somebody left $20 on atm in deli, property of?

[kreactor]

who get the $20? the deli? or is it finder's keeper? (even with the store cameras)


guess this would be different logic if it was a bank atm

 

[gorcorps]

found money is supposed to be given to the police where there's a waiting period they can claim it

after that it's yours (or whoever turned it in), but before those conditions are met whoever pockets it is stealing

 

[JEDIYoda]

found money is supposed to be given to the police where there's a waiting period they can claim it

after that it's yours (or whoever turned it in), but before those conditions are met whoever pockets it is stealing

This!!

 

[Newell Steamer]

I would walk away with it - especially at $20.

The law/rule has been covered by gorcorps.

 

[KeithTalent]

found money is supposed to be given to the police where there's a waiting period they can claim it

after that it's yours (or whoever turned it in), but before those conditions are met whoever pockets it is stealing

Yep, this.

KT

 

[nickbits]

$20? it's yours

 

[Aikouka]

I'd probably just give it to the manager at the Deli. I don't know if I'd trust the random high school kid working behind the counter though. "Wooo! Pot money!"

 

[chriss000]

The money legally and morally belongs to the person who withdrew it .ATM's dont spit the money out until your card is removed, and to people not used to using one they may wait several moments -especially if the machine is not using there native language-before simply taking the card and walking away to find a branch. The atm then coughs the cash and bingo. Nobody present. I have called a foreign guy back as the machine presented me with his £20. The money is not yours,or the store keeper's and you know it. If there is nobody about you are never going to get it back to them, so you may as well invest it at a bar. British police stations keep hold of the money for a week, steal it then tell you it was claimed by a Mr Alfonso of Sicily.

 

[Rhezuss]

found money is supposed to be given to the police where there's a waiting period they can claim it

after that it's yours (or whoever turned it in), but before those conditions are met whoever pockets it is stealing

This is noble and all but what do you think will happen to that $20 when you give it to the police?

 

[manlymatt83]

found money is supposed to be given to the police where there's a waiting period they can claim it

after that it's yours (or whoever turned it in), but before those conditions are met whoever pockets it is stealing

this

 

[angminas]

The deli owner could get in touch with the ATM people. If you can see on camera when it was left, you can compare the timestamps to determine who it belongs to.

 

[BoomerD]

Property of the finder.

The deli owner would just pocket it...and the cops...:\

 

[Phoenix86]

I'd probably just give it to the manager at the Deli. I don't know if I'd trust the random high school kid working behind the counter though. "Wooo! Pot money!"

manager at the deli: wooo! pot money!

 

[chriss000]

I once found a new wrap type gents leather wallet under a table in a bar. It had £90 in sterling, £30 worth of polish zlotty's and what my reliable friends told me was £50 worth of cocaine. There was no i.d. or anything else, so I flushed the coke and kept the money. I doubt the owner was reporting that missing, poor fella.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Yesterday at Costco a lady in line at the food area was standing on a $1 bill. I told her about it, she said it wasn't hers, so it became MINE.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

I wouldn't touch it. Could be a trap and it's not worth the hassle for $20.

 

[Phoenix86]

I once found a new wrap type gents leather wallet under a table in a bar. It had £90 in sterling, £30 worth of polish zlotty's and what my reliable friends told me was £50 worth of cocaine. There was no i.d. or anything else, so I flushed the coke and kept the money. I doubt the owner was reporting that missing, poor fella.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Not worth the hassle to call the police or do anything for $20.

 

[gorcorps]

This is noble and all but what do you think will happen to that $20 when you give it to the police?

Who cares? It's not yours. The law says turn it into the police, and if you don't then you're stealing. You can try and twist it up all you want to make you feel better about yourself, but you're still breaking the law as it's written. What they do with it after that is out of your control.

 

[zinfamous]

I'd probably just give it to the manager at the Deli. I don't know if I'd trust the random high school kid working behind the counter though. "Wooo! Pot money!"

so the 25 year-old manager at the deli isn't going to be thinking "pot money!"?

:hmm:

damnit: beaten by Phoenix!

 

[Rakehellion]

I would walk away with it - especially at $20.

The law/rule has been covered by gorcorps.

Yeah, this is like finding a nickel on the ground. $20 isn't a lot.

 

[Childs]

I found a few 20s at an ATM at CVS. I just gave it to the manager in case the person came looking for it. If the manager pockets it then so be it, but at least I gave the person a chance to get their money. It might not be a lot of money to me, but maybe it is to the person who lost it. If it was on the street, or 20 years earlier, I probably would have kept it.

 

[zinfamous]

Yeah, this is like finding a nickel on the ground. $20 isn't a lot.

imagine, you could by a decent prime Strip for 20 bucks (maybe select), and burn it to a rubbery crisp!

 

[SlitheryDee]

I'd give it to the person working at the deli and tell them I found it sitting in the ATM. It's not a lot of money, but taking it would cause me more than $20 worth of mental distress.

 

[Pardus]

someone dropped a money clip the other day at the supermarket, it looked like a huge wad of cash in it.. but it was two one dollars bills wrapped in a big pile of dog food coupons.. i took it to the store manager who said, "it's two fucking dollars dude, i'm not going to track down the owner for this shit.. go buy a soda or something with it."