Would you go back???

Warmbloodwear

Hi All...

I was wondering if anyone else has gone to the store and bought something and noticed when the got home with there heep of groceries that they weren't charged for something?

I had this happened to me yesterday (of all things it was a bunch of parsley. I had 2 he charged me for 1) and I went back today and paid the .89 and the store was astonished but grateful... it happens:laugh:

Anyone else done this lol or not :laugh:

dls06

No way. I would not. :glasses:

jonbobfrog

Maybe not for an .89 cent item. But certainly for a larger monetary amount.

runnercheryl

I wouldn't go back. It all balances out, in my eyes. I've had times I've paid for things and got home to realise I've left them behind, and I've had items priced wrongly so I'm paying a bit more than what it said on the shelf, but I don't argue those either.

Unfortunately, errors in my favour rarely happen.

kit_katty

Well, I was shopping at victoria secret and realized that the amount I was charged was really under what I was expecting, I realized that they'd forgotten to charge one of the bras... I was still in the store waiting for my friends and guilt got the best of me, I told them of their mistake and so paid for the bra.

ElizabethRoad

You could have paid for it the next time you were shopping.

Although personally I don't go over my receipt line by line, so I wouldn't have known anyway.

970Mikaela1

How many times have you been overcharged for items that you missed? I bet more often than they forget to charge you. I was charged for two bags of cat food the other day about 18 bucks extra and i didnt notice till i got home and looked at my reciept.

CouchSpud

You could have paid for it the next time you were shopping.

Although personally I don't go over my receipt line by line, so I wouldn't have known anyway.

This ^^

psiren28

No way, free stuff is free stuff, however it happens

Warmbloodwear

No way, free stuff is free stuff, however it happens

^^
So true!

:laugh: I could have gone another time or just forgot about it... I felt guilty cause I knew I guess :blushing:

hbrittingham

How many times have you been overcharged for items that you missed? I bet more often than they forget to charge you. I was charged for two bags of cat food the other day about 18 bucks extra and i didnt notice till i got home and looked at my reciept.

In that case, I would go back and get my money back. I would also pay for something that I brought home that I hadn't paid for.

chevy88grl

Well..

I make sure that I am charged correctly for items, so yes, I would have gone back and paid for it.

For the people who said "A free item is a free item" - well, it isn't really "free" when they have to raise prices to account for the items that are being stolen (and yes, it is stealing...) from the store. Stores have to pay for that inventory and they count on the money they get for selling it in order to keep their prices steady. When items come up missing - they have to raise the prices to make up the difference.

I wasn't charged for a 96 cent pack of gym once and I went back to the store and paid for it.

psiren28

For the people who said "A free item is a free item" - well, it isn't really "free" when they have to raise prices to account for the items that are being stolen (and yes, it is stealing...) from the store. Stores have to pay for that inventory and they count on the money they get for selling it in order to keep their prices steady. When items come up missing - they have to raise the prices to make up the difference.

A lot more stuff gets thrown away because it's gone bad than gets 'given' away by accident. I'm sure the occasional cashier ****-up isn't affecting prices as much as this
Stealing is intentionally taking something without paying for it. Realising something hasn't been charged once you get home isn't stealing. If it makes you feel better to go all the way back and pay, fair enough. Me? I'm not losing any sleep over it

edit: that word that's blanked out isn't half as rude as you'd think. It's another name for a chicken

thor1god1of1awesome

I wouldnt for so such an inexpensive iten. Now if it was like 10 bucks or so then yeah i would.

rwattson

Over the 89 cents I wouldn't have known! I rarely scrutinize my receipts that closely but if I had seen it and I was in the parking lot, yes. If I hadn't seen it till home I would have left it alone. I usually have three kids with me when I shop so it wouldn't be worth the money.

onedayillbamilf

Nope. I'm too lazy. But if they were to give me too much change I would definitely give it back so the drawer isn't out of balance when they close it out.

Justjoshin

A mom and pop store. Yes, Walmart, nah.

PinkGoth

If i was still in the shop when i realised i would most likely pay for it. But if i had got all the way home, no way!

Like others have said, the times i have been overcharged and not gone back, i see it as karma! :bigsmile:

christine24t

No definitely not. I recently went to a store to buy the bare minerals get started kit (61 dollars). The lady accidentally rang up just the foundation that came with it (27 dollars). So I got a $61 dollar kit for 27 dollars. I wasn't going to say anything! Maybe that's bad but oh well.

