Lost purse

Home made chocolate chip cookies still warm when delivered.

Given the chance he couldn't eat sweets or drink wine - I'd donate to a dog charity, send him the little receipt in my note.

I think a thank you card and flowers!
Everyone likes flowers and men don't receive them often enough.
Though the suggestion of a chocky egg with his name on it is also lovely.

My DD & I found an Iphone in the street .... Can't remember how we contacted the owner (since we had his 'phone). Anyway 20 mins later he turned up where we were waiting in a coffee shop ..... With a bottle of champagne! Lovely!

What a lovely man, and yes he should be thanked with a card, and maybe some flowers.
Cakes and chocolate although lovely, can be a problem of he is diabetic.Glad you got your purse back, what a relief.

I think a thank you note would be plenty. He obviously doesn't want a fuss made - so don't over-think it.

If it was me, I would find a gift embarrassing. After all, he only did what we all should have done.

But nancy my take on it is that the owner of the lost whatever feels better for giving a small gift and there's nothing to be embarrassed about in graciously accepting that. As I said upthread, experiencing honesty and kindness is lovely and by marking that with a small gift of thanks is part of what is so nice about being human and acknowledging the good there is in so many of us.

I think given the time of year, something on the Easter egg theme would be great -M and S have some very prettily packaged Easter chocs, sweets, eggs etc starting at only £2 so it wouldn't be a flamboyant gesture at all just a token

Anyway Beam if I ever find your purse ( in the event that I return it) I like those Green and Black packs of individual mini bars ( available at Sainsburys)

What a lovely kind man ,and so lucky an honest person found your purse ! If the local shop you were in knows him well,you could perhaps ask them if he comes in for something for himself ...i.e. wine (if so what) cigarettes if he smokes, as I believe they are quite expensive nowadays, a treat of something else for him or his dog if he has one and doesn't just walk others......a donation to a charity and a nice thank you card. Any small gesture would I am sure be a nice surprise for him and probably unexpected ! I have found various things in my time (a gold necklace with a '21' pendant on it, money, a video camera, a gold engraved pen ,,,handed them all in ,,,never received a thank you but at least I knew I had done the right thing !

Oh printmiss exact thing happened to me !!!

In the Easter spirit, give him whatever food treat you think you would like to have. If he's diabetic, he'd probably be just as grateful and then pass it on to a family member or friend.

Or... you could give him a voucher for the local pub or something similar. It would depend on how much cash was in your wallet and how put out cancelling all the cards would make you. Put yourself in his shoes as to what you would like to have, and think of how relieved you are at his honesty.

Ask the village shop keeper in confidence.

We found a ladies handbag in a car park we were able to find her phone number in a little diary felt awful even lucking in bag though we offered to meet her but she insisted we stayed at home and she brought us a litre bottle of whisky we said we were fine but she put it on doorstep and left didn't like to tell her we don't drink whisky family and freinds do though I was just happy to give her bag back its worst feeling when you lose things ?

Not sure about the cake idea. You don't know if he has any medical conditions such as celiac disease for example.

Blimey, Rigby, there was only £20 in the purse. Could I afford to have you find it?

As they said he is a dog walker how about the cake or an Easter egg and some doggie treats

I'm with nanarose!

Just a thank you note, that would be appreciated I'm sure Beam

We found some keys a couple of months ago on the pavement near where we live. We knocked at a nearby house and spoke to the lady. Left the keys with her
She noticed someone looking for something later that day so the keys were reunited with owner
A nice thank you letter was posted through our door. We felt a nice glow! And I posted it on a local Web site so everyone could feel the glow!

Thankyou note would be fine. I once found a pair of glasses in a case. The name snd address was in case (a different town) so posted it. Was thrilled to get a lovely thankyou letter. I certsinly wouldnt have wanted cake or any other of the suggestions!

For goodness sake. A decent person did a good thing--- a decent woman wants to do a good thing.. write a card, wrap some chocolates and all will be happy... He will appreciate being appreciated... She will appreciate being appreciated.. It's about being human .its not rocket science.

Just popped my little show of gratitude into shop. They told me he had been in asking if the lady had got her purse back, so I think he wants to know it has been returned. If it was me, I would only be concerned that it had been handed back. Everyone should put a telephone number in their purse, just to be on the safe side.

id find out what he buys when he goes into village shop and if it's a newspaper maybe pay shop in advance for his paper for the week. I'm not sure about the cake I would say box of chocolates would be better.

Beam me.. I'm sure he will appreciate it..
Whatever your 'little show of gratitude .. Forrget all the nonsense regarding 'the right thing to do' and 'honest people don't want gratitude' It's just nice to be nice.. You're nice... and nice people, whatever the political horrors we're all facing. Keep the world turning ?

I know he wouldn't really want anything but what would that say about me? We all like appreciation, deep down, and I do believe in generosity. "Pass it on" is a good basis philosophy in life.