The Lost Manuscript – Honesty Story #30

July 19, 2010

Last Friday, I met Brent and his wife at networking event. During the great conversation we were having, Brent mentioned how he had experienced recently the honesty of a stranger. He kindly agreed to send me the story so that others could be inspired by it.

I was traveling for business and was working on the third edition of my book, The People Profit Connection.  Unfortunately, I left it on the plane.  When I found this to be true, I was dejected because the manuscript was marked up with all of my latest edits.  I could never recreate it.

Later that day I received an email from a gentleman who told me he found my manuscript and saved it.  He asked me where he should mail it.  With much gratitude, I sent him the information and mailed him some free copies of my book and told him if there was anything I could do for him, to just let me know.

We now keep in touch via email.  He actually read my book and enjoyed it very much.  He even had some great comments that helped to make the book even better.  The world really does work pretty well if you let it.

Sent in by Brent Darnell

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Lost and Found Prescription Glasses – ImHONEST Story #5

June 14, 2010

We are so grateful to the kind and honest woman who took time out of her busy schedule to report and return the prescription glasses  she found to The UPS Store. We would also like to thank Sandy, the owner of the glasses, who wrote a very gracious testimonial about the whole experience. Every time we are part of helping a lost item find its way back to its rightful owner it is an extremely rewarding experience.

While vacationing in Kansas City, I lost my prescription glasses. I was just about to replace them when I received the call from ImHONEST.com that they had been found! I was ecstatic – especially since I had let my subscription lapse a year ago! (I renewed it immediately). My customer service rep couldn’t have been kinder or more enthusiastic – he seemed genuinely imbued with the mission of helping people express their innate honesty and desire to help others recover important lost items.

The process ended up being much more difficult than we initially thought, since I was leaving town and needed my glasses at a conference I was attending. My customer service rep proceeded to demonstrate the finest, most effective customer service I have ever experienced in any business I’ve worked with – consistently gracious, perceptive and creative in his problem-solving, he succeeded in getting me my glasses across the country and on time.

As much as I am grateful that I’ve received my glasses back, I am grateful for a renewed faith in the goodness of people – through the efforts of the person who found my glasses and my customer service rep, who directed the process – and most of all for the person who created this amazing company!  I love you folks – kudos for creating positivity and good will, not to mention helping people financially!  I’m still telling everyone I can about my great experience with ImHONEST.com.

Sent in by Sandy, NE

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The Kindness of a Stranger – Good Deeds Story #7

June 8, 2010

This is a very encouraging story sent in by one of our readers that illustrates what a profound impact a stranger had in his life as he reached out to help him during a very pressing situation he found himself  at the time.

I was recently released from prison and state law requires me to register as an offender.  Registration requires an ID at a cost of almost $70.00.  I did not have the money to get an ID, couldn’t register, and had an appointment with my parole officer in two hours.  I was expected to have proof of registration and a $30.00 parole supervision fee with me at the time of reporting.

As you might imagine, the situation made me anxious.  If I failed to register or failed to report to my P.O., I could be sent back to prison for six months.  I called several churches to ask for help only to hear the unanswered phone ringing on the other end.  I called one last number of what I thought was a church. The voice on the other end of the line explained to me who he was and rather than hanging up, asked me about my situation.

After telling my story, the man asked me where I was calling from, and then did something I never expected – he left work, picked me up, paid for my ID and parole supervision fees, and disappeared before I had a chance to thank him.

I don’t know anything about this man except his name is Roy and he works at Faith Based Solutions in Reno NV.  And I know his kindness had an impact that will change me forever.

Sent in by M. Williams

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The Unasked Question about the Lost and Found iPhone 4G – News Story #6

May 7, 2010

At this point most people have heard about the story lost and found iPhone 4G that an Apple employee allegedly lost at a bar. In case you haven’t here is a quick summary:  The person that found the iPhone realized it wasn’t just a regular iPhone so he offered it to a few tech news outlets. Gizmodo accepted and paid the finder for the iPhone 4G, took it apart and exposed the new features of Apple’s upcoming Smartphone.  Both the finder and Gizmodo knew who the owner was since they were able to access the person’s Facebook account from the iPhone app.

There are all sorts of questions being asked and discussed regarding whether or not what Gizmodo did was legal. I will leave this to the lawyers of Apple, Gizmodo and the State of California to decide the legality. The question that nobody is asking is whether or not the right and honest thing was done. It is sad that more and more it seems that nobody cares whether the right, honest and ethical thing was done. So I would like to ask some different questions.

  • Was it honest for the finder of the lost iPhone 4G to receive money for it even though he knew who the owner was?
  • Was it honest for Gizmodo to pay money for a lost Smartphone knowing it belonged to someone?
  • Was it honest for Gizmodo to expose Apple’s trade secrets that were not intended to be made public?

Please let me know your thoughts and whether you think there are any other questions that are not being asked. Also, why do you think there seems to be less concern whether the right thing is being done as long as it is legal. Thank you.

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Lost iPod in the Snow Found a Week Later – ImHONEST Story #4

February 26, 2010

Without a doubt, this is the most remarkable ImHONEST.com story so far. Monday the finder filled out the found item report on our website and the next day the owner had his iPod Touch back. It wasn’t until we received this testimonial that we learned about the very interesting back-story.

Hi! I just went to go get it today. It still works! I dropped it outside during the last big snowstorm [in Pennsylvania] and they found it outside a week later. No water damage at all. I was talking to the store manager and he said that one of the employees found it and gave it to him, and couldn’t find any contacts in it. He then saw the sticker on the back and reported it.

Your service is amazing! I had totally forgotten that the sticker was on there and thought my ipod was gone for good.  Thanks so much for what you do because it definitely made me happy to have it again because ipods aren’t cheap.

 Many thanks to the honest employees and the store manager that took the time to report and return the iPod back to its rightful owner. It is stories like these that make what we do so meaningful and rewarding. 

Sent in by Torrey, PA

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