Man Finds $21K in Bonds, Gets $100 Reward

[Brutuskend]

Man Finds $21K in Bonds, Gets $100 Reward
By Associated Press
Sat Jul 22, 9:38 AM

DETROIT - A homeless man searching for returnable bottles in a trash bin found 31 U.S. savings bonds worth nearly $21,000 in a bag of clothes.

Charles Moore, 59, took the bonds to a 24-hour walk-in homeless shelter, where a staffer tracked down the family of the man whose name was on the bonds.

"They belong to him," Moore told The Detroit News. "I did the right thing."

Ernest Lehto's family had given away many of his clothes shortly after his death in 2004.

How the bonds ended up in the trash bin is a mystery, but Lehto's family left Moore a $100 reward.

"What a good Samaritan," said Neil Lehto, who picked up the bonds Friday that had belonged to his late father.


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Granted, it was RIGHT to return the money, but a $100 reward?! Maybe it's just ME, but I would think that if you want to impress upon society that turning in lost money is a GOOD thing, you could kick down a little more CASH for a reward when someone DOES.

 

[Baked]

A true samaritan doesn't ask for any rewards for his/her good deeds.

 

[ArJuN]

Stupid tools.

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: Baked
A true samaritan doesn't ask for any rewards for his/her good deeds.

I don't see him complaining at all, but for the family to only give him $100 is kind of lame. Hell, it wasn't even their money, if someone called me up one day and basically gave me $21k that I didn't previously have, I'd be a lot more generous than $100.

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: Baked
A true samaritan doesn't ask for any rewards for his/her good deeds.

Duh.

Yeah I know that....

 

[CellarDoor]

$100 > $0

 

[JEDI]

um.. could anyone cash inthose bonds?

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

Originally posted by: JEDI
um.. could anyone cash inthose bonds?

No as they were in someone elses name.

 

[mugs]

I see this thread going places.

 

[jfall]

They probably couldn't cash them anyways. I'd like to see what would of happened if it were cash instead of bonds

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: mugs
I see this thread going places.

Apparently, I have the KNACK!

 

[ruffilb]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend

Originally posted by: mugs
I see this thread going places.

Apparently, I have the KNACK!

I liked your joke threads better

 

[SpanishFry]

should've been $1000. then they get an even $20k

 

[Slacker]

ring...ring...ring..., Hello?
Listen up, this is how its going to be...
what?... who is thi...
I got $21k, paper, it is yours...
or maybe its ashes, depends on if you play it right...
$21,000?!?
Yeah, I thought that might get your attention,
I get $5k for my finders fee, $16k to you yo...
Oh, um o.k. how do I...
yee, game on eh heh heh heh.....

 

[Midlander]

I agree that he wasn't looking for a reward, but $100 seems a little skimpy to me.

 

[UNCjigga]

Unless they are bearer bonds, there's no point to keeping them. Doesn't sound like they were, seeing as how they had Mr. Lehto's name on them.

 

[tommywishbone]

I'd take the $100, buy a gallon or two of gas, put the gas in a glass bottle, stuff a rag in the end of the glass bottle, light the rag on fire and throw the whole thing through "somebodys" front door. :evil:

A hundred bucks? I'd rather have a handshake and a thank you.

 

[enyce2k9]

that was pathetic, 100 out of 21,000.

i would have given at least 500.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Yeah, a hearty and sincere "Thank you" would probalby have been less insulting than a mere $100.

 

[ballmode]

he needed alot more than 100

 

[chusteczka]

Hindsight is always better but he could have kept half of the bonds himself returned one half, if the reward was sufficient then he could return 100%. In the case of this skimpy reward, the homeless guy could have negotiated for a better return on the remaining $10,000.

 

[biff 24 2000]

its nice that he returned them and all but only getting 100 bucks for it seems like it would suck.

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: chusteczka
Hindsight is always better but he could have kept half of the bonds himself returned one half, if the reward was sufficient then he could return 100%. In the case of this skimpy reward, the homeless guy could have negotiated for a better return on the remaining $10,000.

read the thread, learn how bonds work.

Originally posted by: mribnik1
$100 > $0

Exactly. Why is it that people are so freaking greedy that they need a huge monetary incentive to return something to its rightful owner?

All of these "OMG $100? YOU CHEAPASS" posts are absurd. It's $100 more than he had seconds before finding the bonds, and while something more would obviously be awesome for the guy, there's no requirement to pay people in this situation.

 

[Jassi]

Originally posted by: Injury

Originally posted by: chusteczka
Hindsight is always better but he could have kept half of the bonds himself returned one half, if the reward was sufficient then he could return 100%. In the case of this skimpy reward, the homeless guy could have negotiated for a better return on the remaining $10,000.

read the thread, learn how bonds work.

Originally posted by: mribnik1
$100 > $0

Exactly. Why is it that people are so freaking greedy that they need a huge monetary incentive to return something to its rightful owner?

All of these "OMG $100? YOU CHEAPASS" posts are absurd. It's $100 more than he had seconds before finding the bonds, and while something more would obviously be awesome for the guy, there's no requirement to pay people in this situation.

:thumbsup:

 

[chusteczka]

Originally posted by: Injury

Originally posted by: chusteczka
Hindsight is always better but he could have kept half of the bonds himself returned one half, if the reward was sufficient then he could return 100%. In the case of this skimpy reward, the homeless guy could have negotiated for a better return on the remaining $10,000.

read the thread, learn how bonds work.

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
... 31 U.S. savings bonds worth nearly $21,000 ...

I did read the thread and I know enough about bonds to understand there is more than one piece of paper involved. Specifically, there are at least 31 pieces of paper involved. The homeless man could have pocketed 15 - 20 of those bonds and returned the difference. If the reward was respectable, then the man could have returned the rest. If the reward was disrespectful, like $100, the man could have negotiated for the return of the rest of the bonds in return for a larger reward.

Your statement is extremely rude and I would appreciate you ignoring my posts in the future.