Found a wallet...

[Getinonthis]

I was going to suggest using Facebook to confirm the individuals information, then try contacting the school so you can drop it off to him. For safety reasons I believe this to be the best option.

[cateyes1]

Kim did you get a response yet?

[countrygirl12]

I was shopping tonight for last minute Christmas gifts and as I went out to the parking lot and was placing the cart on the side I noticed a black wallet on the ground. Opened it up and the 1st thing I noticed was a young males school ID from a near by high school in grade 11. Then I opened the wallet further and saw a wad of cash in it. My heart went out to the kid that lost it  so I tried calling his towns local police dept, they told me to call my police dept and to drop it off to them or call the state police. ALL i wanted was to leave my phone number for the kid in case he reported his wallet lost so he could contact me and I could bring it to him. I won't leave it with the PD because ever since I had a house fire back when I was a kid, the local PD and firemen stole jewelry and money from a strong box that was not burnt, plus I work with a lot of cops and have seen a lot of unfortunate political favors and thieving going on. So NO one is going to help me reach out to this poor kid who is probably devastated, thinking he lost ALL of his money and was probably out Christmas shopping. Well guess what? I did some investigating of my own and found him on facebook and messaged him and hopefully will hear from him to return his wallet with everything in tact! NOT looking for anything in return except for the expression on his face when he sees there are still good people in the world who have good intentions and good faith! 

I would watch the police reports because he may report it missing.  You can also take the wallet to the school where his ID is from.  You could also have turned it in at the store where you found it.  Not everyone is a thief.  That kind of attitude would make me less likely to pick up or turn in a lost wallet.  Would not want to be accused of stealing anything.  I am not trying to be mean but your attitude is coming across as "I am honest and no one else is so I have to keep this and give it to him personally because anybody else would steal his money".  I have worked in retail and if somebody turns something in that has been lost no "I" personally do not want to be responsible for it for the reasons I just stated.  But I would NEVER steal anything from anyone.  No matter how hungry I am or how little I have.  And it would really tick me off some someone to think I would steal from anyone just because I worked a crappy retail job making next to nothing.  Oh wait....I do work a crappy retail job.  lol.  I actually do not know one person who I work with that would steal anything from anyone.  All of my co-workers would return the wallet to the owner.

[countrygirl12]

WOW you would think that if someone lost a wallet and you messaged him on FB he would have got back to you by now   Seems a little strange and even suspicious in the sense maybe something happened to him, who knows? No matter what you did the right thing and maybe you have his address as well and can actually go to his house if you think it is a safe place to go.  Hopefully you do get it back to him and he appreciates what you did, after all it could be his drug money for his next party lol.  Hopefully he will give you a reward because that would be the right thing to do for him, as right as people giving tips in restaurants. I would not be surprised if he didn't though.  I once found money in a swimming hole when I was like 8, it was muddy water and I just happened to feel it on the bottom, the punks gave me nothing out of the $30 and I know they were going to party with it, oh well, I did the right thing

His "drug money"    Really???  That escalated quickly.  And expecting a "reward" and being upset if you do not get one is just wrong.  There are people who are barely surviving and expecting them to give you money for not stealing money from them when you find their wallet is wrong.  If I lost my billfold and someone returned it without stealing CC info or bank info I would be grateful but I cannot afford to give them a reward for being honest.

[countrygirl12]

what a wonderful thing that you have done.  i know a lot of people who would have just taken the money and tossed the wallet sad to say there are not many people like you left at least in my personal experience most are only out for themselves.

Actually, there are.  Most people are honest.  You just hear about the bad more often because that is what people want to talk about.  I was walking out of Walmart recently and found a debit card laying on the ground.  I picked it up and took it to customer service and turned it in.  I did not expect anything in return.

[countrygirl12]

   There are so many stolen wallets in this world. I am very glad you found one of those ones. At least, no one is using stolen data.

What makes you think it is "stolen" ??  People lose stuff all the time.  Lost and stolen are not the same thing.  If it was stolen it would not have still been full of cash.

[champak97]

I am interested in knowing how this turns out in the end!

[fjaz1]

Hey countrygirl way to focus on the negative, ok I'm poor so if I go out to eat why should I reward someone for bringing a plate over to my table a few feet away    WAKE UP!, if they were that needy of money they would be more CAREFUL of carrying it and would certainly look for it harder wouldn't they
A decent person would give a reward because if the person who found it was poor but didn't keep it don't you think that the one who lost it would feel some generosity for getting it back and therefore reciprocate by paying it forward, think a little will you geez   Also I said it COULD be for drug money, ok it could be for booze money, feel better

[fjaz1]

What ever happened, did you ever find the owner?  Did I miss the post?

