Are you ABSOLUTELY honest?

Many years ago we were on a bus in southern italy and i found a wallet stuffed full of notes. it was a temptation but only for a second and i handed it to the bus driver as we got off the bus. friends told us we were silly and should have kept it,as we did struggle, but i couldnt have lived with the dishonesty, and said if the driver kept it it would be on his conscience, and not mine. I have thought about this from time to time and do not regret what i did. and here i am retelling the story of my honesty! On the other hand if i find a coin on the pavement i have been known to keep it, after looking around to see if anyone may have dropped it.

Absolutely honest I'm afraid. I have never kept anything that wasn't mine! Even when emptying husband's trousers to put in wash, or finding wadges of notes that have fallen from his pocket on the sofa..which he doesn't miss! I always give it back to him...it's not mine!! he tells me to keep it...but I just can't! I once had a friend that ordered a heater from a catalogue that I had...it didn't turn up and for months we argued with the catalogue company until they decided to send a replacement. When in her home one day I discovered that she did indeed receive the "missing" heater...I never forgave her for her dishonesty and the fact that she could lie to me in this way. I felt so let down. So no, honesty is always the best policy in my book.

mazgoli One New Year's eve, I looked out of my front window and saw a bicycle leaning against the window of the corner shop opposite my house. (This was after midnight so technically it was New Year's day!) Anyway, I recognised it as belonging to the guy who owned the shop and guessed he was carousing in the pub nearby. I was plunged into a state of terrible indecision. What if the bike was stolen? Should I put it in my garage for safe keeping? What if Joe came out of the pub and found his bike missing and called the police? What if he was drunk (very likely!) and tried to ride his bike home (five miles of deserted country roads) and fell in a ditch?

Anyway, I left the bike where it was. It did get stolen. The bike was found damaged beyond repair in a ditch. I never confessed.

Found a £10 note on the floor whilst out walking, nobody around who might have dropped it so put it in my pocket but couldn't rest until came across a charity box a few days later and put it in there.

Years ago, when walking the dogs, I found a £10 note on a path in a remote part of a wood. There was nobody to hand it in to and nobody else around, so I kept it. More recently I was, again with the dogs, walking along a tow path by the Trent and Mersey Canal, no where near houses, car parks or roads, and I found a £5 note which I also kept there being no one or no where to hand it in. Does this make me a total crook? ?

As a child I remember finding a £1 note on the pavement near where I lived. I took it inside to show my parents and my father said that needs to be taken to the police station and handed in. £1 was a lot of money back then. My sister and me went together gave it in and the policeman filled in a form. If it is"nt claimed within 3 months you"lle be notified and it will be yours. Completely forgot about it until a few months later when a letter arrived telling me to collect the money as it had"nt been claimed. My father was completely surprised as we did not live in a well off area and a lot of poverty around us and thought someone would have claimed it. Still remember having that honesty instilled in us and did the same with my own children too.

a few years ago I found a wallet, which had some money inside it and a driving licence. Eventually found a police station to hand it in to - and thought no more about it. About 6 months later police rang me to say no one had claimed the wallet and therefore the money was mine! If I'd known the police would make no effort to trace the owner (wallet found in London and owner lived in Kent) I'd have posted it all to the owner myself, to the address on the driving licence. I was not impressed - told the police to put the money in the police fund as it definitely wasn't mine. Wouldn't have handed it in if I had intended to keep the money would I?

Walking the children to school one day, I found a purse full of money. I looked for ID and found a picture of the woman on her driving licence. When I got to the school gates, there she was, a neighbour who lived in the same street. She was so grateful and said it was her housekeeping money for the week. Another time, I was at a cash machine and the chap in front of me used the machine and walked away. When I stepped up, all these £20 notes were still sticking out of the machine. I grabbed them and ran down the road the way he had gone. I spotted him and he also was extremely grateful. I always try to think how I would feel if I lost anything and would hope people would return it.

If I found the odd note or coins on the floor or was undercharged I would keep it. If I found a purse, I would ring the police station and report that I had it and if anyone reported it missing they could collect it from me but I would not take it to the station because I have ZERO trust in the police. My 'local station' is also 5 miles away.

My daughter, when a teenager, found a bag in our village phone book with a passport in. She came running home to tell me and I rang the police who had just had it reported. The person was very glad to get that back so quickly and was staying in a local B&B so she took it round to them and was given a fiver but she didn't expect anything.

I recently lost my purse when a travelling companion somehow !!! knocked it out of my car as he got it!! The finders rang the police, the police rang me and I collected it from them and took some chocs and beer round as a thank you the next day. I hardly carry any cash but had a multitude of cards in there so was very grateful for their honesty.

sorry, phone box!

I found what looked like a man's wallet lying on a bench as I got off a train in Crewe. Some people sitting there had seen it but more or less ignored it.
I raced off and gave it to the guard who took charge very quickly and she called name of the owner over the tannoy.
What happened then I don't know as I was leaving the station.
At least with that there was a chance of finding the owner and saving him a lot of trouble and worry. They could probably do it quickly via the police and his bank.

