I have a dilemma- what would you do?

[shoemad]

Some weeks ago, I found three twenty pound notes on the floor of a supermarket. I handed them in at customer services and they wrote it down in a book, took my details and said they would let me know if the money was claimed.
Last week, my husband was in the store and went to ask what had happened. The staff said there was no record of any money being handed in.
Then another assistant came over and said she remembered the incident but that ten minutes after I handed the money in, a man came and claimed it.
She said that she gave him my details so that he could thank me.
I find it suspicious that there is no record of me handing in the money and am thinking of writing to the manager. If staff have taken the money, then it seems to make a mockery of my honesty.
However, is it worth someone potentially losing their job for the sake of £60?

[bazwillrun]

Did you see them write it in a book, could you identify the book if you saw it again ?

Do they have security cameras monitoring the area wherew you handed the money in ?

Why didnt you ask foir a reciept ?

If they think they cant get caught , then yes they would nick £60

[Smowball]

There may have been a man who genuinely did go and claim it after you handed it in, but yes they must also have written it down somewhere. Did they tell you they had written it down or did you see them do it?

[B00]

Personally?

I'd let it go. Life's too short to even be bothered doing anything about this now.

[RATTER15]

Sounds a bit dodgy to me!!

[joeluke]

Follow it through, wouldn't trust some shop assistants as far as I could throw them

[LoftyLottie]

Why are shop assistants any different to anybody else Joeluke?

All I can say is that they shouldn't have given your details to anybody else unless you gave them permission to do so.

[shoemad]

Never thought to ask for a receipt. The assistant took out a big ledger type of book and said she would write it in, but never actually saw her do it.
Suppose I was a bit naive, but just assumed that once it was handed in, I'd done the right thing.

[Marijn]

A similar thing happened to a friend of mine who found some money in a supermarket. She saw it being written down in the book but when she asked a couple of weeks later what had happened about the money she found, the page it had been noted on had been torn out of the book.
I think it makes a mockery out of the honest person who takes the trouble to go in to hand it in, that some lazy, greedy, dishonest person just pockets it. The original owner may have gone back to ask if the money had been handed in and be told "no". Who can afford to lose £60?!

[dennisb66]

Earlier this year I found a bag of shopping at the side of my car,probably left by the owner of the car parked beside me.I handed it in at custermer services and they also wrote the details in a book.I never bothered to check if it was claimed,however £60 is a different matter,the initial entry you witnessed should still be there also the name and address of the claimant.I think you should persue the matter.

[dennisb66]

customer!!

[Smowball]

Nothing will probably come of it now but if you feel strongly then ask to speak to the manager. Would you remember the assistant who dealt with it?

[LoftyLottie]

On reflection, I too think she ought to speak to the Manager. It needs to be investigated. Can you remember the customer services assistant who took the money from you?

[Mick-Talbot]

The chances of that 60 quid getting back into the rightful owners hand were minimal from the start. It could be anywhere now.

Sandra rings her mate Tracey..... 'get to the Asda quick and say you have lost £60'

You should have kept it, I would not hand in any money that was not in a wallet or purse.

[LoftyLottie]

I went through one of the self check outs not so long ago and forgot to take the money from the cash back facility. Rushed back straight away and it was gone!! Personally I would hand any notes back and not pocket them, I just couldn't pocket £60.00 knowing that it might be someone's budget for the week! I might pocket it if I found it in the middle of a field though come to think of it ;o)

[VHG]

I remember a few years ago a magazine (Which?) did a survey of honesty at lost property offices at train stations.

They "pretended" they had found a wallet on a train with some money in it (£20 for example) and handed it in to the lost property.

Later another person went to Lost Property to say they had lost a wallet and to claim it back.

In every case the wallet was there, but the money had gone "missing".

[Marijn]

I have found cash on several occasions and handed it into the police station. I wouldn't hand it in anywhere else. Each time the money has not been claimed and the money has been given back to me.

[coccinelle]

notafish; if ever I lost any money in a shop or in the street I wouldn't think of going to the police station! After your post, now, I might consider it

[Mick-Talbot]

Hardly surprising, notafish. I have lost hundreds over the years, I would not waste anytime going to a police station to see if anything had been handed in.

[Marijn]

I take it to the nearest police station to where I found it, because sadly the other alternatives aren't so safe.

[Marijn]

You should try the police station Mick, because someone like me may have handed it in there. And I don't think I'm that unusual.