Saturday's Random Pollness

Black Rose · 08-12-2007, 11:24 PM

Tonight's poll is similar to a little survey a local radio station carried out during the week.

Imagine you buy some random items from a shop, be it a corner shop or a supermarket or a fish N chips shop or even from Nabootique etc, using cash, the cashier by mistake gives you more change than you should have gotten.

The question is, will you say something being honest and handing back the extra change or will you pocket the lot and walk out the shop?

Be honest...

...or I will set this bloke on you:

Petit Prince · 09-12-2007, 12:16 AM

i would say something if i happened in my local shop/ chippy

i probably wouldnt mention it if it happened in a place like asda or tesco

zeoir · 09-12-2007, 12:31 AM

I'm the first voter? c'mon!

Ah that doesn't happen to me often but if it was something like 1-3€ i probably wouldn't bother ( and probably wouldn't even notice it)
But if i got something like 100€ i'd probably be too shocked to do anything and the cashier would notice something is wrong

MrMagpie · 09-12-2007, 12:48 AM

If it was a large amount I would return the money.
If it were just a couple dollars I wouldn't bother because it would just be a big hastle to bring it back.

TracieMorgan · 09-12-2007, 12:56 AM

I've been ripped off before, so there's no way I'd keep it since in know how that feels...even a large business has to serve us 'little guys'.(I know they don't, but at least I can sleep at night...)

Space Cadet · 09-12-2007, 01:27 AM

I probably wouldn't notice, to be honest.

If I did, it depends. If the cash register made the mistake, (which they do sometimes) it could actually get the cashier in trouble for messing up the till. So I might mention it, but I'm not that good at quick math anyway.

If the clerk made the mistake, but it was only a couple of cents, it would be rather pointless to hold up the line and get everyone mad at me.

If it was a lot of money, I would give it back. I've worked that sort of minimum wage job before, and it would suck to be the one who got the kid in trouble because their till was off.

But like I said, I should check my change more carefully, but I don't. So I would never notice in the first place.

RICK8 · 09-12-2007, 03:47 AM

I think it depends on how much it is...

mc_squared · 09-12-2007, 03:50 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by RICK8;2199466
I think it depends on how much it is...

.....................and how skint you are.

RICK8 · 09-12-2007, 03:52 AM

Yes,that also.......

winigwl · 09-12-2007, 04:04 AM

if its like a quarter, and i realize it once i already left the area, i will keep it, but if its over a dollar i'll go back

RICK8 · 09-12-2007, 04:10 AM

^Oh well your a honest man then!!

Black Rose · 09-12-2007, 02:47 PM

I work on the principle that if the mistake is in your flavour, don't say anything.

Unless it's the local shop.

Lore · 09-12-2007, 03:43 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by David S;2199591
I work on the principle that if the mistake is in your flavour, don't say anything.

Unless it's the local shop.

I'm agree.. and also if it's a big amount..

Black Rose · 09-12-2007, 03:46 PM

Like if they give you a €20 instead of a €10

Lore · 09-12-2007, 03:47 PM

yeahhh because if you notice about it instantly and you know that the person who made the mistake will have to pay it.. I'd feel bad

08-12-2007, 11:24 PM	#1
Black Rose Bear with me Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 47,542 My Mood: Location: A strangeland under the iron sea where hopes & fears can make the night train be in perfect symmetry Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 6 Thanked 107 Times in 85 Posts	Saturday's Random Pollness Tonight's poll is similar to a little survey a local radio station carried out during the week. Imagine you buy some random items from a shop, be it a corner shop or a supermarket or a fish N chips shop or even from Nabootique etc, using cash, the cashier by mistake gives you more change than you should have gotten. The question is, will you say something being honest and handing back the extra change or will you pocket the lot and walk out the shop? Be honest... ...or I will set this bloke on you: __________________ You could take a picture of something you see In the future where will I be? You could climb a ladder up to the sun Or write a song nobody had sung Or do something that's never been done

09-12-2007, 12:16 AM	#2
Petit Prince Coldplayer Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 6,896 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 3 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	i would say something if i happened in my local shop/ chippy i probably wouldnt mention it if it happened in a place like asda or tesco __________________

