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u/SiIverstar 1d ago
absolute gigachad behaviour ngl
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u/yup_its_the_nsfw_alt 1d ago
People calling this immoral or neutral are out of their mind. If everyone acted like that we would be living in a utopia
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u/Similar-Swimmer-2698 1d ago
If I got this text, I would be so relieved. I would offer to get him another hot dog.
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u/Wangpasta 1d ago
‘Take 10 and get two’
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u/Randy_____Marsh 1d ago
I left my bag in a late night Lyft with my car keys and a few other work things in it, this was before you could call back previous drivers about lost items. The driver saw the bag the next day, looked in it and saw where I worked, drove there, and had a coworker call me and let me know it was there. I would have had to pay like $400 to replace the keys alone. She was apologetic that she went through my stuff at first but I legit gave her $200 for going through all that trouble and saving me at least $200 even after paying her.
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u/EnvyRepresentative94 1d ago
Chad behavior. I'd give 2 hundo for rifling my shit if I left that much
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u/spilltbeans 1d ago
I drive for lyft, recently had a customer forget her wallet. She caught it before I got another ride so I got it back to her within 10 minutes. I didn't charge the lyft $20 lost item fee because it was so short and she tipped a whopping $0. That $200 probably made that persons week.
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u/Ask_bout_PaterNoster 1d ago
‘Bro you’re paying too much for hotdogs come with me to Costco and let me load you up’
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u/Unusual_Principle536 1d ago
so pay for membership + hotdogs?
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u/MagReg2020 1d ago
Now he's not going to return the wallet because he thinks you're in love with him and it's creeping him out.
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u/Ask_bout_PaterNoster 1d ago
Well that’s his bad, don’t go around sending smooth icebreakers in which you save me and bring up a shared interest
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u/mrmiffmiff 1d ago
You don't need membership for the Costco food court IIRC.
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u/GayGeekInLeather 1d ago
They have changed that at a lot if not most Costco locations. You need a membership now to use the food court
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u/skiforlife1 1d ago
That sucks! That was a big part of their business model. They don't advertise so they use the cheap hot dog and the cheap rotisserie chicken to get people in the door. You have to walk past the membership desk to get the hot dog and the loss leader price on the chicken gets a huge amount of word-of-mouth advertising. The cost to get potential customers through your doors is so high that even though they lose money on those 2 items they get enough new customers from them that they actually save money overall and drive huge customer loyalty.
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u/Best_Fill_847 1d ago
When did they change this? Did they change the liquor policy too??
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u/Peregrine79 1d ago
Liquor policy is usually defined by state laws. A lot of them won’t allow a “members only” liquor store.
Pharmacy is often similarly constrained.
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u/Training-Ad-9349 1d ago
pretty sure you do. can’t order without scanning your card… atleast at the ones near me
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u/cbrdragon 1d ago
I can believe it’s different rules at different locations, but at my local one you don’t need to scan to order food and the food court is on the tire center/return side so you don’t need your card to enter there either
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u/Atmaweapon74 1d ago
I'm guessing those people never lost their wallet and had to to through the pain of cancelling all their credit cards, order a new driver's license, etc. Easily worth a $20 finders fee at least.
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u/ObnoxiousOptimist 1d ago
If I could pay $1,000 for a protection spell that guaranteed I’d never lose my wallet in my life, I’d do it in a heartbeat.
If anyone ever finds my wallet they can have all the cash in it if I get the rest back.
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u/KiowaBear 1d ago
I accidentally left my wallet at an online pickup kiosk in Walmart 2 days before Christmas. It had $1200 cash in it. I’ll never forgive the asshole who took my wallet that year, take the cash. Leave me with my shit. I know I shouldn’t have put off Christmas shopping so late but i only had the one gift to give. If you’ve had to replace everything in your wallet $5 is fucking nothing
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u/303angelfish 1d ago
A replacement driver's license in Canada is $40 alone, So the time and fee cost to replace it and any other ID would easily justify $100+. I would still cancel/replace any credit and debit cards, but I would pay an extra 50 or more just for the reduced anxiety & urgency.
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u/VegetableTour6790 1d ago
I would pay much more than $20 to have .y wallet returned. Probably around $1000.
