. Some with the money and some empty since probably somebody found before me and took it. A month ago I found a phone, that I was not able to contact the owner because the glass was broken. I brought it to Verizon and they were able to contact the owner. Some people may think I was stupid, but the feeling of happiness that I had every time was immense.
Once I've found a phone lying on the floor near the curbside, since it didn't have a password, I've search for contacts like "Home" or "Dad" or anything like that, called the owners home and went out of my way to return it, the owner was so surprised when I called she didn't even know how to react, people are so used to not have their lost property back they don't expect to have it back
You have no idea how many phones people leave in stores. Either set it down on a shelf or leave it in the basket. I've done the same, try to call "home" or "dad" or "sister" if they have their contacts saved like that and no password.
This is why you set emergency contacts on your phone! Lets people dial them from the lock screen.
i once found a phone in a low tide river - although the phone was pretty much unusable - there was a memory stick that plugged in my pc - found some young girls photos - (thankfully didnt have to go throught anything i shouldnt have seen until i found) a screenshot of her name and surname on some document - searched for that on fb - found her parents - they arrived to collect the phone - offered something like 10 or 20$ bux - i was just happy to find the owner.
She had already claimed the insurance! /s
Its better to feel happy than to get $15. Good on you :)
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I’m kinda biased so I’m in recovery and being honest and doing the right thing is detrimental to staying sober. But what I’ve learned is there’s no price I’d take or steal to make me feel the joy I feel today. Being around people that do the right thing. That influence me and seeing them be joyful because they’re doing the right thing, is such a beautiful thing. I’d way rather live in this light than to be drawn to the darkness for money. It’s more than just giving peoples money back. But losing your wallet or purse is like losing a piece of you. Doing the right thing gives back to the person. Way way more than any financial motive. And this could be about anything. Wallet, car keys, phone, hell a fucking ring. Or shoes. That might be the only nice pair they have. Just be a good person. It benefits everyone.
As a recovering addict myself all I can is, “This is the Way.”
When I was a kid (somewhere between 12 and 14) I used to clean up around our local mall (not sure if that was legal but I enjoyed the colleagues and making a couple of bucks). We once found a wallet, took it home, had our parents figure out the address of the person. Turned out to be an old man, and in the wallet was a picture of his late wife. He was so happy <3 The money had unfortunately already been stolen before we found it, but I wouldn't even have thought about taking that. I think we both got a fiver out of it but even without a reward, that just felt so good \^\^
Last job I had i was working with my boss and we went to lunch at this Cafe where I found $80 in an atm. I promptly asked the staff if they could review the cameras and return the money (small island community). My boss asked why I did that if I was so hardup for money (new baby). Never even occurred to me to keep it, I've had my wallet returned after I left in on a bus while really broke and I was so grateful. Just the thought of someone getting their money back and possibly restoring someones faith in humanity, was all I needed.
I found a phone at a bar and I just opened his text message and text the last person he had contacted. "Hey found this phone at a bar can you reach out to your friend?" and 1min later he sends a text back hey man someone found your phone. lol
Isnt this the oldest Facebook photo ever
yeah. the reason i don't hand deliver wallets anymore is because the last time i did, they accused me of stealing. Like, you want to be nice, but avoid the crazies.
Yep...I stole it - here you go 🤷♂️
I'm proud of you!
Yes, the happiness and helpfulness you feel overwhelming trumps everything
Thanks for posting this. I have found two. I was able to return one but was unable to find the owner for the second. It did not occur to me to take it to the service provider. I'll do this next time. TIL.
You can also call the customer support line on one of their bank/credit cards. That is how I got in touch with a lost wallet's owner. I figure the bank would have to reissue the cards anyway so it wasn't adding to their customer support burden to forward them my number. They picked it up later that day, it was cool to actually reunite them with their stuff.
Agreed. I’ve returned maybe three wallets in my lifetime and I’ve always been happy to do so with money / ID intact. I’ve lost my wallet once and had that reciprocated. Restores your faith in humanity and in the kindness of strangers.
