A girl I know FOUND hers.
She was in a bar with friends one night when she spotted a solitary iPhone sitting on the counter, with no-one else anywhere near it. She took it home, found the owner's details in it and e-mailed him, saying "Hello, you left your iPhone in bar X last night. Let me know when you want to pick it up."

The owner replied at once, saying "Oh, that's great. I have to go abroad on business this weekend but I'll get back to you as soon as I'm back in the country and we'll sort something out. Thanks very much."

Never heard back from him. Free iPhone.

OK, so she didn't exactly try very hard to ensure he got it back. Then again, if he's the sort of person who can just forget he has an iPhone, I don't feel too bad for him.
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Thu 4 Nov 2010, 14:42, Reply)