CiaranMcHale
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Source: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/oklahoma-goodwill-worker-returns-42000-hidden-in-clothing/
Mar 28, 2021 2:11 PM
CiaranMcHale
109965
2062
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Source: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/oklahoma-goodwill-worker-returns-42000-hidden-in-clothing/
aThingWithTheStufAndTheJunk
I found $20 in a backpack at a thrift store and I got a reward of $20 for not telling anyone and not buying the backpack.
MyFavColorIsGlitter
$42k found, $42k is my reward
EchoDelta141
some gangbanger just off'd a pawn for dropping at the wrong drop off
CleverIsSexy
...finds $100k, returns $42k, gets $1k reward.
WhatTheDormouseSaid
I would've taken the 42k as an act of.... Goodwill
LooseyGooseyBrett
I'm not sure what I'd do. I'm thinking I'd hold onto it for a couple weeks to see if anyone comes asking.
barbarian818
soooo, dishonesty would have been 40+ times more profitable, sounds about right.
xizar
I'd've probably not turned that in; it's over 3 years worth of my disability pension.
papachabre
If I was wealthy enough to forget $42k, I'd give the girl who returned it to me a little more than $1k just sayin
ShadeEmberi
I mean crime is one thing but life dropping that in your lap is another.
Paledunegis
It coulda been someone's life's savings
hotdoginathermos
TheGrapistHasArrived
Stored in a pocket of a donated coat that they had forgotten about? Unlikely.
whenlifegivesyoulemonshavealemonparty
YoU nEvEr KnOw!!1
hightechpirate
Nah Fuck that, finders keepers
ParallelParkingInABurka
Always try and return larger sums of found money, it may well be someone's monthly wages or even their life savings.
notthatkaren
In many places it is "theft by finding" to keep something of value without first attempting to find the owner.
hotdoginathermos
MoreAshyThanLarry
You're assuming it's going to get back to the original owner.
ParallelParkingInABurka
Well, it's not like I can check beforehand, so I'd rather err on the side of "it's most likely themselves or their heirs", yeah.
njjb00612
Uhm... excuse me, but fuck no. Lost wallet, yes. Donated item, you deserve to lose that. Put that shit in a safe.
thebearislooking
At Savers if we found over $50 we got a percentage of it after a month, but on payroll so it was taxed.
SmurfEggs
So 10$ niceee
livinglife9009
A hooker at my goodwill left her purse in the fitting rooms. Had a huge roll of cash, eyeball guess of ~$5k? Returned it to her, got $10.
Sonicschilidogs
Should've played your cards right and gotten a Beej instead
CodeBit
That means about as much as getting to play in a chuck e cheese's play area
Sonicschilidogs
As opposed to 10 dollars...... Really, you should've either kept it or gotten more for your reward
livinglife9009
Yea there’s a thing call cameras aimed at the fitting rooms. Didn’t want to risk karma at a shit job.
mrcheese1
SKYLAR WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!
DontTazeMeBrah
Thisisbullshitalready
Seriously, I'd just keep it.
IfIthoughtItWasImportant
I applaud her integrity, HOWEVER, I can honestly say I probably would have found a use for it.
JustSeinfeldQuotes
It must suck being a shitty person.
IfIthoughtItWasImportant
You would know
DontTazeMeBrah
what money?
SmurfEggs
Most Americans would
IfIthoughtItWasImportant
Now there’s an assumption
EvilKrikkit
On one hand....yeah....integrity....on the other....
BukkakeRider3000
Cocaine and hookers?
CommunCreator
Plot twist: the clothes originally had $80,000 in it.
CheezyPoufs
Over a years salary working at good will....
SeattleRcBasher
More like 2 years
caerulakid
Does goodwill have a policy of you being able to take whatever you find in the clothing you intake? If yes, she dumb, if no, she smart.
IGotTheMusicInMe425
I think at a certain point it's beyond morals and simply becomes about survival. I don't think it'd be wrong to seize a chance at security.
Sage042000
Absolutely. Not to mention, if someone donated a coat they FORGOT 42k in, chances are they don't need the money. Bruh, I wouldn't forget $42
IfYouDontChewBigRedThenFYou
Exactly
YouWillNeverFindMe
I thought the standard was 10% - at least here in Europe. Unless it's insane amounts. I read about someone finding dirty money in the woods,
DontTazeMeBrah
I think 5% is fair, 10% would be generous
YouWillNeverFindMe
turned it in and got 10% from the police.
CiaranMcHale
That's an expensive money-laundering technique ;-)
Backstreetnoise
I live in Ok, they roasted this girl on multiple radio stations. Saying she’s an idiot for not keeping it.
secretoaster
She is be abuse now that $42k is gonna goto someone's pocket and nto the owner.
JasonForge
Reading that sentence ended the moral debate I was having. She did the right thing, and people are insulting her for it? Good God.
momotaro37
Oklahoma is not known for the majority of its people having an over- abundance of charity and good-will. ?
Backstreetnoise
Keeping the money. Which I somewhat I agree but I don’t think I would want 42k worth of guilt either.
