what is your best return........ by eye or detector

[DaleGM]

love to hear stories of things lost and found.
mine was 20 years back in Tahoe. walking my dog before hitting the casinos I found a wallet if I recall right, had about 300 bucks, with ID in it too, I checked with the Motel and found out it was one of the maids and she was in tears earlier looking for it as it was her whole pay check I met up with her as she was called from from her duties and returned it to her, the crying and big hug was priceless and a vision Ill remember the rest of my life

what stories do you have of any thing lost and returned ...............

 

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[willie d]

When I was 17, I worked as an usher at a second run theater. Now, I'd find the occaisonal coin spill and other lost items on a regular basis. One day, another usher and myself cleaned up after a showing. I was sweeping up in one of the rows when from a couple seats away, I see a black rectangle. I get closer and pick up what turns out to be a black leather wallet. The wallet has some weight to it. I open it up and it has I.D. and is full of CASH. I start counting the money and by the time I'm finished my co-worker is next to me wondering what I was doing. He saw the wallet and all that green. Grand total: 636 bucks (I'll never forget that amount). He says, "I'll split it with you." I kind of laughed at him at first. ONE, I wasn't sure of what I was going to do. TWO, I found it and this co-worker and I weren't what you would call buddies. So, I put the wallet in my pocket and finished cleaning the theater. After I finished, I turned the wallet in to the manager's office.

The next day, I'm working and my manager comes up to me and hands me an envelope. I open it up and to my surprise I discover there's 3 twenty dollar bills in it. My manager told me the man who's wallet I found was unemployed and it was all the money he had. I had thought about what I could've done with 636 dollars and what kind of summer I could've had. After hearing about the owner of the wallet, I knew I had made the right decision.

Funny thing about the co-worker who was there when I found the wallet. When he learned of the reward he asked where his cut was.
LMAO

 

[kayden]

You did the right thing guys....Remember nice guys finish 1st!

 

[Mzjavert]

Neither. Just plain, dumb luck.

I bought an old seam marker at Goodwill to sell on ebay. When I opened the box to photograph the contents I found a bank envelope with $200, all made in the 80's. Unfortunately the bank had been bought out and the envelope did not have a receipt. I would have loved to have returned this money to his rightful owner.

 

[stefen]

I detected my wife by eye in a restaurant

So far she has morn' than paid her way

 

[TENNESSEEGAL]

I detected my wife by eye in a restaurant

So far she has morn' than paid her way

Lol Stefen!

 

[TENNESSEEGAL]

I know this is an old post, but I just wanted to say great thread Dale!!