The Best of KC...The Worst of KC

xoxoxoBruce • Dec 27, 2003 4:41 am

Last Tuesday I found a wallet right outside the Acme entrance. I could see there was money in it by looking at the edge but I didn't open it. I just gave it to the desk in the Acme. If I opened it and found out who it belonged to, I'd have been obligated to try and find them. I didn't have the time so I let Acme handle it. Selfish? Yes. :blush:

Elspode • Dec 27, 2003 11:46 am

Bullshit. You turned it in, as opposed to ripping it off. That makes you an honest man.:thumb:

xoxoxoBruce • Dec 27, 2003 3:53 pm

Hopefully the people I gave it to will follow through and ALL the contents will be returned to the owner. It's funny, as is stood at the service desk while the girl printed out lottery tickets for a guy, I probably looked impatient standing there with wallet in hand. She got quite perturbed with me and then made me wait a couple minutes after she finished with the tickets. She looked embarrassed when she finally did wait on me and I told her the story.:haha:

plthijinx • Dec 27, 2003 11:57 pm

the shame of some people. people like that are the reason we have to have laws. profs to you bruce on the wallet situation!:beer: i have been in the same situation and had done the same thing. turned it in and let the store handle it.....that way if anything is missing, i didn't do it nobody saw me and i own the video rights:D

elSicomoro • Dec 28, 2003 12:47 am

Back in October, I found a Zone 3 Trailpass on the commuter train. I would have been more than happy to give it back to the person, as I already had my own, it was only the middle of the month, and those things aren't cheap ($126.50). Only problem was that the person didn't sign it and put their phone number on it (they have lines for that on the back of the pass). Wound up holding onto it until the end of the month.

Great...now it comes to me! Why didn't I just turn it into the SEPTA information office at Suburban Station. Stoopid me. :p

xoxoxoBruce • Dec 28, 2003 6:58 am

Originally posted by sycamore
Great...now it comes to me! Why didn't I just turn it into the SEPTA information office at Suburban Station. Stoopid me. :p

Would they know who owned it? Do they take your name when you buy it? Are they numbered?

elSicomoro • Dec 28, 2003 1:07 pm

Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
Would they know who owned it?

Probably not, but the person who lost it might check the lost and found at the SEPTA office.

Do they take your name when you buy it?

If you buy it at a retail outlet (like the SEPTA sales offices or Super Fresh), no. If you buy it through a TransitChek program like I do, it's possible that the program keeps track of who gets which pass...I doubt it though.

Are they numbered?

They are, but I doubt many people pay attention to it. I couldn't tell you what the number on my pass is.

A lot of people blow off the signature and phone number lines on the back of the pass. And granted, there's no guarantee that you'll get it back if you sign it and put your phone number on it. But if I'm going to spend $120 a month for a small piece of plastic, I might as well do what I can to see that it gets back to me if lost or stolen.