Wallets, Phone Calls and People: An interesting social observation

Last night, after finishing my shift at Starbucks/Safeway, I waited for my hubby to finish some downloads on the free high speed wifi. 

We chatted, people watched, browsed the net and shared a Venti Shaken Black Tea, 5 pumps Classic. 

At about 8:45pm, we packed up our gear and headed for home. Only after we walked through the door of our humble abode, did he realize his wallet was not where it should be. After checking the pocket area thoroughly, we gave up, resigning ourselves to the fact the he had indeed left it behind.

Of course, the phones were down so there was no option to send out an S.O.S. 

And living too far out to pop back down and see for ourselves, we wait... and pray.  

We call the store in the morning to try and track down this valuable (or more than likely, not so valuable) item. 

Long story short, it took four phone calls and five people to get me an answer. (One person doesn't really count because, well, he just wasn't much help. So technically, four is more accurate, but we'll stick with 5 for dramatic affect.) By the time all this talking and waiting stuff was finished, it was about two hours later, 11:30 Am.

The wallet was there, right where he left it. 

Now, this particular store, (which I've already mentioned above so changing the name for it's protection would be, at this point, pointless) is open from six am to eleven pm. So between the time of 8:45 pm on the day previous, to 11:30 am today, no one chose to deal with the mysterious wallet on the bench. 

Now, this is a popular area of the store, the only indoor seating area , period. What I want to know, is why? Why would not one single person take action in the best interest of another? Are we all really that lazy? Self-Centered? Busy? LAME?

I guess, it only seems natural to me that you would think "Hey this is a wallet. Not my wallet. Wallets are important. They probably want it back. What should I do?" Apparently not... but why not? Would YOU?


Maybe I'm ranting or just being silly, but there seems to be a disconnect here and I find it strange... and anything strange is worthy of contemplation. 

P.S. - If you ever leave your wallet at some random location by accident, I'll take care of it for you. But just in case I'm not around, it's probably best not to visit that scenario. :0)