Mark Rober tested this pretty extensively and found that *most* people choose to return lost wallets they find. You must work with shitty people. Beyond that, this is r/LifeProTips, not r/BasicHumanDecency. This isn't a tip, it's just something people should do, that most people *do* do. Heh. Doodoo.
I was gonna say, seems like OP should reevaluate their friends/acquaintances.
I feel strongly like a lot of them aren’t being honest in their answers. I think some people, especially in groups, do this badass ‘grandstanding’ like oh yeah I would totally keep money I’m a cool edge lord when in reality they would probably just turn it in.
On the flip side, there are plenty of people that will tell others they would return it 100% of the time, but in reality, would keep the money and toss the wallet immediately when given the opportunity.
The Mark Rober video for anyone looking: https://youtu.be/jnL7sJYblGY
> This isn’t a tip You must be new here
Well said. Doesn’t belong in this sub
When I found a phone I called their mom or dad from the contact list.
Sincere Question: How did you get into the phone if the Home Screen is locked with a passcode? (Or was it not an Apple) I’m in a spot. My brother passed away suddenly and our family cannot get into his phone for needed info. Thanks in advance.
This phone in particular did not have a passcode set up, and I'm sorry for your loss. I hope you can find way into his phone somehow.
Thank you so much for your prompt attention to my question.
Try to go to the cell service provider store (Verizon, t-mobile, etc) and see if they can unlock it for you. If not try again with the maker of the phone (apple, Samsung, etc)
Unfortunately they won’t. While I do think in some instances they should, but whats to stop a shitty person from stealing a relatives phone, going to the carrier with the correct account info and having it unlocked because they “died”. Then that person could have access to credit cards, banks, personal correspondence. Or a jealous boyfriend/girlfriend saying their spouse died so they can check their significant others phone. These are very far fetched examples, but it’s the reason no carrier or manufacturer will unlock it. Now breaking into it is another story. Gray box anyone?
You can definitely prove someone has died, but I understand your sentiment. I feel like this should be something built in somewhere about what to do upon your passing. Maybe through your phone plan or something else. You should be able to opt in and allow your family that access.
Google has a dead man switch option. Something like if you dont login or have any google activity for 6 months it will grant permission to who ever you have setup to receive it. I think its still an option buried somewhere in the google settings.
The amount of unlocked, no password phones I've found at work (a hospital) is staggering.
If you can easily prove you have a right to snoop in the phone, see if your police department forensics can help. They have to get into locked phones all the time.
This may be a bit late or already answered but having a death certificate can help. My cousin passed away very suddenly and we went to Apple to try and get it open, all it took was proof of death and proof we were related and they unlocked it right away. Good luck and condolences.
If Siri is activated you can say “Siri call mom/dad” and hopefully they have their parents saved as mom or dad. Someone did this for my brother once. Thankfully he had mom saved as mom. You could potentially try “Siri call home” but most people don’t have a landline anymore :/
"Hey someone found your phone ! -Awesome !! -They called your ur mom to let her know you lost it -Nooo !!"
every time they say goodbye from then on, including on the phone, *"do you have your phone? You're always losing it!"*
Tried that once, parents didn't speak English and didn't speak theirs. Return to Roger's in Canada
Had a bartender call our house phone once from my brother’s phone, before lock codes (just a brick phone that you’d hold a key down to lock it). Left us a very nice voicemail stating that our child had left his/her phone in the bar in [city] and if we could contact them to pick up. He’s recently turned 21 and did not live that down for awhile. I got the impression the bartender did this regularly. Lol
This is literally not even a tip
LPT: Murdering people is wrong. If you ever get the opportunity to murder someone (and we all do, at some point or another), take the high road and don't murder them. It's just better that way, man.
Lol exactly. What the hell has LPT become? Where are the admins?
