EPTI want to know if this has happened to any of you? And if it has, what did you do? There is no need to explain why you did what you did either, unless you feel it is necessary.
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elkram
United States221 Posts
I want to know if this has happened to any of you? And if it has, what did you do? There is no need to explain why you did what you did either, unless you feel it is necessary. + Show Spoiler + | ||
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eLiE
Canada1039 Posts
I bet they wouldn't tell me if they were underpaying me..... EDIT: This is working part-time as a lifeguard for context | ||
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hifriend
China7935 Posts
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micronesia
United States24799 Posts
What goes around comes around... both the good and the bad. | ||
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elkram
United States221 Posts
On December 13 2010 12:05 micronesia wrote: The right thing to do is to give the money back. Judging from the cheating in school thread recently I'm guessing most people will say you should keep the money. What goes around comes around... both the good and the bad. LOL I created that thread too  | ||
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Gabriel
149 Posts
On December 13 2010 12:05 micronesia wrote: The right thing to do is to give the money back. Judging from the cheating in school thread recently I'm guessing most people will say you should keep the money. What goes around comes around... both the good and the bad. What if the extra money is actually good money coming back?... . . Just give it back man, less then 1k isnt worth to even think about it. | ||
Manifesto7
Osaka27177 Posts
That, and the good feeling you got was worth a dollar right? On December 13 2010 12:10 Gabriel wrote: What if the extra money is actually good money coming back?... . . Just give it back man, less then 1k isnt worth to even think about it. Lol, I love this logic. It gets more acceptable the higher the number? | ||
Rekrul
Korea (South)17174 Posts
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Galaxy77
Hong Kong256 Posts
I called them up and they said theyd send me out a right handed one, so I packed my left handed one back up and waited for the right handed one. The day it arrived the delivery guy said its not his responsibility to do collections, so he went away (leaving me now with 2 guitars). I called up the company and asked when they will come to pick it up, they said within the next few days. 2 weeks passed, I called them and reminded them twice. Nobody ever came, 6 months later on I gave up on waiting and a friend said he was having a hard time looking for a left handed guitar to buy, so I sold him it for $200. Guilty conscious? Not really, I reminded the company so many times, they obviously felt it wasnt important anymore and lost interest in picking up their property  | ||
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matjlav
Germany2435 Posts
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sc4k
United Kingdom5454 Posts
and when i typed that rekrul and manifesto were above. Sorry to the new guys above lol blog needs a poll! | ||
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Rekrul
Korea (South)17174 Posts
On December 13 2010 12:11 Manifesto7 wrote: I always give it back since I worked register jobs too. It is a huge pain in the ass to do the count at the end of the day and be out money that you can't find. Some owners will hold the worker responsible too, which would make you feel like shit probably. That, and the good feeling you got was worth a dollar right? Lol, I love this logic. It gets more acceptable the higher the number? fk it man, if someone accidentally gave me back a billion dollars extra change i aint giving it back | ||
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Gabriel
149 Posts
On December 13 2010 12:11 Manifesto7 wrote: I always give it back since I worked register jobs too. It is a huge pain in the ass to do the count at the end of the day and be out money that you can't find. Some owners will hold the worker responsible too. That, and the good feeling you got was worth a dollar right? Lol, I love this logic. It gets more acceptable the higher the number? Not exactly the idea. Everytime i am in the same position this idea (less than 1k isnt woth even thinking) helps me to stop thinking about it since i never had more than 20 usd back as extra | ||
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TheCabDriver
Canada159 Posts
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VonLego
United States519 Posts
I would always give the money back no matter how large it was even if the poor guy on the other side of the counter gave me a 100 in place of a 1. | ||
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JeeJee
Canada5652 Posts
i gave it back and pointed it out, she was really happy and gave me a free pie thing. i don't eat their pie so i just gave it to someone else on my way out lol. random acts of kindness ftw. | ||
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Railxp
Hong Kong1313 Posts
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n.DieJokes
United States3443 Posts
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micronesia
United States24799 Posts
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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
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Romantic
United States1844 Posts
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Omigawa
United States1556 Posts
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RoarMan
Canada745 Posts
On December 13 2010 12:12 Rekrul wrote: always give back, stupid to risk someone getting in trouble for an innocent mistake Yea, it's not you that'll always suffer the consequences. Hell most of the time you'll get away with it. Having known people who work cashiers, some do get tons of shit for screwing up change. And really it's not even your money to take. | ||
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Chrisboy
Australia118 Posts
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Ryalnos
United States1946 Posts
But if I notice it latter the amount of extra change I got exceeds the transportation costs/value of my time it would require to take it back, I would just shrug and move on. | ||
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dogabutila
United States1438 Posts
If i noticed it later I wouldnt bother going back unless it was more then $5 | ||
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wrestlingfool08
United States139 Posts
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PanoRaMa
United States5070 Posts
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PhatCop
Australia70 Posts
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meeple
Canada10211 Posts
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Grobyc
Canada18410 Posts
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meegrean
Thailand7699 Posts
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yoplate
United States332 Posts
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eLiE
Canada1039 Posts
On December 13 2010 13:20 PhatCop wrote: Interesting that some people would prefer not to give back the money as the sums became larger. Wouldn't the particular person who made the mistake be in bigger trouble as the sums get bigger? Hence, the original motivation of helping that person to avoid being put in a bad position doesn't really make logical sense fore me. As the benefits get bigger, people's superficial values crumble. The same happens when the potential negative consequences are reduced, or when the victim is abstract. There's also the issue of helping the other person rather than helping yourself. It's all about tipping the balances. File sharing, corporate crime, etc. deal with the same moral dilemma. | ||
