Greed

[DVDManiac]

I read in a few threads and hear people comment on how a cashier made a mistake and calculated a PM wrong, and how happy they got a better price. I guess a few bucks more in the pocket is more important than being honest. That is sad.

What is even more sad are people on here saying, what a great deal. It wasn't a deal, it was a mistake on the cashier's part. What about having some integrity and telling the cashier, and helping her with the error.

edit - sorry didn't mean to be gender specific, cashiers can be males too

[Impossibles]

We were taught by monopoly.

http://www.bankrate.com/images_MRA/monopoly.jpg

Same with when a cashier misses charging you for an item.

I guess we justify it by that there was no intent to misrepresent, so its not our problem.

[watching]

We were taught by monopoly.

http://www.bankrate.com/images_MRA/monopoly.jpg

Same with when a cashier misses charging you for an item.

I guess we justify it by that there was no intent to misrepresent, so its not our problem.

You were taught to steal by playing monopoly?

If a cashier makes an error and the customer walks away with cash not belonging to him/her, that's theft.

[molala]

If I notice it immediately, I would notify the cashier right away. If I found out after I got home, then too bad.

[rimi]

I would never walk away.
I once bought blinds for 100$+ and they were custom cut. The cashier only charged the cutting price which was like 10$. I told her that and the price went up in the hundred on the screen. The people on the line were like "omgz".
But honesty is better than living with the feeling of guild, at least, I would feel guilty.

[ruhroh]

If I notice it immediately, I would notify the cashier right away. If I found out after I got home, then too bad.

+1

I (almost) always tell the cashier. Only time I didn't was at Wal-mart and I bought a plastic planter, and I found out as I was at the door that the cashier didn't charge me for the dish which cost about 40 cents. The store was really busy so I just left. Also it was 40 cents.

[cheapmeister]

I once bought a $4 item in a store with a $5 and the cashier mistakenly gave me back $45 in change:razz: I felt guilty to walk out with the $5 item + $45 in change that wasn't mine so I corrected her. :rolleyes: she thought I gave her a fifty instead of a $5

[AzN_RiverdaleCI]

darn, was I the only one who thought that this thread was about some old game show called "Greed" upon seeing the title from OT?

[Piccolo]

I once bought a $4 item in a store with a $5 and the cashier mistakenly gave me back $45 in change:razz: I felt guilty to walk out with the $5 item + $45 in change that wasn't mine so I corrected her. :rolleyes: she thought I gave her a fifty instead of a $5
Wow, I would hate to be that cashier if you hadn't corrected the error. I'm impressed. In this situation I would do the same as you.
but~

If I bought an item that I thought was $20 and it was scanned in as $10. I'm going to think of it as a sweet deal.

I'll correct the cashier if they give back wrong change. Today I got a sweat deal (completely legit) and felt like the girl at walmart yelling at her husband to start the car because the items were so cheap.:lol:

[abu_sme]

I returned some shoes to aldo that I ordered online and had applied a coupon. If memory serves me correctly I paid something like $50 for them, but when they processed the refund they said something like $70. I said "no, no no, that isn't what I paid for those" got a cockeyed look because they thought I was screwing around with them, they actually looked at the receipt and after wrangling an override code from a manager I got a refund. I'm actually a little bit worried that I posted this here now though :(

[akbar_k]

It was really slushy a few days ago and I found a 5$ bill half covered under some snow. I saw a little kid playing in the snow and I thought it may have been his so I asked him if he dropped 5$ and he said yes, so I gave it back to him. If I just kept it I would have felt like I was stealing from a child.

[CCCC3333]

I'll correct the cashier if they give back wrong change. Today I got a sweat deal (completely legit) and felt like the girl at walmart yelling at her husband to start the car because the items were so cheap.
That's Ikea, not Walmart.

[Blackmajik]

It really hasn't happen to me but I do make sure things are paid for before I leave. For example, if I'm at a gas station paying for gas and I grab a pack of gum and put it on the counter top, I usually ask if it is scanned before I stick it into my pockets, etc. But now let me spit out a real story - after ordering a coffee at the drive through, I gave $10 and the cashier only gave back change for $5. I told her I gave her $10 and somewhat of hesitated but after a little bit of arguing, she gave me the rest of the change. I know for a fact that it was $10 and there is no way I would argue and create a scene for an extra $5 change. So keeping this in mind, how many of us actually count the change we get back from the cashier? I never do unless it is obvious I got short changed, but the way I see it, it all balances out over time for both consumer and employee I guess.

