Yeah. They found my hat.

[wvdisneyfamily]

There was a story in the newspaper about a woman and her wedding ring. She had put it in a cup and her husband threw it away. The staff at the WL dug through the dumpster and returned it to her. Gotta love Disney!

 

[unkadug]

Not to be seem like I'm raining on a parade, but a LOT of places would do this. I am glad the OP got his hat back, but to attribute it alone to Disney as having going the extra mile is a bit simplistic. Legally, most states require businesses that, once an item is reported lost, they must return it to the owner if it is found. There are procedures in place if the owner is not known, and vary based on an appraised value of the item lost. Believe it or not, it is actually a crime to fail to report lost items to the police.

However, that won't negate any extra miles Disney went to find it, i.e., if it didn't just turn up one day during routine work, but rather, they found it because they continued to look for it. Either way, at least they knew to keep an eye out for it and the OP got his hat back!

Talk about your unenforceable laws.

If the police don't know you lost something how on earth are they going to arrest you it!

(Or perhaps they should just arrest everyone-as we have all lost something):lookaroun

 

[tomm4004]

I'd like to see literature on that law. It seems pretty bizarre. Perhaps it applies to cars and other things licensed, but a hat or a book? Doubt it.

"But the hat came back, the very next day..."

 

[Disneykidder]

My husband left my sons red, Dash sunglasses on the Buzz ride in August 06'...has anyone seen them?:ROFLOL:

 

[unkadug]

My husband left my sons red, Dash sunglasses on the Buzz ride in August 06'...has anyone seen them?:ROFLOL:

Did you report them to the proper authorities, ma'am?

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[tomm4004]

My husband left my sons red, Dash sunglasses on the Buzz ride in August 06'...has anyone seen them?:ROFLOL:

Yes, I think I got a 1,000 points for zapping them last time.

 

[elabron]

A friend of mine went to WDW a few years ago to watch his daughter in a parade......he ended up leaving his camera in the room at All Star.

When he got home he called, and they informed him they would look for it. Within a week, he received a package at our office......with his camera in it.
He went on and on about how they had mailed it to him at no cost, and what excellent customer service that was.

If every business, church, etc. made everyone feel the way Disney does, the world would be a better place. :wave:

 

[Edisto Pluto]

Not to be seem like I'm raining on a parade, but a LOT of places would do this. I am glad the OP got his hat back, but to attribute it alone to Disney as having going the extra mile is a bit simplistic. Legally, most states require businesses that, once an item is reported lost, they must return it to the owner if it is found. There are procedures in place if the owner is not known, and vary based on an appraised value of the item lost. Believe it or not, it is actually a crime to fail to report lost items to the police.

However, that won't negate any extra miles Disney went to find it, i.e., if it didn't just turn up one day during routine work, but rather, they found it because they continued to look for it. Either way, at least they knew to keep an eye out for it and the OP got his hat back!

Wow, buzz kill.................. when our 18 yr. old was 3 he left his lion in our room at the Yacht Club. We reported it and it was mailed back to a very happy boy within a week with a nice note. It had gone trhough the laundry as it was in the bed sheets.

 

[fosse76]

I'd like to see literature on that law. It seems pretty bizarre. Perhaps it applies to cars and other things licensed, but a hat or a book? Doubt it.

"But the hat came back, the very next day..."

Here's an excerpt from the Florida statute:

705.102. Reporting lost or abandoned property
(1) Whenever any person finds any lost or abandoned property, such person shall report the description and location of the property to a law enforcement officer.
(2) The law enforcement officer taking the report shall ascertain whether the person reporting the property wishes to make a claim to it if the rightful owner cannot be identified or located. If the person does wish to make such claim, he or she shall deposit with the law enforcement agency a reasonable sum sufficient to cover the agency's cost for transportation, storage, and publication of notice. This sum shall be reimbursed to the finder by the rightful owner should he or she identify and reclaim the property.
(3) It is unlawful for any person who finds any lost or abandoned property to appropriate the same to his or her own use or to refuse to deliver the same when required.
(4) Any person who unlawfully appropriates such lost or abandoned property to his or her own use or refuses to deliver such property when required commits theft as defined in s. 812.014, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

 

[tomm4004]

This talks about finding lost property. Not about losing it. It doesn't say that if you lose something it's against the law not to report it.

 

[fosse76]

This talks about finding lost property. Not about losing it. It doesn't say that if you lose something it's against the law not to report it.

I never said it was aginst the law to not report it. It is against the law to not report a found item. I may have mis-worded that. If you find something, generally that means (but not always) someone lost it. That means it is a lost item. That's what I meant. Items that are found generally aren't called "found items" but rather "lost items." I should have been more clear.

 

[tomm4004]

I should have been more clear.

Actually, the main problem is that the poster who originally quoted you put the line about reporting lost items in bold whereas you did not. That made that line stand out on its own and somewhat altered the context. I think many readers read that revised edition. It does make more sense in your original post without the bold. By changing the style of someone's original post in a quote, it can change the meaning. Quoters and quotees beware.

 

[unkadug]

Actually, the main problem is that the poster who originally quoted you put the line about reporting lost items in bold whereas you did not. That made that line stand out on its own and somewhat altered the context. I think many readers read that revised edition. It does make more sense in your original post without the bold. By changing the style of someone's original post in a quote, it can change the meaning. Quoters and quotees beware.

However, it is generally common practice to bold parts of a quote that you are responding to, especially when there are several sentences in the post.

So...guilty as charged. :shrug:

Perhaps underlining would have worked better, or a different color?

 

[Glasgow]

I love hearing about this sort of stuff (ie. original post).

 

[fosse76]

Actually, the main problem is that the poster who originally quoted you put the line about reporting lost items in bold whereas you did not. That made that line stand out on its own and somewhat altered the context. I think many readers read that revised edition. It does make more sense in your original post without the bold. By changing the style of someone's original post in a quote, it can change the meaning. Quoters and quotees beware.

I do most of my posting at work...so I am not always careful with my wording. Glad it orginally made sense. On topic, I couldn't imagine if it were against the law for someone to fail to report losing something...I think we'd all be in prison. I lose things on a daily basis.

 

[tooltime]

that's Disney service

we left our bag on a bus one late night and it arrived at our room the next day...

 

[tomm4004]

that's Disney service

we left our bag on a bus one late night and it arrived at our room the next day...

The bus? Now that's service!