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? asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 8 years ago

Is it legal to keep money from a vending machine?

There is a vending machine here at my college that spews out money if you hit the return change button then open the door. It only gives back all of the money it ate throughout the day because this machine is notorious for eating money and not vending beverages. So people knowingly or unknowlingly put money into an out of order machine that does not give back money, nor drinks.

basically I found the secret to get that money back. the money does not belong to the machine because it did not give the person their product, but I don't feel right keeping the money because it's not mine either. I want to turn it into the cashier desk, but it's not the schools money either, and it would be impossible to find who it really belongs to.

I ended up getting about $7 in change in one go, and the other day I found $5 in change sprawled out in front of the machine. I do not abuse the system, and I will tell maintenance of the faulty machine.

What do you think I should do with the money, and would it be legal to keep it?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    You "will" huh? So then you haven't yet? No it's not legal to keep. It is actually the vending company's money on the grounds that they are supposed to be returning it to the people that didn't get the product. That person is supposed to contact them and let them know.

  • teresa
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Good, possibly your major is worried about your wellbeing. Well, if the principal from the university informed you pointing out that "we couldn't have them in college" that was once already endorsed. You should've been follow the foundations and it's legal for a primary to take away your soda since he already mentioned, however.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    No it's not legal, but it's not worth the prosecutor's time unless you actually broke into the machine.

  • garrytoo
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    legal no hunt you down no. give it to a charity of your choice.

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  • ?
    8 years ago

    id keep it. as long as youre not getting caught... youll be ok.

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