Last Saturday night, my wife's wallet was stolen. We had gone downtown to a recommended shop to get our youngest daughter's ears pierced. That all went well, but in the excitement (and crowded conditions of the store and street), Eileen discovered her wallet was gone. Probably snatched by a professional pick pocket. We prayed that someone would find it (minus the cash of course) and return it to a Police station. 7:30 on Monday morning we got a call from the police station. Someone had turned in Eileen's wallet contents. Yeaaah!! Sort of.
When we got to the police station, we were given only the cards from the wallet. Make no mistake, we were thankful for that, but a little miffed that the wallet itself was not returned. Our theory? The original thief took the money from the wallet then discarded it. The second "person", discovering the wallet, thought, "Hey, nice wallet." They removed all of the contents of the wallet and returned them to the police station. BUT kept the wallet.
Well, lesson learned. Keep close tabs on your wallet when you're on a busy street in Taichung. There ARE professional pick pockets about. Wallet or no wallet, we're grateful we got all of the identity and health cards back. Saves us a lot of hassle. And we are wiser for the experience.
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That is great that she got her ID.
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