Would you Go out of your way to Return Money

Specialun

So I went to get petrol last week. The young lady behind the Till gave me 20 quid too much. I didn't realise it until about 90 mins later as I just put the change into my back pocket.

I was telling a girl here at work and she is argueing with me that I should have returned it.

If I had noticed it straight away I would have but to drive 15 mines each way to do so is crazy IMO

Would you have returned it

bear1

Nope.
30mins of driving to return 20e would end up with you being out of pocket with the fuel used.

Steve_Carella

Yes.

MightyMandarin

F*ck no. If it was a local place and I go there a lot, then probably yeah. But to drive 15mins each way just to give money back is madness.

smileyj1987

Personally I wouldn't have returned it. I did find a Samsung galaxy s5 in college before the holidays and left it into the office.
If I'm handed too much change then that's the shops fault but a personal thing like a phone I would return it.

Shiraz 4.99

Nope, not for that small an amount.

I once found 300 quid lying outside work on the path, folded up neatly.
I tried to find the owner but every grabbing shyster came out of the woodwork once I said I'd found a sum of cash.
In the end after all the hassle I kept it & spent it clearing my credit card until a week later the true owner came forward.
She had the day, the amount & the exact notes correct so there was no doubt it was her.
I couldn't give her cash off my credit card (huge interest) so I had to lie & say someone else had come forward.
I felt bad but she'd left it weeks & I tried to do the right thing.

AudreyHepburn

Yes....to anything else is dishonest and really no better than theft.

Links234

Found a little coin purse thing that had some money in it, not a huge amount like 10-15 euro in coins, tried to find if someone lost it but didn't hear from anyone. It was sitting there for ages, but I had a hard week once and the few bob really helped out

Jawgap

Specialun wrote: »

So I went to get petrol last week. The young lady behind the Till gave me 20 quid too much. I didn't realise it until about 90 mins later as I just put the change into my back pocket.

I was telling a girl here at work and she is argueing with me that I should have returned it.

If I had noticed it straight away I would have but to drive 15 mines each way to do so is crazy IMO

Would you have returned it

Yes, absolutely - and I'd say most people who have worked in retail and suffered when a till has been short would do the same.

Depending on the company policy she may have had to make up the difference from her own pocket.

bear1

AudreyHepburn wrote: »

Yes....to anything else is dishonest and really no better than theft.

So if you were given 20e too much, didn't notice and drove 2 hours away from where it happened would you drive all the way back just to return it?

AudreyHepburn

bear1 wrote: »

So if you were given 20e too much, didn't notice and drove 2 hours away from where it happened would you drive all the way back just to return it?

I would....it would play on my conscience if I didn't.

blacklilly

Jawgap wrote: »

Yes, absolutely - and I'd say most people who have worked in retail and suffered when a till has been short would do the same.

Depending on the company policy she may have had to make up the difference from her own pocket.

And she won't make that mistake again.

If it was convienant to me as in a shrot drive away I would return it but if it required a long trip, then no sorry

bear1

AudreyHepburn wrote: »

I would....it would play on my conscience if I didn't.

Fair enough.

I genuinely would have called the shop, explained the situation, and offered to pay by debit card.

Jawgap

blacklilly wrote: »

And she won't make that mistake again.

If it was convienant to me as in a shrot drive away I would return it but if it required a long trip, then no sorry

Well put it another way - I don't imagine petrol station retail attendants are on much more than minimum wage, so not returning the €20 means she has to work about a quarter to a third of her shift for 'free.'

Turtyturd

I'd go back, find the same cashier, pay for my stuff with a fifty and hope the same thing happened again.

5starpool

If I didn't notice at the till I probably wouldn't notice at all. I'd give it back if I noticed at the till of course. If I somehow noticed later I probably wouldn't bother really. I've been short changed myself a few times, so swings and roundabouts really.

If I found a larger sum of money I'd certainly make a bit of an effort to return it to the owner if possible. If I found a loose 20 on the street though I certainly wouldn't do anything other than pocket it though.

The Backwards Man

I wouldn't drive back with it on one's errand, buy I'd definitely ring and let them know anyway.

Generic Dreadhead

The Real question should be, would you steal from a vending machine? Let's remove the human element as much as possible. If you saw a bar and knew you could get it for free by giving the machine a gentle bang would you do it?

5starpool

Would you download a car?

Yes, yes I would if I could.

Cormac...

Cormac... wrote: »

The Real question should be, would you steal from a vending machine? Let's remove the human element as much as possible. If you saw a bar and knew you could get it for free by giving the machine a gentle bang would you do it?

Oh god. I probably would :eek:

I'm just a petty thug aren't I

Ficheall

Specialun wrote: »

So I went to get petrol last week. The young lady behind the Till gave me 20 quid too much. I didn't realise it until about 90 mins later as I just put the change into my back pocket.

I was telling a girl here at work and she is argueing with me that I should have returned it.

If I had noticed it straight away I would have but to drive 15 mines each way to do so is crazy IMO

Would you have returned it

Give it to the ssf.

Greenmachine

Nope, but if was in there again, I would probably mention it. Some people take the p.