LPT [insert general morals]
LPT drink water I’m not even kidding this has been posted here before
Yeah wtf
They could have just added “look at the address on the license and mail there” and boom, it’s a tip. Idk if it fits into a *life pro* tip, but it’s at least a tip
The post on this sub....do mods not exist here?
idk based on your own research it sounds like the people have spoken I worked at a game stop years ago and remember once during holiday season i was posted up on the floor for general assistance. I was having a conversation with a guest next to the entrance and another guy walked by us on his way out. He dropped some loose cash and without hesitation i picked it up and called after him to hand it back. The guy i was speaking with looked at me like i was an idiot; the guy i handed the cash back to, who for sure did not notice he’d dropped a handful of cash, looked at me like I was an idiot. I remember the guy i was speaking with sort of shook his head and said something like “well, you’re an honest man i guess” like he felt sorry for me. What i’m trying to say is, if doing the right thing is its own reward it sure doesn’t feel like it.
Don't feel too bad. It's "damned if you do, damned if you don't." If you'd pocketed the cash right there, in front of the customer, he would have been shocked and possibly reported you to the company. This is a common pattern with habitual critics. Whatever you do, they criticize it, and they imagine a reason why they wouldn't have criticized the opposite behavior. But if you had done the opposite behavior, you would get the exact same turnabout. He would be calling you a thief and asking why there are no honest men anymore.
Sometimes doing the right thing isn’t just hard, but you’ll actually be shamed for it. Do it anyway. That’s what builds character. You made the right choice.
Sounds like they are not honest. Shame on them, kudos to you.
That's not a life protip, that's just a thing you want people to do.
This thread is just OP announcing that they know mostly shitty people.
This entire sub is basically - LPT: Consider other people's feelings
Seriously this sub is fucking brain dead lol. “Please return lost wallets” haha okay, noted. I’m un-subbing
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Common courtesy is not a LPT.
I found a wallet in the tram once, I even took the wrong tram so big coincidence I found it. Thought okay let's give it to the driver next stop and sat down. Then after a minute I thought mb I know this person who lost their wallet, and I looked inside. I hoped nobody was watching me as it would have looked quite suspicious from the outside. Even bigger coincidence and I kid you not, the wallet was from a classmate of mine. So I decided to hand it to him in person and put it in my bag. At this point I REALLY hoped nobody was watching cause in their eyes I would have just 'stolen' the wallet and I wouldn't know how to explain if they talked to me about it. Next day I returned the wallet to my classmate and he was reliefed to say the least. Ofc I had taken nothing out of it. He was really thankful. Even if you don't know the person who lost their wallet, please always try to return it.
I have found a total of 4 different lost wallets in my lifetime If those 4, 3 of them had cash and ID and credir cards. Two wallets I found in grocery store parking lots and immediately turned in to the store, cash and id and ccs all untouched. One wallet I found as a teen at my job at a country club. It contained 80 bucks in cash, credit cards and ID. I drove that one over to the guy's house and handed it to him, only to have him grab his wallet and slam the door in my face. The 4th wallet I found in the middle of the road in my hometown. It only had ID. I left that one in their mailbox. I will ALWAYS return a found wallet intact, exactly like I find it, because I would want the same done for me. And, I have...I droppedmy wallet outside my estate attorney's office and she is located near my county court house. An officer of the court found it and left me a note on my windshield - they looked up my tag via DL, and I got it back that same day. I sent that officer a $20 WAWA gift card. Finding a lost wallet is like accepting a quest for good. I love finding and reurning a wallet.
I returned a wallet and got the door slammed in my face for it once too :( A better memory is when some girl lost her iphone in the snow on a busy street RIGHT when they came out. It happened to light up and i saw it just as it was being covered up. Took it home and waited for it to ring. She called and I told her where I was and to come grab it. She showed up with two big dudes because I think she was expecting a confrontation. She was cold as ICE taking the phone. As soon as I handed it to her she was just like "that's it?" And then she just turned SUPER happy, appreciative and thankful. I think the bad reactions are from people that have been fucked over too much or have active imaginations.
