DEAR ABBY: While in a department store recently, I lost my credit cards, driver's license, important papers and a sizable sum of money. Two employees called me later to say they had found my belongings.
When I returned to the store to pick up my things, I presented the young women with a basket of fruits and chocolate along with my thanks. Some friends told me I was wrong not to reward them with money. Did I do the right thing? -- IN LUCK IN NEW YORK
DEAR IN LUCK: It was thoughtful of you to bring the fruits and chocolate, but if the "sizable sum of money" was still in your wallet, it would have been "sweeter" had you given them some money in addition.