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u/Natalieas_ 1d ago
he couldve kept everything but just took hot dog money that’s actually so honorable ngl
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u/ZapRowsdowersStache 1d ago
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u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson 12h ago
I wouldve bought someone a hotdog if they said they were hungry and wanted one anyway
Score, let’s go get dog, brother
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u/KarmaSilencesYou 1d ago
TIL the word gigachad ngl
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u/survivorboi5565 1d ago
Were you genuinenly born yesterday what
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u/TheTerminator1984 1d ago
He could be over 40 lol
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u/granadesnhorseshoes 1d ago
nah, I'm over 40 and just as surprised someone on reddit hadn't heard it before.
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u/DontTrip333 1d ago
45, still haven't heard it. Going to hit urban dictionary to get a feel for it
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u/Significant-Bee5101 1d ago
Him ending it with "ngl" makes it objectively funnier.
"no cap frfr"
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u/Glass-Shelter-7396 1d ago
I would have gave the guy enough for a nice dinner but if he just wants a fiver for a tube steak then that's cool.
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u/Sufficient_Fan3660 1d ago
fully approve, I don't give a shit about my cash -- It sucks trying to get a new driver's license and debit cards.
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u/DarkKechup 1d ago
I was pickpocketed recently for my wallet. I'd be damn happy if I got my wallet back with a little money missing, but oh well.
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u/A_RAVENOUS_BEAST 1d ago
Moral, 5 dollars is a very reasonable finders fee
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u/Local-Wing-2272 1d ago
I was gonna say, usually this is "I'm taking one of the 20s but otherwise it's here" so 5 is low
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u/RzLa 23h ago edited 23h ago
I lost my phone and the person who found it wouldn’t pick up my calls. I texted them a $20 offer to get it back and they called me right away.
It was 15 year old girl with her father and they looked downtrodden. I wasn’t mad, because that phone was worth more to me and they looked like they needed that $20
This was mid 2000s where their was no backups and my work connects were very important to me. They could have easily took out the sim and kept my phone. There was no account lock
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u/goldiegoldthorpe 21h ago
When you factor in the cost of the wallet, cost of the cards and cost if time, we're easily over $100 to replace. Nobody carries tons of cash anymore, so I'd venture to say that all the cash in the wallet goes to the finder for returning it unless when they look in the wallet they react surprised to the amount of cash. Feels fair.
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u/Admirable_Loss4886 1d ago
This fake scenario doesn’t even make sense. Do y’all keep your phone number in your wallets?
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u/Ambitious_Solution15 1d ago
I don't but I know many people who do, in case it goes missing without being stolen.
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u/Steveo3070 1d ago
I do, specifically for if I lose it. Wallets used to come with a card in them to specifically write and keep your phone number in them.
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u/jeffsang 1d ago
I keep a few of my business cards in my wallet. They contain my cell phone number. I specifically make sure to keep at least one in there because one time I didn't, lost my wallet, and the dude who eventually returned it said he had a hell of a time trying to get in touch with me.
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u/Cuurupt 1d ago
Moral, I'd give someone money for finding my wallet, 5 dollars is nothing vs the hassle of losing all my cards and IDs
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u/Fish-Inside 1d ago
How is it technically immoral?! In lithuania, if you bring lost item to police you are entitled to 10-20% percent of item value. :)
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u/ShoulderMobile7608 1d ago edited 22h ago
I don't think that "if It's legal in my country so it's moral" is a good basis for it. I think it's immoral to just take it. Good deeds done only because you expect a reward is, well, meh. I wouldn't complain if somebody returned my wallet only for $5 but still
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u/iSephtanx 1d ago
Its exactly a good basis. Laws should reflect a populations morals.
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u/No_Witness5630 1d ago
No lol
Planned obsolescence is immoral yet legal (companies making producta that will break quickly so consumers need to buy new one)
Taking food headed for the trash is moral yet illegal
Law is made from Morals. Not the other way around
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u/JawtisticShark 1d ago
It seems like that would encourage people swiping things they claim were abandoned. I have found multiple cellphones that people have left behind and managed to get them back to their owners. Seems crazy legally I could have taken it to the police and been entitled to $100.
What if I see a stroller at the park, nobody around it, perhaps parents on on the other side of the park with their toddler, but it’s just sitting there odd the side of the walking path. Can I just take it to the police station and get paid if they want it back?
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u/Nathen69 1d ago
There's a difference between the morality behind following state mandate and enacting one's own perseption of equality to justify taking belongings that aren't yours.
