What would you do? Hypothetical

[frank_f15]

i think the GUMMY BEAR police will let u go this time, but don't let it happen again /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Currmudgeon]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Call store owner at home and tell him that when the register comes up $10.00 short tonight, he should require the kid handling register to call me at home and explain that....ummmm, yes sir, I did give you too much change)</font>

You're evil. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif I like that.

I'd try to correct the error, but if it becomes too much of a hassle to argue with the folks, then I assume it's corporate policy and take the money.

The one particular instance where all bets are off, is in a negotiated deal. While I won't try to take someone to the cleaners, I assume they know what they want for their stuff, and will negotiate accordingly.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Yesterday when my wife got home from work she called back down to Tyler Texas to a ladies shop. It seems her and her aunt had bought some stuff and some way some how a fifteen dollar blouse ended up in my wife's bag. My wife hadn't paid for the blouse. So she called the store to see about shipping it back.

They were surprised and then told her they had a store operated by their son in the metroplex if she'd rather carry it by at her convenience.

What is interesting about my wife is her cajun grandma put the fear in her about keeping anything taken, innocently or not. She believes that if you steal you get punished three times. That fifteen dollar blouse represents a forty five dollar loss immediately even sooner than later.

I think honesty is neat. You'd be amazed at the quality of people you get to talk to when you exhibit it.

 

[Molerj]

I kinda figured we would only get the honest people responses on that one. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[dieselsmoke1]

While I consider myself an honest person, golden rule, bad karma for ill gotten gains, etc. , there's one special area I consider it's every man for himself - Vending Machines. My work kept me on the road and living out of motels for several years, and I basically lived out of these mechanical bandits at times. I've been ripped off so many times over the years (and why does it always happen at 2:00 AM with your last quarter?) there's no way I'll ever break even. But if the day ever comes that I drop a quarter in a vending machine and it blows a gasket and unloads it's contents, I could pick up all the honey buns and potato chips I could carry and walk away with a big smile and a clear concience.

 

[Libertine]

PhilNH5 et al:

While visiting the Iowa state fair museum this year, saw a letter on the wall from an old guy in California. Seems he had snuck into the fair back in 1939 (if I recall the date correctly). He went to Calif in WW2 and lived there since. He sent a letter to the fair returning the money because he had always felt "guilty" about sneeking in.

On the other hand . . . I'll skip the details, but "friend" ripped me for $20k, refused to pay, judgement, bankruptcy (he lied about everything - lost nothing). Anyway found out recently he died at age 63 (a few years ago). Made my day. (No, I didn't do it).

JEH

 

[DavidJ]

I agree about the vending machines, If I took everything out of one I still would not be even.

Several years ago we were having problems with ours at work and called the vendor rep in to try alleviate the problem. He told us to just make a note and we'd get our money back. I told him that when you put your last quarter in there at 3:00am, the last thing you want is your money back, you wouldn't put your money in one if you weren't really hungry or thirsty.

 

[Mike_Dumond]

We have a vending machine at the hospital I work out of. You'd put in your dollar bill, make your selection, get your change. Then if you hit the coin return, you'd get your dollar back. Had to explain it to the vending company 3 times before they fixed it.

 

[mountain_man]

Watch out at Wally World (and probably your local supermarket too). Wally World will have a big posted price on something, and when you get to the register, the computer will show a higher price. I tell the manager or asst. manager about the discrepancy and they always give me the posted price. However just for yucks, I go back the next day or so and use the in-house scanner, and the price has not been changed (price still higher than posted). This seems to happen on mostly on sale items. Don't know how it work with your stores, but I see it frequently at the local supermarkets too.

 

[Bird]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( have a big posted price on something, and when you get to the register, the computer will show a higher price )</font>

I don't recall that ever happening to me at Wal-Mart, but it was a very frequent and common occurrence at the nearest K-Mart when we lived out in the country. Of course, they've folded up and gone out of business now.