Finding Andrew Luck's wallet

[ohio#1nolefan]

So some dude found Andrew Luck's wallet while out on a bike ride. After returning it to the Colt's hq, his reward you ask? An autographed football and a thank you note..

So a guy that signed a $123m contract with $50m guaranteed 2 years ago shows his appreciation with a signed football? The note saying 'you made my life a lot easier'. What a cheap a$$.

 

[totallynot321Nole]

Seems like a pretty good reward. Do you hate the Colts or something?

 

[ohio#1nolefan]

Seems like a pretty good reward. Do you hate the Colts or something?

A crappy signed football seems like a good reward from someone that has made a few hundred million $ ? I know if I had a few hundred mil i'd give someone more than basically a couple hundred bucks.p

 

[OrlandNole]

Sounds like a nice gesture to me.

I like the story of Beast Mode finding some random dude's wallet at a gas station and returning it to him personally.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2273119-marshawn-lynch-finds-and-returns-fans-lost-wallet

 

[RunRonnieRun]

Because Luck earns a lot of money he’s required to make a grandiose gesture in exchange for an everyday act of civility?

Kick rocks.

 

[southgateNOLE]

So how much did you want him to give the guy?

 

[NDallasRuss]

A crappy signed football seems like a good reward from someone that has made a few hundred million $ ? I know if I had a few hundred mil i'd give someone more than basically a couple hundred bucks.p

The guy found his wallet, not his lost child. A signed football and personalized note seems like a pretty nice gesture to me.

 

[JohnnieHolmesNole]

Because Luck earns a lot of money he’s required to make a grandiose gesture in exchange for an everyday act of civility?

Kick rocks.

This. Personally, I would not expect or want a thing for merely “doing the right thing.” I certainly would not accept some “cash reward” for simply carrying out a basic human decency. Would make me feel cheap or monetized. Actually, some kind of momento like an autographed football might be about the only thing I would accept.

Here, some acquaintance of the Good Samaritan is the person who took this public. That would annoy me, and I suspect it annoyed the Good Samaritan, who made clear that he wanted no publicity about any of this.

 

[ggmike1992]

Well said JHN.

 

[ohio#1nolefan]

Ehh… Waiters get tipped more from wealthy people for doing their job.
He coulda at least thrown in some crappy Colts tickets

 

[ohio#1nolefan]

Because Luck earns a lot of money he’s required to make a grandiose gesture in exchange for an everyday act of civility?

Kick rocks.

Not saying because he makes a lot of money, but more so because he has lots of money. Why not give the guy a few dollars?

 

[RunRonnieRun]

Not saying because he makes a lot of money, but more so because he has lots of money. Why not give the guy a few dollars?

...I...???

 

[cfbfan23]

Ehh… Waiters get tipped more from wealthy people for doing their job.
He coulda at least thrown in some crappy Colts tickets

Your view of how the world should work is totally warped. Luck more than went out of his way to thank the person who found his wallet.

 

[FreeFlyNole]

I found my neighbors purse on the street, she’d left it on the roof of her car. She just said thank you when I gave it back to her. I didn’t even get a signed football. That’s it, I’m breaking into her house tonight and making a sandwich. I’ve seen them time and time again bringing bag upon bag of groceries in that house. I know they are loaded with food. Stingy jerks, keeping all those sandwiches to themselves.

 

[ohio#1nolefan]

Your view of how the world should work is totally warped. Luck more than went out of his way to thank the person who found his wallet.

Actually the guy returning it to him went out of his way...Luck did nothing.

 

[ohio#1nolefan]

I found my neighbors purse on the street, she’d left it on the roof of her car. She just said thank you when I gave it back to her. I didn’t even get a signed football. That’s it, I’m breaking into her house tonight and making a sandwich. I’ve seen them time and time again bringing bag upon bag of groceries in that house. I know they are loaded with food. Stingy jerks, keeping all those sandwiches to themselves.

Yea..great comparison...

 

[NoleLizards]

Actually the guy returning it to him went out of his way...Luck did nothing.

I dropped my wallet in a drive-thru many years ago and was very grateful that someone turned it in. The 30 dollars or so in cash was gone, but I felt extremely fortunate to recover all the ID/banking cards within.

 

[RangerNole]

I found my neighbors purse on the street, she’d left it on the roof of her car. She just said thank you when I gave it back to her. I didn’t even get a signed football. That’s it, I’m breaking into her house tonight and making a sandwich. I’ve seen them time and time again bringing bag upon bag of groceries in that house. I know they are loaded with food. Stingy jerks, keeping all those sandwiches to themselves.

