Found a bag of money. What would you do?
 

Trying to get a consensus. If you found a paper bag with money in it and it had no identification markings. Just a plain paper bag. What would you do?

It depends on where I found it. If I found it in a store, I'd bring it to the courtesy desk with my name and phone number. They'd put it aside for 30 days and if not claimed, it'd go to me.

If I found it on the street/sidewalk/parking lot I might hang around for a half hour and if no one comes by looking for their lost bag of money, I'd take it home and set it aside for 30 days. If I don't read anything in the paper, or here, or anywhere else about someone losing their bag of money, it'd be mine to keep.

If I found it outside a bank and the alarms are going off and the police are approaching, I'd wave my hands up in the air and tell them that I found the loot, right here.

I did find a bag of money last week as a matter of f_ct. Just waiting for someone to claim it.

I would turn it in to the sheriff's office.

I guess it depends on how much. Are you going to dinner, buying a new car or buying a new house, lol. As already stated, hold it to see if anyone comes looking and can tell you how much there is.

Keep it in my house till someome forgets about it. Then look if it consecutive serial numbers...if not, spend it here and there..not all at once.

Finders keepers

I'd be very cautious as it may have been dropped during a drug deal or the like and bad guys may be looking for it, especially if it was loaded with rolls of hundreds.

Years ago I was at the Ft. Lauderdale airport and a young hispanic man was at the first class counter purchasing a ticket using a roll of hundreds he had pulled out of a brown paper bag.

They used to open up banks in Miami for men bringing in grocery bags full of cash. (cringe)

Tell my hubby, he can get that BBQ he had his eyes on after all ?

I would do the right thing! Reservations at Ruth's Chris and hopefully enough to tip
The Valet

Sounds like you thought of everything! I'm eating the PB& J sandwich that was in the bag with the money!

Definitely would turn it in to the Sheriff

I asked myself, "What would Jesus do?"

I would turn it into wine.

Funny how this original poster obviously ain't from New York. Question doesn't warrant a response.

I would too.

I have two stories about found money.

Guy a know used to do windows for Safelite. Got a call for a rental return side window as EWR. The lot guy was often bored and would help out, taking off door panels and whatnot.

Apparently when someone tried to put the window down the window shattered.

Turned out the car was packed with money. Every possible void in the vehicle had money stuffed in it.

He immediately called the police.

The second story, my Sister in law was driving in her town and saw money on the side of the road. She stopped, picked up a $100 bill. She looked further down the road and saw more bills laying there. She collected all of it, about $600. She called the local police they said no reports about stolen or lost money or whatever, told her to hang on to it for 30 days and after that do whatever she wants with it, they'd be in touch if something came up. Nothing did and she bought a new TV.