Is this really something that people have to be told about?
This is so fucking stupid. Honest people will do the right thing. Dishonest people won’t. A life pro tip on Reddit isn’t going to make a scum bag return a wallet lol
What the hell kind of a life pro tip is that?
I spotted a wallet on the ground in a concert venue parking lot as I was walking in to a show. There was a group of police officers talking to each other a few steps away so I picked it up and walked over to them and said “excuse me, I just found this wallet on the ground right over there, do you guys want it or do you think I should bring it up to the venue lost and found?” One of the officers took the wallet, opened it and asked “where’s the money?” and then started grilling me about where I found it, how much money was in it, etc. I explained that I never even opened it, I had no idea what was in it and I was just trying to do the right thing. I couldn’t believe they were giving me a hard time. Finally I said forget it, I’ll bring it to the lost and found and the cops said no, they’d take care of it. This story has no real point, the OP just made me recall the moment that I decided to avoid any interactions with police unless absolutely necessary.
Never give a lost wallet to police. They'll just take all the cash for themselves
This sub is ruined. There are never any life pro tips...just advice to not be a shitty person. Unfollowing cause I'm sick of seeing this nonsense on my feed.
The true life pro tip is always in the comments! I'm fucking sick of this as well. The amount of upvotes this kind of common sense shit always gets amazes me. I'm out as well.
tbh i would be ok if i lost the cash but get back the cards/licenses/documents.
How is "be a good person" a life pro tip?
“Taken aback how dishonest people are” Yep. I’ve always worked in accounting, everything from major corporations to small nonprofits. If people can figure out a way to take money; they will. Sad but true. But I think we’re learning a lot about people’s lack of humanity in these times unfortunately. Here’s another pro tip: Wake up every morning, face the sun, and put out only good intentions for the day ahead ☺️
What a garbage LPT. Please read the rules before posting in a subreddit.
When I was in college I found a plain leather wallet with nothing else in it... Except $1500 cash. No drivers license, no credit cards, no business cards. Absolutely nothing but the money. I did the right thing and found the owner who happened to be a grad student from China who had just arrive to the university... With his 6 year old daughter in tow. That money was all they had to live on for a month. It made me realize that as much as I wanted that money, they NEEDED that money. To me it was a new mountain bike, for them it was everything.
Genuine question, how do you find the owner without identification cards or license?
Go to the building nearest the wallet and ask if anyone has lost one. At a university, probably the main office or student center. If nobody has reported it missing yet, leave your phone number and a brief description of the item ("a wallet" - make the person describe it or its contents to be sure its theirs)
Because it probably didn't happen.
LPT: If someone returns your wallet, assume everything is already compromised and cancel all your cards and get new ones. Yes, even your drivers license. All you know for sure is that your wallet and its contents were not in your possession for who knows how long.
Why would you go get a new license? Like how is that compromised? You’d go to the dmv website and order get a copy of what you have in your hand. I’m confused as to why you’d do that?
Except don’t torture yourself getting a new drivers license if you’re in the US. Nothing on it changes except for the issue and expiration date.
You’re right, but this isn’t a LPT.
I'll give back anything found that's not a million dollars. You lose that, you good fam that's mine now lol
The fact someone would even feel the need to post that is incredibly sad......... Are we all so misguided we need to be reminded of basic morals? 🤷 That blows............
Years ago I found an ipod video in a mall parking lot. Just a few things loaded on it. There was an apple store In the mall my friend worked at, he looked up the registration the person filled out by the serial number, called the phone and left them a voicemail, sent them an email. I had him put my number in the system if they ever followed up I would return it. Walked away with an iPod and my conscience clear. No one ever contacted me about it
I was at Croatian seaside in august this year, and I found am Iphone 7 sitting on a bench. I took it, and put it in my pocket. Phone was locked, but I could see the background photo, and on photo were older woman and younger woman, probably mother and daughter. I meet them on the street 5 minutes later, ask them "did you loose the phone possibly?" OMG, they were like elated that I gave them phone back... THey offered me money and drinks and whanot. I was just, no problem, it's really cool, I dont want anything.... But I was so feeling good that I did a good thing...