[Bazooka Joe]

I was in home depot yesterday buying a rather strange order of carpet (three 10" wide strips 12 feet long each). I'm an engineer and pretty handy when it comes to doing math in my head.

The highschool kid is messing with his calculator a bit and looking up at me and then the calculator and then his paper. He says: "That's about 2 cubic yards".

I say: "I think it's actually 3 and a third - 30" over 36" is 5/6, multiply by the length which is 4, gives you 20 over 6 or 3 and 2/6"

Kid talks about a bunch of numbers, types more into calculator. He says "How about 2.5? That's what I get now." I try again to explain.

He finally comes up with: "It's 2.66, the calculator doesn't lie, your math is wrong". I tell him I'm not so sure about that, he asks me if I really want to pay more than it's worth and that my math is wrong.

I walked out paying for 2.66 yards since I started to doubt my own math. I feel kind of bad about it but since he was being a bit of a jerk you won't find me going back to pay them for the extra 2/3 of a yard.

[alkaseltzer01]

Look at all the companies and their greed.

Example, the big 3... "we've screwed up for years, now we want taxpayers to bail us out. Our consumers aren't gonna benefit from our mistakes."

Once I left a store and in the parking lot I noticed the cashier didn't charge me for a pack of batteries. Went back in, had to line up again for 15 mins after having to wait in line 20 mins the first time.

[gh05t]

It's happened to me on many occasions and because I estimate my bills before going to the cashier as usually I have exact change but sometimes not.

I always bring it to their attention. I think it is general for people to take for granted the goodness in people these days and some may not be very vigilant.

Also too, people do make mistakes and you never know what could be the consequences for them when the boss finds out.

Some people may be having a bad day or might be preoccupied with something else on their minds or multitasking and so more prone to make mistakes.

Whenever you think you have problems, someone may have greater problems and still have to cope with making a living while carrying these burdens.

My advice is don't take advantage of these opportunities as it may come back to haunt you later in life several fold and worst yet when you are down.

I have also been charged more at the cash register and only saw it after.I blame myself for not being as vigilant as i should have been and blame myself rather than the cashier as I knew better.

[billdozer]

Once I left a store and in the parking lot I noticed the cashier didn't charge me for a pack of batteries. Went back in, had to line up again for 15 mins after having to wait in line 20 mins the first time.

Damn, that's your ticket to heaven right there :lol:

[AMDr]

I was in home depot yesterday buying a rather strange order of carpet (three 10" wide strips 12 feet long each). I'm an engineer and pretty handy when it comes to doing math in my head.

The highschool kid is messing with his calculator a bit and looking up at me and then the calculator and then his paper. He says: "That's about 2 cubic yards".

I say: "I think it's actually 3 and a third - 30" over 36" is 5/6, multiply by the length which is 4, gives you 20 over 6 or 3 and 2/6"

Kid talks about a bunch of numbers, types more into calculator. He says "How about 2.5? That's what I get now." I try again to explain.

He finally comes up with: "It's 2.66, the calculator doesn't lie, your math is wrong". I tell him I'm not so sure about that, he asks me if I really want to pay more than it's worth and that my math is wrong.

I walked out paying for 2.66 yards since I started to doubt my own math. I feel kind of bad about it but since he was being a bit of a jerk you won't find me going back to pay them for the extra 2/3 of a yard.

Although the kid was :confused:, as an engineer, did you want "cubic" yards or "square" yards? :cheesygri :twisted: :cheesygri
btw, your math is right... it is 3.3333333333333 ;)

[laptop-tech]

I read in a few threads and hear people comment on how a cashier made a mistake and calculated a PM wrong, and how happy they got a better price. I guess a few bucks more in the pocket is more important than being honest. That is sad.

