What would you do???

rollingsta · 13-06-09, 06:56 PM

If you spent £10.80 and pay with a £20 note.
They give you £19.20 change...
What would you do?

Djoscar · 13-06-09, 06:57 PM

I'd keep it

oXoDCoXo · 13-06-09, 06:57 PM

I would most likely keep it, if it was a friend or something I would give it back but not to a normal shop

delude · 13-06-09, 06:59 PM

Pocket it, walk away and pretend the person took a fancy to you?

I bought a sausage roll for like £2.50 and the quite seemed to quite obviously get 3 £5 notes out to give me for change. I haven't seen him since so suspect that he just hated working there

lol

I've only ever had the one person give me more change, but would probably say if you realised there and then to point it out. I have been in more situations where I have been given like £10 less change.

beezer123 · 13-06-09, 07:04 PM

I'm not sure what I'd do I've got quite a bad conscience when it comes to money.

Best thing that ever happened to me was when I went to the chippers for my school dinner and ordered burger and chips.

Stood for a while and then the woman gave it to me and I walked out.
Crossed the road and then heard the woman screaming after me and then I realised I hadn't paid.
I was all set to apologise to her until she came over and said you forgot your change.

Handed me like £3 or something.

I kept quiet.

Djoscar · 13-06-09, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beezer123

I'm not sure what I'd do I've got quite a bad conscience when it comes to money.

Best thing that ever happened to me was when I went to the chippers for my school dinner and ordered burger and chips.

Stood for a while and then the woman gave it to me and I walked out.
Crossed the road and then heard the woman screaming after me and then I realised I hadn't paid.
I was all set to apologise to her until she came over and said you forgot your change.

Handed me like £3 or something.

I kept quiet.

That happened to me as well...

When i was 5 or 6 i went to my local corner shop by myself because my mum was ill and i had to buy some stuff...

I just walked out with a bag full of groceries without paying and the shopkeeper didn't say a thing

Obviously my mum made me to go back there later and pay for it

the joker · 13-06-09, 07:09 PM

yes i'd keep it if it's someone who knows me

delude · 13-06-09, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the joker

yes i'd keep it if it's someone who knows me

Surely that just means if they find out they will lump you one

You'd take money from your friend?

bmh16 · 13-06-09, 07:19 PM

I've had something like this happen to me before and i must say i kept it. It was years ago, who knows would i do the same thing now? Probably i guess, they should be being more careful!

mcgrou · 13-06-09, 07:26 PM

Happened to me before, I've given it back.

Tis karma

ElectroGirl · 13-06-09, 08:44 PM

Hmmm....I'm a terribly guilty person (most of the time

) so I would give it back. I wish I could take it, but my righteous side always wins!! Grr

digger600 · 13-06-09, 09:04 PM

I'd have to take it, I like money to much (from a shop I mean) couldn't do it to a mate though

barcelonic · 14-06-09, 12:17 AM

id give it back. id be too worried the person will get into big trouble with their boss and may even need to repay it.

this reminds me tho of a time when i was friends with the girl who worked in my local petrol station. she used to steal food, magazines and tons of cigarettes from there and even invited her friends to join her on shifts.
so id go over and skate around the shop grabbing loads of crisps and pop and other stuff and then go in the back room behind the counter and eat and smoke etc.. We used to smoke the wacky stuff there too through a bong she took to work, lol. Tokin away listening to her serve the odd customer. Good old days. I didnt buy a single pack of fags the whole time she worked there haha.

At the time practically all of the employees did the same, and most of them got fired eventually and i think one got prosecuted but he was apparently in trouble with the police for something else too so that may have had something to do with it. But my friend got away scot free lol.

**the_icks** · 14-06-09, 07:03 AM

well... I am normally an honest person, but even I have my limits!!!

It would all depend upon the circumstances, and whether or not it was somewhere I go to on a regular basis!!

killorna100 · 14-06-09, 07:00 PM

Depends how much if it was like 1 or 2 pounds I wudnt bother i probably wudnt even notice cas i never check my change.

Having got a weekend job now though and knowing how all the money gets counted up and sorted out and any mistakes mean you have stay late I would definatly give it back if I noticed esecially if it was as mcuh as you are talking about.

