Woman finds bag filled with $65,000!

Seriously, I wasn't born yesterday nor do I think if I actually turn it in, that it will make it to it's rightful owner. I would ONLY give it back if I found the rightful owner myself. I would NEVER go to the police or anyone else because people are very dishonest and you never know who's good and who's not. So I would make an effort to find the owner myself and if I couldn't I would keep it. I would never turn it in because it would end up in some officers pocket the minute I walked out.

[katepoet]

I haven't had the experience of the police being dishonest. I think if you turn it in and it isn't claimed within a certain time you may have dibs on it. Not sure if those laws are still around. But I know when we were really broke at one point, I lost $40 at the supermarket. I called them but it was never turned in. The following week a friend found $40 at the same market and didn't turn it in - it wasn't my money but I thought she was quite mean to whomever had lost it. That $40 bucks I lost was so critical to us.

[judy]

In a large city, I don't think anyone would ever think to go to the police if they lost $40. Like Sheryl said, it all depends on the situation.

[katepoet]

No - I mean I called the supermarket. The town I lived in had a population of about 20,000 with another 50,000 -100,000 in the two surrounding counties which were growing very fast. I was shopping in one of the busier markets but it still was nothing like living in a big city. Even here, on the outskirts of Richmond, our local market is quiet enough that I would call if I lost something there and expect it had a good chance of being turned in. But down at the other end of our neighborhood, the markets are a lot larger and busier - probably not worth the phone call.

[judy]

Even in NY, people would call the store. You never know!