09-12-2007, 12:56 AM	#5
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09-12-2007, 01:27 AM	#6
Space Cadet You have been warned. Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,738 My Mood: Location: Nova Scotia Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	I probably wouldn't notice, to be honest. If I did, it depends. If the cash register made the mistake, (which they do sometimes) it could actually get the cashier in trouble for messing up the till. So I might mention it, but I'm not that good at quick math anyway. If the clerk made the mistake, but it was only a couple of cents, it would be rather pointless to hold up the line and get everyone mad at me. If it was a lot of money, I would give it back. I've worked that sort of minimum wage job before, and it would suck to be the one who got the kid in trouble because their till was off. But like I said, I should check my change more carefully, but I don't. So I would never notice in the first place. __________________ Spoiler http://img-fan.theonering.net/middle...trolls_als.jpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9WmxwgW2J0 "Troll sat alone on his seat of stone, And munched and mumbled a bare old bone; For many a year he had gnawed it near, For meat was hard to come by. Done by! Gum by! In a cave in the hills he dwelt alone, And meat was hard to come by. Up came Tom with his big boots on. Said he to Troll: 'Pray, what is yon? For it looks like the shin o' my nuncle Tim, As should be a-lyin' in graveyard. Caveyard! Paveyard! This many a year has Tim been gone, And I thought he were lyin' in graveyard.' 'My lad,' said Troll, 'this bone I stole. But what be bones that lie in a hole? Thy nuncle was dead as a lump o' lead, Afore I found his shinbone. Tinbone! Thinbone! He can spare a share for a poor old troll, For he don't need his shinbone.' Said Tom: 'I don't see why the likes o' thee Without axin' leave should go makin' free With the shank or the shin o' my father's kin; So hand the old bone over! Rover! Trover! Though dead he be, it belongs to he; So hand the old bone over!' 'For a couple o' pins,' says Troll, and grins, 'I'll eat thee too, and gnaw thy shins. A bit o' fresh meat will go down sweet! I'll try my teeth on thee now. Hee now! See now! I'm tired o' gnawing old bones and skins; I've a mind to dine on thee now.' But just as he thought his dinner was caught, He found his hands had hold of naught. Before he could mind, Tom slipped behind And gave him the boot to larn him. Warn him! Darn him! A bump o' the boot on the seat, Tom thought, Would be the way to larn him. But harder than stone is the flesh and bone Of a troll that sits in the hills alone. As well set your boot to the mountain's root, For the seat of a troll don't feel it. Peel it! Heal it! Old Troll laughed, when he heard Tom groan, And he knew his toes could feel it. Tom's leg is game, since home he came, And his bootless foot is lasting lame; But Troll don't care, and he's still there With the bone he boned from its owner. Doner! Boner! Troll's old seat is still the same, And the bone he boned from its owner!" Albums of the Year 2011 - Vote Here!

09-12-2007, 03:47 AM	#7
RICK8 Ætti Mørkna. \oo/ Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 73,434 My Mood: Location: New Zealand. Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think it depends on how much it is... __________________ You might be a big fish,in a little pond,doesn't mean you have won,cause along may come a bigger one.

09-12-2007, 12:31 AM	#3
zeoir i am rolle Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 11,278 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm the first voter? c'mon! Ah that doesn't happen to me often but if it was something like 1-3€ i probably wouldn't bother ( and probably wouldn't even notice it) But if i got something like 100€ i'd probably be too shocked to do anything and the cashier would notice something is wrong

09-12-2007, 12:48 AM	#4
MrMagpie Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 26,887 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	If it was a large amount I would return the money. If it were just a couple dollars I wouldn't bother because it would just be a big hastle to bring it back.

09-12-2007, 03:50 AM	#8
mc_squared Banned Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 67,519 My Mood: Location: Wherever life takes me Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by RICK8;2199466 I think it depends on how much it is... .....................and how skint you are. __________________ LIFE ISN'T MEANT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY Be yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks. Work to live - don't live to work...................... Age is purely a state of mind! Don't waste your time on jealousy. Success is a journey, NOT a destination. Life is a marathon, NOT a sprint! http://www.generationterrorists.com/...sunscreen.html

09-12-2007, 03:52 AM	#9
RICK8 Ætti Mørkna. \oo/ Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 73,434 My Mood: Location: New Zealand. Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yes,that also....... __________________ You might be a big fish,in a little pond,doesn't mean you have won,cause along may come a bigger one.

09-12-2007, 04:04 AM	#10
winigwl Coldplayer Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 9,169 My Mood: Location: new jersey Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	if its like a quarter, and i realize it once i already left the area, i will keep it, but if its over a dollar i'll go back

09-12-2007, 04:10 AM	#11
RICK8 Ætti Mørkna. \oo/ Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 73,434 My Mood: Location: New Zealand. Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	^Oh well your a honest man then!! __________________ You might be a big fish,in a little pond,doesn't mean you have won,cause along may come a bigger one.

09-12-2007, 02:47 PM	#12
Black Rose Bear with me Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 47,542 My Mood: Location: A strangeland under the iron sea where hopes & fears can make the night train be in perfect symmetry Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 6 Thanked 107 Times in 85 Posts	I work on the principle that if the mistake is in your flavour, don't say anything. Unless it's the local shop. __________________ You could take a picture of something you see In the future where will I be? You could climb a ladder up to the sun Or write a song nobody had sung Or do something that's never been done

09-12-2007, 03:43 PM	#13
Lore Coldplayer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 53,460 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 8 Thanked 31 Times in 28 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by David S;2199591 I work on the principle that if the mistake is in your flavour, don't say anything. Unless it's the local shop. I'm agree.. and also if it's a big amount..

09-12-2007, 03:46 PM	#14
Black Rose Bear with me Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 47,542 My Mood: Location: A strangeland under the iron sea where hopes & fears can make the night train be in perfect symmetry Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 6 Thanked 107 Times in 85 Posts	Like if they give you a €20 instead of a €10 __________________ You could take a picture of something you see In the future where will I be? You could climb a ladder up to the sun Or write a song nobody had sung Or do something that's never been done

09-12-2007, 03:47 PM	#15
Lore Coldplayer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 53,460 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 8 Thanked 31 Times in 28 Posts	yeahhh because if you notice about it instantly and you know that the person who made the mistake will have to pay it.. I'd feel bad

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