Mumsnet #35 we’ve lost sight of what a crucifixion looks like

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She should have handed it straight over to the staff for them to track down who donated the book and give it back to them apparently:D
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Cheddar Chalpupa said:
To be fair, she hadn't purchased the book. At least buy the book and then look surprised when you "find the cash" when you get home. There is deffo a grey area when taking it directly out of a book on a shelf in a shop!
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Definitely agree with you there! Just makes me laugh how they all reckon they would have handed it straight over. Of course they wouldn't
 
CrimsonCountess said:
She should have handed it straight over to the staff for them to track down who donated the book and give it back to them apparently:D
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Definitely agree with you there! Just makes me laugh how they all reckon they would have handed it straight over. Of course they wouldn't
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I think everyone likes to think they would hand it in, but in reality I know if i'm being honest I would keep it. And if I saw it in a shop I would just buy it and keep my fingers crossed it wasn't discovered by the cashier. Sucks to be human, but we're inherently selfish!
 
TheDragonWithAFlagon said:
I survived. MIL was most definitely in teeniest-tiniest mode today, though. 'Oh, I'm not hungry today, so I'll just have some soup'. One small (ie, normal person sized as a starter) bowl of soup arrives. 45 minutes later, she's offering the wafer sized slice of ciabatta around because she's totally full up because 'there were vegetables at the bottom of the bowl'. Yeah, love, most people have to eat those to be full up. And, along with the 'why is this glass of water so big?', she also prawnshamed SIL.

'Oooh, aren't those prawns of yours HUGE? I could never eat those, they're far too big'. Teenytiny SIL had clearly been held back all day because 'you wouldn't want to spoil your appetite for this evening, as she gave it a bloody good go, even when MIL followed up with a 'And there's so much spaghetti on your fork, why don't you ask them to break it up for you next time so you don't have to wrap it round your fork in big lumps?'. SIL is 44 and probably just wanted to be left to actually eat a really nice meal in peace.

I kept myself occupied and silent with the massive bowl of pasta del mare and retrieving mussels and clams from their shells, thinking how much I would have eaten if it weren't for the teeny tinies perching on their seats making me feel like a human Kaiju.
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God that sounds horrendous. MIL sounds very much like my mum. That behaviour wasn't the reason for going (in true MN fashion) NC, but it was definitely a bonus not having to deal with it any more.
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Cheddar Chalpupa said:
And gripped it really tight whilst the cashier beeped it!
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Oh god yes, imagine if the cash fell out at the till. And then I'd have to say "Nah, changed my mind, I'll leave it thanks." And Everyone Would Know that I was a probably illiterate finders-keepers sticky-fingered lowlife 😂
 
I’d have kept the cash without shadow of a doubt.

I once went to pay money into my bank, using one of the little envelopes they have in the branch. There was money already inside it! It wasn’t much, I can’t remember - maybe £50. I kept every single note and duly paid it into my account.
 
Lazarus said:
I’d have kept the cash without shadow of a doubt.

I once went to pay money into my bank, using one of the little envelopes they have in the branch. There was money already inside it! It wasn’t much, I can’t remember - maybe £50. I kept every single note and duly paid it into my account.
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Years ago when next was fresh and new, they did alterations, I bought a suit, but I was between sizes for the skirt, so they offered to alter it. I paid for the jacket and they gave me a ticket for the skirt.

I went to pick it up, they put it in a bag and handed it to me, I hesitated for a nanosecond and then left the store
 
I've been on the other side of this (kind of).

As a student, I used to work at a supermarket. Particularly tired/hung over one day I was handed a £20 note by someone paying for £18ish worth of shopping. I took the £20 note, then gave him £18ish change (because brain fart).

As I handed it to him, then immediately realised what I'd done - I could see on his face that he was thinking "please don't say anything!!" - and I just couldn't be bothered to deal with asking for it back... so let him take all the extra change (about £16 too much). This was probably 22 years ago now - and no-one ever came back and said the till didn't add up so I/we got away with it!

