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Honesty - How honest are you?!

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SeaWoozle Mon 18-Mar-24 22:01:11

I know there was another thread before about this, but I can't find it. Just wanted to share something which happened today......

My DD is away in the Netherlands for a few days with her BF. They flew to Amsterdam, caught a bus and then were waiting for a train to their onward destination, around an hour away. She suddenly realised that her small bag was missing, containing passports & purse. She group-called myself and her sister in a panic, not knowing what to do. We advised her to return to the station over the road. Her BF was already calling the emergency number. I left the sisters to it as I was surplus to requirement in the conversation and big sister had it covered 🥰 Anyway, it turns out that her bag was found by someone unknown, handed in and was picked up by my daughter in The Hague, an hour away, contents untouched. Secretly I thought she would never see it again. But my faith in humanity has been restored and she can enjoy her trip away (for her BF's birthday) and be able to get home, hassle free.

One happy Mumma!

Saggi Sat 23-Mar-24 09:54:46

Over the years I’ve returned 4 wallets/purses to the owners ….one , who didn’t have a phone number in the purse , was a two bus ride away ….when I handed the wallet over she said “ pity you couldn’t have gotten it to me before I cancelled my cards”……I explained that I didn’t drive and had to catch two buses ….she just shrugged and shut door in my face.
Ah well….another two buses home them is it!? 🤬,

Moth62 Sat 23-Mar-24 10:44:32

As well as most people being honest, on a recent trip on my own to a very large city (we live in a very remote far off spot normally, so well out of my comfort zone) I was very heartened and warmed by the number of people who offered help with my bulky case or a seat on a tram or train or were just generally kind and helpful if I asked the way to somewhere. There are indeed so many good people out there who don’t make the news smile

Barbadosbelle Sat 23-Mar-24 11:49:10

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Goodness MOnica! Why wouldn’t your son want you to benefit from his Netflix account? It doesn’t make any difference to him. And he must have given you the log-in details at some point.

We have AmazonPrime but if there’s a series or film you have to pay for I always check my son’s account to see if he’s bought it. And he sometimes has. He lives 130-miles away. He volunteered his log-in details and he’s happy enough for us to use it - although it has only happened half-a-dozen times over the years.
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Skydancer Sat 23-Mar-24 11:52:27

I often wonder how much money I would hand in. For example, if I found a ÂŁ10 note in the road I would keep it. I might keep ÂŁ20. But anything more than that I think I would hand in to the police. Hmm....? What would others do?

ordinarygirl Mon 25-Mar-24 19:50:09

my husband has found 2 wallets ( separate incidents)when we have been shopping. We returned the first to the police station and the owner rang us offering a reward. We did not want any reward but said if he wanted , he could give a donation to the dogs trust
the second time, there was no police station for several miles. The lady in the bank took it in and said she would contact the person as it seemed to be a customer. We had not even opened the wallet to check as that seemed an invasion of privacy
I found a wallet on a bus and took it to the bus station
-again unopened
Saying that I was undercharged by 80 pence on Saturday. I did not tell the assistant as a few months ago there was an unsatisfactory purchase and felt justified that the 80p went someway towards compensation. I had not kept the receipt for the unsatisfactory item. So not honest for 100% of the time