ManInTheWaLL
Banned
I had the same experience. Drove a purse to a 20 yo's house and her dad answered. I explained I drove to ensure it was properly returned and asked if he would mind reimbursing a few bucks for gas as I left her money in it. He said, NO. But I'll let her know you came by and closed the door. I was like, how? I didn't leave a name/#. (angry emoji)
Over the years my kids and I found another purse and two wallets. I took a fair amount of funds to cover postage and mailed them back with a note saying I used their money to return their possession. I left my contact info and yet not one of them so much as called to say thank you.
And PHONES.... I've found several phones that were still powered on. I spent considerable time to call numbers in the call logs and/or answer the phone and share with callers that I needed to reach the owner to return the phone.
- One owner said the 30 minute drive was too far for her and asked if I would drop it off. I asked if she would cover fuel and she got upset. I said no problem, I'll leave it with my local police (an even further drive for her) and said she can pick it up there if she changes her mind.
- Another owner told me not to bother because the phone was older and they wanted to file a report to get a new replacement.
Hah, thanks for the tip. If I find something, I will tell them they can retrieve it after paying a "STORAGE & HANDLING FEE"