Lost and Found cash
 

Well, I found some cash (enough to buy a new coral colony) on the floor in a fast-food restaurant and thought the right thing to do was to hand it over to them in case the person who dropped it comes to make a claim. So I thought if no one claims it then I, being the finder, can claim it. So the employee says fine, I can come by in the evening. So I did and then the owner or supervisor tells me that it is their money now and that I am not entitled to claim it. I couldn't believe it. I thought it was standard practise for the finder to keep lost and found items if it isn't claimed by anyone. Well anyways, I thought they were pretty unethical about it.

Sam, does this place have a head office? Maybe you can complain. Maybe you'll have to just live with the fact that you're a better person than the owner/manager.

Its a Quizno's franchise. They might have some sort of head office.

Last night, the lady (some sort of supervisor or possibly owner in disguise) told me that the manager took the money home and that I made the mistake and should have just kept the money instead of giving it to them.

Then, the story this same lady gave me this morning was that someone came in after I left last night and claimed the money. I asked to speak to the manager so that I can collaborate her story and she tells me that he can't the answer the phone and took my number down. I haven't heard back. I'm just going to write the manager/owner a letter of complaint. But if they are already the ones stealing then its probably not going to be effective.

The money isn't what is ****ing me off (I decided after this fiasco that I would just give it to the employees as a big tip) as much as their business practise and ethics.

That explains a lot right there....

I called back to get the name of the manager so that I can write a complaint. He said that he was the manager and that he was really busy and hung up on me. Unbelievable. All I asked for was a name.

They are on Bridgeport and St. Edwards in Richmond.

see my previous comment :-)

all i have to say is that i have known a few people who work at quizno's - i advise all calgarians to avoid the locations in the NW. people think mcdonalds is bad, i can say that in the two and a half years i worked there, i never saw any of the stereotypic spiteful actions being engaged in - in one night hanging out in quizno's, i saw them all.

Didn't understand the previous comment. :question:

I like eating at Quizno's though. :lol:

Sam, I too enjoy eating there, but in talking to an owner of one here, the company itself really sucks. And the store beside my office sucks too, and I wouldn't go back there if the food was free. If I found any money at a Quizno's, I would turn it in to the local police dep't instead.

Ah shoot, Quinn, I've eaten at the Country Hills location... feeling a little queasy now...

Is the day shift any better??

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Why don't you do this. Make a sign and post it outside the store. Say money was found and to see store manager to claim it. If the real owner of the cash shows up, they have to turn it over. If they don't you can call the cops. Do you rememnber exactly how much cash there was?


Simon

Hehe. That would mean more time and effort on my part. Yes, I do remember the exact amount. The lady/supervisor already claimed (though suspiciously and conveniently) that a person came in and claimed the money. But she was the one who told me that the money belongs to them yesterday and that since money is not identifiable, that no one can claim it, not even me, so the story is fishy. All I wanted was to talk to the manager and have this story verified. If the manager and the supervisor agreed on the story then that's good enough for me. But the manager wasn't willing to talk. I'm really surprised at the rude treatment by the 2 people. I'm willing to just forget about it and move on now. I've cooled off. :lol:

nooooooo.... :eek:

actually the day shift was better, but not by much. i ate there too, if it makes you feel any better... of course, i watched them make the stuff, and they were making their own at the same time, and so on... bunch of hooligans though.

I suggest you send a registered letter to the manager stating that if he does not return your money within 14 days you will take him to small claims court.

You can file a suit in small claims court at low cost to yourself. Once you win the suit, the manager owes you the money, plus the cost of you filing the claim, plus your expenses including transportation to small claims court and your time.

I am not a lawyer but I researched this a few years ago in preparing for a small claims suit.

If the money is not worth a small claims suit then there are sites on the internet with creative ways to get revenge on people including listing their home phone number on a swingers' personal site etc.

i like the second solution best :twised: :angel: nothing quite like a personal vendetta against a fast food employee.

Remind me not to get on some of your bad sides when it comes to money. :lol: :lol:

I think your ideas are great. However, I think I'm going to just limit my revenge to just not patronizing their restaurant anymore. If the small amount of cash that they stole was more important to them than keeping a customer happy and worth yelling at a customer for even thinking about claiming possession of the found item, then they'll just lose my business. I spend about $40/month there on lunch.

There's no way I can prove that they kept the money in court. They'll just say that they found the person who lost the money and gave it back to them. And there's no way that I can prove otherwise and they know that.

The 2 part-time employees that I handed the money to were innocent. They actually said I could pick it up near closing time. It was the 2 owner/managers that were rude and unethical with one saying that I can't claim it and that I should have just kept it in the first place. I told her that it was standard practise for the finder to claim found unclaimed items and then the reply was "give me some more time to find the owner of the money and call us back tomorrow". Hm, I guess they found the owner didn't they. Not surprising at all. When I tried to talk to the other "manager" the next day to verify her story, she won't give me his name or put him on the phone. I tried a few more times and still couldn't get to the bottom of it. They knew that if they made it hard for me, I'll give up eventually and go away. Well, case closed, lesson learned. If you find money next time, keep it and give your number to the store in case the person comes back looking for it they can call you and claim it if they know the exact amount lost. :lol: :lol: Or just go out and buy a coral with it.