IllegalDuckling
Yeah, that fear of the owner coming to look for it would be a constant pain in my mind.
Marcass2021
Just hide it in a bag of clothes in case they do, but don’t accidentally mix up the bags and take one to donate at Goodwill.
thetrout77
She probably found $100k and she was like "hey boss look at this $42k I just found".
O11i3
"$38k you say?"
thetrout77
Yes, $12k
Ravise
Yea, inform the donor we found 35k in the clothes.
GRZMNKY
Hey boss, somebody left $200 in this sweater pocket... Pay no attention to my new Tesla..
O11i3
Fuck, man you jumped it big time ey
Sporkeldee
I was a cart pusher for Walmart years ago. Found a lady’s wallet around Black Friday stuffed with 50’s and 100’s. One of the old lady 1/?
Sporkeldee
Hard leather wallets with silver buckles saddle pieces. Took it into customer service, so they could call the owner from the paperwork 2/?
Sporkeldee
Found out it’s corporate policy to not attempt to call, and after a week any cash gets pulled out and donated to their children charity and
Sporkeldee
Personal items trashed. I never turned in another one. Always looked inside and found a phone number or address people were always grateful.
NoSympathy2
They obviously weren't missing it. Fuck that. I'd keep every dollar.
jsancton7
Says a lot about your character. Chances are they didnt know it was there. Dead relative probably. Older people love hoarding cash.
NoSympathy2
Cool. I don't care what it says about my character, check shit before you donate it. Finders keepers.
RideTheStimutacs
If the relatives were missing it, they would've looked for it.
jsancton7
By looking for cash they didnt know exists?
RideTheStimutacs
"missing it" implies knowing it exists.
Juttypants
My GF found a diamond ring in a jacket she got from GW. After returning it, she has recieved nothing but shit from everyone she tells.
mynamespaul
unappraised 2nd hand diamonds are worth buttons compared to 42k in cash and could have actual sentimental value. Very different decision IMO
DevilDolly
Did she return it to the owner or to actual GW? Cuz GW doesn't give a shit, who ever she handed it to most likely pawned it
Juttypants
Returned it to GW...
CiaranMcHale
I'm going to take a wild guess that many of the people who criticised her consider themselves to be religious. I'm not knocking religion 1/2
CiaranMcHale
but rather just pointing out that people who who claim to be Christian (or some other religion) are not immune to hypocrisy.
n3ckr0mantic
TBH I would probably go bonkers with paranoia if I tried to keep the 41k in cash
Steelfin
I dont know. 40k is 40k
ohjohnboy
Just slowly launder it by paying for stuff like restaurant meals in cash
ohjohnboy
Or buy crypto with it or something
Sonicschilidogs
Why would anyone want 40k in crypto that'll crash tomorrow and leave them with 20K..... It's cash, just buy shit cash only, except bills,
Sonicschilidogs
Also, you can't buy crypto with cash, so you'll need to put it into a bank account, thus creating a paper trail.
galapas
Not a coincidence, truly, but has anyone seen the $42k I left in my jeans pocket?
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Tivec
I counted all 37k, they’re all there.
dergage
It'd be a shame to live 33k. Thanks for bringing it back!
Wulph421
Yes sir, I'll return all $30k. Just give me a spot to meet.
Teasaurus
Behind the dumpster at Dairy Queen on 5th ave, just make sure you drop all 25k of his money there.
HARDCASE715
just double checked and counted all 20k in the dumpster. There was also a free blizzard and an angry racoon.
bohemiancrapsody
I picked up the $17k from there and deposited it to the bank on 5th street
UltraHellboy
Thank you, kind and generous sir! The tellers received the entirety of his $12,000. We gave it over to the police.
AdmiralJohn
I checked the bank and verified all $13k is in the account.
Devious11
Net loss of $41,000.
fbutt09
But 100% integrity intact
Problemwoodchuck
Nah, the company would've claimed the money. Better to give it back than turn it in.
Psycopaz
Net gain of self respect.
Youhavinagiraffe
She avoided the potential of being prosecuted for "theft by finding" though
CiaranMcHale
A great story to add to her resume, to help her get promotions or better-paying jobs.
idonthaveanyideawhatthehelliamtalkingabout
yeah what about this would help her get a better paying job ?
CiaranMcHale
Most people might claim "I am honest and act with integrity", but cannot provide evidence to back up the claim. She has clear evidence. 1/2
CiaranMcHale
Honesty/integrity are desirable characteristics if somebody is to be promoted to a trusted position within a company.
Arguile
She should have only discovered “1000”then for that purpose.
nova1124
Doubtful.
usernamemustbe4characterslonng
Highly doubtful. “Says here you gave away a payday, let me offer you: minimum wage”
caaarrots
"I once did a good deed" is not a marketable job skill.
Sonicschilidogs
In fact, in some places that's a turn off
yourelivingalloverme
“I made the right decision,” Lessing said.
