Page 1 of 1
More Than She Banked On - What Would You Have Done?
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 1:34 pm
by southerngale
WESTON, Fla. - A woman got a lot more than she asked for at a McDonald's drive-thru. Janice Meissner ordered a bagel and a Diet Coke for breakfast, but her bag of food seemed unusually heavy. She soon discovered the bag was loaded with hundreds, maybe thousands, of dollars in a sealed plastic bag.
The money turned out to be the restaurant's bank deposit. Officials for McDonald's said the deposit was put in a food bag to make it less obvious before it was taken to the bank. It was accidentally left too close to the drive-thru window and the employee didn't check twice before sending it out the window. Meissner did a double take after opening the bag before backing up her minivan to the window to return the money. McDonald's officials said they will send Meissner a thank-you letter and $50 in gift certificates.
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 1:43 pm
by Lindaloo
WOW!!
I would have taken the money back too after I got over the initial shock. lol.
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 2:28 pm
by chadtm80
McDonald's officials said they will send Meissner a thank-you letter and $50 in gift certificates.
In the end I prob would of retrned it too.. Well maybe lol
But If I was Mcdonalds I would sure as heck give the lady more then 50 dollars worth of greese
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 2:33 pm
by therock1811
chadtm80 wrote:But If I was Mcdonalds I would sure as heck give the lady more then 50 dollars worth of greese
I would too, I'd have given her half of that money...
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 3:19 pm
by Lindaloo
I agree about the reward. Can you imagine how much money was in that bag for deposit? She should have received more.
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 3:32 pm
by Pro-Storm
Most McDonalds are located near interstates, in my town's case its right off the exits from I-95. And not many people check their orders before driving off...and once you hit the on-ramp, theres no turning back. I applaud this woman
Re: More Than She Banked On - What Would You Have Done?
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 3:35 pm
by weatherluvr
southerngale wrote:Officials for McDonald's said the deposit was put in a food bag to make it less obvious before it was taken to the bank. It was accidentally left too close to the drive-thru window and the employee didn't check twice before sending it out the window.
Methinks a policy change is in order for that location...
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 8:06 pm
by StormCrazyIowan
WHOA!!! Can you imagine getting home and opening that up?!
I'd like to think I could keep it, but it would eat away at me and I would have to give it back.....oh the horror of having a conscience!!
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 10:44 pm
by stormy
i would have given it back, but i do also think she deserves more than 50.
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 3:53 am
by ColdFront77
Yikes!
If she did end up going home, (back to) work or someplace else with all that money... there must be a way McDonald's could track her down.
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 7:39 am
by streetsoldier
Now, THAT'S a "happy meal"!
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 7:53 am
by azsnowman
"ROFLMAO @ Bill!" Indeed......a VERY happy meal!
Dennis
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 8:06 am
by Amanzi
Put a smile on my face!
Glad she was honest... the reward was really stingy in my opinion...
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 10:07 am
by azskyman
I once left a bank deposit bag on the counter of the local post office. $700 in small bills.
An "anonymous" subject turned it into the post office clerk.
As it was money from our newspaper account, we posted a very nice front page thank you in the next day's paper.
I suffered through a very red face with my boss...promising, of course, to pay in full if it had not been turned in.
Maybe Mickey D's should provide a happy meal a day for the rest of that person's life!
But then again...all that MacDonald's food would probably equate to a death sentence!
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 12:12 pm
by pawlee