Boskowski

Shiraz 4.99 wrote: »

Nope, not for that small an amount.

I once found 300 quid lying outside work on the path, folded up neatly.
I tried to find the owner but every grabbing shyster came out of the woodwork once I said I'd found a sum of cash.
In the end after all the hassle I kept it & spent it clearing my credit card until a week later the true owner came forward.
She had the day, the amount & the exact notes correct so there was no doubt it was her.
I couldn't give her cash off my credit card (huge interest) so I had to lie & say someone else had come forward.
I felt bad but she'd left it weeks & I tried to do the right thing.

I don't think you handled that right.
You should have said nothing or returned it. What you did was the worst possible solution. You found the owner but didn't return the money. Technically in the end you just stole it

Look. Sh1t happens. I'm not judging. But I wouldn't post this one on the webs saying at least I tried to do the right thing. I'd keep this one quiet.

Boskowski

Depends on how much and how long is the way.

Probably wouldn't drive 30 mins to return. But would return if I happened to end up in the same place within say one week.

Hoop66

Deleted User wrote: »

Oh god. I probably would :eek:

I'm just a petty thug aren't I

You didn't choose the thug life, it chose you...



I found a wallet a few years back with a bank card, about 50 or 60 euro and a condom (unused). I tried a couple of places near where I found asked if anyone had lost a wallet. Then I rang the bank of the bank card, and told them that one of their customers had lost a wallet, and asked them to put him in touch with me.

This is at least 4 years back and that wallet is still sitting on my shelf.

blacklilly

Jawgap wrote: »

Well put it another way - I don't imagine petrol station retail attendants are on much more than minimum wage, so not returning the €20 means she has to work about a quarter to a third of her shift for 'free.'

Without wanting to sound like a complete knob, I just think tough sh*t.

I've been given back too much change a few times, each time I've spotted this as I was walking out of the shop, so I walked back him and gave the money back.

But no way would I drive 30minutes to give back €20.

con___manx1

I found an iPod touchonce on the way home from a night out. After a 15 minute argument with my girlfriend at the time I left it where I found it and walked away. I'm raging I didn't keep it .

5starpool

Hoop66 wrote: »

You didn't choose the thug life, it chose you...



I found a wallet a few years back with a bank card, about 50 or 60 euro and a condom (unused). I tried a couple of places near where I found asked if anyone had lost a wallet. Then I rang the bank of the bank card, and told them that one of their customers had lost a wallet, and asked them to put him in touch with me.

This is at least 4 years back and that wallet is still sitting on my shelf.

If there was a bank card in it why didn't you hand it into the guards and let them contact the owner?

zl1whqvjs75cdy

I found a wallet in a place I used to work. Had three or four bank cards, about 300 quid in cash and a driving licence in it. The driving licence had the address on it so I drove up with the wallet after work. There was nobody home but the owner did have a sticker on his car parked in the drive advertising guitar lessons. I rang him and told him I had his wallet and met him in the town center 5 minutes later. He gave me 150 quid as a thank you which I thought was pretty nice. So yes is the answer to the OP.

heldel00

6th class boy at school found money inside the school gate at home time last Friday. He came straight back into us with it.
We have tried all week to find the owner and no luck yet. It will be held on to for a month and if no one comes forward we are gonna give it to him cos he's just class.
Nicest most decent child you would ever meet so we gonna teach him a lesson early in life that honesty DOES pay!

sh1tstirrer

Jawgap wrote: »

Well put it another way - I don't imagine petrol station retail attendants are on much more than minimum wage, so not returning the €20 means she has to work about a quarter to a third of her shift for 'free.'

It would teach him/her a valuable lesson and they wouldn't let it happen again

My wife went into supervalue 2 years ago she handed the attendant €50 and she got change of 20, when she told the attendant that she gave her €50 the attendant accused her of lying :mad: she told the attendant to check the till which she did very reluctantly and there was the €50 that she put in. Imagine if she came back a few hours later she wouldn't have much chance of getting t5he money back.

Stone Deaf 4evr

heldel00 wrote: »

6th class boy at school found money inside the school gate at home time last Friday. He came straight back into us with it.
We have tried all week to find the owner and no luck yet. It will be held on to for a month and if no one comes forward we are gonna give it to him cos he's just class.
Nicest most decent child you would ever meet so we gonna teach him a lesson early in life that honesty DOES pay!

Unless someone claims it, then he'll feel it most certainly doesn't :pac:

Happyman42

heldel00 wrote: »

6th class boy at school found money inside the school gate at home time last Friday. He came straight back into us with it.
We have tried all week to find the owner and no luck yet. It will be held on to for a month and if no one comes forward we are gonna give it to him cos he's just class.
Nicest most decent child you would ever meet so we gonna teach him a lesson early in life that honesty DOES pay!

