2011-02-03, 10:21 PM
Greg Wrote:If someone is careless enough to let their money magically fly out of their pockets and onto the floor, then it's my money.
I work at a car dealership and every now and then people trade in their cars and there's a $20 bill just chillin under one of the seats. What am I supposed to do? Go out of my way and call up this person and tell them there's a $20 bill that has probably been sitting here for months that they should come and claim? Why would I do that when that pays for my haircut and half of the tip?
There's a big difference between $20 and $200 dollars! You're completely justified in picking up $20 and not doing anything about it. I'd say the moral obligation to at least TRY and return the money starts at $100. Like I said earlier, if you take it to your local police station they'll hold onto it and keep your information. They won't advertise it being lost but if someone comes in claiming they lost whatever amount of money, the police will request they describe the type of bills, condition and bundling and if they're able to adequately prove that the money is theirs then they get it back, otherwise they will contact you and give it to you. It's finders keepers with a grace period.