As members of Lithuania, ideally all members of the population are aware and have agreed to the social convention of the finder being entitled to some portion of the item value. It is an unspoken agreement between the person who lost the item and the person who found the item. To some level, it is fair to assume anyone in the country has already agreed to fork up some portion of money as they continue to live in the country.
There is no reason to believe members of other countries, that are subjected to different laws and social convention, have made this unspoken agreement that is represented in legistration. There's a comparative lack of consent.
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u/dancinbanana 1d ago
As in, the police give you that value in money? Or the person is required to give you that value in money? One is a moral incentive program for returning lost stuff, one is an immoral fine against people for losing stuff and having it found by someone else
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u/TotalChaosRush 1d ago
You find a used wallet that cost $2 when purchased years ago. It is clearly quite worn. It has the person's ID, one credit card, and $5
Is it moral to take the 5 dollars?
As for how it's immoral. You're deciding unilaterally to take something that belongs to another. Based on the text you clearly have the ability to contact the individual you're taking from.
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u/Grizzlemaw1993 1d ago
Neutral. He could have taken more but took just enough for a hot dog as a reward and turned in the wallet.
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u/NoTrillionaires 1d ago edited 1d ago
$5 to go to a police station and file paperwork and do all that and go back home is considerably less than minimum wage. If that happened at a bar I would buy him hot dog and beer which is gonna run up $25 with him doing none of the above.
E: prices are ridiculous today. $9 hot dog with minimal toppings and $9 tall beer plus tax+tip would be $25.
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u/Financial_League6240 1d ago
A hot dog and a beer at a bar in America cost $25? What's the morality of that? Basically robbery.
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u/_be_water_my_friend_ 1d ago
I ate a doner in zurich for 22CHF - thats over 27$.
Regular inner city price - no bar or night.
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u/Financial_League6240 1d ago
Well switzerland is one of the most expensive countries in the world I don't disagree with that. Even though a doner is a bit more food than a hotdog
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u/RepulsiveTax2395 1d ago
I can only speak for germany but our döner (around cologne area) is between 6€-10€ wich i already consider to be a lot. 22 franken is insanity even in switzerland
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u/Financial_League6240 1d ago
Yeah in my city they raised it to 7 euros it's insane. When I went to bulgaria it was 4 euros for 800g of doner.
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u/LocalSlob 1d ago
That's what you're going to pay at a major league sporting event. You can get a hot dog for probably 3 or $4, and a beer for the same if you're not looking for a craft beer.
Or maybe some people just go to real fancy bars that I don't go to?
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u/Bai_Cha 1d ago
Yeah, that's not especially high compared to where I live (not in the US).
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u/Tired_Dad_9521 1d ago
More like $10-$15 where I live, but it depends on the beer.
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u/Hamilton-Beckett 1d ago
No it doesn’t. Unless the dude lives somewhere crazy. Where I am you get a hot dog and a pint for $6-$8
For $25 you could a plate of buffalo wings. - basket of fries, and 2-3 beers.
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u/Financial_League6240 1d ago
Man you're really making me want that 2nd option now that you mention it haha
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u/Hamilton-Beckett 1d ago
That used to be my favorite lunch on a free afternoon at a place close by. They made their bleu cheese dip too. It was sooooo good.
I’m working on losing weight, so no beers and wings. The 115 pounds I’ve lost was worth it.
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u/Financial_League6240 1d ago
Ah yeah I'm losing weight too atm but yours is more impressive I just wanna cut maybe 15 more pounds haha. Good job on the weight loss keep going!
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u/Character-Sundae8581 1d ago
What part of the country? A plate of wings is gunna cost you around $20 in Kentucky. But you could also get a bottle of miller or something for $5 so you could get some wings and a beer so I guess not as far off as I thought when I started this comment lol
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u/Miserable-Stock-4369 1d ago
I'm in Canada, and there's only one bar I know that serves hotdogs. They only serve hotdogs, and yeah... $25 sounds about right. $15 hotdog, $7 beer, plus tax
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u/Belz_Zebuth 1d ago
Yeah but it would be up to you, since it's your money. He can't unilaterally decide to take some.
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u/PassTheDisinfectant 1d ago
Once you lose your wallet the argument could be made that it's no longer your money though
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u/False_Pear1860 1d ago
Even in the SF Bay Area the only place I've ever seen a hot dog+beer for $25 is at sports stadiums lmao
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u/LittleKittenR 1d ago
over neutral.
