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Bella23 Tue 14-Nov-23 17:17:06

You never know someone might hand it in at the bus depot. In the village where we lived someone found DD's school bus pass with only her photo they waited and saw her passing in the morning and gave her it. We took something around as a thank-you.

crazyH Tue 14-Nov-23 17:08:00

I feel for your dear son. Poor lad - he must be so distraught. Yes, put a message on your local FB. Good luck !

25Avalon Tue 14-Nov-23 16:59:27

I do hope you are pleasantly surprised and it’s handed in. 🤞

Granniesunite Tue 14-Nov-23 16:55:15

I hope someone hands it in Aveline I don’t do Facebook but that’s a good idea. Fingers crossed it turns up.

Feel for your son he’ll be so upset.

Germanshepherdsmum Tue 14-Nov-23 16:43:12

I will keep everything crossed for you. I can imagine your poor son’s anguish. It’s so easily done. Poor lad.

Aveline Tue 14-Nov-23 16:37:22

The bus company have a lost property office. He's just been there. They'll contact him if it turns up or he can phone them in three days.
I'll maybe put it on Facebook

Callistemon21 Tue 14-Nov-23 16:35:05

The bus station? Surely they have a lost property office?

BlueBelle Tue 14-Nov-23 16:30:46

Where would they hand them in though Maggiemaybe We have no police station in our town the banks if there are any often close early or open late I would nt hand it in to a shop definitely take it home with me in the first instance and try social media
It never ceases to amaze me how many bank cards and sets of keys are advertised every day on FB

Callistemon21 Tue 14-Nov-23 16:26:30

I hope someone hands it in or as Maggiemaybe says, posts something on a local FB page.

Happy birthday 💐 🎂

BlueBelle Tue 14-Nov-23 16:24:56

My adult grandson left a very expensive coat on the bus earlier this year We thought that was definitely a goner but it was handed in and he got it back, both he and his sister have lost a phone each at different times An Uber driver delivered my grandaughters back to her and a gentleman from overseas had found my grandsons phone and rang his sisters number to say he’d got it and was waiting in a certain place in the city and he went straight to collect it
There are a lot of very honest people around and I hope you are as lucky as my grandkids have been
Fingers crossed 🤞🏼

Maggiemaybe Tue 14-Nov-23 16:20:00

Aveline, I always like to think that there are many more honest people around than dishonest ones - I hope one of the good guys finds the bag and hands it in.

Though, are you signed up to your local Facebook group? Ours has posts daily from people who’ve found bank cards, jackets, bags of shopping etc. The modern thing seems to be to take them home rather than handing them in, which puzzles me a bit (perhaps they just don’t trust other people). They seem to assume that everyone’s on social media as well.

Good luck, and happy birthday! thanks

Aveline Tue 14-Nov-23 16:07:09

My poor DS arrived for lunch distraught. He'd left my birthday present on the bus. It's very wet here and he was juggling parcels and his umbrella. It was a named carrier bag containing a very expensive perfume that he'd been saving for specially.
Obviously, he's now contacted lost property but, realistically, what are the chances of a decent person finding it and handing it in?
I'm not so much bothered about missing out on the present as it was the thought that counted for me. However, he's very upset. Cross with himself. It was a big thing for him. Oh dear.
Fingers firmly crossed that someone does the decent thing. Secretly - not optimistic. sad