- A man lost his wallet at a concert in Brooklyn, New York
- He was surprised after receiving an unmarked envelope two weeks later from the anonymous finder
- While he did recover some of his belongings, he found a hilarious note inside
Reilly found this note on his mailbox (Credit: Instagram)
When Reilly Flaherty lost his wallet while attending a concert in Brooklyn, New York early this month, he was sort of ‘completely dejected’ after losing his credit cards, driver’s license and a few cash.
He was, however, in for a surprise after receiving an unmarked envelope about two weeks later from an anonymous sender, and the message was not what he expected.
Flaherty, 28, told ABC News he lost his wallet at a Wilco concert at the King’s Theatre on February 5.
“I thought everything was gone, so it was kind of cool to get part of what was lost,” Flaherty said.
When the unmarked envelope turned up at his mailbox, he thought he was somehow relieved at the thought of having recovered his belongings – courtesy of the kindness of a ‘Good Samaritan’ who found his wallet.
He was right — and wrong at the same time.
While he did recover his credit cards and driver’s license, some of the personal items were missing. Surprisingly, he received a note from the anonymous sender. It read:
Dear Reilly Flaherty,
I found your wallet and your drivers license and your address so here’s your credit cards and other important stuff. I kept the cash because I needed weed, the metrocard because well the fare’s $ 2.75 now, and the wallet cause it’s kinda cool. enjoy the rest of your day.
Toodles, Anonymous
Flaherty quickly found humor on the handwritten letter and posted a copy on his Instagram account with the caption “Thanks, I think?”
But he did recovered his credit cards and driver’s license (Credit: NY Post)
His post immediately received attention from social media users and was even featured on various international media sites, including CNN.
“I think what people are finding is that this is a pretty humorous, quintessential New York story of this person who goes 50% with trying to have a nice deed but ends up coming off with an asterisk at the end,” Flaherty told CNN.
The owner said it could have been the work of a “pot-smoking, modern day Robin Hood” specialist out there. And he only wishes they could have been friends.
“The ironic thing really is that, you know, we could’ve been good friends. Both like Wilco, into indie music, same taste in wallets, but he or she tried to take what was of any currency, any value,” he added in jest.
He has not filed any police report about the theft, but warned New Yorkers about a “serial wallet theft spree” that “no one is talking about”.
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