I had that happen not too long ago…I left my wallet on the shopping cart…it was late and dark and just didn’t see it. The store called and alerted me to that fact that a lady had found it out in the parking lot and my heart stopped as I knew I had a lot of cash in it. I sped back to the store, the manager handed me my wallet and all the money everything was there. I would have given her a nice reward but she didn’t leave her name.
I lost my video camera twice and got it back both times. The 1st time was on 9/11 when our plane was “forced” to make an emergency landing during all that chaos we were rushed off the plane and I left it under my seat. I got it back after security apparently took great interest in it for the better part of the day.
After rescheduling our trip a month later, I again left the same camera on the shuttle, again it was dark and just didn’t see it. To my horror when I discovered it missing, I called the shuttle who did not find it. At 4 am the shuttle company called and said they had found it. This bag also had my digital camera and my entire trip of pics and vids from my parents 50th anniversary party were on it. When I claimed my gear I expressed my surprise over it being turned in and the clerk said “that stuff ain’t nothing! You should see the stuff we get over here!” “Mink coats, TV’s, Diamond jewelry” I offered her a tip but she said she could lose her job if she did! Amazing!