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I read that in today's paper. No wonder that woman doesn't want her name publicized--her reward to the cabbie was as meagre as her original 30 cent tip. I mean, can you believe giving him only $100 after what he did for her? She gives Scrooge a good name! I know I wouldn't buy diamonds from a miserable tightwad like her.

I think the cabbie's business will go through the roof, as well it should. He did a wonderful thing.
 
ktschris said:
JMO - I don't think people should be "paid" for doing the right thing.
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Nor does the cabbie. He didn't even want to take the miserable $100 to begin with. I do, however, think that tokens of gratitude are a gracious thing to offer, and that has nothing to do with being paid for acting honestly and responsibly.
 
Then why is it that $100 is a misrable amount? Would you base that token of gratitude on the value of the returned items? Then would it not become a tip or payment. $100 is still alot of money and we really don't know this women's story. What if, for sake of arugment she was not the owner of the rings. Maybe she's a courier and she didn't want her name published because if it came out that she misplaced the rings it could cost her job. Would $100 still be a mirable amount?
 
i'd have kept them - i luvluvluvluvluv diamonds......
money i would give back - but diamonds are a girl's best friend ;-)
and you can never have too many friends...
 
audie said:
i'd have kept them - i luvluvluvluvluv diamonds......
money i would give back - but diamonds are a girl's best friend ;-)
and you can never have too many friends...
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Well I would have a least worn several of them as I tracked her down.
Slowly tracked her down that is, no sense rushing things.:biggrin:
 
ktschris said:
Then why is it that $100 is a misrable amount? Would you base that token of gratitude on the value of the returned items? Then would it not become a tip or payment. $100 is still alot of money and we really don't know this women's story. What if, for sake of arugment she was not the owner of the rings. Maybe she's a courier and she didn't want her name published because if it came out that she misplaced the rings it could cost her job. Would $100 still be a mirable amount?
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That's an interesting take on the story, and you're absolutely right that maybe she wasn't the owner. What rankles me though about the $100--which I still consider an embarassingly paltry amount to gift the cabbie--is that I think she WAS the owner, and she's a skinflint. Decent people don't hire a taxi and give 30 cent tips. If someone is on a budget, they take the bus or the subway. Both are plentiful and safe in the city. They don't cheat hard-working honest cabbies of the tips they depend on. To me, it's not ethical, and it's something you just don't do.

It boggles my mind how you could leave $30K worth of diamonds behind, though. I bet there's a story behind that one.
 
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