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

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chriss000

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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."

But the owner might want the clip back......
and I am really feeling for the dog.
 

Imp

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The sad thing is that if you don't take it, someone else probably will.

On the ATM, I'm guessing that means it isn't close to the counter, so someone didn't leave $20 as payment in a hurry and took off. I'd have left it... Too grey for me. I have picked up money on the street...

More importantly, how do you leave a $20 on the ATM.
 

Mai72

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If I found the $20 I would buy simoleons for my Sims in The Sims Freeplay.

:)
 

Miramonti

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I would have picked it up and given it to the poorest or oldest looking person in the deli, for the sake of the very small probability that I might be in some sort of retarded 'What would you do' segment on Abc with John Quinones. If I can't be a good person, the least I can do is market myself as one on national television. :p
 

Red Squirrel

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I did that once by accident. Took out 100 bucks at the ATM at a corner store, while also checking my lotto tickets on the table/scanner that was right next to it. Finish with my tickets, grab my cash, grab my card and receipt, buy a couple bags of chips or w/e and head home. Once I got home I noticed I was missing like 40 bucks. Crap!

I go back to the store in desperation, and sure enough there was 40 bucks sitting in the ATM money slot. Guess when I grabbed the cash I did not grab it all! Got very lucky there. If I had been in the shoes of a random person going to use that ATM, I sure would have taken that 40 bucks. Finder's keepers. If you bring it to the police and all that, how are they going to be able to prove that the person claiming it's theirs, really is the owner? It's finder's keepers as far as I'm concerned. It's impossible to trace it back to an individual and confirm it's actually theirs.

Actually now that I think of it, I was at the mall once, and did end up finding a 20 in the ATM. I took it. I took out $20 and noticed there was $40 in the slot when I went to grab my money. So one of those 20's was already in there. If I leave it, someone else will take it anyway.
 

festa_freak

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If you take it to police, I'd make sure to get proper documents stating that the money was handed in by me and know when I could then claim it. I'd get the badge number of the officer taking it to make sure I have the info I need when claiming it.
 

Lounatik

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I was that stupid person also: went to walmart and needed cash. Used my atm for the purchase and took out 100.00. Left the fucker in the machine. Called back to the store to see if anyone turned it in. Hahahahah, what a fucking maroon!


Peace


Lounatik