I really dislike Wal-Mart for many reasons, some being that no matter when I go there the parking stinks, the store is always busy, it seems to attract rude people and it is taking over the world. There are more reasons why that I won't go into here. I broke down and moved one of my prescriptions there. I tried not to but its a drug that's on their $4 per refill list. How can I not? We do go grocery shopping there every other week or so. They are significantly cheaper than Wegmans. http://www.wegmans.com/ where I normally grocery shop.

Tonight I had to make a trip to Wal-Mart to pick up some meds before I leave on vacation Saturday. As I walked up the pharmacy counter, surprise, no line but no one behind the counter either. I see an bank envelope laying there. I pick it up, it's sealed, nothing written on the outside. I open it up and hello Andrew Jackson X 10. Inside, two hundred dollars and nothing else. My first thought; someone is going to be pissed that they lost this. My second fleeting thought; wow, vacation money! For 10 seconds I was in the money! Then I thought,"what if this is some old lady's life savings who has to eat cat food now that her money is gone.

I decide to write on the envelope where I found it, the date and time. After I pay for my prescription I tell the clerk that I had found this at the counter. It must belong to the last person she rang up. I asked her what will happen to this money if no one calls to ask about it. She didn't know. I then told her that I don't think it should go into Wal-Marts coffers. They make more than enough money. So what to do with it? Donate it to a charity, a good idea but I doubt that will happen. I certainly hope someone claims it as they're kicking themselves for being so careless. Oh well, who knows but this will bother me for a bit. I wish my kids were with me because this was a huge teachable moment on several levels. What would you do??