$100?! Oh Well...It Was the Thought That Counted!

The Penny Project is ever expanding. New pennies, new people, new unbelievable stories!


The author of this story was a student in one of my facilitation classes and had already landed on the spreadsheet with his 4-cent find from the sushi restaurant where we dined during our week in class. But he's larger than life and I knew I hadn't heard the last of him with those 4 cents!


A few weeks ago he sent this story, which he wasn't sure was appropriate for the penny blog (so he shall remain nameless to protect him, me & the...uh-hum...intereting woman in his story!). But I'm a firm believe we all need a little crazy every now & then. Don't you think?!

So enjoy his tale and know that I almost refused to believe it was true (just like the rest of the students in his class didn't believe the WHOLE Penny Project was real...imagine!). But he assures me it is 100% true. 100% truth that cost us $100. Eeeek!


Leslie,

Actually do have a story… but not sure it’s good for your “penny” blog.


A group of us went to P.F. Chang’s for lunch. While standing outside I found a $100 bill on the ground… wrapped perfectly…like a squashed cigarette – square and precise.

Remembering that I had only seen people go into the restaurant since I had been standing there I figured it had to have been dropped by someone walking in.

..so…

I went inside and announced to the waiting crowd that I had found some money… did anybody lose any…

Well.. this EXTREMELY well endowed woman came bouncing up to me… hand deep in her Victoria’s Secret creation…designed more to keep her silicone safe rather than financial instruments…

Indicating that she placed a $100 bill there for safe keeping and it was now nowhere to be found….and trying to persuade me to inspect her area of safekeeping to validate her story.

She further went on to give me the information that her “friend” had given it to her to go for lunch….. not 30 minutes ago.

Now, not being one to want to speculate on the nature of the transaction... or how this tightly wadded bill had been put into its place of safekeeping…I gladly handed her back the money. Which she gratefully accepted and went bouncing back into line….telling all who would listen how “it has just fallen out.”

So I am afraid your penny collection almost had an extra $100 … but was beaten out by my fascination that there are still woman who use that location for safe keeping…

:-)

Penny Protocal

1. Pennies & other change must be discovered outside your home &/or other areas where YOUR money hangs around. It's about found money, people...not money you just forgot you had!

2. Taking pennies from other people's homes (or vehicles) constitutes stealing...don't do it!

3. Tip jars are strictly off limits.

4. Foreign curency cannot be accepted. If you find a Canadian quarter and can somehow convince your Canadian friend to buy the quarter from you at the correct exhange rate in American dollars...then bring it on!

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