At least it wasn't a video recorder.
"Clark, there isn't anything on that tape that shouldn't be there, is there?"
Posted on 09/12/2024 8:56:17 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Must not have done it in Japan, all would be returned with all money and cards in them.
I love these stories!
I remember one from a few years ago where a homeless man found one of the wallets in a phone booth - didn’t touch a thing. He turned it in and was asked why?
He said the wallet was on the “handicapped” shelf and he figured whoever lost it was most likely in a wheelchair and needed the money far more than he did.
NYC and Rio de Janeiro?.....I’m struggling with those two.
As I understand it, theft in Brazil is legendary.
I must have missed it if they dropped any in cities that were mostly religion of peace, I’m sure it would have been the exact opposite of Japan.
Must not have done it in Japan, all would be returned with all money and cards in them.
That’s what I’ve heard.
I lost my wallet at a gas station in the 90s a couple found it called me up and said they had it. about 100 bucks in cash and my credit cards atm and such drove over it was all in there i took all the cash and said this is for you they would not take it
I was walking in a Philadelphia subway tunnel once years ago, and there was a black couple in front of me. The guy dropped his wallet and I called out to him. He picked it up and went on his way, didn’t even bother to thank me.
Another time in a store, an elderly white woman was in line in front of me. She must have requested cash back when she checked out. The money came out of the slot, and she apparently forgot to take it. I called out to her, and she was so happy, she thanked me multiple times.
Back in the late ‘80s, I lost my wallet in Paris. Traced my steps back to a newsstand on the Champs-Élysées and the lady working the stand was holding it for me.
Wife has had wallet returned in New York City and I found and returned a lost cell phone in the same place.
They should have put at least $2000 cash in the wallet for a better test...
New York made the list?
Well, I think it really all depends on what part of the city the wallet was left. Every city has good neighborhoods, a fairly decent downtown area, and bad neighborhoods. Democrat run cities have a much higher bad - to - good neighborhood ratio, and their downtowns may be a lot worse than others.
A week or two later, it arrived in the mail, with everything still in it. I sent the good samaritan a $100 gift card and a "Thank You" note.
At least it wasn't a video recorder.
"Clark, there isn't anything on that tape that shouldn't be there, is there?"
Found a ladies wallet about 20 years ago outside of a public facility in Estes Park, CO. Was about ready to take it to the police station when she realized she had lost it and came back. Checked her driver’s license to make sure it matched & gave it back to her. That’s what I hope someone would do for me if I was in the same situation.
I also recall a scam where the wallet is lifted, credit card info copied and then returned to the person who “lost” it. They’re happy it was returned so they don’t bother to cancel their credit cards.
Statistically as lame as can be. Take NYC - for a city of almost 9 million, 12 is a pathetically small sample size. And then where do you plant the wallets? How many on the Upper East Side? the South Bronx? Staten Island? Bedford-Sty? Jackson Heights? etc
I didn’t see any African city on the list.
It all depends where in the city you lose it.
Same with Korea. I found a wallet in a taxi in NYC. Turned it in to the security of the hotel where I was staying. The guy who lost the wallet was a vet and so was the security guy. Security called me and said the guy got his wallet and thanked me for returning it.
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