Do the child a favour and don't teach him that he benefits from others misfortune. Donate the money to a charity that he chooses and let him off homework for a month.

slangamerican

Was in a shop a couple of weeks ago and noticed €20 on the ground and handed it in. Now overdrawn and absolutely no cash, gutted I handed it in now.

hfallada

YES! I worked retail and if the till was out by more than €3 per day. The difference would come out of paycheck. The owner made 2 employees that were working one day to pay for the €32 that the till was short. It was due to a gift voucher incorrectly entered into the till. The owner didnt give a **** and made them pay

If someone gives you too much money whether it be in a bank, shop or pub.The mistake will be paid for by the teller/cashier

heldel00

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Unless someone claims it, then he'll feel it most certainly doesn't :pac:

We obviously haven't told him in case someone does claim it. That would just be too cruel

heldel00

Happyman42 wrote: »

Do the child a favour and don't teach him that he benefits from others misfortune. Donate the money to a charity that he chooses and let him off homework for a month.

Yeah that's an idea I suppose but if you only knew this child.
He is what we all could only ever hope for in a son. He donated his communion money to "bothar" (the charity that sends animals to less fortunate people). Doesn't do it for attention or as a goody goody two shoes, he's just a genuine, decent child.

I bet the op would have gone back if he'd been short changed by €20.

Jawgap

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

It would teach him/her a valuable lesson and they wouldn't let it happen again

My wife went into supervalue 2 years ago she handed the attendant €50 and she got change of 20, when she told the attendant that she gave her €50 the attendant accused her of lying :mad: she told the attendant to check the till which she did very reluctantly and there was the €50 that she put in. Imagine if she came back a few hours later she wouldn't have much chance of getting t5he money back.

I think they'd learn the same lesson if the money was returned - the 'scare' teaches the lesson.

fg1406

I found £500 in Mosney back in the 90s. I dropped it into the reception as it was probably a family's holiday money. Never got as much as a word of thanks.

anncoates

5starpool wrote: »

If there was a bank card in it why didn't you hand it into the guards and let them contact the owner?

Because that Garda Christmas party fund doesn't replenish itself by magic.

anncoates

Hoop66 wrote: »

I found a wallet a few years back with a bank card, about 50 or 60 euro and a condom (unused).

You would hope people don't use them and stuff them back in to their wallets.

castletownman

Not really on the same lines, but I was doing my weekly football accumulator on the machine in Paddy Power last Thursday. Was throwing in 1 euro into the machine to complete the bet, when I discovered a euro lying in the drawer below the coin slot. So basically a free bet for me (bought a packet of meanies with my unexpected windfall ). But had the two goals I needed were scored and I pocketed the 550 euro I stood the win, I definitely would have returned the euro I syphoned from the machine.

WoollyRedHat

Went to the bank and asked for 20,000, when I was counting the notes over again when I got the chance, I noticed there was only 15,000! Bastards short changed me. I didn't go back to complain though, heat of the moment, staff under pressure, helicopters out looking for me...

Frito

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

It would teach him/her a valuable lesson and they wouldn't let it happen again

My wife went into supervalue 2 years ago she handed the attendant €50 and she got change of 20, when she told the attendant that she gave her €50 the attendant accused her of lying :mad: she told the attendant to check the till which she did very reluctantly and there was the €50 that she put in. Imagine if she came back a few hours later she wouldn't have much chance of getting t5he money back.

I was in a supermarket and asked for cash back, when I got home I realised I hadn't been given the money so I went back to the shop. Didn't think I would get anywhere but the assistant manager checked the CCTV above the till and saw I'd only been given a receipt. He apologised profusely, to the point where I wondered if he was implying that the cashier had done it deliberately although I assumed it was just a mistake.

Capt'n Midnight

bear1 wrote: »

Nope.
30mins of driving to return 20e would end up with you being out of pocket with the fuel used.

No it wouldn't. But add in your time even at minimum wage and it's starting to add up.

and if you returned just a tenner you'd probably feature on the stingy thread


another option is to donate it to charity

Heckler

After leaving an off licence one time with a bunch of booze I realised I hadn't been charged for a bottle of whiskey. It was at the car 10 feet away when I was putting the change in my wallet that I copped it. Went back in and told him he'd undercharged me. He took the money, no thank you or anything like that. Still do it again though. Too honest for my own good....

archer22

Well I wouldn't go back specially with it.Would just leave it until next time I was in that area and drop it in.
BTW how would you go about finding the owner if you found money in the street with no ID.Seems like a hopeless situation.And no would not drop it into the Garda station as I have a fair idea of where it would go there.

Summer wind

I saw a man drop €20 on a shop forecourt and I picked it up and went into the shop. He was standing at the deli counter patting his pockets looking worried. I said to him that he had dropped his money and returned it. He was delighted cos it was the only money he had with him and he was starving:)

Another time I found a purse with about €200. There was Id in the purse too so I rang the lady and we arranged I'd drive to her work in the hospital to return it. When I got there I gave her the purse and she gave me a bottle of wine to say thanks.

My husband lost his wallet at a rugby match and a man that lives about 5 miles away from us found it and rang us and returned it. There was about €300 and credit cards in it so he was delighted to get it back. He wouldn't take any money as thanks so I got a smyths voucher for €50 for his children.

malibu4u

Yes I would. I drove from Rathfarnham to Rathmines to return 50 euro once, and I won 100 in a raffle the next week. karma.