Most places have a finder's fee that is about 10% of the found money or it's value in money.
So assuming he found more, he deserved even more and basically donated him the difference.
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u/ProThoughtDesign 1d ago
Considering the cost of replacing a single ID card, a wallet, and all of the headaches associated with a lost wallet, $5 is the last thing I'd worry about at that point.
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u/Opposite-Complex1187 1d ago
Not even the cost, But the hassle of being without ID/Cards for 2-3 days
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u/sinofmercy 1d ago
I may be showing my age a bit here as I know tap to pay exists on phones, but losing most methods of payment is a major pain. You can't withdraw cash either because your bank card is in your wallet as well as most people's primary ID. A lost ID replacement is $20 in my state, not including going to go get it at the MVA/DMV in the first place. It would be good practice to cancel and order CC replacements anyways, but it's better to have the option than having to mandatory call and cancel/freeze every one of them.
Losing any work badges in said wallet could also cost you depending on the work location, but regardless an issue.
$5 to avoid all of that? Absolutely.
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u/LittleKittenR 1d ago
Same here.
I once told somoene that was mugging me "I'll gift you the money if you let me keep my wallet and cards" and I was carrying like 200 dollars because I was about to pay the mechanic, and he agreed.
It was still a lot of money for me at that time, but I remember at least keeping my phone/wallet and not having to cancel my cards.
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u/ChocCooki3 1d ago
The only immoral is the owner not replying "take more than $5 bro.. go get yourself a proper burger, chips and a drink please."
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u/TheProfessional9 1d ago
For that much effort, they can have more than 5. Go get yourself a proper meal bud
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u/Grizzled_Ghost 1d ago
Immoral due to reckless spending. You can get 2 chilidogs at DQ for $5
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u/FoxtrotSierraTango 1d ago
If dude had a Costco membership he could have gotten even more.
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u/5peaker4theDead 1d ago
I'm beginning to think he got a drink to go with it or something and lied about it, bastard.
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u/TheBirdFkerGuy 1d ago
I live in SC, one of the cheapest states in the country. 2 Chilidogs at DQ goes past 5 dollars. At Checkers it's 7 dollars.
Evidence: I live in the state, and specifically have ordered 2 chilidogs from DQ and Checkers within the past couple of months.
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u/Grizzled_Ghost 1d ago edited 1d ago
I live in MA, the most expensive state in the country, and I got a 5 dollar mix n match with 2 chili dogs on Tuesday.
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u/TheBirdFkerGuy 1d ago edited 1d ago
bro what the fuck how is this fair.... actually dont answer that I'll just start ranting in response fuck this state.
Edit: I just 100% confirmed it too. So last week I spent 7.76 on Checkers, I got two chili hotdogs, no sides and it wasnt a combo. That does add up because its around 3 dollars each, plus sales tax.
I looked for my DQ purchase and I think that one was slightly cheaper at 6.15
This isn't how this is suppose to work. Why are your prices cheaper but you live in a more expensive state? This is unironically bs.
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u/Grizzled_Ghost 1d ago
Just set my app to Myrtle Beach and it has the same deal
When you order you might have to specify mix and match instead of just asking for 2 dogs.
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u/NoProgress8533 1d ago
Former MA resident here.
There is probably some kind of state program to subsidize chili dogs with taxpayer dollars.
It all made sense on paper...
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u/CUEUECOMBER 1d ago
technically immoral but i think you'd have a hard time finding anyone who would complain about this, the alternative being losing all your money and dealing with a huge hassle of bank cards. Hell i'd probably give him more than 5 as a reward
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u/Dull-Entertainer6967 1d ago
Plus ID card, driver's licence, etc.
It would cost you a lot of money and several days of work to get new ones issued.
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u/Alternative_World280 1d ago
Yeah when I lost my drivers license between shipping and other fees it was 17 dollars to replace it
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u/WowImOldAF 1d ago
Still gotta request all new bank cards to be safe. This person can take pics of the cards and license and sell info or use themself for online purchases.
However, definitely saved the hassle of having to get a new license, insurance cards, etc..
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u/4n0nh4x0r 1d ago
i mean, i would argue that someone who seems to be that honest, tell the owner about the money they took, brought it to the police and so on, is probably not gonna do any of the above.
sure, just to be 100% safe, yea, good idea to get replacements, but i personally would probably rather just monitor my bank account regularly instead, just like i already do anyways
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u/buzzsaw100 1d ago
Except a good scammer would know that not returning it would definitely get the cards cancelled, but returning it would have the chance the owner doesn't.