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Lexpar
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reprise
Canada316 Posts
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Durak
Canada3685 Posts
On December 13 2010 13:30 Grobyc wrote: If I notice it when it's given to me I'll give the extra back (or ask for the rest if they shorted me), but if I don't take note until later on after I leave I won't go back to give it back. Wasting my times and gas money I already can't afford when I gain nothing out of it >.> Same here. Normative ethics can bite me. One bartender kept giving me the wrong change. I'd give her like $5 to pay for my drink and she'd give me $15 back. Maybe did it on purpose so I'd tip her, maybe it's because she mistook my $5 for a $20 every time, or maybe it was because she had the hots for me (obvious answer ). Regardless, I could have made money at the bar for once if I kept it all. | ||
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Loser777
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Insanious
Canada1251 Posts
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SiZ.FaNtAsY
Korea (South)1497 Posts
Whenever I buy just an arizona ice tea, i tell them to keep the change since it's much more quicker that way. I know I'm pimp | ||
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k20a
Canada412 Posts
On December 13 2010 14:13 SiZ.FaNtAsY wrote: I always overpay. Whenever I buy just an arizona ice tea, i tell them to keep the change since it's much more quicker that way. I know I'm pimp they're 99c, pay with a dollar? baller ;p | ||
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Lemonwalrus
United States5465 Posts
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Rainmaker5
United States1027 Posts
With tax 1.04 I let 'em keep the nickel. Nothin to a g. | ||
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Kerotan
England2111 Posts
Really, its just good practice, since more often than not your just throwing the poor till monkey under the bus. | ||
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HaruHaru
United States988 Posts
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ShadeR
Australia7535 Posts
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Lemonwalrus
United States5465 Posts
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Torenhire
United States11681 Posts
First paycheck I open it up and it's for almost 10 grand. Hahaha. Gave it back to the CEO of course...but still, funny as hell that it even got passed through with 400 hours in one week | ||
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matjlav
Germany2435 Posts
On December 13 2010 13:51 Loser777 wrote: During black Friday shopping, I bought a $315 laptop. The cashier thought I gave him 4x100 instead of 3x100 + 1x20. Needless to say, that was a large amount of extra change. He's the catch though. A lot of people argue that such a big electronics store could take a hit, but when the cashier thanked me for giving the money back, he said "I would have lost my job". I don't think anyone would lose their job for it... at worst, it would be taken out of their paycheck. But yeah, people tend to forget that it's the employees and the managers that often have to pay for the mistake, not the company... I actually don't ever recall a time where someone's given me incorrect change, so I can't really give any practical evidence of my morality, though | ||
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Najda
United States3765 Posts
On another note I was shortchanged like 15 cents once but it was just 15 cents so I didn't care >.> | ||
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Stoned
United States69 Posts
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.Aar
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
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29 fps
United States5725 Posts
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HaNdFisH
Australia119 Posts
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Kpyolysis32
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On December 13 2010 13:37 eLiE wrote: As the benefits get bigger, people's superficial values crumble. The same happens when the potential negative consequences are reduced, or when the victim is abstract. There's also the issue of helping the other person rather than helping yourself. It's all about tipping the balances. File sharing, corporate crime, etc. deal with the same moral dilemma. The abstract victim is what gets me. If I get too much change back over PayPal and not from a person, I'd keep it. I also pirate even though I know it's wrong and kind of want to stop. Grar. | ||
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Cuddle
Sweden1345 Posts
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TheAmazombie
United States3714 Posts
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Wolf
Korea (South)3290 Posts
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3clipse
Canada2555 Posts
The one time I didn't correct a mistake was right after I had just gotten screwed at a casino. My dealer was incompetent and mucked my hand after I said "call" and turned it face up. Pit boss wouldn't do anything about it. I immediately left, never to return, but as I was cashing out they gave me an extra $50 or so. I considered this "evening out the universe" and felt no moral obligation to correct it, but they realize the mistake just as I was about to leave. | ||
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Loanshark
China3094 Posts
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Pyrrhuloxia
United States6700 Posts
You probably think I'm joking but I'm not. One time saw twenty bucks laying around and I was too afraid to pick it up because I thought it might be part of one of those creepy experiments. Also, if I see change or money on a sidewalk I am always to afraid to try to pick it up in case it is a coin superglued down or in case it is a bill attached to fishing wire that someone's going to pull. | ||
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LLXC
United States125 Posts
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Golden Ghost
Netherlands1041 Posts
And when I do pay cash I usually don't bother to check the change unless it's a big amount. | ||
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Horrde
Canada302 Posts
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JeeJee
Canada5652 Posts
On December 13 2010 16:35 Kpyolysis32 wrote: The abstract victim is what gets me. If I get too much change back over PayPal and not from a person, I'd keep it. I also pirate even though I know it's wrong and kind of want to stop. Grar. you know, come to think of it, i think i might do the same. i definitely give money back in person, but over the internet or w.e, i think i may not.. not sure though as it hasn't happened to me. i do recall studies done on this though, where separation from the victim affects actions quite a bit. can't remember where though, lol | ||
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ulf5
Sweden208 Posts
On December 13 2010 16:50 Cuddle wrote: I'm with the "Hassle-guys". If I notice it at the register or while I'm still in the store, I'll return it. Seeing how as I always use my card to pay, however, it rarely happens. Who carries cash these days anyway? No use. Pretty much agree with you. I didn't think anyone carried cash either. But if you go abroad you should always carry cash, I went to Germany for CEBIT this year and to my surprise it was very rare that the supermarkets and restaurants there took Visa(some even thought I asked for pizza:D). Of course it could have been just the places we visited, but it felt so weird when back in Sweden every little shop takes Master Card and Visa. | ||
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