04-07-2003, 01:55 AM
The other day, I went to the bank to deposit my check and to take out some cash so I could live for the next 2 weeks. When I went to fill out the deposit slip, I found a dollar bill lying on the counter, all crumpled up. I looked around to see if someone left it by accident, but there was no one close to where I was. I thought about it for awhile, and I decided to take it to the teller and give it back.
When I got to the window, I handed him the bill and said I found it over by the slips. He looked at it (and me) strangely and asked if anyone was around to claim it. I mentioned that no one was around and I felt it would be better to turn it in, just in case someone came asking for it.
Well, the teller kind of shrugged his shoulders as he was working on my transaction, and then said that I should just take the money. "It's only a dollar. It's not like your stealing thousands from us." Well, I pushed it back and I told him that I wouldn't feel right taking it. Maybe it was a kid's dollar bill and maybe they'll come back for it.
The teller took it, shrugged his shoulders again, gave me this unsure look, and finished the deposit. As he handed me my money that I took out of my account, he said that I was probably the most honest person he had ever met. I didn't know what to say, so I said thanks and went on my way.
I'm still flabbergasted that he said that. So my question to you is, what would you have done in my place? Kind of a twist to the "What would you do if you found $1million?" since a dollar isn't as noticable if it was missing.
When I got to the window, I handed him the bill and said I found it over by the slips. He looked at it (and me) strangely and asked if anyone was around to claim it. I mentioned that no one was around and I felt it would be better to turn it in, just in case someone came asking for it.
Well, the teller kind of shrugged his shoulders as he was working on my transaction, and then said that I should just take the money. "It's only a dollar. It's not like your stealing thousands from us." Well, I pushed it back and I told him that I wouldn't feel right taking it. Maybe it was a kid's dollar bill and maybe they'll come back for it.
The teller took it, shrugged his shoulders again, gave me this unsure look, and finished the deposit. As he handed me my money that I took out of my account, he said that I was probably the most honest person he had ever met. I didn't know what to say, so I said thanks and went on my way.
I'm still flabbergasted that he said that. So my question to you is, what would you have done in my place? Kind of a twist to the "What would you do if you found $1million?" since a dollar isn't as noticable if it was missing.