To those that have RETURNED Lost Items

[Gare]

When i return lost items I think this is number one on my finds list. If you have how happy did it make you feel ? How happy did it make the person that lost it ? Please tell us the story and make sure to tell if tears or no tears ?

 

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[Gare]

I will start this out by telling what i consider my best find. 30 to 35 years ago I had clients Ask me what i liked to do. I told them one hobby was metal detecting. She told me she wish she new me 30 years prior. I ask why was that Polly she replied maybe i could have found her mothers wedding ring she lost. I asked her if she remembered where she lost it and She said yes out there in her garden and pointed it out. I told her i would go get a detector and search for it. She told me others had looked to no good. She told me she did not want me to waste my time. IO told her it was my time and i would waste it the way i wanted to. When i got back with my detector she got her walker and went out there with me. On my third dig I had this little round gold thing in my hand .I called Polly over to me and asked what the ring looked like, She said just a thin gold band . I then said "Does it look anything like this " Holding the ring in the palm of my hand. She started screaming YES YES and then she started crying and hugging me . Heck she had created tears in my eyes. She was I think 82 . Turns out that ring was passed down 4 or 5 generations

 

[Sandog]

Found a very nice high end cell phone on the beach below a popular beach bar. I took it home, charged it up, and found emergency numbers that did not require access. Called, got the owner, who was very happy since it was a company phone. Boxed it up, shipped it north to one of those cold states. I'm sure he was glad he did not have to explain that one.
Recovered and returned a World Series championship ring to a older gentleman at my church. There were tears of joy in his eyes for sure. Even if it was one of four he had.

 

[Older The Better]

My grandpa lost his gold wwii aviators he was issued, said he was mowing and a branch swiped them off and he couldn’t find them, they had been lost for 3-4 years. I took my detector out and found them in a little patch of grass near a landscape timber. He was so surprised I actually found them that he didn’t believe they were his, he had to look them over and find a prescription or id mark. That one meant a lot to me. He told me I could have them when he was gone, lost him a few years back and my dad had them, I figured I can wait some more because I’m sure it meant something for my dad to have them too.

 

[AstralDruid]

A couple of years back i found a stash that had been stolen from a house,, there was a mixture of things, a jar of small change that had been emptied onto the forest floor, some strange ornaments , some ladies panties, a USB stick and a set of dog tags.. I gathered the lot and brought it to my local authorities, who went through it with me and promised it would be returned to rightful owners..... Never heard another thing about it.. The Dog tags was an item that made me feel emotional, they were obviously very important to whomever owned them, and for someone to come into your house and take them,,, i dunno... hard to imagine what they are thinking.. As i said, never had any word on whether they were ever re-united with the owners, or just left to rot in box in some store room ?? Sort of wish that i had done it myself, not for any congrats, jut to make sure the owner actually got them back... Lesson learned..
The same year, i hired a car and found a money wallet, with 500 in cash inside,, it was in a small door bin , previous customer lost it,, i did it myself called up the guy and met him for the return... Was very thankful and an extremely nice guy.. Offered me a reward, i said not necessary, so he slipped a 50 to my kid who was there,, as i wasn,'t looking...
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