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Returning a lost wallet in Seattle turned into a 4-hour ordeal
Found a wallet at a bus stop last Tuesday with over $200 cash and an ID for a guy named Marcus. Everyone online says 'just drop it at a police station,' but the downtown precinct made me fill out a huge form and wait for an officer to log it, which took almost 90 minutes. Then I had to track down his workplace from the business cards inside, which added another couple hours because his office was closed. Has anyone else found that doing the 'right' thing is way more complicated than people make it sound?
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mary_west2mo ago
Last year I found a purse in a grocery cart and just mailed it to the address on the driver's license inside. Stamped it and dropped it at a post office box, cost me a few bucks for shipping. It felt way easier than dealing with any official place. Did you consider mailing it next time or was there too much cash to feel safe doing that?
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ellis.faith2mo ago
Mailing a wallet with 200 bucks in it feels like a huge gamble to me. I found a phone once and tried to mail it back using the address in the emergency contact. The package just disappeared, never got delivered or returned. That experience made me trust a paper trail at an official station more, even with the wait.
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dylan3762mo ago
Trust the post office with cash after they lost your phone? That's like giving a cat a bath and expecting it to thank you. I'd need a tracking number, insurance, and maybe a security guard riding along in the truck. Your story is exactly why I'd just drive it to the police station and let them deal with the headache. At least then when it vanishes, you can blame them instead of yourself.
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