Dragoonus · 14-06-09, 07:30 PM

I'd have to tell them, I'd feel much too guilty. Similar things have happened to me in the past, although on much smaller scales. When I was young, in the bakery near where I used to live I got over-changed after buying a sandwich, realised went back inside and gave the woman who served me the difference back. She gave me a free bun to say thank you and often gave me lollies when she saw me (I was a kid, and she actually didn't live too far from me.)

Once bought a newspaper too, but picked two off the counter... realised when i got back to the car and had to run back to return the second one. Just felt way too guilty.

Meh, I guess I'm too soft... but then, the bun and lollies prove karma works! :P

**the_icks** · 14-06-09, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragoonus

I'd have to tell them, I'd feel much too guilty. Similar things have happened to me in the past, although on much smaller scales. When I was young, in the bakery near where I used to live I got over-changed after buying a sandwich, realised went back inside and gave the woman who served me the difference back. She gave me a free bun to say thank you and often gave me lollies when she saw me (I was a kid, and she actually didn't live too far from me.)

Once bought a newspaper too, but picked two off the counter... realised when i got back to the car and had to run back to return the second one. Just felt way too guilty.

Meh, I guess I'm too soft... but then, the bun and lollies prove karma works! :P

I was about 12 and the buildingsociety gave me £100 instead of £60 (I think there were 20's in there by mistake), I didnt even get as much as a thankyou when I told her!!

rollingsta · 15-06-09, 11:35 AM

I forgot I made this thread. On saturday I went to Alcahol shop and bought £10 and 80 pence worth of Alcahol. She gave me £nineteen.20p change and i did this

Quote:

Pocket it, walk away and pretend the person took a fancy to you

blu-kryztal · 15-06-09, 11:44 AM

Go back and tell em. B A Nice man :P

ndev2k · 15-06-09, 11:55 AM

I think it would depend on which shop and how you had been treated. I would always give it back in an independant family run business or the local pub but if it was a big store where the customer service isn't that good I might just take it as a good will gesture from them...lol

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13-06-09, 06:56 PM	#1
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beezer123 Mini Mac Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 4,038	I'm not sure what I'd do I've got quite a bad conscience when it comes to money. Best thing that ever happened to me was when I went to the chippers for my school dinner and ordered burger and chips. Stood for a while and then the woman gave it to me and I walked out. Crossed the road and then heard the woman screaming after me and then I realised I hadn't paid. I was all set to apologise to her until she came over and said you forgot your change. Handed me like £3 or something. I kept quiet. __________________ My Sites Free Nintendo DSi Free Macbook Pro Free Galaxy Nexus Free iPhone 4S Free iPad 2 open spoiler to see what im doing Spoiler currently working on: Verifying: Ordered: Received: Macbook 13 inch from Apple incentives £570 Amazon Voucher instead of second MacBook from Apple.real incentices Netgear DG834N Router from Apple.freebiejeebies £26 Rollersnakes voucher from Apple.freebiejeebies iPod Touch 8Gb from Apple.Freebiejeebies iPod Nano 8gb from Apple.Freebiejeebies £150 Amazon Voucher from gifts.real-incentives £180 amazon voucher from Nextgen.giveaway. 2 x Apple iPhone from Apple incentives COD World at war from Apple Incentives Silver Apple iPod Nano 4gb from Apple incentives Nintendo Ds lite White from forfree4u Noise Magnets x2 forfree4u

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13-06-09, 06:57 PM	#2
Djoscar BANNED Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4,429	I'd keep it

13-06-09, 06:57 PM	#3
oXoDCoXo iBook Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Coventry Posts: 2,025	I would most likely keep it, if it was a friend or something I would give it back but not to a normal shop

13-06-09, 06:59 PM	#4
delude Mini Mac Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK Posts: 4,655	Pocket it, walk away and pretend the person took a fancy to you? I bought a sausage roll for like £2.50 and the quite seemed to quite obviously get 3 £5 notes out to give me for change. I haven't seen him since so suspect that he just hated working there lol I've only ever had the one person give me more change, but would probably say if you realised there and then to point it out. I have been in more situations where I have been given like £10 less change.

