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Do you play dumb? Or fix?
Last Post 11 Sep 2011 10:38 AM by Mrs. Navy. 20 Replies.
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14 Jun 2011 02:12 AM  

 So pretty much the situation that happened to ALL of us at one point!

  You pick up a cake and its priced wrong. Let’s say it says 15.25 when it's suppose to be 20.99.

 Or you see a box of cookies priced .02 cents. When you know it’s got to be more!


 Do you blame the person who priced it, tell yourself “it’s my lucky day!”, and play dumb? Or ask them if this is the right price?

 Obviously if the item is clearly over priced you'll ask, but how about when you know it's a cheap mistake!?
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14 Jun 2011 02:13 AM  
For the first case, I might not say anything. If it came to the cookies priced at .02 cents, though, I would mention it. I dunno, I just don't like cheating other people for my benefit. I'd rather be honest and poor than dishonest and rich.
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14 Jun 2011 04:44 AM  
Generally, a person would mention it if they were overcharged, so why wouldn't you say something if you are undercharged (obviously and it isn't just a place with low prices lol)? To me there is no difference, I would absolutely mention it. If at that point they say "Oh our mistake, you may have it at this price" then it is a lucky day. Otherwise it is a form of theft in my opinion.
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14 Jun 2011 05:07 AM  
I would mention it if I noticed it.
Years ago my girlfriend's mom invited the two of us to a café for drinks & cake and when she paid the waitress accidentally gave her back way too much money (like a 20 € note instead of a 5 or something like that) - and my friend's mother didn't say a word and afterwards said how lucky she got and was super happy. I was mortified but at age 12 or so didn't dare to intervene.
If it's only about a couple of cents it may be less significant but in general it's just wrong.
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14 Jun 2011 07:05 AM  
Posted By Bittersweet on 14 Jun 2011 04:44 AM
Generally, a person would mention it if they were overcharged, so why wouldn't you say something if you are undercharged (obviously and it isn't just a place with low prices lol)? To me there is no difference, I would absolutely mention it. If at that point they say "Oh our mistake, you may have it at this price" then it is a lucky day. Otherwise it is a form of theft in my opinion.


I agree 100%

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14 Jun 2011 08:27 AM  
I would say something. I just bought a swing from Lowes and the guy typed in the wrong upc code. It rang up 19.97 instead of 146.67.I told him I think he did something wrong. He couldn't believe I told him. But I truly believe that what goes around comes around!
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14 Jun 2011 09:00 AM  
Otherwise it is a form of theft in my opinion.
I agree 100%
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I sometimes don't notice, though, until I get home. Once, I bought some clothes at Gap Outlet, and realized when I got home that I wasn't charged for a sweater that I had picked up. I decided I wanted to exchange it for a different size, so I went in and told the person at the door that I had a sweater that I wanted to exchange, but wasn't charged for in the first place. She gave me the craziest look I had seen in a long time. But, she took the sweater, then I picked up the new one, and paid.
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14 Jun 2011 09:08 AM  
i always say something. Otherwise I feel like I am stealing
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14 Jun 2011 10:36 AM  
This has happened to me a few times..most recently whilst buying a load of Weight Watchers product....I corrected her and told her the price was too low...I expect honesty from others and hold myself to that standard.
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14 Jun 2011 10:44 AM  
Since I want people to be honest with me, I try my best to be honest with others. I would say something. I am a firm believer that what goes around comes around and if you do something wrong then its going to come back and bite you in the butt.
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14 Jun 2011 10:53 AM  
For me, it all depends on the situation. Like if I am getting a bag that I know for a fact is $130, and it rings up the price of a wallet of $40, yes, I will say something. I worked at Home Depot, and ppl would ALWAYS switch tags to get something for nothing. That is pretty sickening to think you are going to walk out of here with a $200 faucet for $19.99. Now if its my favorite green beans that is normally .85 and it rings up .75, no. I am not going to demand they change the price to the .85. Obviously its on sale...as long as the descriptions match up to what I am buying and is not a huge price difference, I dont waste my time,the cashiers time, or the other ppl behind me time over a dime. And my concious is still clear. Now if that can of green beans rings up for .02, then I would say something.
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14 Jun 2011 10:58 AM  
If it is a couple cents then I won't, because maybe I read the tag wrong or maybe they forgot to change the tag or something, but if its a big difference then yes. I am like BreBre I don't want to waste anybody's time for a couple cents.
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14 Jun 2011 11:20 AM  
If I buy something I think is $20 and it rings up at $15, I assume it is on sale (I've even said "Oh, I didn't know that was on sale") and the cashier just nods.

But if I am given the wrong change, I will, and have, corrected it.

I once was supposed to receive $7 in change (obviously a $5 and two $1s) but I got back $11 (two $5s and a $1). The server obviously made a mistake and to keep it would be baaaaaaad JuJu)
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14 Jun 2011 11:46 AM  
I'm like BreBre. It depends on the situation.

I'm not going to waste everyone's time over a few cents. If it's more than a few bucks, I'll ask if it was on sale. Then it's in the hands of the cashier to make the correction or let me know that it was in fact on sale (and let them know if it's not marked on the shelf).

Obviously if I'm getting something expensive and it rings up with a huuuuge difference, I will definitely say something.
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14 Jun 2011 12:07 PM  
I agree with Christy & Orion. It just depends. If it's priced a few cents lower, I'm not going to make a big deal out of it. I usually remark about how good of a price it was anyway as I'm watching items ring up. Wrong change - I always say something. Wrong price rings up - not as big a deal in my opinion.
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14 Jun 2011 03:33 PM  
haha, I'm terrible at not looking at prices since I know pretty much what I buy and around what it will cost... so when I go in I just get what I want and leave... I'm sure this will change when we're feeding a bunch of kids too and not just myself.... but I wouldnt notice right now. If I did, yeah I would definitely say something. This is mostly bc I know I will go home and feel guilty about it for weeks. haha I beat myself up over things like that.
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14 Jun 2011 04:13 PM  
haha, I'm terrible at not looking at prices since I know pretty much what I buy and around what it will cost... so when I go in I just get what I want and leave..


I've gone in and gotten a few items, been distracted trying to make sure I had a tip for the bagger than the cashier.....and just swiped my car. I left with like 3 bags in my hand. I noticed when I got to the car "Hmmmm, this seems a little pricey for this" and looked at the receipt. Oooooops, I was charged for 20 2-Liters of soda, not 2.

If I had 20 2-Liters...I'd have more than 3 bags.

So I don't notice things a lot LOL
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16 Jun 2011 10:09 PM  
Im with everyone else....it depends. A few cents no biggie a few dollars Im guna at the very least ask; if not say Im being under/over charged. I wouldn't want people to screw me over, so why would I do it to someone else? All about good juju!
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24 Aug 2011 10:35 PM  
I don't ever notice if things are marked wrong, but if the cashier gave me the wrong change I have given it back because I know if their drawers are off that comes out of their pocket and that's unfair.
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29 Aug 2011 07:09 PM  
if its a few dollars off i comment like 'oh, didnt know that was on sale' or something. if i noticed the price rings up more i say what the price was where I found it cuz sometimes it may say one thing and be another. I know from working at a clothing store we had to change the prices after we rang something up sometimes because it wasnt in the computer yet.

if i get too much change people are always suprised when i give it back, but i believe in karma, and would feel bad if i took it, lol.
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