If you paid cash for something at a store, and the cashier accidently overpaid your change back to you, and you did not notice until you got home, what would you do?
2007-12-20 05:10:03 · 49 answers · asked by remember me? 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I appreciate all of your honest answers, but I am asking what you would do, not what I should do. It is funny how the first thing that comes to some peoples mind, is that this has happened to me. I want to know what you would do.
2007-12-20 05:18:13 · update #1
Give it back, cashiers don't make that much money, she'll probably get in trouble 'cause her cash drawer is short, why not give it back?
2007-12-20 05:17:37 · answer #1 · answered by ♥LaVitaLoca! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on your own values. Some stores are so big that they probably aren't going to care. Some stores will count the cashier's drawer, and if it is short, they have to pay out of their own pocket for their mistake. So you might want to take that into consideration, that an honest mistake could cost that cashier some $, right before x-mas. Also depends on how much you were overpaid. A few cents isn't anything to worry about, but $40 could break someone who is making minimum wage this time of year.
2007-12-20 05:15:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't make a special trip back to the store to give it back, if that's what you're asking. Is it moral to keep it, no. But, then I'm not Abe Lincoln. If it's at the store and I notice it, I do give it back. It happend just a couple of weeks ago. The night clerk at the 7-11 where I stopped to buy smokes at 5 am gave me too much change 'cause she was spaced out from being up all night. I gave her the difference back. My soul isn't for sale for two bucks.
2007-12-20 05:25:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you want the right thing to do or an answer you want to hear.. The right thing to do, is go back to the store with your
receipt, Go to the service counter and explain the situation.
Give back the amount of the overpayment, thank them and be on your way... If you don't depending on the amount of the
error, the cashier will be charged back the overpayment shortage that showed up in that registor..
Hope this helped.
2007-12-20 05:16:31 · answer #4 · answered by Ron N 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be just like when the cashier does not give you all of the change. You would go back and say so. Therefore, I think you should take it back. Tell the cashier she gave you the wrong change. I'm sure they'll appreciate that.
2007-12-20 05:15:46 · answer #5 · answered by Gabby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would keep it, I suppose. But the only times I have ever noticed this was right there at the register and I was honest and told the cashier. The truth is, if i didn't catch it right away, I probably wouldn't even notice later.
2007-12-20 05:14:04 · answer #6 · answered by Lil Greek Girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends, are you honest or not. You would say something if the cashier didn't give you enough money.
It is stealing because the money is not yours. At a job I worked at once we had to pay the difference if we were short.
2007-12-20 05:15:11 · answer #7 · answered by karebear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how much change, and how much time and effort it would take me to go back to the store.
Abe Lincoln walked 8 miles to give proper change to a customer once, so that kind of puts things in perspective.
2007-12-20 05:12:41 · answer #8 · answered by Goth Skunk 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, one time I went to the ATM and punched in, 100 $
It spit out 3 fiftys and 2 twentys, 190 $
I was like HOLY CR.AP!!!!!
I never looked back, and always go to that machine for cash
when I can :D
2007-12-20 05:17:51 · answer #9 · answered by WhereTheBuffaloRoam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep it. It's your compensation from being ripped off all the other times from the greedy Bas_____s, and also for getting bad service. Why waste gas money going back to the store to return it, for someone elses error?
2007-12-20 05:14:28 · answer #10 · answered by Math Wiz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