13-06-09, 07:09 PM	#7
the joker iBook Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Location : Location Posts: 2,491	yes i'd keep it if it's someone who knows me

13-06-09, 08:44 PM	#11
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13-06-09, 09:04 PM	#12
digger600 Mini Mac Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: My House Posts: 4,315	I'd have to take it, I like money to much (from a shop I mean) couldn't do it to a mate though

14-06-09, 12:17 AM	#13
barcelonic iBook Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Swansea Posts: 2,927	id give it back. id be too worried the person will get into big trouble with their boss and may even need to repay it. this reminds me tho of a time when i was friends with the girl who worked in my local petrol station. she used to steal food, magazines and tons of cigarettes from there and even invited her friends to join her on shifts. so id go over and skate around the shop grabbing loads of crisps and pop and other stuff and then go in the back room behind the counter and eat and smoke etc.. We used to smoke the wacky stuff there too through a bong she took to work, lol. Tokin away listening to her serve the odd customer. Good old days. I didnt buy a single pack of fags the whole time she worked there haha. At the time practically all of the employees did the same, and most of them got fired eventually and i think one got prosecuted but he was apparently in trouble with the police for something else too so that may have had something to do with it. But my friend got away scot free lol. __________________ APOLOGIES FOR TYPOS I HAVE A NEW KEYBOARD Join the Consoles.RI conga today! __ Free Loader \| UK Freebies Recieved: Spoiler Xbox 360 Premium Xbox Live Gold (12 Months) £34 Bank Transfer (Thx Furbs) £19.38 BT Godfather II (PS3) "Talking about music is like dancing about architecture" - Frank Zappa

14-06-09, 07:03 AM	#14
the_icks Mr Baldy Chicken Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 14,487	well... I am normally an honest person, but even I have my limits!!! It would all depend upon the circumstances, and whether or not it was somewhere I go to on a regular basis!!

14-06-09, 07:00 PM	#15
killorna100 iPod 20gb Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London Posts: 980	Depends how much if it was like 1 or 2 pounds I wudnt bother i probably wudnt even notice cas i never check my change. Having got a weekend job now though and knowing how all the money gets counted up and sorted out and any mistakes mean you have stay late I would definatly give it back if I noticed esecially if it was as mcuh as you are talking about.

14-06-09, 07:30 PM	#16
Dragoonus iPod Shuffle Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 21	I'd have to tell them, I'd feel much too guilty. Similar things have happened to me in the past, although on much smaller scales. When I was young, in the bakery near where I used to live I got over-changed after buying a sandwich, realised went back inside and gave the woman who served me the difference back. She gave me a free bun to say thank you and often gave me lollies when she saw me (I was a kid, and she actually didn't live too far from me.) Once bought a newspaper too, but picked two off the counter... realised when i got back to the car and had to run back to return the second one. Just felt way too guilty. Meh, I guess I'm too soft... but then, the bun and lollies prove karma works! :P

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ndev2k Looking for a new job!! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: St Helens Posts: 4,277	I think it would depend on which shop and how you had been treated. I would always give it back in an independant family run business or the local pub but if it was a big store where the customer service isn't that good I might just take it as a good will gesture from them...lol __________________ Free Stuff \|Free iPhone 3GS \| Free Nintendo Wii \| Free PS3 \| Free Stuff Spoiler Received: DS Lite w/Cooking Guide \| Bank Transfers worth £1839 \| 320GB WD Portable HDD \| 8GB iPod Touch \| Navman S70 3D Sat Nav \| Sony Playstation 3 80GB \| £340 Amazon Vouchers \| Singstar Vol 1 & 2 \| Fisher Price Little People Santa's Sleigh \| 7 in 1 Trekker from Mothercare \| Singstar Abba \| iPod Shuffle 1GB Blue \| Windows 7 Ultimate \| Linksys Wireless Router \| Buzz Quiz TV \| Buzz Brain of the UK \| Silver Necklace \| Bio-Oil \| iPhone 3GS 16GB \| 750GB Internal Hard Drive \| SATA Cable \| Hoover Dishwasher \| Sceptre II Gas Fire \| Walnut Fire Surround \| Heated Towel Radiator \| Amazon Kindle 3G + Wi-Fi \| £424 Paypal \| £520 worth of Building Materials \| X-Factor (Dual Mic Pack) Game (PS3) \| £90 Amazon Vouchers (prizes in Competition) \| Nintendo 3DS with Zelda Game Value Of Received Gifts : £6019(approx)

15-06-09, 11:44 AM	#19
blu-kryztal iPod Nano 4GB Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 252	Go back and tell em. B A Nice man :P