Honest shopper thread!

[Brookert]

Yes.

I once even sent a letter to Ikea with a cheque when I noticed, looking at my receipt when I got home, that some things hadn't been scanned and paid for.

hows the halo above your head doing?

 

[Vonhelmet]

Not a chance .. I'd smile and thank myself that i'm £10 up, "never look a gift horse in the mouth" ?

That phrase doesn't mean what you think it means.

hows the halo above your head doing?

OH NOES I ARE MORE HONEST THAN YOU.

The thread asked a question. I have answered it with an example of my actions in the past.

 

[BloomerzUK]

There mistake, my gain

 

[Robzere31]

Nope.

 

[dbov22]

absolutely yes, I once went back into B&Q after not paying for some 99p reduced bird feed. I went back in and said sorry I didn't see this in the bottom of the trolley, she looked at me like I was mental and asked why I even bothered!

 

[Yas786]

no

 

[Bloomfield]

Nope

 

[Shayper]

You sound like you've got some bells for managers.

Yeah, sometimes I don't know why I bother working, pretty much every job I've had has been the same, if only I could fund a student life off of a student loan

 

[jamesblade]

never look a gift horse in the mouth

That phrase doesn't mean what you think it means.

Got me curious now, what do you think it means ?

 

[Deleted member 651465]

I once bought a meal at Burger King and they put it through the till at 58p, instead of £5.89.

It was delicious.

 

[dekez]

No.

 

[DailyGeek]

Not entirely related but..

Best ever day as a teenager (.. actually, ever)

Hot summers day, find a £5 note on the pavement, pick it up, no one around.

Walk to McDonalds, "Chocolate milkshake please" "99p please" hands over the fiver.

£9.01 change = EPIC WIN.

 

[Vonhelmet]

Got me curious now, what do you think it means ?

It means be grateful for a gift without questioning the value of the gift in front of the giver.

So...

1) Excessive change is not a gift
2) The value of excessive change is not in question
3) You aren't questioning the cashier on the value of the excessive change.

 

[Deadbeat]

I'm honest with change, but I generally check it before I leave the shop - if I've ended up with too much, I'll hand it back there and then. Pocketing change wipes the slate clean for me - I have no idea how much I've got on me until the next time I have reason to pull it out hand have a look, so unless I catch over- or under-charging before leaving, I'm not going to catch it later. Still, I'd feel uncomfortable walking out of a shop with extra cash that isn't mine.

 

[jamesblade]

It means be grateful for a gift without questioning the value of the gift in front of the giver.

So...

1) Excessive change is not a gift
2) The value of excessive change is not in question
3) You aren't questioning the cashier on the value of the excessive change.

I'd see free money as a gift and i wouldn't offend the cashier and make them feel bad about making a mistake by bringing it to thier attention

To me it means if you recieve something for nothing don't question it just accept it and enjoy..

 

[PardonTheWait]

Any shop where they would sort me out if I came back 10 minutes after being under-changed, I'd do the same with being over-changed.

 

[Ahleckz]

Happened to me in Primark the other week, the girl just wasn't paying any attention. I pocketed it and wondered off. Got myself a double espresso instead of a single with my winnings.

 

[Vonhelmet]

To me it means if you recieve something for nothing don't question it just accept it and enjoy..

The point is, that's not what it means.