The Nerd's Eye View

I was on my way home after soccer the other evening and without any food at home I passed through a drive-through. Upon getting home with my greasy meal I discovered that I had been given the wrong change by the attendant. I'd paid with a $10 bill and got $12 back. I was pretty wiped out from the game, but my roommate was headed out to pick up some food for himself so I asked him to drop by there and give them the extra $10 in change. Both he and his girlfriend looked at me like I was crazy - which is nothing new - but also like I was doing something completely wrong.

Now I ask you, is it wrong or even simply crazy to return money that isn't yours? Particularly from a business wherein the clerk will most likely have that amount docked from their pay. I've worked in retail and had to do the end of the night accounting for my cash drawer, and had to explain why the register was short a dollar or two. Beyond the simple morality of not taking other peoples' money, isn't it enough to not want to put other people through the bureaucratic wringer?