Left my 3G in a cab in Korea. Can it be found?

[CylonGlitch]

Nice end to the story. Should take the guy out for lunch or something, do something nice for him.

 

[ucfgrad93]

Congrats on getting your phone back, OP. I hope you rewarded whoever returned it to you.

 

[blinkgti]

@Daremo - (Edited, ty)

He was just stoked that I was so happy. I gave him a hug and thanked him about 20 times and he didnt want a reward. I did however direct him to my website and told him to pick out some shirts and I'd send them to him for free when I get back to the states. He said he didnt want a reward, but if I wanted to give him a present he will accept it haha. Kind of gives you that warm and fuzzy. And thanks to everyone who offered input and solutions/kind words.

 

[boxstboy]

Is this a real post or a troll? Left an iphone in a Korean cab and wondering if you could get it back? That's like saying I left a steak in a lion cage at the zoo yesterday, do you think it's still there??? Not trying to be a smarta** but come on, common sense prevails here, I think.

 

[TheCheapGeek]

What reason would someone put the time into making a post about loosing a phone and then waste more time to post that he received it. I don't see anyway this could be a troll post, unless it was a super long winded attempt to spam the board with his shirt site, and that unlikely. Good story, glad you got your iPhone back.

 

[nick9191]

for one thing none of those are countries they are all cities

and secondly

Left your iphone in a cab in Korea?
You can forget about it, you're not getting it back.

in that question/statement the implication is clear. he isn't getting it back not because he left it in a cab but because it was a cab in korea

The PC crew have arrived...

 

[IgnatiusTheKing]

What reason would someone put the time into making a post about loosing a phone and then waste more time to post that he received it. I don't see anyway this could be a troll post, unless it was a super long winded attempt to spam the board with his shirt site, and that unlikely. Good story, glad you got your iPhone back.

Since the OP never gave a link to the shirt site, I find it hard to believe she was trolling.

i'm about as politically incorrect as they come.

Oh man that's a good one!

 

[TheCheapGeek]

Since the OP never gave a link to the shirt site, I find it hard to believe she was trolling.

I completely agree, I don't know who would have though this post was a fake.

 

[ngenerator]

Oh man that's a good one!

Lol, good catch, I almost missed it!


Well done OP, congrats on getting your phone back!

 

[Sparky9292]

Sorry about that. I left my wallet in a Korean cab while studying abroad. Was hoping the cab driver would be nice an return it but it never showed up.

But another MR user here did the same thing as you and the cab driver went down his contact list and called his Korean friend. Hopefully you have some Korean numbers in your contact list. But even if you do there is a slim chance you'll get it back.

I lived in Japan for a few years. I don't know why, but there are tons of stories of people leaving their purse and wallet, and it seems to always get back. Generally there's a rule in Japan that you must give 10% of the worth as reward to the finder.

But in most countries (and especially the USA) if you lost something expensive, it's Finders Keepers.