If I ever found that much money, I'd keep my mouth shut and quietly spend the cash on small purchases without blinking an eye. No way in hell would I tell my coworkers.

I'm surprised it stayed there for 4 days without someone screaming "suspicious package!!!!" and calling out the bomb squad to blow it up.

eddyatwork: If I ever found that much money, I'd keep my mouth shut and quietly spend the cash on small purchases without blinking an eye. No way in hell would I tell my coworkers.

This.

Article fails for not mentioning what the red can looked like. When I read the headline, I assumed it was one of those cans you see for local people who have cancer or something.

0.02 chicks at the same time, man.

I worked in transaction processing for a large bank. (checks only) One saturday, some idiot teller sent the cash vault deposit to us instead. I was all by myself when I opened the bag and found $30,000 dollars inside. I made sure to do the whole vegas empty hand gesture for the cameras as I left it there on the table until someone else got there.

Sounds like they have a can lot of fun!

Please delete my last post or replace with:

Sounds like now they can have a lot of fun with the money they found!

they got a $10,000 surprise.

The can contained $10,380 in assorted bills.

Well, which was it? $10,000 or $10,380?? Great reporting, idiot.

I wonder how much money was really in the can, wink wink. Herc and Carver on the case:

Link (new window)

Oh crap, I lost my can. It was red, and I left it on a counter at a K-Mart in Des Moine, Srsly. Like For real. I cannot believe I am reading this on this hear interweb, If you really think this could be my can, no foolin', I'm serious now, please contact me at the following address and I will help you get my can back with any means necessary, including using rubber chickens to distract any particularly nosy law enforcement types that may try to say I'm not this guy whose can was lost in Des Moines Iowa. I mean really, I described it as a red can, you know I know it's mine, gimme it back. Conatact me at:

Jasper McWillammullinson
PO BOX 23 at the walmart in desmoines
Davenport Iowa 52234
email: i­havear­ed­canforr­e­alz­eti­sbe­ws­i­htta­na­c­de­r­y­m­ht­iw­emees­na­cdery­m­evo­licom
please help me get my red can back thanks american and fark.

eddyatwork: If I ever found that much money, I'd keep my mouth shut and quietly spend the cash on small purchases without blinking an eye. No way in hell would I tell my coworkers.

+1

The sad part is - whoever ACTUALLY found it will probably never see a dime, between highly corruptible police, and whatever pencil dick manager working the Kmart.

Not having a job, the holidays has put my back against the wall $$$ wise, screw "honesty" in a situation like this, if you are dumb enough to just set 10K in a can and walk off than maybe you shouldn't have that much money in the first place. Finders keepers.

accelerus: eddyatwork: If I ever found that much money, I'd keep my mouth shut and quietly spend the cash on small purchases without blinking an eye. No way in hell would I tell my coworkers.

+1

The sad part is - whoever ACTUALLY found it will probably never see a dime, between highly corruptible police, and whatever pencil dick manager working the Kmart.

Not having a job, the holidays has put my back against the wall $$$ wise, screw "honesty" in a situation like this, if you are dumb enough to just set 10K in a can and walk off than maybe you shouldn't have that much money in the first place. Finders keepers.

I think it was Eisenhower, maybe Roosevelt who said "a fool and his red can are soon parted." - maybe Michael Crichton.

Whats the big deal? They have security cameras, they can just watch them and see who left the can there. Something seems a bit odd about the whole thing.

BesiktasBoy83: Please delete my last post or replace with:

Sounds like now they can have a lot of fun with the money they found!

A "can" lot-of-fun sounds pretty good to me.

wyckydwytch: Whats the big deal? They have security cameras, they can just watch them and see who left the can there. Something seems a bit odd about the whole thing.

...what security cams watch that area? Next time you go to that store take a look around. There is nothing out there monitoring that area of the store.

So, after 30 days, will the cops give the 5000 back to the store so the manager can give the 2000 to whoever found the can?

Looks like one Kmart might make its numbers this month.

When I was busing tables at a Bonanza many moons ago, at closing I found a wallet waaaay overloaded with big bills. Looked almost like a person had just been in one of those boxes where they blow cash around and you grab it, it was so crammed.

Dude came banging on the door (which was locked) and glaring at me. I didn't even attempt to count it, just picked it up and was heading to the manager.
Not even a grunt to pretend to say thank you.

Unknown_Poltroon: So, after 30 days, will the cops give the 5000 back to the store so the manager can give the 2000 to whoever found the can?

+1

BesiktasBoy83: Please delete my last post or replace with:

Sounds like now they can have a lot of fun with the money they found!

You sound can-fused!


I should be shot.

Speedbts alt 2009-12-08 04:27:41 AM
I worked in transaction processing for a large bank. (checks only) One saturday Caturday, some idiot teller sent the cash vault deposit to us instead. I was all by myself when I opened the bag and found $30,000 dollars inside. I made sure to do the whole vegas empty hand gesture for the cameras as I left it there on the table until someone else got there.

What, no grammar nazis? I assumed I'd be too late to point out that "there was $10,380" sounds stupid.

My bet is a compulsive shoplifter with a guilty conscience. The fact that the can sat there for four days can speak to the reason someone was able to shoplift $10K+ from the store in the first place.

Begoggle: Well, which was it? $10,000 or $10,380?? Great reporting, idiot.

$380 in a can isn't a surprise. I bet they find cans like that all the time.

A police spokesman said, "It was more like $3,000."

I'm gonna let ya' in on a little secret, Ray. K-Mart sucks.

RockChalkH1N1: wyckydwytch: Whats the big deal? They have security cameras, they can just watch them and see who left the can there. Something seems a bit odd about the whole thing.

...what security cams watch that area? Next time you go to that store take a look around. There is nothing out there monitoring that area of the store.

Do you agree that the customer probably didn't carry the red can into the store shoved into their brown hole? If you know how long it's been in the store, hopefully there are still tapes of someone walking into the store with it. Perhaps 10k can fit into a much smaller can than I'd imagine, and it's possible that someone deliberately concealed the can entering, but I'd think it was still pretty likely someone just walked in, set it down, and walked back out.

Mr Guy:
Perhaps 10k can fit into a much smaller can than I'd imagine, and it's possible that someone deliberately concealed the can entering, but I'd think it was still pretty likely someone just walked in, set it down, and walked back out.

10k really does not take up all that much space assuming large bills

MortalComedy: What a $10,000 red can may look like

I'd put that can on a Kmart counter. If ya know what I mean.

I'm surprised that something set on a counter for 4 days and nothing is done about it... but then i remembered it was a KMart and wondered why it didn't sit there longer before anything was done..