How honest are you??

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janetannc		#41	[-]
Posts: 1578 (20/05/2008 22:01:07) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Yes, I would have gone back and paid - couldn't live with myself if I didn't. Once, in a big supermarket, I watched a woman stuffing things in a bag under her jacket and she was in front of me in the queue. She didn't (of course) pay for the goods she'd hidden and I pointed it out to the checkout girl. All she said was I should mind my own business and there was nothing she could do about it. I then went to the customer services and asked to see the manager (a 12 year old!) who thanked me for my concern but said shoplifting was built in to the price of goods. I could still see the woman in the car park, but no-one at all was interested. Wonder if it is still like that. Janet Last Edited By: janetannc 20/05/2008 22:17:20. Edited 1 times.
Maccasmum		#42	[-]
Posts: 1274 (20/05/2008 22:01:16) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I would have gome back to pay, bringing up three children - now adults, we tried to instill honesty and good manners, how could I look them in the eye if I didn't go back to pay. Having worked on tills many years ago, I know how awful it feels when they don't balance, and you don't know if the casheir will have to make up the money Kate x
oldtrout		#43	[-]
Posts: 8385 (20/05/2008 22:19:03) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I'm another one who would have to go back. I think it has a lot to do with how you have been bought up. I'd be horrified knowing I was walking out with goods I hadn't paid for. I have also given money back when I've been given too much change. Trouty x (Jean)
Harmony97		#44	[-]
Posts: 1072 (20/05/2008 22:22:14) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Must agree that I would have gone back and paid as well , would not have been able to sleep other wise harmony
Rainbow Lady		#45	[-]
Posts: 1505 (20/05/2008 22:24:57) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	This happened to me only last week. I went to Craft Central and bought a stamp plus other stuff. When I got home I realised I had not been charged for the stamp ten pounds or so. I went back next day and they did not even know they did not balance. I could never have gone in there again if I had not paid. If I am overcharged I say so but also say so if undercharged. Eating out if the meal and service is great I tell them but likewise tell them if it is bad. Love Cynthia x
matildasmum		#46	[-]
Posts: 2113 (20/05/2008 22:54:36) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	pay up every time me, once worked in a place that if your 'float' was light you had to make up the balance, i can pay my way so i do. certainly wouldn't be shopping if i couldn't. besides my integrity means much more to me than keeping a few extra quid in my pocket. chell x
janthecake		#47	[-]
Posts: 6676 (20/05/2008 23:26:39) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Yes, I'd go back to pay. Our parents instilled honesty into us & we have done the same to our boys. We now see the same morals being taught to our grandchildren, which makes us very proud of them. I once had a HUGE bag of money dropped at my feet A Securicor van was delivering money to a bank & the guard hadn't realized that he'd dropped it!! I had to stand & guard it until he came out When he finally did reappear he couldn't believe his eyes that I'd kept guard & not run off with the loot! Jan x
ozcatbug		#48	[-]
Posts: 140 (21/05/2008 01:14:45) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I would have definately gone back to pay. The other day at the supermarket we were at the checkouts and the woman there was a friend of ours (I used to work at the store), so when she was scanning, she wasn't paying attention and a couple of items she scanned didn't register. So I pointed them out, and she checked the docket to make sure, then thanked me for being honest. If I was overcharged, I would have said something. One time I received a parcel from C&C, and the next day I received an identical parcel. I emailed them telling them their mistake and if they wanted to pick it up, to let me know. I wasn't about to pay to send it back myself. Since I didn't receive a reply, I kept the parcel. But if I hadn't let them know, I would have felt guilty. It was funny, but at the time I made the order, I thought about getting 2 of one item, but changed my mind as I really couldn't afford it, but what do you know, I got it anyway. Cat xx
skilark		#49	[-]
Posts: 3354 (21/05/2008 08:52:52) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I would have gone back too - my conscience wouldn't allow me to do otherwise. I'm afraid I worry over the slightest thing, so there is no way I could cope with the thought of not paying for goods to that value. Margaret x
grandmaeunie		#50	[-]
Posts: 4327 (21/05/2008 09:18:24) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	If I were in that situation I would certainly go back. Not out of fear of being embaressed or caught but simply because I know I'd be the first to complain if I were overcharged. Perhaps if more shoppers were honest it would also reflect in the cost of items that are available. I'm often tempted to put a note in suggestion boxes (where available ) when I notice someone stealing, or being undercharged and correcting the error. The note would simply state that honesty should be rewarded more often to encourage it rather than employ the security folk who tend to stand around reading the newspapers or follow innocent shoppers around the shop! There are lot of honest people around, having lost my purse or forgotten in in a shop I've been fortunate to have it returned. At the end of the day it's not a choice really, it should be an automatic response otherwise it is stealing. EuniceX

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