Here's $40, thanks for shopping

[dewdrop_me_a_line]

I shopped at a GW in Portland a few years ago. I was looking for shorts. I bought tons of stuff as I always shop for the g-kidz and kidz while I'm at it. I didn't spend near $40 though.

When I got home I tried on the one pair of shorts I had found. They fit nice. Put my hands into the pocket. Eeeewh! Did someone leave used tissue in them. I drew my hand out slowly with disgust . . . a $20, no wait, 2 - $20s. OMG - It was a free day.

Now hmm . . . should I have taken it back and re-donated the $40! My justification was that I was about 20+ miles from the store by the time I found it. Plus, gee aren't we tight with money. Hey, I donate rather than sell my excess. I'm okay with keeping the $40 and thinking it came from the Thrift Fairy (read Tooth Fairy for Thrifters.)

I'm loving this place.
dew

[SecondhandSophisticate]

Dew, keep the cash, donate stuff. Found cash is a gift from the thrift gods (Jay and Peter Brady read: Tiki Gods) Nice score!

I once found a savings bond in a jacket. Nobody wanted it.  I still have it somewhere.

[Big Daddy Audio]

I ask this - would you drive back and return a used tissue?  Certainly not.  I'd keep the $40.00 and think nothing more about it.  Well done.

See you next time
bye for now

[oceangurl]

That is so cool that you found the 40$ Dew! Reminds me of when I found some money, heres the story, I had been thinking about getting my Notary liscense but the course was (back then) 120.00$ The next week I went to the Good Will and was really finding some nice things, one of the things I found was a pink and white polka dot "Este Lauder" Makeup caddy, I bought it for 2.99$ and when I got home (in the inside was a white plastic removable tray that seperated the top from bottom) I unzipped it and removed the white tray, was I ever surprised to find 120.00$ ! I nearly fainted! Who says God dosent answer prayers, it was like a little angel made that happen for me, and btw I didnt use the money for the Notary course, Iam ashamed to say but I did find some way to spend it, not sure where but....

[Mattie]

My rule: anything in the pocket of a thrifted garment belongs to the purchaser.  (Or to the person who tries the garment on in a dressing room.)  I once found a tightly-folded twenty in the pocket of a pair of thrifted jeans.  Congrats on your find!

[Big Daddy Audio]

The tightly folded twenty in the dressing room is a different story, for me, ethically.  See, The jeans don't yet belong to me.  I'm not saying I wouldn't pocket the discovery, I'm just saying it's different for me, and would cause more consternation. 

With Dew, she had already purchased the clothing, got it home, then made the discovery.

See you next time
bye for now

[foutchie]

my friend's mother once donated a bunch of clothing to a local thrift - forgetting (until weeks later) that she'd hidden her engagement ring in one of the socks that she sent off!   Someone got a great find - there is no way they or the thrift would have known who it belonged to!

[Mattie]

The tightly folded twenty in the dressing room is a different story, for me, ethically.  See, The jeans don't yet belong to me.  I'm not saying I wouldn't pocket the discovery, I'm just saying it's different for me, and would cause more consternation. 

With Dew, she had already purchased the clothing, got it home, then made the discovery.

See you next time
bye for now

Oh no, I bought the jeans and found the money at home.   

What would you do if you found money in clothes you were just trying on?

[Big Daddy Audio]

I can't say for sure.  I'd like to think that I'd do the right thing (whatever that happens to be) but until presented with the dilemma, I just don't know.  Like I said, it would cause me consternation.

See you next time
bye for now.

[dewdrop_me_a_line]

I can't say for sure.  I'd like to think that I'd do the right thing (whatever that happens to be) but until presented with the dilemma, I just don't know.  Like I said, it would cause me consternation.

See you next time
bye for now.

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I have found things of value while in the store. I always think of it as a donation. It's the karma thing with me. If I follow that quiet little voice, or not, it comes back to me. I don't always choose right but I have a pretty blessed life so I must hit it right most of the time.

dew

[Mattie]

I guess if I found something valuable in a pocket while trying something on, I'd buy the item even if it didn't fit.  That solves the dilemma for me.  (And I'd donate the item back later, so at least the store could sell it twice.)

[ChrisMiss]

I found a couple of necklaces once in a jewelry bag I purchased at a thrift store.  But I've never found money or anything that would cause me to debate whether it was right for me to keep it.

[Krisathome]

I've never had the luck to find any money.  They are pretty careful about checking the pockets at the stores I shop.  Besides, if you go back and spend the money in the same place, you are still helping them out, right? 

[Other People s Junk]

What would you do if you found money in clothes you were just trying on?

If I found it while I was just trying it on, I would give it to the manager.  Even if unintentional, it was a donation to the store, not me!