Courier finds bag of lottery tickets

Comment #17

charmed7 — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:46:46 GMT

How does the old saying go, Da- if u do Da- if u don't. People well

critize you if u do the right thing or u don't. I think i would have taken

a few of the tickets if they were already open, and turn the rest in.

Comment #16

nanolike — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:37:34 GMT

It appears I have stirred up some commotion.

KYFloyd I will address you PERSONALLY since you, addressed me PERSONALLY, I would also like to state for the record that I did not start the commotion. LETS MAKE THAT ONE POINT CLEAR! I simply commented on the story and said what I felt about it! PERIOD!

I then generalized what I felt,

I never PERSONALLY attacked any readers of this post niether did I mention names or include their statement on the story in my post. I simply had my THING to

Comment #15

murph1226 — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:56:23 GMT

I'm guessing they weren't even active and wouldn't be able to be cashed. So it wouldn't do the untruthful person a bit of good, and they might even get into trouble for trying to cash them. And I don't think there is anything wrong with having a little integrity. It's not exactly the same as hunting down someone to give them back a dime from the laundry mate either. This is $3,400 worth of tickets. I'm glad most people in the world have some values.

Comment #14

KY Floyd — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:19:02 GMT

What ever happened to finders keepers losers weepers?

Most people outgrew it, along with cooties, when they got out of 3rd or 4th grade.

Look I am going to tell you all something straight out, if I see youdrop a ticket on the ground and its a winner I'm cashing it and notgiving you

Well then, it's clear that you're either extremely stupid, and/or happy to admit that you're simply a thief.

if you are so irresponcible or drunk you need me to look after your scratcher tickets

Ye... [ More ]

Comment #13

udothemath — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:55:33 GMT

My wife and I were waiting for our train in South Station in Boston when I found a wallet. I took it to the information booth and they made an announcement over the PA system about the found wallet. It just happened that I was sitting with my back to the booth and my wife was opposite me and facing it. Shortly a man arrived to claim the wallet and the police officer pointed me out to the guy. This was all being witness by my wife who then said Oh the guys going to come over to thank you. Well he... [ More ]

Comment #12

nanolike — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:52:03 GMT

Hi I am a bit confused about this story, if I am reading it correctly is this the jist of it?

A guy finds a bag full of brand new scatcher tickets, tickets that are un-scratched, The bag isnt marked with any name of someone on it like Mr Joe Smith or any organization like Michigan LOTTERY 2nd street.

Its just some bag that has some un-scratched lottery ticket in it?

Do I have this correct so far?

Then this guy doesnt take the bag home to start scratching the tickets off, he takes the... [ More ]

Comment #11

LckyLary — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:32:27 GMT

I would haul 'em down to Lawrenceville to turn over to them unopened after taking a photo of where I found them. They are pretty much worthless because there's no way to get away with cashing them anyway since they would be reported missing eventually (I would think) and any prizes won declared void; and they would not be my legitimate property, and I'd love to go to Lawrenceville again. I am guessing that when you cash a ticket they know what Store it came from (or was meant to go to... [ More ]

Comment #10

HiYoSilver — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:15:03 GMT

I would do the same thing I did with the cell phone I found. Dropped it off at the nearest police station. For the lottery tickets I would have asked for a receipt with a count of how many were turned in.

Comment #9

bashley572 — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:55:24 GMT

Yup! I would e-mail giving them the option of my work address or the side of the road that I found them on to pick them up from me. I would give them a week, if not picked up then I would have let the paper /tv know and let them slam them in the news! I also would make sure I give out names of the people I talked to at the lottery.

Comment #8

KY Floyd — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:58:47 GMT

Geez. A guy who works as a security official wants to call a newspaper when any idiot should be able to figure out that if the lottery doesn't still own the tickets they'll know who does, and then the lottery expect the guy to drive over and deliver their lost property? Is everyone in Canada suffering from a frozen brain or something

Comment #7

gocart1 — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:50:17 GMT

Yes ...sure looks like that would have been the best thing to do...I think i might have used them to start the fire in my fireplace.

Comment #6

gocart1 — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:47:24 GMT

All i wanted was to know that i was doing the right think in my head...Maybe a nice thank you ...Thats all........wasn't looking for money..............................Funny thing was ,some people i told the story to said i should have just taking the battery to use with my phone and just threw the found cell phone away...Well maybe its not just a Bonx thing...So you got the same thing in Philly ,a Kaptainess

Comment #5

MysteryMan424 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:16:31 GMT

He shoulda threw the scratchers in the trash, woulda saved the buyers the trouble

Comment #4

Kaptainess — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:11:22 GMT

I found a cell phone, used it to call the owner's contacts, second call was her mother. Made arrangements to return the phone to meet her at a drug store. She acted as if I stole it from her and wasn't thankful that I returned it to her. Next time??? Depends rather I just leave the thing on the ground or not. I wasn't expecting a reward, but the looks of the phone would tell you it would have cost her some dough to replace, not to mention the trouble. A heartfelt thank you would have done the jo... [ More ]

Comment #3

gocart1 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:59:42 GMT

I always try to do the right thing myself..i found a cell phone in the street..it was right next to my car and it looked just like my cellphone ...thinking it was mine i just put in my jacket and on my way... a few hours later i realize the phone wasn't mine so i call the munber in the phone the said HOME..right after work i went to the guys house to give it back..the guy was mad because i was a half hour later then i said i would be ..he then checked the phone to see if i made an cells ..i said... [ More ]

Comment #2

truecritic — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:11:51 GMT

If they want their lottery tickets, they better come to me. Unless they offered to compensate me for all costs.

I wouldn't even waste the cost of a long distance call to tell them I found them. I would email and then the rest would be up to them.

Comment #1

larry3100 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:58:47 GMT

If I was the driver that found that ripped plastic bag full of lottery tickets,I would have taken the bag to the local police department.It reminds me of the time when I drove a taxi.One evening I was getting off my shift and as I was getting out of my cab,I looked at the back rear seat and saw a wallet.I took it to my dispatcher. We looked inside the wallet to see who it belonged to.I drove many miles accross town to get it to that person,in my own vechael and on my time.He was very grateful an... [ More ]

Courier finds bag of lottery tickets

Lottery Post — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:40:46 GMT

Gaming officials show a surprising lack of concern, though

Paul Neves didn't win the lottery, but he still feels pretty good.

The UPS courier was driving his usual Rexdale route last Wednesday at 10 a.m. when he came upon a ripped plastic bag on the side of Humber College Blvd., near Highway 27 full of brand new lottery tickets worth $3,400.

I checked the bag. I was amazed, there were hundreds of tickets. They were sealed in clear plastic wrap, 30 tickets in each package.

Included w... [ More ]