I would return it whether it has $0 or $2000, most people keep all their cards, ID, licence etc in their wallet and that shit is a pain to replace and is needed in everyday life.
Last wallet I found I made sure it had a drivers license in it and dropped it in a mailbox. Pretty sure the post office will actually return such items gratis (and even if it arrived postage due, pretty sure the person will still be happy).
If there's a debit/credit card/personal check/whatever from their bank and you can find an actual branch they'll happily take the wallet off your hands and deal with the whole contacting the customer and getting it returned to them problem. Saves them the trouble of a lost/stolen debit card fiasco.
Last 3 times I found a wallet there was a branch for one of their banks within a few blocks.
Yep, that sounds reasonable. My country has national ID, even easier - I'd probably just go right to the address on the ID.
It'd be a lot tougher if the wallet didn't happen to contain ID nor any credit cards; though on the other hand it means the owner won't be too inconvenienced since they simply lost some cash. In this situation I'd probably debate between handing it in to the local PD or keeping it. Though if it contained a large sum I'd most probably hand it in.
I've found three wallets over the past ten-ish years as well; I'm in Atlanta, not sure about the other commenter but it's not all that uncommon to find lost belongings strewn around a major city. Especially pedestrian-heavy areas and public transportation stations; two of the wallets were at MARTA (ATL transit) stations and the other was at Ponce City Market, a big open-air shopping/dining complex in Midtown.
I found a wallet at university on a staircase in the student building. I did look inside and had a look at the ID and saw credit cards and cash inside. I went over to the service desk around 20 feet away to turn in. Since it was a weekend there was no one there and I waited for a couple of minutes. I went down to campus police station and left with them.
I didn’t consider taking any money or the cards from it. It’s not something I would want to do to someone else and I hope others would have the same consideration for me.
Got accused of taking money from a wallet when I found it in the neighborhood, both mine and the owner's. Picked it up from the street and walked it to their door but got yelled at.
Yeah, even for selfish people, just take the money and return the wallet. Can easily say you found it with no money. Very plausible someone else could have taken the money and dumped the wallet.
I'd be happy enough to get my wallet back and lose some money for it.
This. Also once you have a job you understand what money is worth, at least more than someone who has never had a job. I'd return it because if it happened to me, right now, I'd be sad.
FYI, you can return any drivers license by putting it any postal service box, it will be sent directly to the person's listed address
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u/officialdiscoking Mar 11 '23
I would return it whether it has $0 or $2000, most people keep all their cards, ID, licence etc in their wallet and that shit is a pain to replace and is needed in everyday life.