I found a £20 note in the street when walking my dog. What to do?

47 comments

1. Donate it

2. I’m skint so I’d stick it in my pocket.

3. You may as well keep it now. I found a tenner in the pub and shouted anyone lost a tenner? A guy jumped up immediately and said it was his, grabbed it and sat down again smirking. I’m sure it wasn’t his but it’s not like a driver’s license with ID. At least you paused and waited, you can spend it with a clear conscience.

4. Congratulations! You’re £20 richer. It’s Friday so get yourself a takeaway and take the win

5. You wave it in the air for 3 seconds and whisper ” has anyone lost this?” Then pocket it, knowing you tried your best to find the owner. Go you!

6. If you need it then keep it, if you don’t give it away.

7. I would keep it

8. Keep it and buy a few pints ffs

9. I’d pick a charity that I don’t normally donate to.

10. Spoons and a 9 pint real ale session.

11. I’d keep it! If you really don’t care about money could put in a charity box or give to someone homeless I suppose.. if I lost £20 I wouldn’t go asking around where I’d been for it, and assume it was long gone, unless it was in a wallet or something. Circle of life

12. Nothing you can do.

    Even if you’re determined to give it back, it’s a bank note…

    So, you’re just gonna have to spend it yourself.

13. Treat yourself and put a fifth of a tank of petrol in your car

14. Casino – stick it all on 7! Good luck

15. Given inflation at the moment, it was probably worth a tenner by the time you got home

16. Buy £20 worth of things.

17. If you are really bothered you could check the local facebook groups, sometimes you get a sob story about a little boy who dropped his birthday money or suchlike.

18. You can keep an eye out on local Facebook pages incase someone mentions it but otherwise there isn’t anything to do but treat yourself, with some fuel!

19. You need to share it 50-50 with the dog.

20. I would hand it in to the police. I’ve handed in a tenner, and I’ve handed in £150. Neither were claimed, so after 3 months I got to keep it myself.

21. The £20 went on a journey to find you, floating the streets, it’s fate. Now go buy 500 fish fingers.

22. I would keep it.

23. Buy your dog treats.

24. Have a Chinese! Spend any leftover on a lottery ticket!

25. Buy yourself something nice with it. It’s 20 quid, you’ll never find who lost it. Consider it a gifr from the universe. Different if it was 100 or you saw who dropped it, but you didn’t so enjoy it.

26. Keep it buy your wife some flowers and the dog a new toy or your wife a new toy and your dog some flowers

27. I found ten quid on my way to the barbers yesterday. Gave him a £5 quid tip and bought dinner ingredients with the other £5. Keep it, spend it, give it away. It’s only £20.

28. It’s mine. I retraced my steps looking for it but to no avail. I’d like it back please.

29. Just keep it, not worth the effort of finding the real owner and i wouldn’t trust anyone who says it’s theirs anyway

30. I swear half the people on this sub would make a post asking people how they should wipe their own arse if it was allowed.

31. Buy 200 wham bars. Living like a king. Actually save some for some tangy Tom’s

32. Charity. These things usually have a way of paying you back.

33. If your conscious is nagging at you, just donate £20 to a charity of your choice.

34. Strange I just lost £20 on or near (insert local dog walking route near to you) ….gotta admit it’s a heck of a coincidence . If it helps I can describe the note?

35. Actual question should be. I found £20 in the street and I’m now pissed, what should I get to eat?

36. Im sure i read on here the other day that it was a crime, to find money and keep it.

    It sounds bonkers, as most would look around and then pocket it, as would I.

    Found the story on this shitnews https://metro.co.uk/2017/02/28/when-are-you-legally-allowed-to-keep-money-you-find-on-the-floor-6479579/amp/

    But definatepy read it on Reddit first.

37. Burn it, reducing the money supply and so slightly reducing inflation.

38. I believe the old adage of ‘finders keepers, losers weepers’ applies in this situation.

39. You’re supposed to hand it in at a police station and wait to see if no one claims it.

    In reality however just go and enjoy your new £20.

40. I’d give it to a random person on the internet.. preferably one that suggests giving it to a random person on the internet

    Best regards

    A Random person on the internet

41. The owner of a single loose note isn’t going to be found. I’d spend it.

    A bundle or a wallet I would turn into the police.

42. Hope this doesn’t happen I guess. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-39119990](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-39119990)

43. Same thing happened to me a few weeks ago, £30 just lying on the pavement. Like you I had a look around for anyone running back in a panic but there was no one around so I stuck it in my pocket and used it to buy some bits for my toddler 🤷🏽‍♀️

44. Kebab and a pint

45. Try walking your dog even more, you might find £40 next time

46. It’s mine, but it’s ok I’ll let you keep it. Enjoy.

47. I always leave it. Because Whenever I lose money, I walk my previous walk when I lost it, hoping whomever found it, left it on the ground. But hey! Most people do like you, and pick it up.