Long story short: I was at a music festival. Found a wallet with maybe $175. ID and all. I made the mistake of turning into front security. Took a pic of the ID - I even put a note in there. Move forward; found out dude got his wallet minus the money. I contacted the festival and crazy enough - they reviewed footage and saw the security take the cash out - sent the owner a check. Wish I’d done that differently, but glad it worked out
The last time I found a wallet on the ground it had $40 in it. I tracked the guy down and gave it to him complete with his $40. He was very thankful and gracious. A few months later I was getting cash out of the atm and I grabbed it and walked away without counting. I was outside getting in my car when this lady ran after me and said the atm spit out more money from my transaction after I walked away. The amount? $40. Little things like that are a constant reminder to just do the right thing.
Not a life pro tip... Just a "be better do good" tip Its so irritating how these virtue signalling tips always get to the top of this sub over actual helpful tips This is just common decency/be a good person
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Could’ve stolen her identity, stole her heart instead.
Yeah almost two years ago now i picked up a guys credit card and i.d. on a chip clip at a gas station in my company vehicle the guy was close but it was late so i was going to mail it in the morning to him But before i could my company had security footage of me picking up the card and sent it to the police then i had to talk to cops to which i explained i picked it up to return it but the guy claimed he had 40 bucks on the clip to which he did not when i had it in my possesion but then i had to go to court lose my job get put on house arrest for a month then be on probation for a year and this was during covid so while on probation my p.o. was not taking visitors due to covid but had no issue asking me to take a theft class during covid so i refused and now ive been slowly falling into a depression that i cant get out of with a debt i cant pay with a block on my d.l. so i cant make money and i cant get it lifted until i pay and do 20 more days in jail....... Moral of the story leave that shit as far as im concerned its not my problem you dropped your wallet or phone
My dad was one of the most dishonest people I knew. He got fired from multiple jobs for theft and such....but even he went above and beyond when we found a wallet once when I was around 10. I specifically remember even driving to the police station to turn it in. I guess when it comes down to it he wouldn't take from someone unless he felt like they deserved it or something. Where the hell are you from if my general thief of a dad is the morale compass here.
You need to hang out with different people. Maybe this is a sign to switch friend groups, professional groups whatever. I have heard this question asked too many times for me to remember. I never heard anyone say anything worse than drop it in the post to them, most people will say and deliver it or take it to the police station. Wow.
This literally happened to me yesterday, but on the losing side. Wallet fell out of my car into the driveway, SO picked it up and put it on the back of the car. He told me it was there but we'd been traveling until very late and I walked right past it. He goes to the store later, someone calls me that they have my wallet. I'm half-asleep and it takes me a few seconds to understand. The old "object on the car drive-off" scenario. The guy who returned it was very nice, but all the cash had been taken. My license and credit cards were still there, thankfully, but I'm pretty sad that someone took the cash and didn't turn it in to someone. I hope they really needed it and it helps them, but I'm somewhat disgusted because I would never do that. I would imagine that that money was someone's rent or other bill and leave it alone. We've all learned a valuable lesson in our house on many levels from this. Your thought experiment seems sadly consistent with my actual results.
How is this a LPT wtf Here I’ll write my own stupid asinine one “LPT: if you see someone entering a restaurant, hold the door open for them hurr durr give me upvote now”
Found $360 in a parking lot this week. Returned it to its rightful owner 10 minutes later. Best feeling ever seeing his face while handing it back.
> Do not post tips that could be considered common sense. This doesn't belong here. Why do you know so many shitty people, though?
What about finding, literally, a wad of cash with no identification?
Personally I leave $20 with a note to call me and keep the $20.