Why do I always 'do the right thing?'...

[hoopykat]

I went over to NorCal MasterCraft (*urp*...I think I threw up a little bit in my mouth typing that...) to purchase a box anchor. They didn't have the size I needed on the display, so the kid went in the back and brought me one in a sealed shipping box. He opened it to make sure it was actually the anchor, and after paying I was on my way home. Get home...look at the box and notice it says "Quantity: 2" on the side. Hmmm. Sure enough, there are two anchors in the box. I returned to the store and I wish I had a picture of the kid's face when I told him there were actually two in the box. I did make sure that his boss didn't overhear me because I didn't want the kid to get in trouble. The size we need, if anyone needs the info, is the small box anchor; it covers vessels 18-30 feet in length. NorCal charged $167 plus tax.

-Mike

[ekag]

There's the old saying honesty pays off, except in America. In Japan, this is standard protocol. If you drop your wallet in Japan, the average Japanese will go through leeps and bounds to find the owner. In America, the average person will.....................never mind.

You simply have inner character and a soft heart, thus Master Oki say you will live a very long life with many many blessings.

[formandfunction]

My wife dropped her wallet at a swap meet with six hundred in it.A week later we got it in the mail with the money still in in.I live in America by the way.

[da.bell]

Good things happen to good people. Your time will be coming.

[Tequilasun]

karma...always a good idea to build some positive up when you get the chance.

[Lucky 275]

Kudos! There's nothing wrong with being a good person. I wish there were more people like you in the world.

Instead, there are those that steal my stereo (twice), cut in line, don't wear deodorant, park their boat and trailer in the middle of the boat ramp and proceed to unload all their crap into their car, while everyone else is waiting to get their boat out of the water. Do I need to keep going?

[ImaPigDog]

Why? I'm guessing that it is because it is probably how your were raised and you would hope/want someone to do the same for you (whether employee or owner in this particular situation).

Honesty and integrity seem to be an exception rather than the norm in our society these days. It is amazing...if a cashier gives me too much change, I'll return it and people look at me like I am insane. OK, so it maybe due to themask, snorkel & fins I'm wearing under my trench coat. Anyway, you get the point.

Thank you for your honesty!

[hoopykat]

Thanks guys...but you know...I bet each and every one of you would do the same thing.

-Mike

[Matt Garcia]

Karma for sure. It will swing back your way.

[jwanck11]

Good for you! Its all about actions...

[Lunchbox]

It does happen...

Guys, It's interesting reading this thread... Most of you know my boat story...

If not go here to read the backstory.



Well a few weeks ago I get a message on Facebook saying this: "I found something pink floating in Saguaro Lake yesterday. If you can ID it and contents, I can deliver it to you."

Well I emailed her back right away: "Julie, I had a boating accident out there over a year ago and my boat capsized. (I can send you pix if you want. It's funny now but wasn't at the time.) I'm sure you found something of mine but I have absolutely no idea what it is. I lost everything that was on the boat including my wallet, car keys, wakeboards, skis, etc. so again I just don't remember what I had that was pink. It was September of 2007 when it happened."

So her response is: "Sounds like a match! I was kayaking yesterday and had a hunch there was "something to find" in a reedy cove. I saw a pink floating bag ( probably your wife's old makeup bag? and your WALLET was inside, and your birthdate on FB matches the birthdate on your license. Yay intuition. My fella and I tried to look up your ph # on Google, no listing, so on another hunch I looked up your name in FB this morning. I live in south Tempe so we can schedule a reunion this am if you like. "

So we met at the mall and returned my wallet with $320 moldy dollars in it. I did give her a fresh $50 for her trouble and honesty...

I took pictures of the laundering process...

The pink makeup bag that I had my wallet in on that fateful day...


Pretty much intact except for the mold and moisture.


The contents: Disney Visa Card, Chase Rewards card, Coyotes Mastercard, Infiniti Inner circle membership card, AZ license, Costco AMEX, Chase checking card, $320 in moldy money...


Mold detail:


I gave them a rinse and let them dry out...


The edges were starting to disintegrate. Thankfully money is not really paper but rather mostly cotton...


It smelled pretty gnarley too...


Disintegration detail... I took it all to the bank and they deposited in my account, no big deal...


So moral of the story... There are still honest people in this world!

[da.bell]

Lunchbox is laundering money!!!!

Wow, I remember what you said Lunch about your boat. Simply amazing.

[Domsz06]

I found a wallet of a guy on the ski slopes last year. tried to track him down and ended up getting a hold of a tire center that knew him. was over 300 in cash in it. It was christmas eve, and I knew he was here with family. He was a grandfather I'm sure. When I finally got in touch with him he had no clue he had lost it. He gave me 20 bucks so my bro and I could buy a drink. He didn't even open it to check. I just told him, "Merry Christmas" He insisted I keep the 20. I tried not to, but oh well. bought some food and my bro and I had a blast.

I have lost too many wallets, I always try and return them.

[Tanner]

I lost a wallet once. I had this bad habit of sitting it down between my legs in my truck and when I would get out, I would kick it out on accident. Well, I finally lost it (for some reason I still do this with my damn cell). Had over $100 in cash, a couple very large limit cards and worst of all, my social security card.

The manager at Harolds around here recognized my name on my card when someone tried to use it (must have been a high class thief...haha). But that's all that was found

A year later, I got a letter from the police department stating they had something of mine that had been turned in to their lost and found. When I went and picked it up, it had EVERYTHING in it except for the cash and the Harolds card. I was shocked....lol.

[sparky216]

That's an awsome story LBX