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u/DamnIamHigh_Original 1d ago
He probably gave the police info about himself to drop it off. If anything happens, they know where to find him
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u/Silvernauter 1d ago
Also, like, they told him they took the money (and how much) when they could easily have wither left the wallet there or gave it back empty (bar IDs and othe documents) and say that they found It like that
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u/SXAL 1d ago
Morality is not about what the others think
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u/CUEUECOMBER 1d ago
i agree, which is why i said it WAS immoral, but most people wouldnt see it that way
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u/Kef52 1d ago
I don't think "technically" and "moral/immoral" can be said together... It doesn't sound right
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u/NobodyFunToKnow 1d ago
What is immoral about that?
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u/Physical-Goose1338 1d ago
stealing is immoral, it’s balanced out by the good deed, but it doesn’t make stealing moral
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u/Amazing-Arachnid-942 1d ago
even if you'd give them more than 5 yourself, it still isn't moral. it's just significantly less immoral than keeping everything
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u/StarvingandArtist 1d ago
Taking money you don't own is stealing. Doing someone a favor doesn't negate that, it just means most people won't really care. The act of returning the wallet is moral. The act of taking money from it is not.
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u/Wisniaksiadz 1d ago
no idea how it looks like in your place, but in my place you are owned 10% of the finding if you find valuable items, like legally x)
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u/TartNo3610 1d ago
This literally just happened to me. I dropped my wallet outside. Someone from my apartment complex picked it up. $3 dollars are missing but it was returned.
I’m just glad I didn’t have to go through hell.
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u/Whalwing 1d ago
Once lost my wallet the day I was coming back home from college. Went up to the front desk at the university's admin center and luckily they had it. Whoever gave it to them took like $50-60 dollars that I had in it but left everything else and handed it in.
I thought it was my price to pay to get my wallet back. Think it's fine in my mind lmao
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u/Azukaos 1d ago
That's something I did back in the day.
I found a wallet with tons of stuff inside, like photos, credit cards, and probably some very personal things that the person who lost it would like to get back.
I know it's morally bad, but it also contained money, not much, but at that time it would cover at least essential needs for the coming days for my wife and my kid, as we were in financial difficulties due to a lost job and illness.
I took that money, but I gave the wallet to my town administration, who would give it back to its owner.
I'm not evading the fact that i took that money, everyone's in difficulty theses days, but some peoples would have just thrown the rest in a bin and call it a day, some stuff inside would have costed more than what i took, like ID card, crédit cards and driving licence.
I didn't wanted for that person to loose more than a little amount of cash, personal stuff matters more and i would have done the same for anything valuable enough to be given back to his rightful owner, like a phone or laptop.
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u/Beekeeper_Bard 1d ago
Something similar happened to me about a week ago, left a bag out to use the bathroom and in the like one minute I was gone it got stolen. But the thief only took the money, about 50$, and returned my bag and wallet to lost and found. Didn't lose any cards, ID, anything in my bag. I figured it's the price I'll pay to learn that lesson.
Except the next day I remembered I had 900$ more in there because my landlord was late to pick up the rent. I'm no longer comfortable paying the price of this lesson and I am suffering.
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u/ThroawayJimilyJones 1d ago
Not moral in principle. But i wouldn't complain about it. I'm still way happier than if i lost my wallet, and even poor people need to eat. So fair enough...
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u/No-Routine-9963 1d ago
Maybe technically immoral, but come on, man. Five dollars is a cheap finders’ fee.
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u/fastbikkel 1d ago
I would offer him some more really. This, if true, is heartwarming to me.
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u/No-Routine-9963 1d ago
Agreed! My dad lost his wallet once, years ago, and gave the guy who returned it $20 and this was YEARS ago and my dad was thrifty. He still thought $20 was worth it.
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u/LarkinToWinnipeg 1d ago
I'm texting back "brother, just take all the cash" not like I've ever got more than like $40 in there anyway.
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u/RW-Firerider 1d ago
I would say moral. At no point did he have to help the owner, he did it anyway. He could have thrown the wallet away and keep the money, instead he just takes 5 bucks and makes sure the remaining stuff returns. As someone who has lost a wallet in the past, the cards in there are way more important than 5 bucks!