😅
 
I found £800 on the road once and handed it in it to the popo.
But if I found cash in a secondhand book I’d bought I think I’d be more inclined to keep it. Personally I check all my books before handing them into charity just in case I’ve done something stupid like leaving money in one!
 
It would very much depend on my mood and how I was feeling. And the state of my bank balance tbh.

I sometimes do what appears to the right thing, and then realise I didn’t need to and could have got away with it. Other times I think ‘ah, duck it’!

Found money in a charity shop - depends on the charity tbh. A small and local one I’d probably hand it in. A huge national one, maybe not.
 
TheDragonWithAFlagon said:
I survived. MIL was most definitely in teeniest-tiniest mode today, though. 'Oh, I'm not hungry today, so I'll just have some soup'. One small (ie, normal person sized as a starter) bowl of soup arrives. 45 minutes later, she's offering the wafer sized slice of ciabatta around because she's totally full up because 'there were vegetables at the bottom of the bowl'. Yeah, love, most people have to eat those to be full up. And, along with the 'why is this glass of water so big?', she also prawnshamed SIL.

'Oooh, aren't those prawns of yours HUGE? I could never eat those, they're far too big'. Teenytiny SIL had clearly been held back all day because 'you wouldn't want to spoil your appetite for this evening, as she gave it a bloody good go, even when MIL followed up with a 'And there's so much spaghetti on your fork, why don't you ask them to break it up for you next time so you don't have to wrap it round your fork in big lumps?'. SIL is 44 and probably just wanted to be left to actually eat a really nice meal in peace.

I kept myself occupied and silent with the massive bowl of pasta del mare and retrieving mussels and clams from their shells, thinking how much I would have eaten if it weren't for the teeny tinies perching on their seats making me feel like a human Kaiju.
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My FIL ordered extra food when we went out because MIL would be all “oh no just a tap water for me” and then eat everyone’s chips
 
Cheddar Chalpupa said:
To be fair, she hadn't purchased the book. At least buy the book and then look surprised when you "find the cash" when you get home. There is deffo a grey area when taking it directly out of a book on a shelf in a shop!
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Maybe it was a test and she’s been caught on camera and will be on television on that programme the shouty man does in the mornings?
 
Did any of you read the thread about the woman finding thousands of pounds hidden inside a quilt she'd bought from a charity shop? Pure bullshit, I reckon, but the responses of outraged mumsnetters was amusing to read. She should return the money to the charity shop, try and find the original owner, donate it to charity and so on. Each and everyone of them would have kept every penny. I know I would have done. I am a scummy lowlife who once found a roll of £20 notes in the street (£120) and it was like a gift from the Gods. It was early evening and the town was deserted (as little Welsh towns often are as darkness descends) and there was no active police station for miles. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.
 
Serene Serena said:
I want to sit in the sun with a book and a glass of wine. I can see the sea from my garden <stealth boast> and it’s my favourite waste of time on a day off.
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Some people cannot afford gardens…or books…or glasses…or wine. In fact, you’re lucky you can see. My 92 year old nan would LOVE to be able to see again, she’s gone blind due to old age and your post is really distasteful and triggering to me. And to her - because obviously I read the post to her.
 
TigerBlue said:
The poo troll seems to be back. People happily sharing their office pooing habits. Why are they so gullible?
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It's at 11 pages. Only had to go to page 2 to find this gem: "Back when we had an hour-and-a-half commute, my bowels would know when I was about 15 minutes from home and would start to cramp in anticipation, after being perfectly fine all day. My body was definitely trained."
Retch.
 
Moniker said:
It's at 11 pages. Only had to go to page 2 to find this gem: "Back when we had an hour-and-a-half commute, my bowels would know when I was about 15 minutes from home and would start to cramp in anticipation, after being perfectly fine all day. My body was definitely trained."
Retch.
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The poo troll will be rubbing his thighs in glee at all the poo related anecdotes being supplied. Why are people so stupid? Why don't they realise that conversations about faeces are providing wank material for a fetishist?
 
Bullshit this is. Shall I show you the things I find in my local charity shop (genuinely)
And no, I didn't buy it.

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