Yesterday I was shopping and while at the checkout I noticed that I was undercharged on my bill. I contemplated saying something for a second (seemed like an hour) and then corrected the clerk. The result was I was charged a higher amount. The thought in my head was "Yes but you would know." Has this ever happened to you?
2007-09-20 16:27:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I hadn't paid for it yet but noticed while the clerk was ringing it up that something was wrong.
2007-09-20 16:52:01 · update #1
i wouldn't have said anything at that point but a man dropped his wallet on the train once and i picked it up and saw there was about £30 inside. my friend kept telling me to take the money and return the wallet but i couldnt.
in the end i handed it in at the station and felt so much better for not taking the money even tho my friend and bf called me an idiot lol
i would have known!
you did a good thing, good to see there are some people out there who have some morals!
2007-09-21 00:13:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I have been overcharged a few times on items I didn't buy. Fuji Apples are cheaper than Yellow apples here but they ring me up for Yellow apples every damn time. They've double charged me for things and it's a pain to correct them because they have to put you on hold for 20 minutes and the extra $2.00 just isn't worth it. But if it was a company I respected I would correct them. But the store I shop at is pure garbage. Oh, and I would just change stores but I shop at the military grocery stores because everything in Japan is waaaayyy more expensive. I'm talking $50 for a watermelon expensive.
2007-09-21 02:33:32 · answer #2 · answered by gyoza1216 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I cannot knowingly take what is not mine. Cashiers work very hard and get paid relatively low wages. To not point out an overcharge would be tantamount to stealing food from their children's table; because ultimately they would be charged for the mistake. The little money gained would not be worth the horrible feeling of guilt and shame. An honorable person does the right thing...it' worth the higher amount.
2007-09-20 23:42:13 · answer #3 · answered by ValleyViolet 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Better to be honest than to cause someone their job..Not to mention, that it might be a news set up or their own system catches you and then what?...busted!...and for what?..because the clerk would have maybe made a mistake and you take the money?..cost the taxpayers, when these things happen...
So, I would and have given the money back...right thing to do...
2007-09-20 23:45:18 · answer #4 · answered by iceman55mew 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I've corrected cashiers, and I've also let it ride. I felt much better afterwards for correcting a mistake. I figure the cashier might have to tally her machine at the end of the day, and I wouldn't want her to be short. I figure, if I were in her place, I'd want my error resolved.
2007-09-20 23:54:30 · answer #5 · answered by Pinyon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That happened to my wife and I in a resturant a couple of months ago. The waitress only charged us for one meal.
After correcting her mistake, she let us have our coffee for free, for being honest.
2007-09-21 00:01:15 · answer #6 · answered by nexteltom17 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I look at those situations as an opportunity to set a good example. I don't even think twice. I'm an atheist, what do you expect?
2007-09-20 23:48:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes, and you will live better with yourself by being honest.
2007-09-20 23:41:30 · answer #8 · answered by red 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