Is it wrong . . .

Nirvana · 04-07-2011, 07:52 PM

It seems like every time I go to this chain store, different cities sometimes, they seem to forget to ring up an item. Most of the time I don't realize this until I am halfway home or home.

[I live in the middle of nowhere and these stores are about 20 miles in any direction] What do you do when this happens?

Cloud · 04-07-2011, 07:55 PM

if I make it out to the car with the extra item, without either me or the store realizing it, I keep it. I figure I spend so much at these stores, they've probably overcharged me a time or two, so it evens out.

I'm talking a few bucks here. If it was an expensive item, I'd probably go back to the store with it.

jimhelm · 04-07-2011, 08:23 PM

what you SHOULD do and what I'd do are two different things, I'm afraid.

fuck em.

TheMercenary · 04-07-2011, 08:25 PM

But they do not want to "fuck you" so you are out of luck, so now what?

jimhelm · 04-07-2011, 08:27 PM

rape?

Gravdigr · 04-28-2011, 01:18 AM

gvidas · 04-28-2011, 03:17 AM

The retail chain already marks up their prices to account for the overhead of lost/stolen/damaged goods (which there is a really nice word for, but not one I can place place right now.)

Bringing the merch back inside to pay for it, while a charming gesture, is fairly insignificant to the chain's bottom line. But probably very significant for the cashier, whose manager will probably catch wind, etc.

If the guilt becomes unbearable, donate the $ value of all the stuff you've accidently been given by the chain to a local charity and call it square. Presumably you could even make the donation in the name of the chain, although handling the paperwork to get them the tax writeoff might be over the top.

BigV · 04-28-2011, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gvidas

The retail chain already marks up their prices to account for the overhead of lost/stolen/damaged goods (which there is a really nice word for, but not one I can place place right now.)

--snip

Shrinkage.

HungLikeJesus · 04-28-2011, 04:05 PM

I was in the pool!

infinite monkey · 04-29-2011, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

I was in the pool!

I don't know how you guys walk around with those things.

HungLikeJesus · 04-29-2011, 10:46 AM

I sometimes leave mine at home in the medicine cabinet.

infinite monkey · 04-29-2011, 10:50 AM

*goes rooting through HLJ's medicine cabinet*

HungLikeJesus · 04-29-2011, 11:18 AM

Next I'll find if for sale at a small table set up on the sidewalk in the city, next to the knock-off Rollex and Roy-Bans.

infinite monkey · 04-29-2011, 11:22 AM

You like? You like? I give good price. What? You no like? How about this ring? Made of real Diamonoid.®

View Poll Results: Item not counted on receipt
Go back and pay	0	0%
Keep the item, their loss, your gain	3	75.00%
Catch the mistake next time	1	25.00%
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04-07-2011, 07:52 PM	#1
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	Is it wrong . . . It seems like every time I go to this chain store, different cities sometimes, they seem to forget to ring up an item. Most of the time I don't realize this until I am halfway home or home. [I live in the middle of nowhere and these stores are about 20 miles in any direction] What do you do when this happens? __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

04-07-2011, 07:55 PM	#2
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	if I make it out to the car with the extra item, without either me or the store realizing it, I keep it. I figure I spend so much at these stores, they've probably overcharged me a time or two, so it evens out. I'm talking a few bucks here. If it was an expensive item, I'd probably go back to the store with it. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

04-07-2011, 08:23 PM	#3
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	what you SHOULD do and what I'd do are two different things, I'm afraid. fuck em. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

04-07-2011, 08:25 PM	#4
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	But they do not want to "fuck you" so you are out of luck, so now what? __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

04-07-2011, 08:27 PM	#5
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	rape? __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

04-28-2011, 01:18 AM	#6
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04-28-2011, 03:17 AM	#7
gvidas Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 286	The retail chain already marks up their prices to account for the overhead of lost/stolen/damaged goods (which there is a really nice word for, but not one I can place place right now.) Bringing the merch back inside to pay for it, while a charming gesture, is fairly insignificant to the chain's bottom line. But probably very significant for the cashier, whose manager will probably catch wind, etc. If the guilt becomes unbearable, donate the $ value of all the stuff you've accidently been given by the chain to a local charity and call it square. Presumably you could even make the donation in the name of the chain, although handling the paperwork to get them the tax writeoff might be over the top.

04-28-2011, 04:05 PM	#9
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04-29-2011, 10:46 AM	#11
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04-29-2011, 10:50 AM	#12
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04-29-2011, 11:18 AM	#13
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Next I'll find if for sale at a small table set up on the sidewalk in the city, next to the knock-off Rollex and Roy-Bans. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

04-29-2011, 11:22 AM	#14
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