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MK6
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I guess all lost items should be turned into the police station. If no one claims them after 30 days, -then they're yours to keep.
Otherwise, with out fraud, tell the store clerk "I'd like to return these for cash". Hopefully it wasn't a credit card purchase. And even if it was, you'd be doing the person a favor who 'lost' the bag, -since typically the credit card is credited the money back.
BTW.. here in America, - you're innocent until proven guilty. So don't be so arrogant as to think you know what a judge would say. |
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Leogirl0804
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If they do not belong to you, yes its morally wrong. Remember the Karma you send out is the Karma you will receive. I think you would sleep better at night if you took the bag back to the store and turned it in, so that the person who lost it (or you sole it from) would be able to claim it. I can't believe you even had to ask this question? Are you a pig or something? |
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Dean
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Not at all. Feel free to do this - however you'll have so much guilt you'd wished you'd just been honest. |
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cosmo
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yes, you should hand them into the police, if not claimed they become yours, then you can try for a refund |
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Asad Hassan
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finders keepers |
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alison
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not breaking the law, but are you being a bit skanky and a little dis honest? |
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richman55y
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sure you are it isnot yours |
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mo
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no do it you came up good, girl |
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Aces N 8's
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The real question is your state of mind. You are thinking like a criminal and therefore will commit a crime |
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Brooklynn
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If it were me I'd take the bag and reciept to the shop and see if anyone has called in a missing bag. They may have the phone number of the customer on file. I wouldn't feel right about cashing it in -- but that's just me.
Aloha ~ |
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mbgy2110
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Technically, that's theft. So yes, you would be breaking the law. You could definately get caught if the original person who paid for the clothes paid by a credit card. |
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DILB
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Yes, you are breaking the law. In the UK if you tried to return the goods for cash you would be guilty of Theft By Finding. If the punter paid by cash you might get away with it, but it would still be a crime, albeit a very minor one. If they paid by credit or debit card you won't get diddly. If you are caught and it's a trivial amount you probably wouldn't be charged - at the discretion of the store - but you wouldn't get the money or the clothes either. For a larger amount you'd probably get a police caution, or if you were really unlucky a fine and maybe community service. If you still think it's worth a shot have a long hard look at the receipt and think about what life with a criminal record is going to be like. |
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7thWave
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don't know if you're breaking the law, but I'd say if you did, you could be accused of dishonesty. What if you lost it? How would you like to be treated? Take the bag back to the store! Someone is most likely looking for it. Simple as that... |
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sweetsaff
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yes, it is Theft by Finding. |
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Smoothie
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Legally: finders keepers. It might not do anything positive for your karma though. |
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sum1special
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stealing??!! |
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Poutine
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that is stealing |
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SouthOckendon
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Yes! Its called stealing. |
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Jack
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Yes! Cause you legal duty says you must take them to the police office...but....The chances of them finding the owner is slim...A decent thing to do would be to hand them into a charity shop or you could give the money to charity....Or you could just get the money and treat yourself....if it was me id give it to the charity store:-D |
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butterfly55freedom
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You could have been charged with theft by finding. If you find anything like that you are supposed to do your best to find the owner. If after all avenues have been looked at and you did not find the buyer then you could have taken them back and asked for a refund but the shop is one place you should have tried incase the buyer is known to them. It was not your property even if it did cost £160 for one skirt. Did you leave your name and address to the buyer incase they wanted to give you a reward. It was not up to the shopgirl to thank you but she should have passed your details on to the buyer incase they wanted to thank you. I should contact the manager of the shop to ensure the buyer had recieved the item or ask him to pass your details on. You at least will have a clear concience and sleep easy. |
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tonalc1
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Yes. It's technically stealing from the store, since you didn't pay for the clothes in the first place.
However, keeping the clothes is OK.
Although, if the clothes were paid for by credit card, the store could locate the original owner. You might think about doing a good deed here instead. |
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shoegodess
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Yes. In some states not turning in lost items is considered a crime. |
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3D Farms
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Yes , there not your clothes . Take to the shop and maybe they know who it belongs to , if not then there yours |
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BlueAngel
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If it's not yours it's stealing. Remember? Which is against the law. |
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G
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you crazy fool 160 on a dress!!!!!!!!
did it do houshold chores and go t work for y?
and you handed it in for the owner t claim. i morally comend you but
yehh thats right i lost my drees non the wat home but the shop will have it?????
what where you thinking?...... in fact where you at all engaed with your brain during this event?
i sure as hell wouldn't be hanion that sh*t in esp. not t the shop cos the 1st thing they'll do is what your morals stopped you from doin
you nutter
ha, you legaly got fu*ked out of 160 quid she got bonus cash that wk. nearly a wks pay (yes i'm on the breadline) lol |
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Sam's
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it is basically stealing the items are not yours to retern |
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iamcoreyb
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you have no moral, that's sad
but sure, you can return them if there is a receipt that shows they paid in CASH and ONLY CASH! |
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logicalawyer
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If property is lost, it still belongs to the person who lost it.
As you have defective title now, because you found it, you could keep the money, as your title is superior to anyone elses other than the original owner.
Only if they paid cash, obviously not by credit card.
Morally you should hand in the bag to the local police, if it is unclaimed in a certain time frame, you will acquire good title to the goods which is superior to the original owner, and so the owver or the credit card company is any will not able to recover if they discovered you had the goods. |
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Bay Area Gal
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Hey, finders keepers. Honestly if you lost a bag of clothes with the receipt still in it do you think that that person would turn it in? Most people wouldn't. |
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answerlady1021
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As long as you didn't steal the bag of clothes you're not breaking the law. |
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Ty
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well ya and no..the right thing to do would go to the lost and found. but its your call, is the $$ worth it to you? |
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