RadX Moderator May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 Nice ending and good that the kids had the right morals! College students track down owner of an old couch they bought -- because it had $40k stuffed in it Three students from New Paltz, New York were settling in to the couch they just bought when they found an envelope in the armrest with $700 in it. According to The Little Rebellion, New Paltz geology student Reese Werkhoven said that he "almost peed" because the most he ever found in a couch was 50 cents. After a 20 minute search of the old couch they got for just $20, Werkhoven, New Paltz graduate Lara Russo and Mount Holyoke graduate Cally Guasti now had a total of $40,000 in cash. Their initial excitement was dampened however, when Russo found a woman's name on one of the envelopes, causing a moral dilemma. They then each called their parents for advice, and they were all told the same thing: do not spend the money, do not tell anyone else about the money, find the woman on the envelope and find out if it's her money. However, although they knew they didn't earn the money, there were other things they had to consider. What if the person is just a really bad person? To this they were told that if they didn't think that someone was a good person or deserving of the money, then they had no obligation to give it to them. This only made the lines blurrier, so they tracked down the woman anyway. Werkhoven's mother found the woman in a phonebook, so her son called her after work. He confirmed who she was and then told her about the couch, promising to return it to her, but she simply replied: "Oh. I left a lot of money in that couch." This left him worried, and when they approached her house, the 'beware of dog' signs and mounted cameras didn't reassure them at all. They were relieved when the woman's daughter and granddaughter greeted them at the door as they could tell that they were good people. After they returned the money, the old woman explained how the money got to them. Her husband had had a heart condition and knew his time was limited. Before he died, he gave her money each week to put away for when he passed. For 30 years she stored her savings inside an old couch in the television room where she slept. When her husband passed away, she remained working as a florist and continued to store her money in the couch, until she had an operation on her back and went to a rehabilitation center for several months. Upon the woman’s doctor’s advice, the woman’s daughter and son-in-law replaced the couch she used to sleep on with a full-size bed. The couch ended up at the Salvation Army store in New Paltz where the three students nearly didn't buy it because they thought it was ugly and smelly, but it was the only one that fit their living room. The woman then gave them a $1,000 reward for making the right moral decision. ↡ Advertisement 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vid Hypersonic May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 Can't even get a COE with that $40k. Return better. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sp4wn Turbocharged May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 Nice ending and good that the kids had the right morals! couch.jpg College students track down owner of an old couch they bought -- because it had $40k stuffed in it Three students from New Paltz, New York were settling in to the couch they just bought when they found an envelope in the armrest with $700 in it. According to The Little Rebellion, New Paltz geology student Reese Werkhoven said that he "almost peed" because the most he ever found in a couch was 50 cents. After a 20 minute search of the old couch they got for just $20, Werkhoven, New Paltz graduate Lara Russo and Mount Holyoke graduate Cally Guasti now had a total of $40,000 in cash. Their initial excitement was dampened however, when Russo found a woman's name on one of the envelopes, causing a moral dilemma. They then each called their parents for advice, and they were all told the same thing: do not spend the money, do not tell anyone else about the money, find the woman on the envelope and find out if it's her money. However, although they knew they didn't earn the money, there were other things they had to consider. What if the person is just a really bad person? To this they were told that if they didn't think that someone was a good person or deserving of the money, then they had no obligation to give it to them. This only made the lines blurrier, so they tracked down the woman anyway. Werkhoven's mother found the woman in a phonebook, so her son called her after work. He confirmed who she was and then told her about the couch, promising to return it to her, but she simply replied: "Oh. I left a lot of money in that couch." This left him worried, and when they approached her house, the 'beware of dog' signs and mounted cameras didn't reassure them at all. They were relieved when the woman's daughter and granddaughter greeted them at the door as they could tell that they were good people. After they returned the money, the old woman explained how the money got to them. Her husband had had a heart condition and knew his time was limited. Before he died, he gave her money each week to put away for when he passed. For 30 years she stored her savings inside an old couch in the television room where she slept. When her husband passed away, she remained working as a florist and continued to store her money in the couch, until she had an operation on her back and went to a rehabilitation center for several months. Upon the woman’s doctor’s advice, the woman’s daughter and son-in-law replaced the couch she used to sleep on with a full-size bed. The couch ended up at the Salvation Army store in New Paltz where the three students nearly didn't buy it because they thought it was ugly and smelly, but it was the only one that fit their living room. The woman then gave them a $1,000 reward for making the right moral decision. well if it fell into the wrong students hands it would mean years of booze and pot. even though these guys had to ask their parents, they still did the right thing in the end... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahgong Supercharged May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 well, their good deed will go a long way~! karma is a really powerful thing that many choose to belittle. that is until you can witness it for yourself~! kudos to those kids and their parents for bring them up right~! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyfitms Twincharged May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 This one lagi better right? https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-cabbie-returns-900-000-thai-couple-065206427.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator May 19, 2014 Author Share May 19, 2014 This one lagi better right? https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-cabbie-returns-900-000-thai-couple-065206427.html hahahha...this one, 1mil, def need to send back..duno wt kangtou le... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyfitms Twincharged May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 hahahha...this one, 1mil, def need to send back..duno wt kangtou le... so... too little also send back cos it can't buy much anyway too much also scared to keep.. so what is the sweet spot where people will be tempted to keep? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myxilplix Turbocharged May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 I don't believe in karma or whatever, the world has never been fair and will never be. But I would return the money because what matters in the end is that I am able to live with myself and face myself in the mirror with a clear conscience. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holdenutessv Turbocharged May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 (edited) Can't even get a COE with that $40k. Return better. Could get themselves a very decent F150 pickup over there. Edited May 19, 2014 by Holdenutessv Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktglfc Hypersonic May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 well if it fell into the wrong students hands it would mean years of booze and pot. even though these guys had to ask their parents, they still did the right thing in the end... Kudos :) Their parents must be proud of them, and it showed thru their upright upbringing ! It is definitely a moral decision to return, so these guys have to give themselves a pat on their backs. If this happens in Singapore, I still thnk our kids will probably return :) Believe in our education system as well as the morals that we parents brought up on our kids :) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator May 19, 2014 Author Share May 19, 2014 Kudos :) Their parents must be proud of them, and it showed thru their upright upbringing ! It is definitely a moral decision to return, so these guys have to give themselves a pat on their backs. If this happens in Singapore, I still thnk our kids will probably return :) Believe in our education system as well as the morals that we parents brought up on our kids :) concur with that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahseng 5th Gear May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 Of course return la. After finding out about this Her husband had had a heart condition and knew his time was limited. Before he died, he gave her money each week to put away for when he passed. For 30 years she stored her savings inside an old couch in the television room where she slept. When her husband passed away, she remained working as a florist and continued to store her money in the couch, until she had an operation on her back and went to a rehabilitation center for several months. If you still keep the money, knn surely got bao ying max. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albeniz Turbocharged May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 Old folks are like that. Better remind my mother. She doesn't put money in the couch. But she keeps them in the fridge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_prince Supersonic May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atonchia Supersonic May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 so... too little also send back cos it can't buy much anyway too much also scared to keep.. so what is the sweet spot where people will be tempted to keep? Like it cost more to return than to keep it. I.e $10, I'll find a supermarket and drop off the cash into those donation box like SPCA etc. Helping the fellow who lose the money do a good deed Unless it a kid's wallet with identification, then can pass back to school. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickenMob 6th Gear May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 ......I will use it to renew my car for another 5 years......... all give back........: C Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktglfc Hypersonic May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 This gal quite chio ah :)) Hey, why she look at the sky? She should look at the floor where all the money are :)) Money don't fall from the sky, money just drop on the floor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahgong Supercharged May 20, 2014 Share May 20, 2014 This one lagi better right? https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-cabbie-returns-900-000-thai-couple-065206427.html wah... yep. like i said, his good deed will go a long way. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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