Good plan but I think after you break in wake her up and have her make you a sandwich.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

I’ve found and returned a few things over the years but never expected anything in return. It usually makes people’s day and that’s enough for me.

 

[seminole97]

Yea..great comparison...

It makes more sense when you know how many fridges he has.

 

[ericram]

Seems like this thread didn't go quite as expected for the OP.

 

[cfbfan23]

Actually the guy returning it to him went out of his way...Luck did nothing.

Did he write him a thank you note?

Did he make sure he got an autographed football?

 

[SoddyNole]

I would have asked him to trade his Super Bowl ring for the wallet.

 

[FSU4FUN]

I would have asked him to trade his Super Bowl ring for the wallet.

Oh wait that’s missing to lol

 

[West Duval Nole]

How do you know there wasn't a few hundred or thousand dollars that was in the wallet that were missing when returned? And perhaps Luck doesn't want to mention that. That wouldn't necessarily mean the guy that took it took the money, but you never know.

A simple thank you should have been enough. The autographed football and note would only be inappropriate if say the guy was a Colts and/or Luck hater. Maybe a Titans, Jags or Texans fan. Other than that. It should be good.

 

[Fijimn]

Seems like this thread didn't go quite as expected for the OP.

To be fair, in Ohio, anything that is not nailed down is eventually stolen and sold off for meth and heroine. So the concept of somebody returning a lost wallet is pretty foreign

 

[ggmike1992]

Sounds like a movie in the making a la Being John Malkovich.

 

[OrlandNole]

It's standard to tip 15% of the cash contents for a returned wallet; 20% for exceptional circumstances.

 

[southgateNOLE]

Yea..great comparison...

Says the guy who compared this dude returning Lucks wallet to a waiter making tips for their earnings....

 

[Gonolz]

The gesture was perfectly appropriate. It's not like the guy risked his life to rescue Luck from a flooded cave.

 

[OrlandNole]

The gesture was perfectly appropriate. It's not like the guy risked his life to rescue Luck from a flooded cave.

In fairness, Luck’s front doorway is pretty narrow.

 

[csklad]

So some dude found Andrew Luck's wallet while out on a bike ride. After returning it to the Colt's hq, his reward you ask? An autographed football and a thank you note..

So a guy that signed a $123m contract with $50m guaranteed 2 years ago shows his appreciation with a signed football? The note saying 'you made my life a lot easier'. What a cheap a$$.

If I lose my wallet and you find it....just keep it. It’d be cheaper not getting it back.

 

[ohio#1nolefan]

I’ve found and returned a few things over the years but never expected anything in return. It usually makes people’s day and that’s enough for me.

As I have as well nor did i expect anything from them..It's okay that Luck is a cheapskate, there's lots of rich tightwads.

 

[RunRonnieRun]

As I have as well nor did i expect anything from them..It's okay that Luck is a cheapskate, there's lots of rich tightwads.

You’re #SOhio

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

As I have as well nor did i expect anything from them..It's okay that Luck is a cheapskate, there's lots of rich tightwads.

Maybe, but he probably thought the ball would be a more meaningful thank you. The person who returned it now has a cool story.

 

[ohio#1nolefan]

You’re #SOhio

True story. Just haven't found the wallet of a person worth several hundred million tho.
Actually had a co worker drop a $100 bill out of his pocket a few months ago, that I picked up then caught up to him and kindly returned it. Nobody around, could have kept it..
I've found a couple wallets in my lifetime that I returned to the office where I found them.
I'm not saying Luck is 'required' to give the guy a fistful of greenbacks or whatever.. I know if I was as wealthy as him I would have given more than a football.

 

[kc78]

I don't think there's any obligation to give cash. That actually seems a bit ridiculous. Had he done nothing I'd feel warranted on calling him out, but this is pretty cool. It would have been nice to invite him to the stadium for a game or to meet the team at practice and take a few pictures, but there's no obligation to give cash for that. Would it have been nice? Sure, but seems ridiculous to think he's a bad dude if he doesn't give the guy 1000 dollars.

 

[seminoledq]

All he got was a football? Man, if it wasn't for bad luck, this guy would have no luck at all.

 

[cgj0198]

signed football and note would have been on ebay before the ink dried.

 

[ReliableOstrich]

Signed bal or jersey and some good tix to a game seems like an adequate "thank you".

Regardless, the most entertaining thing about Andrew Luck is this parody Twitter account someone else runs using his likeness.