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View all search resultsStrangers, lost and found services guardians of unattended belongings
People can still rely on the honesty and kindness of strangers as well as lost and found services in the capital if they forget their belongings somewhere.
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any know that getting back one’s belongings forgotten in public places is not easy. However, people can still rely on the honesty and kindness of strangers as well as lost and found services in the capital if they forget their belongings somewhere.
As a fried rice seller for 19 years, 39-year-old Ahmad has seen many of his customers forget their belongings. He would store the items inside his cart and wait for the owner to come back.
"There was a guy who forgot his tablet on the table, which looked brand new as if it was right out of the store. Luckily, he came back after two days," Ahmad said.
He added that most people usually forgot items like cigarettes or wallets, especially when they were in a group as they were having "too much fun to realize that they had left something behind".
"It's not a question of whether I know them or not. The importance is that I keep their belongings safe until the owner comes back," Ahmad said.
In other public places, lost and found services have helped forgetful residents get their belongings back.
For belongings lost at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, senior branch communications staffer Febri Toga Simatupang recommends that owners of lost items make contact with the airport through its social media channels, customer service or lost and found center.