Domek97
Personally I wouldn't but hey, every one has their own idea of what's important. Maybe money isn't that important to her
Psycopaz
She did, morally at least. But you do you.
copperdomebodhi
$1,000 free and clear beats $42,000 weighing on your conscience. Or that you have to explain some day.
bohemiancrabcity
If they can be so careless to "forget" they had that much cash, I can "forget" I found where they disposed of it.
TheDrunkenWrench
Maybe it's cause I'm from a shit hole town full of crime, but it absolutely would have had no effect on my conscience.
TheDrunkenWrench
Like, wallet/purse somewhere? Sure. Stacks of cash squirreled away in old clothes, meh.
clide005
Few things are as expensive as integrity.
LooseyGooseyBrett
I'm not sure what I'd do. I'm thinking I'd hold onto it for a couple weeks to see if anyone comes asking.
Lostcause103
By law in the US the money belongs to the company. The logic is that if someone were to come looking for the money they would go to the
Lostcause103
Company first, not the employee. Though that depends on if the court considers it lost. Misplaced, or abandoned property.
LooseyGooseyBrett
The law I follow is finders keepers
TheGodEmperorOfChaos
Few things cost as much as integrity.
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
I don't know what these words mean but I wouldn't feel good being a thief to regular people...
JanglesPrime
You just have to jazz it up. You're not a thief, but a pirate! The most free in the world....
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
It's only piracy if it happens at sea, otherwise it's regular robbery, you'd need to find a goodwill houseboat floating out there
DoubleBeryl
How much money do you have to have to forget you hid $42,000 in a sweater?
brownsugga
Could be a grandpa with dementia. Didn't trust the back so just kept the cash and forgot
METROlD
I just moved my family across the country, it was extremely stressful. I just found 2,000$ of 'just in case' cash I carried during the trip.
METROlD
> It had been 3 months. It was in the passport case I put everyones passports in. Totally forgot until I needed ID for something.
Windharp
At least $42,000.
Tyggna
Well, I know a guy who keeps money in a banana stand
StrayBullet
Enough for me to know it won’t ruin you financially if I keep it.
ScreenshotsofSpam
As someone living in Oklahoma, some of the people here in the oil and gas industry could lose more than $100k and not ever remember.
IAintAfraidONoGhost
at least $42,000
METROlD
Im saving up for a house, and Ill just say, if 42k was missing I would shit myself.
TheWhiteBarry
Oops accidentally donated enough to buy a Tesla, it could happen to anyone
hotdudecurator
Technically the answer is $42,000. We don't know they have a single penny more!
shmoogeeoogee
You probably gotta be dead
ComcastLover
Or in the slammer
servingmytimeinusersub
When my grandmother died we found like 70k In cash hidden in small caches all over the house.
RednapxpandeR
Drugs
gaidinbdj
When my brother died, we found money hidden all around his apartment. He didn't make much, but he spent next to nothing and kept the...
gaidinbdj
...excess as cash hidden in books, boxes, false drawer bottoms, in the ceiling, all over the place. It was like $30k total.
codnuggets
When I was poor as shit, and irresponsible, and bartending, I would have wads of cash everywhere. When I was really poor as shit, I ¹
codnuggets
Ended up finding like $600 in cash in some pants, and my god, what a savings method!
SapphireSun
It works! I did the same when I had tip money. Cant spend it if it's out of sight. Now random cash I get just gets stashed in the house
Sonicschilidogs
Old people alive during the depression (or raised by certain types of people alive during the depression) will stash cash EvEryWhErE in the
Sonicschilidogs
House, or on the property in general if they have sheds, barns, etc. They don't trust the banks
Treblaine
Do they not trust safes either?
Sonicschilidogs
They usually have those, but they like to spread cash out so if the safe gets stolen, it's not all gone. If the house burns down, there's
Sonicschilidogs
Some in the shed or barn, etc
CaveMad
This is so true. My gran's motto was Don't keep all your eggs in one basket. When she died we found £11,000 cash hidden around her flat.
SapphireSun
Exactly. Can't go broke if you stash money like a squirrel stashes nuts.
ExquisiteConundrum
My mil stashes cash everywhere and then forgets about it. There's probably 30,000 in cash all over thus house. If you want to look for it.
SkunkMom
I want to look for it
NimbleDickCrabb
Are you Miriam Maisel?
necrojoe
Could I have her address, schedule, and a list of her fears? Thank you.
SJohnson23
Yes, I very much do.
owensdad102542
And that address again for those of us who missed it?
aflarge
An old friend of mine, based on the stories he's told me, I'm convinced there are money old, forgotten money caches all over his property.
aflarge
gah, the dangers of editing a comment, you sometimes miss the words you're supposed to delete :(
aflarge
They're probably all rotted out by this point since they'd be like 30 years old, but still.
cow042
Lots of old people that dont trust banks do that
ExquisiteConundrum
She has a bazillion bank accounts. She does it for "rainy day" funds.
cow042
Ah. So not one of the really old people that grew up on fears from great depression bank fails
Diftraku
tentacularfleshscape
No touching!
Diftraku