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Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 4:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I would like the opinion of the wise folks here at TVCH.

We went to a store to get flooring for Dylan's room. We got 12 boxes of the tile( 98cents a sheet, 19.90 a box of 30)

We went to ck out, the girl had the worst attitide, like she was doing us a favor to acknowledge us, she rang up the lamp and Bill handed her a box and said we have 12 boxes, she scanned the box and punched in x12. I scanned the credit card and asked if she wanted to see my ID, she was like 'yeah, whatever', I glanced at the screen thought it said 166.00 ( I thought that seemed less than what we figured it would cost but didnt say anything) and signed my name. She gave us the receipt and walked off.

Going to the car Bill said let me see the receipt, I said 'that seemed low' he said yeah, I think she rang it up wrong.

She rang up 12 sheets at 98cents not 12 boxes, I think their barcode is wrong in the system, it scanned the sheet cost and not the box cost.

My question...should I go back and tell the store?? and pay the right price?

Half of me says no, wahooo, we could use a break. Other half says bad karma and something bad might happen to us.

What do you think?

Grannyg
Member

05-28-2002

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 5:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Pamy, just don't ask anybody. Just put the dang floor down.

Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 5:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ditto what Granny said. That was her karma.

Spygirl
Moderator

04-23-2001

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 5:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL Granny. About halfway through reading Pamy's post, I said the same thing. Get in there and put that floor down! :-)

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 5:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL, Bill said it was HER karma also.

I just kinda feel like maybe it is stealing since I know.


Deesandy
Member

08-12-2003

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 5:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It is not your job to make sure that others are doing there's!

If they had overcharged you, do you think you would get a telephone call to let you know along with a refund? Ummm...

No.

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 5:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL, good point!

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 5:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm sorry, Pamy, but I can't go along with the mistake no matter how snarky the clerk was. Karma has nothing to do with it. Please take the high road and be honest. It is the right thing to do.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 5:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I can't go along either. It's stealing no matter how nasty she was. If they had over charged you, you would be storming back in there. What will you tell Dylan..it's ok to take from someone if they are mean to you?

Hippyt
Member

06-15-2001

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 5:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Keep the floor.

Egbok
Member

07-13-2000

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 5:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Awwww Pamy....I'm waffling on this...

Let me say that if it happened, then it was meant to be....so put the flooring down and be done with it....and next time, pluh-leeze don't tell me about it....LOL!!


Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 5:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I agree her attitude really has nothing to do with it, I mainly just mentioned it for story telling purposes.

I really appreciate everyone's thoughts and opinions!!!



Hippyt
Member

06-15-2001

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 5:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well,here is my reasoning. First,it isn't hurting any one person for you to keep it. They have the messed up scanner,and they can easily eat the cost.
Now,if it was say taking money out of a person's pocket, I would say definitely take it back.
I'm with Eggie though,don't TELL me about it,just keep it,lol.

Whoami
Member

08-03-2001

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 5:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'd go back to the store manager and be honest. I'd also let that manager know that the clerk's attitude caused you to seriously consider keeping the flooring at the incorrect price, but you decided to take the high road.

As for whether it was the clerk's karma? I'm betting she could care less if the store takes a loss. But the store, the one who would be taking a loss, wasn't the one who treated you poorly to start with, and they are the ones paying with karma right now. Sure, as a "representative" of the store, one could argue that the clerk (and therefore the store) treated you poorly. But I dunno. She's an individual. And the store's management should be given the opportunity to show they care how their employees treat their customers.

Besides, you had planned/bugeted on spending the original price anyway, hadn't you?

Just my of course.

Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 5:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Keep the floor. And Dylan didn't ask you how much it cost did he?

Ed'd to say I'm sorry but I think that was kind of a low blow bringing your son into this question.

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 5:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Dylan knows of the error, he heard Bill and I talking about it, I told him I was going back to the store to correct it...I guess there was my answer all along...........

Hippyt
Member

06-15-2001

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 5:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well,Who makes a good point. Be sure you tell the manager that.

Egbok
Member

07-13-2000

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 6:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Eggie plugs her ears and says la-la-la-laaa-laa-la-la-la-laa-laaaaaa-la....

Herckleperckle
Member

11-20-2003

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 6:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, here's my take: Although I realize the 'right thing to do' is to bring the incident to the store's attention (you never know, they might decide to leave the charge as is out of thanks for your honesty--so they can correct the error in the code or whatever), I tend to separate this particular happenstance from the far more critical moral and ethical issues in our world.

If it's really preying on your conscience, you will never look at the floor with satisfaction. (And that means you should contact the store.)

What would I do? To be perfectly honest, I'd chalk it up (I know this does not reflect a good ethical stance) as one for me. (Excusing myself by thinking over the times I know I was 'taken' by auto repair shops, small towns with speed traps, insurance companies with excessive red tape, potholes that did damage to my car, etc!)

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 6:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I love Who's answer. I didn't think bringing her son into it was a low blow, Mocha, sorry I offended you.

Reader234
Member

08-13-2000

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 6:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL, I said, "well since she posted at tvch, she'll go back" only because of all those scruples threads!! Then I got down to your response... not that I was reading your mind or anything ....

Whoami
Member

08-03-2001

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 6:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Or you could do what could very well happen in my world. Have every intention of going back, have real life take over, mixed with a huge helping of a severe procrastination disorder, and have several months suddenly tick by and finally realise its too late to do anything about it.

Zachsmom
Moderator

07-13-2000

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 6:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I would go back to the store and correct it. All of us consumers end up paying higher prices in the long run for people who steal. (and this is basically stealing)

Texannie..I didn't think it was a low blow.

Weinermr
Member

08-18-2001

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 6:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Frankly, though I think it's the right thing to do to go back to the store to correct the payment you made, I think it's MORE important that the manager knows how you were treated by the clerk.

It wouldn't matter whether you were overcharged, undercharged, or paid the right price, the way that clerk treated you was wrong, and all too common these days.

Go back to the store and tell on the clerk... I mean go back to the store and let the management of the store know how you were treated.

In fact, I would tell them about the clerk AND tell them about the flooring. Maybe they will waive an adjustment on the flooring because you were so nice about everything. I can dream, can't I?

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 6:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL Who!!!! again, thx everyone for your thoughts and opinions, it means a lot to me!!!!

You all are always there to help me and I am thankful for all of you!!!!