And I agree with the poster above. I've bought several cans of tuna before that are bad (gummy) when I open them. Too lazy to drive back to the store so I just throw them away. It evens out.

psiren28

No definitely not. I recently went to a store to buy the bare minerals get started kit (61 dollars). The lady accidentally rang up just the foundation that came with it (27 dollars). So I got a $61 dollar kit for 27 dollars. I wasn't going to say anything! Maybe that's bad but oh well.

Nice one

LuciaLongIsland

Hi All...

I was wondering if anyone else has gone to the store and bought something and noticed when the got home with there heep of groceries that they weren't charged for something?

I had this happened to me yesterday (of all things it was a bunch of parsley. I had 2 he charged me for 1) and I went back today and paid the .89 and the store was astonished but grateful... it happens:laugh:

Anyone else done this lol or not :laugh:

Wow...Karma is everything!!!! I applaud you.

kp1439

i did it once long time ago... got some groceries and when i went home i saw the guy didnt charge me for a 12 pack of soda. so i went back next time and paid for it... they were a little surprised but i thought that was the right thing to do ...

maidentl

I would not have driven all the way back to the store, no. However, if I am still there and realize it, sure. My son walked out with a pack of gum once because he picked it up and forgot to set it down on the belt. He realized it before we even got out the door, so we turned right around and paid for it. That cashier was shocked, too.

jenlb99

If it's a small Mom & Pop-type store, I'd absolutely go back and pay. Big Box stores? Hell no. They can afford the few dollars lost, especially when they definitely make it up elsewhere.

manderson27

If I notice at the checkout I tell them and pay but if I have got home I don't bother. When you realise all the tricks the supermarkets play on you to get you to buy more then the odd freebie kind of restores the balance I think.

One small example


Single garlic baguette @ 98P or a double pack for £2.00 WTH???

Usually double pack ares slight cheaper than buying two single baguettes so people automatically pick up the double when it would actually be cheaper to buy two singles.

That's how Tesco's roll LOL

cbmcphillips

Yes. Whatever you do comes back....

If you do the right thing, you are blessed 7 x 7....

If you do the wrong thing you are cursed 7 x 7....

tataliciousd89

I don't drive, so I wouldn't walk all the way back to pay for something that i got out of the store with for free. I have far to much to do. It was their mistake, not mine. Plus I don't really look over my purchases unless I spent a LOT of money.

ElleOQuent

Yes, I would definitely go back. I try to stay true to my moral compass at all times, regardless of how insignificant .89 cents may seem to be.

cramernh

Hi All...

I was wondering if anyone else has gone to the store and bought something and noticed when the got home with there heep of groceries that they weren't charged for something?

I had this happened to me yesterday (of all things it was a bunch of parsley. I had 2 he charged me for 1) and I went back today and paid the .89 and the store was astonished but grateful... it happens:laugh:

Anyone else done this lol or not :laugh:

Absolutely....
We decided to order from Dominos one night - I had a mad craving for chicken wings and I had a salad at home waiting for it... We ordered two large pizzas, two breadsticks, a two liter and my chicken wings.

The guy behind the counter had given us all of that PLUS a small pizza....

I got in the car, hubby drove off and I noticed someone else's name on the pizza box of the small pizza... so we turned around to go back...

I spoke with the Manager to let him know that we were given an additional item that didnt belong to us... it turns out that while we were heading out and coming back, he was looking for that small pizza for a customer who had walked in and ordered.

Unfortunately, because it left the building, the manager had to make another.

The manager thanked us for our honesty... he gave us a voucher for 50% of anything we wanted for the next time we came in. Even though the manager told us to keep the small pizza... we thought it was right to give it to the customer who had originally ordered it. That customer insisted we keep it, we told him that because you had to wait again for another pizza, this small pizza really belongs to you!

It was a win-win all around....

We then received a letter from the supervisor of the area for this region thanking us and she personally told us that no matter when we go to Dominos pizza, we are to have a permanent 50% off anything we want, no matter how big or small. She learned about how much money we actually do spend there (we pretty much live there because my husband loves their pizza), and it was her way of saying 'thank you so much for being great customers"...

we have become great friends of the owner and his wife, and the whole team....

cobracars

So its stealing if its $21 but not stealing if its $.89 cents?

Stealing is stealing people, you are just haggling over price.

Doing the right thing always makes you feel better.

Like others said, I rarely look at my receipts, but the moment you notice the discrepancy it becomes stealing if you don't take it back or don't pay for it.

Ii would pay the difference on my next visit, not turn around and go back. If it so happens that I don't usually do business with that store I might never go back. Then I'll go to confessional and ask forgiveness. Might even donate the difference to the church.

Warmbloodwear

:laugh: Thank you all for your thoughts it made my day!