Money and Transportation: Honesty doesn't pay

Honesty doesn't pay

By Hayls5 - 04/07/2009 02:19 - United States

Today, I was driving with a friend when we saw a wallet in the middle of his neighborhood road. When we picked it up, we saw it was loaded with cash. We drove to the man's house to return the wallet, and when we handed it to him he told us, "I would give you a reward but I don't have any cash." FML

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You deserved it 6 024

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By Sheggie - 30/01/2010 05:06 - Australia

Today, I found a wallet belonging to some guy, it had $355 inside. Because he had his address written inside, I decided to return it hoping for a reward. I drove for 40 mins and finally got to his house during peak hour. All he did was say "oh cool". FML

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By whyymee - 05/03/2010 07:50 - United States

Today, I helped a "blind" man across the street. He kindly said thank you and patted me on the back. Then, I went into a store and realized my wallet was missing. FML

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By fml_seriouslyfml - 07/06/2009 01:11 - United States

Today, I left my wallet on top of my car when I filled up with gas. I drove away and didn't realize it until I got home. I went back and found it on the side of the road. Empty of my credit cards, pictures and checks. All that was left was my driver's license. FML

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By victimboi - 05/06/2009 19:07 - United Kingdom

Today, I got a taxi home from work. Only having notes in my wallet, I told the taxi driver that I'd run inside my house and come back out with the change for the journey. He agreed, but only if I left my bag as collateral. It seemed fair. An hour later, I realized my wallet was missing. FML

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You deserved it 48 316

By Anonymous - 09/10/2010 21:27 - Canada

Today, I went shopping with a friend. She picked up a hundred dollars on the floor that somebody dropped. I told her, "I feel sorry for the retard who dropped the money." When I got home, I checked my purse and realized that I was missing a hundred dollars. FML

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You deserved it 43 085

By Aaron Lewis - 07/07/2012 05:01 - United States - Topeka

Today, I bumped into a man on the street. I apologized and he picked up his wallet. To clear the awkward silence, I pointed out that his wallet looked like mine. It wasn't until I was on the next street that I realized it was my wallet. FML

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You deserved it 10 752

By sdauner - 01/03/2010 21:55 - United States

Today, I found a $100 bill on the ground and was thinking, "I'm so lucky!!" I opened my wallet to find that $300 was missing. I looked back and saw some guy picking up $300. FML

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You deserved it 7 094

By fire0fisis - 03/02/2009 21:46 - United States

Today, the police called because someone had turned in my wallet that was stolen. I happily drove home only to find that my house had been robbed and ransacked. FML

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You deserved it 2 315

By life_suxxx - 06/12/2009 07:43 - United States

Today, I went to the store to buy some groceries. Several hours later I realize that I can't find my wallet. After looking all over my house and then the store parking lot, I had my credit cards cancelled. On the drive home, I feel something under me. It was my wallet. FML

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Detained

By emptypockets - 31/10/2014 13:35 - Australia - Sydney

Today, I was pulled over and fined $100 for driving without a license, as I'd accidentally left home without my wallet. I later found my wallet wedged beside my car seat, where it had been the entire time. FML

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iFellytone 0

Saturday 4 July 2009 9:30

Technically he didn't until then...

zargon 1

Saturday 4 July 2009 9:36

If not getting a reward is an FML for you, you truly deserve this one. Whatever happened to human goodness?

Comments

Volcomliberation 1

Monday 6 July 2009 9:26

anyone who is dumb enough to lose their wallet doesn't deserve it back sorry to say.

zargon 1

Monday 6 July 2009 9:45

I want you to remember those words the next time you lose something. I also want you to stop looking for whatever it is you lose, since, in your own words, you don't deserve it back. And, if you do find it, or someone else finds it for you, you *better* throw it away since you don't deserve it.

ben26_fml 0

Monday 6 July 2009 21:49

YDI for wanting cash. just do something nice out of the kindness of your heart man

LazyLlama 0

Tuesday 7 July 2009 9:25

For everyone saying "the FML is the fact that the guy lied" - so what? That in no way at all affects the OP in a negative way, and IF the FML was about a guy lying it would be a very, very lame FML. And #133, nice try at the gift critique, but the problem comes forth when you realize that the "positive feeling" from doing the good doing has to combat with the positive feeling from stealing the money, so it defaults to evaluating whether one feels better over following codes of conduct or through feeling better through materialistic selfishness. Anyone rational prefers the former.

sickinlove13 0

Wednesday 8 July 2009 9:17

You know it's not mandatory to give a reward for lost items, right? However, if he said he didn't have any cash, you should have reminded him that in order to find out the identity of the wallet's owner, you had to look inside the wallet and happened to notice that he, indeed, had quite a bit of cash.

Darthbane2007 17

Sunday 12 July 2009 5:28

Whatever happened to doing the right deed just because? You know how the economy is right now. The guy may have had to pay off a bill, or buy food for himself...

nieska18 0

Monday 5 October 2009 18:03

i dont know about you guys. but, karma is a bitch. if you take that money, and give back the wallet, and you can look the guy in the face and tell him you found it that way, man watch your back, i personally couldnt look a guy in the face after stealing money from his wallet.

rofll37 0

Tuesday 16 March 2010 21:42

Oh, I thing I got a different idea than everyone else from this? I thought they didn't steal any money, but the man was lying 'cos he didn't want to have to pay them and its funny 'cos they knew how much money was in there? idk...

Kgirl2cute 6

Monday 20 September 2010 14:14

I wouldve just casually said "Oh, okay, i thought that was your money in this wallet?"

tayza249 20

Tuesday 19 April 2011 6:14

the guy sounds like a douche. he didn't even say thank you? how ungrateful. I had a friend who would intentionally leave her wallet lying around for anyone to take. she simply didn't care. when I asked her would she care if someone stole it, she said "no, I have a whole drawer full of wallets". one day when she got up and left where she was sitting, I found a $10 note on the floor. she didn't even realise she left it. had it been anyone else, I wouldve returned it immediately. but since it was her.. I kept it and treated myself and a friend to a slurpee after school.