From Georgina Skipper, Weymouth, Dorset, UK
So people are more likely to return a wallet with about £70 in it than about £10 (29 June, p 17). I fear this is more easily explained by considerations other than altruism and moral probity.
When my brother returned a wallet he found containing £100, which was a fabulous sum to a small boy in 1970, he rather expected to be offered a small reward. None was forthcoming, but even today, I imagine people would hope to receive about 10 per cent… and 10 per cent of £10 is only £1. Hardly worth the bother.
