How Amy found $100
Oh, I haven't posted in awhile. Things are swell. Here's an awesome story.
Yesterday, Charlotte and I were finishing up the shopping for ALL of my cousins at Southpoint Mall. It was about 6:00 p.m. and we were looking around Metropolitan Deluxe, the store with all the pink fake Christmas trees in the window, next to Barnes 'n Noble.
So we were looking around, I was browsing a few feet away from the counter, and two other people were standing right near me. I looked on the ground and there lay a folded 50 dollar bill. No one else noticed it, so I picked it up. I whispered to Charlotte, "I just found 50 dollars! Let me see if its more than that." So I did, and yep, it was two 50s.
So I pondered for a bit what I should do with it. Technically, I could have just left the store in a finders-keepers-loser-weepers mentality. But I guess since it was right there in the store, I figured maybe the person who dropped it was still in the store. So I told one of the employees. I said, "Hey, I just found $100 on the ground right here, I'm wondering if maybe you want to hold on to it in case anybody is looking for it." I just thought that if someone lost $100, they would be looking for it. So she told the other employees, and they were all like, "Man, I would just leave. I'd be gone!" But they said they would put in their safe, and if someone comes by for it, they'd give it to them. They put my name on it and said that I could come back and if no one claimed it, I could have it. So I told them I'd come back in about an hour.
And I suggested asking people around, but this one woman, also shopping, told me, "No, don't do that. People will just lie to you."
There were about 3 different employees talking to me about it, and they all kept saying, "Man, you are like the most HONEST PERSON IN THE WHOLE WORLD."
They kept saying how honest I was, it was really funny. I just felt like I should be a good person, you know. I wouldn't want to lose 100 dollars.
So we left, and went to Barnes 'n Noble for awhile, and I returned back to the store a bit later. And sure enough, no one had claimed it. So the girl gave me the envelope and said "Merry Christmas to you!" And I said, "Thank you so much," and I left with my 100 dollars.
It was really nice. It felt like a good holiday moment. It was the best thing that happened in a while. Not only did I feel like a good person, but I got 100 dollars out of the deal. So that's something awesome.
Now, what should I do with the money?? Any ideas?
