Good Samaritans Return Cash-Filled Wallet
Monday, Dec 28, 2009 | Updated 6:24 AM EST
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It was a case of wallet lost, wallet found in 15 minutes, with $5,000 cash in the billfold left untouched.
Robert Slatkin left the wallet sitting on a Bloomingdale's display while Christmas shopping on Wednesday.
He retraced his steps in the store and raced to the lost-and-found department, but nothing turned up.
Outside on Lexington Avenue, Slatkin suddenly got a call from American Express -- with good news. A couple found his wallet on a scarf display. They asked a store manager to put it in a safe and called American Express, which contacted the owner.
Back at Bloomingdale's, the couple handed Slatkin his wallet, and he insisted on giving them a $300 reward. He also invited them to use the indoor pool of his Upper East Side apartment building.