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You were at a Quizno's Sam........ :eek: :exclaim: :razz:

Yeah! Whats up Sam? Too many nights out at The Cannery?? :razz:

LOL.....:wink:

BTW, Em and I found this great little place in Victoria. You got a budget?? :biggrin:

I like toasted subs. Now where am I going to go for toasted subs, err??

Sure, but no wine for me next time thanks. :mrgreen:

We could all call them and tell them to give Sam his money back!!

108-3088 St.Edwards Drive, Richmond, BC V6X 4C4 CA
Phone: 604-207-9588

:lol: Christy....

They served awesome crantinis.....that eased the pain a bit for us tho.... :mrgreen:

Sam's spot was kinda lookin' like a tacobell tho........ :lol: :lol: :lol:

Yah and his place didn't have TROOPER playing across the street :wink:

Now, now, I'm not looking for trouble. :neutral:

Interesting story. I'd say you tried to do an honourable thing by handing it over to the establishment you found the money in, and certainly by the sounds of it they didn't do the honourable thing after that, but the thing is, you handed it over to them and thereby effectively washed your hands of it at that point. What happens after that is between them and the person who lost the cash. Hopefully (although I agree it is unlikely), they are telling you the truth that it was claimed and by the rightful person.

If there is a next time, maybe hang onto the cash, tell the establishment/management that you have found a sum of cash, and either leave your contact info (so that the person can contact you in an attempt to identify the cash [probably only by verifying the actual amount, there won't be much else to work with]), or inform them that you're taking it to the police and the people can then try to sort it out with them.

Basically when it comes to "lost money" you really can't trust anyone.

I remember one thing that happened to me at an ATM about 10 years ago when I worked downtown. I was in a hurry to get somewhere and somewhat distracted. The bank machine I used was different than the one I usually use (which gives you the cash you take out, then gives you your card). This one gave you your card first, then spit out the money. Well as a conditioned response I suppose, when the card came out I whipped the card back into my wallet and walked off, on autopilot and thinking the transaction was all done. Well I realized my mistake within easily two minutes. I basically walked off, made a few steps, then said, "hey, whoops," turned around went back to the machine. The cash was long gone. I had taken out ... I can't remember it was either $20 or $40 but no more than that. But it was gone. It had to be the person behind me in line, who I figure who could have easily said "hey dummy! you forgot your cash" but that obviously was not the choice that person made that day. I'm not sure what my point is here .... I guess what I'm trying to say is, if you're dumb enough to be careless with cash, you have to be prepared to deal with the consequences of losing it. That person who lost the cash was careless. You found it ... at that point it's your choice, and your conscience, how to deal with it. But once you've turned it over to someone else ..... you no longer exert any influence. Hoping to see it back, in case it is not claimed, is ... possibly a bit of a stretch.

Of course, that doesn't justify the management of the establishment to be rude and to treat you like that. That's totally unacceptable how they've acted towards you. I know I certainly wouldn't be so quick to return there either.

cheers (sorry that you didn't end up with a free coral this time ... :mrgreen: )

Guys, you really can't expect a whole lot more from slightly above minimum wage employees. IMHO opinion you can kiss the money goodbye if you give it to store management. There are absolutely no checks and balances in a case like that. It really is like giving someone a gift of cash.
I, however, can give a better story about a bank machine. Some time ago I withdrew $100.00 from the machine at my bank. I walked away without taking the money from the machine. A short time later I noticed my error. Without expecting anything I went back to the bank. I explained my mistake to the teller, who handed me the money without question. Someone had returned it. However, it is not as honest as it seems on the surface. There is a camera on the machines recording everything that occurs at the machine. They can go back and check all transactions.

Bob, what are "mo checks"? :eek: :lol: :mrgreen:

Steve

i have some italian friends. maybe i could have louie take care of it.

but seriously, there's a rip-off of quizno's here called zesto's. see if there are any locations in vancouver. i know they were looking for franchisees, maybe you'll want to look into that, sam. unlimited toasted subs. :razz:

That's what I get for not checking what I write. It should be no checks. :redface:

karma, it's all about karma.

bob, your story reminds me of a recent experience i had.

i will not go into detail, lets just say...i am waiting for the good karma to return to me. :biggrin:

p.s.
sure bank machines have cameras, but if you were not robbed, or someone did not break into your account, by coersing/threatening you, they (the bank) wont resort to digging through camera footage to return your money. unfortunately, if you left your money there, that is your fault and your loss.

My dad used to always find money.

Go for a five minute walk with him and he found money. He always gave away some, his theory being you get back in life three times what you give away. I like it. :biggrin:

Em, can I go for a walk with your dad? :lol:

Sam have you tried calling Don Cherry cause you know toasted tastes better!!! .............. If it were me and that happend I would A) write them until your hands fall off or they give you a free franchise or B) beat the crap out of the "Manager" (If he can be classified under that title) until he gives you the money or it falls out of his pocket!!