Would you be dishonest?
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If you KNEW you were being charged at the time and did not say anything, due to you wanting to profit off of it, then that is a whole different ball game. Back to the ill intention thing that I had mentioned. Being undercharged and having no idea until its too late, well you absolutely did NOT have ill intentions there. And I still think its petty to be accused of stealing because the cashier forgot to scan your candy bar which you did not find out about until later. Sorry, but too bad for them. THEY made that mistake, now they get to deal with it.
Let me put it this way. Being a cashier before. I NEVER expected someone to return money or come back in because I made a stupid mistake when the amount was small. All I do is hit myself upside the head and deal with the consequences. I'll pay attention better next time...
Let me put it this way. Being a cashier before. I NEVER expected someone to return money or come back in because I made a stupid mistake when the amount was small. All I do is hit myself upside the head and deal with the consequences. I'll pay attention better next time...
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My concern is with items in my possession which I don't have proof of purchase. Every shoplifter claims it was a mistake or accident - how many are believed?
An extreme example happened in town at a Canadian Tire Store. The newspaper had pic of RCMP with dog tracking a shoplifter plus, they had a helicopter out as well. RCMP spokesman stated even though it was shoplifting, it was still a theft. Oh, and by the way, they didn't find the guy - didn't get their man. Canadian Tire is notorious for charging shoplifters.
An extreme example happened in town at a Canadian Tire Store. The newspaper had pic of RCMP with dog tracking a shoplifter plus, they had a helicopter out as well. RCMP spokesman stated even though it was shoplifting, it was still a theft. Oh, and by the way, they didn't find the guy - didn't get their man. Canadian Tire is notorious for charging shoplifters.
Of course that is theft..... The person took something with full intention of not paying for it.... I asked a customer at work who is an Police Officer about this today, out of interest and he said he would never charge a person in the incident described above because it is NOT theft...... It is as I said earlier an error.. happens all the time in many different ways....
Last time i was at a large chain store i bought two bags of hershey kisses they had on sale. When i got out i saw that they had charged me the full price for it. I looked at the customer service line and it was long. So i just gave up and took the higher price. IT happens all the time both ways. LIfe is too short to sweat the little stuff.
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The following is an example of losing your livelihood for a lousy few bucks - in this case $30.
http://www.wnbc.com/news/17478885/detail.html
What makes it scary is that everyone always says "it was a mistake, etc.", so if in fact it was just a mistake - you won't be believed anyway.
http://www.wnbc.com/news/17478885/detail.html
What makes it scary is that everyone always says "it was a mistake, etc.", so if in fact it was just a mistake - you won't be believed anyway.
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The following is an example of losing your livelihood for a lousy few bucks - in this case $30.
http://www.wnbc.com/news/17478885/detail.html
What makes it scary is that everyone always says "it was a mistake, etc.", so if in fact it was just a mistake - you won't be believed anyway.
http://www.wnbc.com/news/17478885/detail.html
What makes it scary is that everyone always says "it was a mistake, etc.", so if in fact it was just a mistake - you won't be believed anyway.
Last weekend I went to a local swapmeet, and found some used CDs I like from a vendor, so I asked to buy them. The asking price was $1 a piece, (I tried to negotiate to $5 for 6 cds but the seller refused) so I paid $5 for 5 cds and left.
When I got home, and open the cds, I found that in one case, there were 2 cds!!. Now, I would come back to return the extra cd (or give the vendor a dollar) if only I noticed what she looks like or the place she sells. There are about 800 vendors at this swapmeet, and they are moving around, so there are no way I can find her to return the cd.
So, I unintentional got exactly what I wanted (6 cds for $5)
When I got home, and open the cds, I found that in one case, there were 2 cds!!
. Now, I would come back to return the extra cd (or give the vendor a dollar) if only I noticed what she looks like or the place she sells. There are about 800 vendors at this swapmeet, and they are moving around, so there are no way I can find her to return the cd.So, I unintentional got exactly what I wanted (6 cds for $5)
Heck no !!! I was at a yard sale once looking for dog blankets and saw a wrought iron chandelier which was exactly what I wanted . It was marked $20 and I offered $15 and we settled at $18 . It has an Italian tag on it and I could easily get over $200 for it today . All hand made with many details . Not my fault folks !! I sure wasn't gong to say " Honey , you should ask at least $100 for that ! "