I found a lost kindle 2 should I keep it or return it? - Page 2

JaneD · 05-25-2010, 02:23 PM

You gotta return it. Call Amazon, they'll be able to help you. Don't go back to the airport, they'll have no idea.

Please do the right thing. You'll never be able to use it without feeling guilty.

joobies · 05-25-2010, 02:46 PM

No question... contact Amazon. You found it but it is not yours.

Sparrow · 05-25-2010, 03:01 PM

Easy for me to say return it - I haven't got it in my hot little mitts.

But, everyone else is right, trying to return it is the decent thing to do - who knows what value it might have for the owner beyond being just a cool gadget.

Snorkledorf · 05-25-2010, 07:00 PM

Back in the 1980s as a student I found a backpack with a little Radio Shack handheld computer in it. I turned the backpack in to the lost & found but kept the computer. At the time it seemed a reasonable action because hey, I found it. And it really was kinda cool.

These days I consider that to be one of the major ethical failures of my life. I can't imagine anymore how I made a choice like that -- I honestly can't get into the head of this person I used to be, who would take something even when I had a good chance of giving it back to its true owner.

Apparently some time in the intervening years my personal code of ethics has grown more robust than it used to be. At the time, my thoughts were on myself, but my current reflex would be to immediately feel compassion for the poor slob who paid for this nifty device and then lost it and is probably beating her/his head against the wall right now.

krazy4katz · 05-25-2010, 09:47 PM

The way you asked the question, I think you know the right answer is to return it. You can either be ethical or not. The choice is yours. I am hoping that you will make the right one. Who knows? Maybe you will start a new trend of ethical behavior! Good luck with your decision.

pboss · 05-26-2010, 09:07 AM

Yes, be a good citizen (or come up with your own excuses).

J. Strnad · 05-26-2010, 04:18 PM

Also, if you don't return it you will go to Hell where they only have paper books that burst into flame before you can read them.

Snorkledorf · 05-26-2010, 05:39 PM

Or you'll have a Kindle but be waiting for the 2.5 update till your local environment freezes over...

Ervserver · 05-27-2010, 12:31 AM

could be a trick lost Kindle left by one of those investigative tv shows....you may be on tv soon

Xanthe · 05-27-2010, 01:25 AM

Contact Amazon and make the attempt to return it. It may not seem the sane thing to do now, but as others have pointed out, later in life it won't be one of the memories that make you cringe.

Rence · 05-27-2010, 02:13 AM

I believe In the UK, Aust and USA that once you decided to keep something found (deprive the owner from having it back) you commit theft - which is a crime. If you have no luck with Amazon or the airport then you should hand it in to your local police station.
In some countries if the item is not claimed after x months I believe they return it to the person who found it.

brecklundin · 05-27-2010, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swt_decadent

I actually found it on the airport and it also come with the case. I have always wanted a kindle (to be exact kindle dx for my manga) ever since it came out. Is it luck that I found one? Does amazon actually return it? Has this been proven? I been playing with it and it doesn't seem to be register. It seems new and it only have five book on it. Is there anyway I can find who the owner is? Wireless does not work where we live.

I'm having a hard time deciding if I should keep it or not. Anyway I already have Sony reader 505 and 600. My mom also promise to buy me an Ipad this school year.

Found your wallet and keys to your home and vehicle....should I keep them or return them?

What a bunch of horse-puckey...you know danged well what you need to do...your post triggers my crap detector big time. Odds are someone is playing games here.

kindlekitten · 05-27-2010, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rence

I believe In the UK, Aust and USA that once you decided to keep something found (deprive the owner from having it back) you commit theft - which is a crime. If you have no luck with Amazon or the airport then you should hand it in to your local police station.
In some countries if the item is not claimed after x months I believe they return it to the person who found it.

it's called due diligence. the airport and amazon are sufficient. the local police would have absolutely zero interest in receiving it.

brecklundin · 05-27-2010, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

it's called due diligence. the airport and amazon are sufficient. the local police would have absolutely zero interest in receiving it.

seems someone has been into a bit too much of that BC Bud...unreal...

kindlekitten · 05-27-2010, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brecklundin

seems someone has been into a bit too much of that BC Bud...unreal...

ya' think?

05-27-2010, 02:13 AM	#26
Rence Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony PRS-700 Irex 1000S	It is a crime not to return it I believe In the UK, Aust and USA that once you decided to keep something found (deprive the owner from having it back) you commit theft - which is a crime. If you have no luck with Amazon or the airport then you should hand it in to your local police station. In some countries if the item is not claimed after x months I believe they return it to the person who found it.

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05-25-2010, 02:23 PM	#16
JaneD Addict Posts: 322 Karma: 1057749 Join Date: May 2010 Location: LA, CA Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2013	You gotta return it. Call Amazon, they'll be able to help you. Don't go back to the airport, they'll have no idea. Please do the right thing. You'll never be able to use it without feeling guilty.

05-25-2010, 02:46 PM	#17
joobies Addict Posts: 234 Karma: 1856 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kindle 1, Sony PRS-505	No question... contact Amazon. You found it but it is not yours.

05-25-2010, 03:01 PM	#18
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	Easy for me to say return it - I haven't got it in my hot little mitts. But, everyone else is right, trying to return it is the decent thing to do - who knows what value it might have for the owner beyond being just a cool gadget.

05-25-2010, 07:00 PM	#19
Snorkledorf Blue. Not sad...just blue Posts: 218 Karma: 1267018 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Japan Device: Ridibooks Paper Pro	Back in the 1980s as a student I found a backpack with a little Radio Shack handheld computer in it. I turned the backpack in to the lost & found but kept the computer. At the time it seemed a reasonable action because hey, I found it. And it really was kinda cool. These days I consider that to be one of the major ethical failures of my life. I can't imagine anymore how I made a choice like that -- I honestly can't get into the head of this person I used to be, who would take something even when I had a good chance of giving it back to its true owner. Apparently some time in the intervening years my personal code of ethics has grown more robust than it used to be. At the time, my thoughts were on myself, but my current reflex would be to immediately feel compassion for the poor slob who paid for this nifty device and then lost it and is probably beating her/his head against the wall right now.

05-25-2010, 09:47 PM	#20
krazy4katz Addict Posts: 367 Karma: 1552656 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: [Kindle 1, Kindle 3 (KK)], Kindle Voyage, iPad Pro	The way you asked the question, I think you know the right answer is to return it. You can either be ethical or not. The choice is yours. I am hoping that you will make the right one. Who knows? Maybe you will start a new trend of ethical behavior! Good luck with your decision.

05-26-2010, 09:07 AM	#21
pboss Evangelist Posts: 408 Karma: 646 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	Yes, be a good citizen (or come up with your own excuses).

05-26-2010, 04:18 PM	#22
J. Strnad Guru Posts: 915 Karma: 3537194 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo, Kindle 3, Paperwhite	Also, if you don't return it you will go to Hell where they only have paper books that burst into flame before you can read them.

05-26-2010, 05:39 PM	#23
Snorkledorf Blue. Not sad...just blue Posts: 218 Karma: 1267018 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Japan Device: Ridibooks Paper Pro	Or you'll have a Kindle but be waiting for the 2.5 update till your local environment freezes over...

05-27-2010, 12:31 AM	#24
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	could be a trick lost Kindle left by one of those investigative tv shows....you may be on tv soon

05-27-2010, 01:25 AM	#25
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	Contact Amazon and make the attempt to return it. It may not seem the sane thing to do now, but as others have pointed out, later in life it won't be one of the memories that make you cringe.

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