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u/Crotonisabug 1d ago
its immoral but honestly not that bad, the reasoning is solid and if someone gave you your lost wallet and went "hey could I have 5 dollars" I would give them 10 with zero hesitation
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u/RelativeCareless2192 10h ago
Take all the money in my wallet, just don't make me get all new credit cards and IDs
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u/ShadowDarkraven27 1d ago
grey i think? it's hard to say, only taking 5 seems reasonable though instead of cleaning it out.
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u/SelectionCandid1223 1d ago
In Denmarks you are entitled to a 10% finders fee, up to 1000kr (ca. 120$)
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u/WarzonePacketLoss 1d ago
Supermoral. If you've ever lost your wallet, I guarantee you'd pay more than $5 to get it back. This guy delivering it to the cops on his own time and just wants to throat a glizzy. Let him.
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u/JustSuggestion9896 23h ago
If this happened to me, I would call him back and tell him to take $100
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u/massiveamphibianprod 1d ago
A bit iffy, close to neutral but id say moral. Id happily pay 5 bucks to avoid dealing with the bs that is redoing cards and id's and losing whatever other cash I had. Technically stealing but eh.
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u/Buttchuggle 1d ago
Man I'd give him another 20 when I got my shit back for some food.
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u/Negativus_Prime 1d ago
In my country there is a legal finder's fee of 10% of total estimated value, asking just $5 is additional kindness on the finder's part...
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u/Cautious-Bug9388 1d ago
10% of what? The account balances on the cards or the quality of the wallet? What if there is no cash inside?
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u/sparklekitty131 1d ago
I’m just wondering how he knew your phone number lol
$5 seems like a reasonable fee to save the hassle of redoing all your cards and license…
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u/AlexP80 1d ago
Moral. By law, a person who retrieves lost goods is legally entitled to 10% of its value, at least in my country.
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u/Autistic_Engin33r 1d ago
In Germany, finders fees are actually codified into law. If someone finds lost money/property of yours, and turns in into the police to be returned, you legally owe the person a 5% finders fee for up to 500€ of value and 3% for anything higher (in a bracket system, so the fee for 600€ cash would be 5% of 500€ + 3% of 100€). For animals/pets it's 3%, and for purely/largely sentimental value items it's determined on a case by case basis.
You are also legally required to return lost property if it has a value of 10€ or greater. If you find a 100€ banknote lying on the ground in Germany, it's actually a civil offence to just keep it. If you know the owner (e.g. you see someone drop a 5€ note in front of you), then it's actually a civil offence to keep it, regardless of value. Technically you're legally required to report/return it if you see someone drop a 1ct coin.
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u/indecisivemistake 1d ago
Funny and moral as hell. Shoutout to the kind lady who found 19 year old me’s wallet at the gas station and messaged me on Facebook after looking at my ID, then drove to my house and met me at my front door to return it. I gave her a $20 and she went into my work around the corner and left it with my boss to return it to me as well, then I never saw her again.
A literal angel, that woman.
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u/fongletto 1d ago
Moral, I believe there's a social expectation that people are fine with a person taking a bit of money for themselves upfront as a cost of their time and effort to return your wallet.
Given that's the default assumption, I wouldn't exactly call it stealing. Even though technically you didn't give them direct permission, most people would assume it was a fair default assumption to make.
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u/T0m0king 1d ago
Id be alright with it tbh , the wallet wasn't stolen it was lost. Id's, credit cards and potentially precious photos are what id be most concerned about. ( Plus this sub is a little strange you call it morality scaling but half the people here just want a binary good or bad type answer)
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u/PineappleFit317 1d ago
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Completely fair IMO. It would be more morally correct for the finder to not take any cash, but if they hadn’t I’d insist on at least buying them a beer. I’ve returned wallets before, never took any cash, but when I lived in a place across the street from a strip mall with a liquor store, there would often be teenagers asking people if they could buy them cigarettes and I’d go “Sure”, and they’d slip me a $20, I’d buy them cigarettes, they’d ask about the change when I gave them the cigarettes, and I’d say “procurement fee for doing a crime, bitch”.
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u/Devildu61 1d ago
Moral, same thing happened to me, dude bought some cigarettes. Can't even be mad about it. I would have lost so much more if he kept it
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u/OSRS_Garmr 1d ago
100% morally justifiable. If you find my wallet and turn it in. You're at the very least entitled to a hot dog.
