Is honesty it's own reward

[hogen-deifar]

Well done Matt. I hear what you're saying, and it would've been nice if he had shown a little more appreciation, even a text (unless you hide your phone number in which case he wouldn't have had your number?). However, the knowledge that you did the right thing should be more than enough appreciation.

I learnt a long time ago that if you have no expectations of anyone then you can't and won't be disappointed! IF something nice happens then it's a bonus! I guess it's a self-preservation thing I've had to learn!

You did good!

[dry suit diver]

I lost a wallet with c£50 in it once and a lot of trade ID cards.
It got returned to me minus the money, from then on I expect that if the wallet goes missing and i get the contents back minus cash then I did well out of the situation.

so the inverse applies- if I find a wallet with a load of cah etc then the cash gets donated to charity and the people get their wallet and cards back everybodies happy.

its not the cash or the cards getting lost that bothers me its the pictures of the kids family etc thats important, so i make sure where possible the wallet/purse gets returned.


when SWMBO dropped her purse outside the house and the postie found it and gave it to the neighbour iwaited in for the postie the next day and gave him the cash in it. He could have lifted it but didn't and returned it so thats the least I could do.

[tom]

what do you mean, everybody's happy'?

if you take money out of somebody's wallet, no matter what you do with it afterwards, then you are a thief.

[DIVE BUDDHA]

matt well done for your honesty and even if the persons whos wallet u returned didnt thank ya im going to as i think it was a great act ! good on ya !

and a green incoming

[Frog]

What you did was right. My other half lost his brand new, up to date flash Nokia phone about 1 - 1½ years ago. I phoned it constantly and got a reply. Put my other half on, and in a nutshell, they handed the phone into the police station, he got it back, and he sent a rather generous cheque to them via the police. They could have so easily removed the SIM card, binned it and kept the phone. It was (at the time) top of the range. Incidentally, I've now immobilised mine and his mobile on www.immobilise.com (or is it co.uk?) and when another SIM card is put in it, it renders the instrument totally useless. It works ONLY with that SIM card. For those of you who wish to use it - I have.

[Mal Bridgeman]

Originally Posted by Dave Crampton

Yes, Honesty is its own reward. Well done you. I'm sure his mind was elsewhere and once he thought about it he will have realised how lucky he is that you found his wallet.

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All the best, If I ever loose my wallet again I hope someone as honest and kind as you finds it. Just think of it as Good Kalma, for now. What goes around comes around and all that.

Yep ... what he said
Mal

[Scubee]

Originally Posted by dry suit diver

if I find a wallet with a load of cah etc then the cash gets donated to charity and the people get their wallet and cards back everybodies happy.

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That has really shocked me. I can't see the logic in that one. Fair enough if you want to reward an honest person with the cash they didn't nick, but taking anything out of a wallet is theft.

I hope Matt finds any wallet/purse I lose, and I hope you don't.

Well done, Matt for what you did. If it had been me, you would have got a hug at least, although sometimes it can be a real shock when you lose something v. important, and expressing gratitude does not come easy to some people.

[Sparky]

I found a woman's purse a couple of years ago no id or anything with contact details so I took it to the nearest police station, about a week later a nice letter and £10 came through the door from the lady. I wasn't expecting anything so it was a nice gesture.

[Paul Burgess]

I got a phone call from a guy in Nigeria a couple of years ago, asking to confirm my details and asking for my address - my initial thought is that this is some kind of scam.

Anyway it turns out that I had left my passport in a suit pocket. My wife then took the suit down to the charity shop, ultimately finding its way to Africa!

Once I worked out what was going on I was very thankful. The chap posted it back to me. Unfortunately he didn't include his address so that I could thank him again.

Therefore I haven't thanked him as much as I would like to but am very grateful for honest spirited people like him.

[Fiona]

Originally Posted by dry suit diver

so the inverse applies- if I find a wallet with a load of cah etc then the cash gets donated to charity and the people get their wallet and cards back everybodies happy.

Originally Posted by tom

what do you mean, everybody's happy'?

if you take money out of somebody's wallet, no matter what you do with it afterwards, then you are a thief.

Absolutely Tom, if you take something which doesn't belong to you it is theft.

Like Scubee I am shocked anyone would think that is OK.