# I found $50 at the grocery store yesterday! What should I do with it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 14, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-50-at-the-grocery-store-yesterday-what-should-i-do-with-it/539459 "2010-05-14T19:20:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Picard_Kills_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-50-at-the-grocery-store-yesterday-what-should-i-do-with-it/539459/41 "2010-05-16T00:22:45Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > Quite obviously, you don’t tell them how much money you found or in what form/denomination or if it was in something or all on its own. If someone reported losing a matching quantity of money BEFORE you ask, it’s likely theirs. It’s not rocket surgery. That’s if you are willing to spend the hour its going to take (at least) to walk to 12 different stores explaining the situation to each of them. Good grief. Buy the dog a toy and some treats then treat yourself to a nice dinner! ---
**Author:** ![IaMoDiNaRy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@IaMoDiNaRy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IaMoDiNaRy)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-50-at-the-grocery-store-yesterday-what-should-i-do-with-it/539459/42 "2010-05-16T00:32:05Z")
needscoffee- It seems I need to explain to you again that if there had been any way to find the rightful owner og the money, I would have. And I’ll restate a few more things for you since you seem to have missed some points I made in response to your first comment on this thread. There are at least 12 stores/restaurants in the immediate area where I was parked. These businesses encircle the parking lot. I was parked pretty far out because I had my doggie friend with me and she needed shade. I only mentioned 2 of the stores because they were the only 2 I went in. The money was in the flower bed near where I was parked. I was actually closer to CVS and the seafood place than I was to the grocery store, if you wanna get technical about it. NO ONE was around. There was only one other car parked near me because it was a pretty good walk. I used the “looked around furtively” comment to bring a little humor into my story. 😃 I stated this also. I don’t believe anybody would take the time to walk into that many places and inquire if anyone reported losing some money. More time than I had, for sure, since I had my dog in the car with me. One more thing - I guess the title of my thread is misleading in a way, but I feel I gave enough details in the actual and following post to clear that up. SOOOOOO I gave the money to my dog! She loves her treats I bought her and her new big bag of Potato and Duck formula Natural Balance dog food. ---
**Author:** ![IaMoDiNaRy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@IaMoDiNaRy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IaMoDiNaRy)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-50-at-the-grocery-store-yesterday-what-should-i-do-with-it/539459/43 "2010-05-16T00:36:53Z")
> [@smee\_goan](#): > > Found a couple pounds of Panama Red Marijuana in a car’s trunk I stole,… > A guy told me in jail, (I was not guilty), > kicker was > > guy had gay men photographs also there > > lmao since then. You stole somebody’s trunk? LOL ---
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-50-at-the-grocery-store-yesterday-what-should-i-do-with-it/539459/44 "2010-05-16T01:21:46Z")
My 4 year old daughter found $30 in a Kroger rest room last week! It was pretty funny too. We walked into the bathroom, and she ran into a stall as fast as she could. Before I even got to the stall door, she popped back out and said “Mommy, look what I found!”, showed me money, then said “I know, it can be your Mother’s Day present!” She says it was sitting on the toilet paper holder. 🙂 I went to the customer service desk, and they said no one had reported it missing, so I could keep it. She also looked at me crazy, like she couldn’t believe I would even try to turn it in. I would say I did something cool with it, but my teenager needed money for this, and my pre-schooler needed money for that, and the last $5 went to tip my waitress. Oh well! ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-50-at-the-grocery-store-yesterday-what-should-i-do-with-it/539459/45 "2010-05-16T01:51:44Z")
I would consider it legitimately ‘found’ money. So I would use half to buy myself something and donate the other half to charity. (I feel bad for my little charities that are struggling. Maybe I’d give all of it to them…) ---
**Author:** ![Perciful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Perciful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Perciful)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-50-at-the-grocery-store-yesterday-what-should-i-do-with-it/539459/46 "2010-05-16T02:00:42Z")
You already know what you need to do. What you ultimately do is up to you. I get some great God shots when I do the right thing. It could be a little old Lady’s grocery money for the month… ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-50-at-the-grocery-store-yesterday-what-should-i-do-with-it/539459/47 "2010-05-16T02:05:06Z")
> [@IaMoDiNaRy](#): > > needscoffee- > > It seems I need to explain to you again that if there had been any way to find the rightful owner og the money, I would have. And I’ll restate a few more things for you since you seem to have missed some points I made in response to your first comment on this thread. > > There are at least 12 stores/restaurants in the immediate area where I was parked. These businesses encircle the parking lot. I was parked pretty far out because I had my doggie friend with me and she needed shade. I only mentioned 2 of the stores because they were the only 2 I went in. The money was in the flower bed near where I was parked. I was actually closer to CVS and the seafood place than I was to the grocery store, if you wanna get technical about it. NO ONE was around. There was only one other car parked near me because it was a pretty good walk. > > I used the “looked around furtively” comment to bring a little humor into my story. 😃 I stated this also. > > I don’t believe anybody would take the time to walk into that many places and inquire if anyone reported losing some money. More time than I had, for sure, since I had my dog in the car with me. > > One more thing - I guess the title of my thread is misleading in a way, but I feel I gave enough details in the actual and following post to clear that up. > > SOOOOOO I gave the money to my dog! She loves her treats I bought her and her new big bag of Potato and Duck formula Natural Balance dog food. I’m not quibbling with you. I already stated that if you say it wasn’t practical to ask around, then fine. > [@](#): > > The OP has restated that there was no way to find which store to check with, so it’s over. DrDeth has a problem with what I said _I_ would do, and it was to him I was replying. ---
**Author:** ![IaMoDiNaRy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@IaMoDiNaRy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IaMoDiNaRy)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-50-at-the-grocery-store-yesterday-what-should-i-do-with-it/539459/48 "2010-05-16T02:48:52Z")
> [@Perciful](#): > > You already know what you need to do. What you ultimately do is up to you. I get some great God shots when I do the right thing. > > It could be a little old Lady’s grocery money for the month… I’ve already “DONE” something with the money. Check out the rest of the thread. 😃 Did you read ANY of the posts other than the OP? Just asking… Both of your comments indicate that you did not. ---
**Author:** ![IaMoDiNaRy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@IaMoDiNaRy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IaMoDiNaRy)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-50-at-the-grocery-store-yesterday-what-should-i-do-with-it/539459/49 "2010-05-16T02:55:46Z")
Sorry Perciful, I didn’t mean to sound snappy. I’ve just repeated in so many ways that there was no way to return the money to the rightful owner. Wish there was but it’s just not possible. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-50-at-the-grocery-store-yesterday-what-should-i-do-with-it/539459/50 "2010-05-16T08:24:25Z")
> [@IaMoDiNaRy](#): > > Washoe - Here is Frannie, my little darling doggie: [IaMoDiNaRy | Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/50198808@N05/) My, what big eyes you have! ---
**Author:** ![Perciful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Perciful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Perciful)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-50-at-the-grocery-store-yesterday-what-should-i-do-with-it/539459/51 "2010-05-16T19:11:45Z")
> [@IaMoDiNaRy](#): > > Sorry Perciful, I didn’t mean to sound snappy. I’ve just repeated in so many ways that there was no way to return the money to the rightful owner. Wish there was but it’s just not possible. Sorry, I did read the OP and a few people helping you spend it. I did not know you went to the stores and asked if anyone dropped it. I say it’s yours then! ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-50-at-the-grocery-store-yesterday-what-should-i-do-with-it/539459/52 "2010-05-16T19:56:31Z")
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