What are the chances?

I have, of course, done that. What has been helpful is my FB contacts have liked and shared my despairing post and I've been invited to join several useful local groups that I could not have found myself. The word is well and truly out and shared widely.

look on facebook pages for the location where the bus was bound, and interim ones.

Fleurpepper he's the one who's contacted the bus company. It would look a bit odd if I suddenly said it had turned up!
Lots of good stories from people here. Obviously there are decent folk around.

A belated Happy Birthday and I hope a Good Samaritan comes to the rescue. One did for me last week when I left my purse (with £50 cash and all my credit/debit cards within) in a supermarket trolley outside! There are good souls out there. x

That could be embarrassing though, Fleurpepper, if the bus company then finds it and rings him to say so. And of course the card would still be missing….

If you know what it was- just buy another one and tell him the bus company found it.

Aww bless him. Like you say it’s the thought that counts and you only want him to feel better. I’d post it on Facebook or anywhere else you can think of. There’s many more honest people about than not . Fingers firmly crossed for you 🍀

Thanks LauraNorderr

Given that there was a card addressed to ‘Mum’ the finder would have to be pretty hard hearted not to try to return it. I still have my fingers crossed Aveline. 🤞

I found a phone lying in the gutter. Phoned the first person in the contacts and had a very interesting conversation with someone who was convinced that I had stolen it! Sometimes trying to help out is a pain. Hope you recover your gift, but TBH it's not overly likely.

I got out of my car once and found a pair of very expensive sunglasses lying in the gutter behind it. I wasn’t very far from the local police station so walked there only to find it wasn’t open for public enquiries so I had to phone the main HQ who took my details and said if they hadn’t had an enquiry within three weeks, I could do what I liked with them. It didn’t hear from them so I gave them to a charity shop.

I fear that as the perfume is a 'consumable' someone will just keep it and chuck away the birthday card. Not something a nice person would do but...

I left a cashmere scarf on a bus a couple of Christmases ago. I had been shopping and had parcels etc. It was hot on the bus and I was wrapped up against the weather, so took off my coat, gloves and scarf, and must have dropped it as I gathered up my parcels to get off. I realised a very short while later but the bus had pulled away. I rang the company immediately, and was told that they would contact the driver as soon as he reached the terminus, but someone had clearly stolen the scarf. I was so upset, as it was a real extravagance bought with birthday money, and was relatively new.

I hope your son has better luck, Aveline.

coco12 thanks. Will check.

Aveline do you have the next door app? People often post in ours for those sort of things, must say most are helpful to others when they this kind of situation.

Put your own request on that’s the best way
Did anyone find a small package on bus ??? on Saturday

A friend invited me to join a local lost and found page on Facebook and I have done that. No luck though.

Just look through the various groups on fb
Put in the name of your town in the search bar and loads will come up
I ve never heard of hubs CrazyH

Will check crazyH

I have a feeling the local FB Pages are called ‘Hubs’

What a shame. Your poor son must be gutted. Fingers crossed you get it back. There are some good honest folk out there so hopefully it will be returned. I once left a handbag with a couple of hundred pounds on a tour boat in it while on holiday in the Lake District and it was handed in. Also laid my purse down in a supermarket when bagging up veg and it was also handed in to customer services. Yes, I am a bit scatty!

Aw, your poor son, such a lovely thought for his mum.
I’m sure you’ve given him a big hug anyway. Very happy birthday Aveline.

I don't have a local Facebook page it would seem. I've searched and searched but no luck.
I have tweeted the bus company and they've replied but just with the same message re calling in three days. Oh well.

As some else said local facebook groups often have found things phones bank cards teddies seem to be regular. Hope you are lucky.

Go on your local facebook page, people often post things that have been found. Or put your own post about the loss.