[Seenobita]

I was shopping tonight for last minute Christmas gifts and as I went out to the parking lot and was placing the cart on the side I noticed a black wallet on the ground. Opened it up and the 1st thing I noticed was a young males school ID from a near by high school in grade 11. Then I opened the wallet further and saw a wad of cash in it. My heart went out to the kid that lost it  so I tried calling his towns local police dept, they told me to call my police dept and to drop it off to them or call the state police. ALL i wanted was to leave my phone number for the kid in case he reported his wallet lost so he could contact me and I could bring it to him. I won't leave it with the PD because ever since I had a house fire back when I was a kid, the local PD and firemen stole jewelry and money from a strong box that was not burnt, plus I work with a lot of cops and have seen a lot of unfortunate political favors and thieving going on. So NO one is going to help me reach out to this poor kid who is probably devastated, thinking he lost ALL of his money and was probably out Christmas shopping. Well guess what? I did some investigating of my own and found him on facebook and messaged him and hopefully will hear from him to return his wallet with everything in tact! NOT looking for anything in return except for the expression on his face when he sees there are still good people in the world who have good intentions and good faith! 

That was so very nice of you. God bless!!!

[sarabtrayior]

You did a great thing, I'm sure the young man was happy to get his wallet back...

[Skyisbluetoday]

Good for you! I would of returned it too!

[Penwoir]

I'm thrilled to hear that there are good, honest people in the world. I remember when I was younger, I found a wallet in the UK so I took it to the police department there. I don't really know what happened to it after that. I also left my purse at a restaurant once and they rang me afterward to come collect it! Best of all, my husband who is terrible at putting down his wallet in strange places, left his wallet on a store shelf at Walmart. The first we knew he'd lost it was when they announced over the tannoy would Mr .... please come to Customer Service to collect his wallet. Everything was still in my husbands wallet including his $100 bill which he kept in a secret compartment.

[countrygirl12]

Hey countrygirl way to focus on the negative, ok I'm poor so if I go out to eat why should I reward someone for bringing a plate over to my table a few feet away    WAKE UP!, if they were that needy of money they would be more CAREFUL of carrying it and would certainly look for it harder wouldn't they
A decent person would give a reward because if the person who found it was poor but didn't keep it don't you think that the one who lost it would feel some generosity for getting it back and therefore reciprocate by paying it forward, think a little will you geez   Also I said it COULD be for drug money, ok it could be for booze money, feel better

There is  HUGE difference between leaving a tip for the waitress at a restaurant and giving a reward to someone for returning your lost wallet.  And maybe you do not understand the concept of LOSING something.  They did not do it on purpose.

And like I said previously, IF I lose my wallet I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GIVE A REWARD TO SOMEONE FOR DOING THE RIGHT THING.  That is the problem these days.  Everybody expects something for everything they do.  If I find a wallet, credit card, or whatever I will turn it in and expect NOTHING in return.

And I still think it is stupid to assume that the money in his wallet was drug money.  Beer money or whatever.  Maybe it was paycheck money to pay bills with.  Oh wow.  There is a concept.

[countrygirl12]

I'm thrilled to hear that there are good, honest people in the world. I remember when I was younger, I found a wallet in the UK so I took it to the police department there. I don't really know what happened to it after that. I also left my purse at a restaurant once and they rang me afterward to come collect it! Best of all, my husband who is terrible at putting down his wallet in strange places, left his wallet on a store shelf at Walmart. The first we knew he'd lost it was when they announced over the tannoy would Mr .... please come to Customer Service to collect his wallet. Everything was still in my husbands wallet including his $100 bill which he kept in a secret compartment.

I am not sure why that is such a surprise to you.  There are actually a lot of honest people who do the right thing in this world.  But most people assume that everyone but them is dishonest and would steal anything they could.  And like I said previously attitudes like that would make me more likely to pass by a purse or wallet I saw in a parking lot.  I don't want to be accused of stealing something when I was just trying to do something nice.

Kind of a different topic but sort of the same - A woman in a Walmart parking lot too busy yapping on her cell phone to watch her kid.  He is about 2 years old and he ran off from her across the parking lot.  He had crossed 2 rows you drive in and was started for the 3rd.  I was close by and I stopped him before he went across the next row where there were cars coming and he likely would have been hit.  This b*tch has the nerve to come running after him and yell at ME for being around her yard ape that was running wildly across the parking lot.  Coincidentally a cop was sitting lower in the parking lot and had witnessed the whole thing.  He commended me on what I done and was shaking his head that she was standing there yelling at me. 

Yes, I done the right thing.  NO I did not expect her to pay me anything for saving her child's life.
I did not expect anyone to do anything special or give me anything.  You do what is right because it is the right thing to do.  Not because you hope to get a reward out of it.