Here is a blog story that i thought fellow FTer might enjoy. Having read the story I should add that a few weeks ago I had the exact opposite experience. I Thought I had dropped my wallet at my seat. I was allowed to go back and look for it. Almost all the crew still on board including the flight crew, were down on hands and knees helping me find it.
http://blogs.plos.org/neurotribes/20...-dignity-back/