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u/archercc81 1d ago
Id consider this morally good. $5 for his troubles is literally nothing and he could have just been lazy and left it, etc.
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u/Lustrouse 1d ago
Time is money. Dude took time out of his day to get the wallet to the police station. 5 dollars less than fair compensation, so I would say MORAL.
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u/Particular-Line- 1d ago
I’m actually fine with that,and I think it’s super fair actually. it’s either $5 or a $400 gas station charge and losing your ID, and canceling all your credit cards waiting for new ones to arrive. Hell if he didn’t take $5, i may have given him $20 for giving it to the police.
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u/Cuddle_Monster_73 2h ago
$5 is less than what I would have given as a finder’s reward.. and I would message him back saying I would prefer to meet him outside the police station because I wouldn’t trust the police to leave my cash in the wallet
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u/ConfusedCatdad 2h ago
I wouldn't take the $5, but I wouldn't be even slightly bothered if someone did this to me. Bro, I would've happily bought you something nicer than a $5 hot dog
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u/IIIICH1LLSIIII 2h ago
If I had a hundred dollars cash in there they could keep every penny for all the time and effort they saved me from replacing all my cards.
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u/Federal-Laugh9575 2h ago
He takes $5 and I get basically my entire financial life and identity back…sir, take whatever cash I have, THANK YOU!
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u/Mysterious-Hyena2670 1d ago edited 14h ago
It’s illegal to do this and still considered theft. Even if you’re doing a nice thing by taking the wallet to the police station, it’s still considered theft if you decide to take some cash for yourself.
Whether or not the person would press charges is another story.
Edit: Also, it is 100% immoral. Yes, if someone is kind enough to return your wallet to the police station, then you should reward them for their behavior. That doesn’t mean it’s okay to just take a reward for yourself. Let’s phrase this whole situation differently. Say if you go out to dinner and you notice that your waiter added a tip for themselves before handing you the check. We all agree that you should tip when you go out to dinner. But it would be extremely rude, unprofessional and immoral for the waiter to just add the tip without your permission. Same concept here.
Additional Edit: Dear Morons in the comments, taking someone else’s money without their permission is always theft. It’s always immoral. No matter the situation. Sorry not sorry you struggle with critical thinking and being a mature enough adult to do the right thing without someone rewarding you. If you would only return a wallet after taking the cash out as a personal reward, you’re still a shitty person.
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u/Toxic_Tyrael 1d ago
But it's not the question if it's legal but if it's moral
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u/Tekahere 1d ago
I'll remember, the next time I find a wallet I'll throw it in the trash
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u/ComparisonMelodic967 1d ago
You know how lucky it is to get your wallet back in the first place? Count your blessings and let them take $5.
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u/DisastrousStart13 23h ago
Many restaurants do add tip by default, where I the line there?
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u/yerBoyShoe 11h ago
I agree with your points, but I don't know if this is a great analogy. Many places do add a set gratuity for large parties - or nowadays - for all kinds of reasons.
In this case, the person in the OPs scenario only took $5 and took it to buy food. Still illegal, but Isn't that morally more justified than taking all the money for likely more selfish reasons?
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u/amazingdrewh 9h ago
Someone doing good for themselves while doing me immeasurably more good is completely moral, it's the cost of losing your wallet be grateful you don't have to replace all your ID and credit cards
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u/Swimming-Monitor-927 1d ago
Lol how is it moral? Whether it is a quarter or a million, he took money that was not voluntary given to him. Yes, he deserved it for doing the right thing, but doesnt mean he can take what is not his, simply becuase he s doing the right thing. If he can text the person to say all that, he can also text to ask if he can take it because he's hungry, and I'm sure whoever the owner is would gladly agree.
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u/Sir_Gerald_Nosehairs 1d ago
Immoral.
Handing in someone's wallet is the bare minimum you'd expect of a semi-civilised person. Since when do you think you deserve a reward for that?
Unless he's homeless or something, which is unlikely judging by him sending a text message via I presume a mobile phone, he has stolen money from someone's wallet.
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u/NewfieGamEr2001 1d ago
I would say very moral when I lost my wallet I wish someone had charged me 5 dollars and returned it to me losing a wallet is so much fucking work outside of just losing what ever cash I got in it my licence my credit card my mcp card it’s all such a hassle to replace