Lickey Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Was cleaning up outside our Salon/shop tonight, and found a crisp packet with 60,000bht inside, and the following conversation with Mrs follows,, me, lets take it to police, mrs, Yes, police have very good new year party!!! me, ok, put notice on shop door, anybody can prove they lost the money can claim it here. mrs, yes can do that, and all town come here with false reciepts, me, ok, but some poor sod, farmed all year, sugar cassava,rubber, rice, and now has lost all!! Mrs, or perhaps drug dealer,, or car thief,or debt collector? Anybody got any ideas what to do? Thanks Lickey,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downtown Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 crisp packet? bizarre. keep it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdietz Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 You found it! I'll PM you my bank account if you can be so kind as to deposit it whenever convenient! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonD Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Put it to one side for a month and allow time for the person to come and claim it. Pretty sure they'll notice at some stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergen Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Put it to one side for a month and allow time for the person to come and claim it. Pretty sure they'll notice at some stage. I agree with this, tell none about it, and wait for things to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Sounds like a drug dealer stash..not wanting to keep the money on them while they deal..but then again, that sounds like the US Nothing u can do really, enojoy your good fortune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isanbirder Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 As Simon says, give it a month, and if nobody claims it, have a good holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 A crisp packet. The smaller sized variety? How does one fit 60K nicely into that area [if it was a minature size]? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardjm65 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Ah! Good! You found it - thought I'd lost it. Tell you what, keep 600 baht as a sort of "thankyou for finding it" gift and mail the remainder on to me. Should I PM my mailing address to you..................? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardholder Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I think that this is one of those rare occasions where you listen to, and take, the advice of your wife. (Simon D is spot on with keep it in a drawer for a month) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrilled Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I wouldn't say anything to anyone.Just hold on to it.The person who misplaced it.or they just forgot. To me it's not A huge amount of money.If noone claims it take A trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Ah! Good! You found it - thought I'd lost it. Tell you what, keep 600 baht as a sort of "thankyou for finding it" gift and mail the remainder on to me. Should I PM my mailing address to you..................? nice one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I feel very confident that it was NOT inside an empty pack of salt n vinegar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markkuwait Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Easy - put a sign in the window saying 6,000 baht found - when the person comes in going spastic saying it was 60k then you have your man, Otherwise, maintain your karma - there are a lot of poor in Isaan, help someone who really needs it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardjm65 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Easy - put a sign in the window saying 6,000 baht found - when the person comes in going spastic saying it was 60k then you have your man, Otherwise, maintain your karma - there are a lot of poor in Isaan, help someone who really needs it. I need it - see post #9 above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markkuwait Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Humour, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Keep it for a while along with the crisp packet and then if nobody fronts with an accutrrate description of what it was in and how much then i would take a 10 % commission , or put it into a interest bearing account and u keep the interest, and then share it around to people in the area who have a genuine need ie: medical /educational needs, whatever, and aren't going to piss it up or use it as a stake for gambling. I know it eliminates about 80% of the Thai population but there are genuine people who are needy.Or else give it to the local Wat. Just keeps the Kharma circulating . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurnell Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 The last time I found a large stash of money, it turned out that it was mine and I had stashed it while pist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodcourt49 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) ..ever heard of 'stealing by finding'..it's not your property, so why wouldn't you hand it in to the Police and get a receipt, chances are you can claim it after three months if the owner doesn't come forward..let your conscience be your guide. Edited December 31, 2011 by rodcourt49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergen Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 ..ever heard of 'stealing by finding'..it's not your property, so why wouldn't you hand it in to the Police and get a receipt, chances are you can claim it after three months if the owner doesn't come forward..let your conscience be your guide. Hand it in to the police, get a receipt, and possible claim it after 3 months.......... Now I wonder why I didn't think of this option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardholder Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 ..ever heard of 'stealing by finding'..it's not your property, so why wouldn't you hand it in to the Police and get a receipt, chances are you can claim it after three months if the owner doesn't come forward..let your conscience be your guide. Why wouldn't you hand it in to Thai police ?? Are you serious ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TongueThaied Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Lickey, Please PM me immediately with the name and address of your shop, and do NOT share this information with anyone else. I look forward to hearing from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishinsiam Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Don't hand it to the Police under any circumstances. as someone else says keep it safe for a month or so and if someone comes to claim it then good. If not then enjoy it....... Posted with Thaivisa App http://apps.thaivisa.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonD Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 What flavour were the crisps? Durian and naam prik? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markkuwait Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 ..ever heard of 'stealing by finding'..it's not your property, so why wouldn't you hand it in to the Police and get a receipt, chances are you can claim it after three months if the owner doesn't come forward..let your conscience be your guide. Or, rather, let common sense be your guide and understand your surroundings and be able to appreciate the the Rozzers are not of the same cloth as the Rozzers in jolly old England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markkuwait Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 ..ever heard of 'stealing by finding'..it's not your property, so why wouldn't you hand it in to the Police and get a receipt, chances are you can claim it after three months if the owner doesn't come forward..let your conscience be your guide. Why wouldn't you hand it in to Thai police ?? Are you serious ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lickey Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 (edited) Im inclined towards the 1 month, if some distraught thai dosent come to the door saying we lost this money, then its ours, ive told mrs to stump about this, and i hope she does!!, she said she will call her brother, police captain in Kohn Kaen about this for advice, she also said that if we give to police, they will keep money, and if nobody claims it, it will go for police overtime at Songkram, and we might get a small %, It was a big crisp packet, 20bht size, the money was neatly folded and in plastic bag, we have all seen thais riding motorbikes, holding money or mobile in left hand, somebody got a bit careless, Edited January 1, 2012 by Lickey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodcourt49 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 (edited) .the system does work here as many items have been returned to their rightful owners. I'm sure I'd appeciate it if it was my property that was handed in and not kept by the finder. Edited January 1, 2012 by rodcourt49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaideeguy Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 My free advise would be to hide the money safely, keep your mouth shut and your ears open.......but too late for that! If the money is legal, there will be people asking and you can return it to the riteful owner but if the money is illegal, then most likely they won't ask around and after a month take a trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalbanana Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 >and the following conversation with Mrs follows,, >... >Anybody got any ideas what to do? Your Mrs sounds like she's got her head screwed on right. A keeper I'd say, you're going to need her:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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