I found a £10 note at the bottom of a snowy field full of people sledging. I have to confess I kept that. There was no chance of knowing who it belonged to or even finding out.

My friend and I often find odd amounts of money when we are out walking. I put it in the next charity box I see.

Slightly "off topic" yesterday I was in Southport M&S and watched a "lady" swopping the cheap 85 p mixed eggs out of the large egg box and into the 85p box. I was behind her and she slyly looked at me. She went to the self service and just paid 85p for the eggs. I did report it, as I felt sorry for the person who bought large eggs and got mixed sizes. I was told "it was on CCTV" the will probably get her next time she goes in.

Sorry, no sense there she was putting large eggs into cheap egg box.

I remember years ago I had a rash on my hands that was itchy and I took my wedding ring off and put it on my lap whilst I was driving, I completely forgot it was there when I got out the car and didn't realise till sometime later. I retraced my steps and the last resort was to call police station and low and behold it had been handed in. Being very grateful I took the lady flowers and chocolates and gave her £10 she was reluctant to take it but I was so relieved I was insistant. Moral of story is since that day I have and always,and always will, hand things in to the police station.

When we were children (at junior school) we found a £5 note by the gutter. A lady had been standing there investigating her handbag/purse and must have dropped it. We tried to run after her but couldn't catch up and she disappeared into a large factory. We handed it in to the headmaster as we didn't know what else to do.
Three months later it hadn't been claimed (who would think to contact a school?) so Mr O told us he was giving it to charity. Mum was a bit miffed as she could have done with the money as we were rather hard up.
Twice I've found purses by the roadside and handed them in, not a word of thanks. I lost one earring which was never handed in. What good is one earring to anyone? Still, there we are.

Im a bit of a mixed bag I suppose, in terms of honesty.

If I found a large sum of cash or a wallet/purse I would want to return it to its rightful owner (I once found £100 left in a cashpoint machine and handed that in - got no thanks!) If I found a small sum on the pavement then I wouldn't hand it in, would seem pointless.

In shops, if something wasn't scanned properly through no fault of my own I think I might keep quiet! However, if I was given too much change I would probably say, because the till would be down and the poor cashier could be suspected of theft.

I once took £50 out of the cashpoint in Waitrose, but when I got home, I found I had lost it. I was quite upset as I had taken the cash out as I was going on a day trip to London the next day. I presume it must have dropped out of my purse when I paid for my groceries. Anyway I went straight back to the shop and enquired if it had been handed in. It hadn't. I therefore had to take a further £50 out from the cashpoint for my trip the following day.
Someone either found my money and decided to keep it, or they handed it in and someone in the shop kept it either way, someone willingly deprived me of my money. If I ever find any money I will not hand it in, I will hand in my phone number so the person can contact me to collect it, at !east that way I can be sure the loser will be reunited with their money should they make enquiries about it.

When my sons were wee, they found £10 on the ground at the local market. We took it to the police station. They were thrilled as they had never been on it, even though their daddy worked there! Months later they got the tennet back. They were so chuffed! A good lesson that honesty pays!

A few years ago DH received an unexpected tax rebate, which he didn't think was owed. He wrote a long letter (utter torture for him as he hates letter-writing)explaining why he was not entitled and returning the cheque. In reply he received an even larger cheque! He gave in then.

I have found coins at the bus stop, small loose change that I have kept but a £1 coin I found went to charity. I have also found a mobile phone (the owner collected it from me and gave me a gift card), a wallet full of cards but no address so I rang the police, heard nothing, rang them again two days later and it wasn't on their computer. Eventually the owner was traced and gave me a present. I also found a bag containing video equipment. The police asked me if I could take it round to the police station which entailed a longish walk as I have no car but no acknowledgement from the owner. I have also handed in two purses left on check-outs at M&S. I didn't leave my name and thought there might be a thank you letter in the local paper but there wasn't. A couple of years ago I found a discarded purse with a child's bus pass in it. What a palaver, I rang the council, the bus company, the council again, went round in circles, it was never claimed from me, I threw it out recently.

On the other side of the coin, my son lost his entire wages out of his pocket, about £200, he realised he had dropped it on the bus, he rang the bus station office and they said it wasnt on the bus
Afew yearsclater, he saw a girl he went to scholl with and she blatantly told him she had found it and kept it, laughing

I was in a cafe and realised I had been undercharged. Not quite sure what to do, I sat by the window drinking my coffee and eating my cake when I noticed across the street a young man in a wheel chair with an official collecting bucket. He was a smartly turned out chap, but wasn't getting many donations - perhaps people were a bit embarrassed at approaching him, as he had no legs? Dunno.
Anyway, I decided not to tell the cafe they had undercharged - they were a multi national and could probably afford it.

Instead, I rounded the amount up to a decent note, and went and gave it the young man - I told him what had happened and we both had a good laugh that it was going to an excellent cause.

Call girl 1. Was that fish and chip shop in St. Andrews in Market Street .if so that is my cousins shop. Sorry but I have to ask. ?

In answer to the original question, in all honesty, no.
I wouldn't, however, take or keep anything that belonged to somebody else. That's just wrong.