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To loose all faith in humanity?

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polilol · 15/04/2019 12:07

In a cocktail bar Saturday night and my friend put her bag down and forgot about it.
Just been in and they have her handbag but it's empty.
Someone has been through it and took her phone and her purse.
How disgusting is that.
Why not just hand it in.
Makes me so sad

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Sarcelle · 15/04/2019 12:19

You can't lose faith in humanity over one incident, surely?

CupcakeDrama · 15/04/2019 12:29

Really? this isnt a new thing. My mum left her bag in a shop a few years ago and never got it back again. Had £200 cash in. you cant have thought this was a new thing?

WorraLiberty · 15/04/2019 12:32

It's sad and upsetting but losing all faith in humanity is a tad OTT to say the least.

There are plenty of examples of where the same thing has happened and it's simply been handed in to lost property.

pessimisticstateofperception · 15/04/2019 12:32

Not sure it's humanities fault, it's just one dishonest person.

It's still not a nice thing to happen. Hope your friend is ok and has managed to block her phone, stop her cards etc.

Original poster
polilol · 15/04/2019 14:14

I think humanity might be a bit too much but I just can't believe someone could steal someone's things like that (well I can believe it but it's awful )

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KC225 · 15/04/2019 14:49

I had my bag stolen in the same way at a place called Club for Heros on Baker Street in the early 80s. Its not a new thing.

Last week my 85 year old mum locked herself out whilst letting the telephone engineer to house next door (Next door neighbour had a hospital appointment)The engineer knocked on neighbouring doors asking for help as my mum was distressed. A young mum thought her DH may have my brother's mobile number. Her DH came home early from work and he searched through an old phone whilst the engineer made my mum a cup of tea in the neighbours house. My brother was contacted and mum was let back in.

There's more good than bad.

Samind · 15/04/2019 14:53

Happened me in a Glasgow nightclub years ago. Left bag with "new friends" we'd drunkenly met. Came back and bag was there minus 20odd quid or my cigarettes! My new friends had disappeared too. It happens!

Having said that, I'd also left a purse on a bus of hundred in it for music lessons and it was handed in. So I think it's a question of conscience!

Mapril · 15/04/2019 14:54

Well to balance it out, a few years ago, my FIL left his wallet stuffed with holiday dollars on the back of a loo in JFK airport. Realised a couple of minutes later, ran back to the toilets but it was gone. They went to a customer information point to ask if anything had been handed in (highly unlikely but you never know, they might get at least the wallet back)

“Yes sir, it’s here, a member of the public handed it in”

Wallet, ID, cards and every last dollar still in place.

PutyourtoponTrevor · 15/04/2019 14:57

Sad but not surprisingly really.

Similar story to Mapril I left my purse on a bench in a shopping centre in Canada, when I realised I went straight to customer information and someone had handed it in complete with everything. Also happened in the Trafford Centre, purse was handed in after I must have dropped it and again, everything including cash was inside

ChiaraRimini · 15/04/2019 15:01

Dropped £200 that I'd just taken out the cash machine somehow. Realised when I got home, rang the shop and it had been handed in. So NAHALT

Sarcelle · 15/04/2019 15:20

My DH left his very expensive camera bag and passport in a cab on the way to JFK in NY. The cab controllers were rude and unhelpful. A British Airways guy was trying to help but not hopeful, kept saying this is New York and shaking his head. Was about to give up hope and trying to investigate how we could get home without a passport when the cabbie burst into the airport a couple of hours later. He had driven home, his son noticed the bag on the back, and the cabbie rushed to find us. Would not accept a tip. He was an Indian guy, just said I have relatives in London, we are connected.

BA also upgraded us because we had been so stressed!

Sometimes positive things happen, not all people are bad. More good than bad I would say.

TeddybearBaby · 15/04/2019 15:22

I know what you mean. I was using the self service checkout the other day and the woman in front had walked off, not collecting her change. I said excuse me, you’ve left your £15 and someone said ‘that’s your good deed for the day’. I thought what a shame the fact that I hadn’t stolen her money was seen as a good deed!

TeddybearBaby · 15/04/2019 15:23

Someone stole the charity box out of a shop locally, that’s when I could lose all faith 😔

sashh · 15/04/2019 15:28

I left my purse in a taxi last week, within 15 mins of noticing (after an appointment) I was in the same cab being taken home with my purse returned.

FemForceOne · 15/04/2019 15:30

It was also most certainly a man so losing faith in huMAMity is, although OTT, understandable.

Doyoumind · 15/04/2019 15:30

I would have been surprised if anything had been in it. I've had property returned but I've thought of those people as being unexpectedly kind. Call me a cynic.

Ellenborough · 15/04/2019 15:32

That’s awful but to lose faith in all humanity over it is a sign that you need to get some perspective in your life.

MakeMineALarge1 · 15/04/2019 15:34

I left a phone in a trolley at the supermarket last week it was handed in withing 10 mins, the lady at CS said that every day phones, wallets, purses and even money are handed it. This restores my faith in humanity.
I think you need to learn a little perspective.

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