What is even more sad are people on here saying, what a great deal. It wasn't a deal, it was a mistake on the cashier's part. What about having some integrity and telling the cashier, and helping her with the error.

edit - sorry didn't mean to be gender specific, cashiers can be males too


Sometimes its worse than that. Often you seel people here instructing folks to look for the young and unprepared new employee, rush the order and make them nervous so they are more prone to errors. Then they start a thread here bragging about how much money they saved, and still have the guts to say "its their fault if they are stupid enough to now know they made a mistake. I just did my part".

[DVDManiac]

Sometimes its worse than that. Often you seel people here instructing folks to look for the young and unprepared new employee, rush the order and make them nervous so they are more prone to errors. Then they start a thread here bragging about how much money they saved, and still have the guts to say "its their fault if they are stupid enough to now know they made a mistake. I just did my part".

I feel sorry for people like that, they just don't get it, it's rather sad that they feel good about doing that...well, more like pathetic.

[watching]

Sometimes its worse than that. Often you seel people here instructing folks to look for the young and unprepared new employee, rush the order and make them nervous so they are more prone to errors. Then they start a thread here bragging about how much money they saved, and still have the guts to say "its their fault if they are stupid enough to now know they made a mistake. I just did my part".

That type of person has no conscience and if they post here, their posts should be pointed out so others will know what sort of person is behind the username.

I doubt very much that RFD condones the practise of deliberating cheating stores.

[DVDManiac]

I once bought a $4 item in a store with a $5 and the cashier mistakenly gave me back $45 in change:razz: I felt guilty to walk out with the $5 item + $45 in change that wasn't mine so I corrected her. :rolleyes: she thought I gave her a fifty instead of a $5

That's almost exactly what happened to me a couple of weeks ago at London Drugs, she started pulling out two $20s and I had to double think for a second, did I give her a $50, then saw the $5 lying on top of the cash register. The amount of work these cashiers have to go through during this time of year, I can only imagine how tired they must be.

[Bazooka Joe]

Although the kid was :confused:, as an engineer, did you want "cubic" yards or "square" yards? :cheesygri :twisted: :cheesygri
btw, your math is right... it is 3.3333333333333 ;)

:lol: You got me red handed... however I didn't say how deep the pile was :D In my defense, just about everything I do at work is in cubes.

Typical engineer: good at math, poor at just about everything else :lol: If you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at?

[watching]

Cashiers have to make up for any shortfall in their tills. They can also be fired for that as well.

So to anyone who thinks it's cool, or that they've scored a great deal when a cashier makes an error and gives you too much money back, remember that the cashier might be a single mother who has now lost her job and with kids to feed will be walking to the nearest foodbank. That's what your dishonesty can achieve. Be proud! (sarcasm)

[molala]

Cashiers have to make up for any shortfall in their tills. They can also be fired for that as well.

So to anyone who thinks it's cool, or that they've scored a great deal when a cashier makes an error and gives you too much money back, remember that the cashier might be a single mother who has now lost her job and with kids to feed will be walking to the nearest foodbank. That's what your dishonesty can achieve. Be proud! (sarcasm)

Actually...many large retailers use an auto counting machine (or however they call it) which shortage automatically goes under their record and they can't even pay out of their own pocket to make it up. After a few no. of shortfall, their job is gone.

[CeoOfKFC]

That type of person has no conscience and if they post here, their posts should be pointed out so others will know what sort of person is behind the username.

I doubt very much that RFD condones the practise of deliberating cheating stores.

Problem is those people do not post here. They just use RFD for the information and thats it.

[corrupt123]

You were taught to steal by playing monopoly?

If a cashier makes an error and the customer walks away with cash not belonging to him/her, that's theft.

How do you figure? If I walk into a store and someone who works there tells me the price for something, I'm taking their word on the price. It's not my responsibility to double-check the prices, they're paid for a reason.

[watching]

How do you figure? If I walk into a store and someone who works there tells me the price for something, I'm taking their word on the price. It's not my responsibility to double-check the prices, they're paid for a reason.

Cashiers scan items, I'm talking about cashiers making an error in giving the incorrect amount of change back to the customer who then walks out thinking he's scored a good deal. But yes, they're paid for a reason as is everyone else who works. Nobody's perfect.