How honest would you be in this sort of situation?

[Longstreet]

Keep quiet. It's simple, it's YOUR job to make sure all the bills and stuff are in order, if you fuck up, i am not gonna correct you.

Had a situation like this actually, my former girlfriend and I went on a 3 day vacation somewhere here in the country and we rented some bikes to travel to the beach and such.

When time came to pay the bill, they forgot to charge us for the bikes. I noticed it, payed what they did charge me for and walked away. Not feeling guilty in the slightest. Like i said, not my job to make sure you do your job correct.

 

[omega 616]

Fuck no!

I'll take any advantage I can in that situation. I remember I once went into a local corner shop for a £5 top up on my phone and some other bits, thing is there is no £5 top up for phones (I didn't know this before this indecent, so it wasn't a scam I was running).

So what happened was I took my stuff up to the till and he scanned the stuff and said "anything else?", I give him my phone top up card and 2 £5 notes and said "£5 on that please", he then put the 2 fivers in the till and tried to put £5 on the card, which obviously never happened, so he gives me a fiver and the card back presses some buttons on the till ... then gives me change of the £10 instead of £5.

I immediately saw what happened and said nothing. I know it sounds a little far fetched that a shop keeper just fucked up so blatantly but it happened. Went to another shop and got a £10 top up with the free fiver.

The way I see it is, it's better in my pocket than theirs. It's not very often life affords you little gifts, so take advantage while you can. What is going to happen if you say something? They say "oh thanks for keeping our profit margins up"? I doubt they will even remember you doing that for them in a week, so it's not like you will get a future discount or better service.

I guess if you believe in karma, then fair enough but there is no reward for being honest in that situation, just you giving money away.

 

[Lieju]

Probably not.
To be honest, I'm pretty bad at pointing out things like that whether the mistake was made for my benefit or not.

 

[Guffe]

I would've told them they forgot to put one piece of meal in the bill.
It's the same when I went to the grocery store a month back and paid with a 20, the cashier gave me back a coin and a 10 even if she should've given me a fiver and not a ten. I just think honesty goes a long way and you don't need to start thinking if you've done the wrong or right thing.

 

[DoveAlexa]

Ever since I started working in retail I feel it's better to be honest about it. If I forget to ask someone if there's something on the bottom of their cart (or trolley, or whatever) and a manager catches me at it, they are going to rake me over the coals. I don't like the feeling of being publicly belittled, so I don't want to wish it on anyone else.

While I do consider this a safe grey area, where if you're just too shy to say something it's okay to let it go, I do think that its good to mention these mistakes to the people who make them directly, because like above said, if the mistake isn't fixed and the manager catches it, they will have a bad day. Giving someone a second chance is always nice.

Though if you only realized it was in fact a mistake when you've long left, don't feel too bad about it.

 

[Angie7F]

I think I wouldnt own up.
but maybe if it was a small establishment I would.
Definitely not large chains.

 

[Mr.Squishy]

Given how batfuck expensive everything is here, I really would let it slide. I'd feel a bit guilty, I suppose, but fucking hell, a penny saved is a penny earned.

 

[AlexWinter]

I would have mentioned it but I don't blame you at all for not mentioning it. It's not that big a deal, you know.

 

[Akytalusia]

if i noticed it before everything was settled, i would get it corrected, but i wouldn't bother going back if i noticed it any later.

 

[V3rtig0]

I always point out stuff like that. Just doesn't feel right, even if it's not your fault and legally you're not obliged to speak up and point out their mistake.

I would, however, not do it under certain circumstances. For example, in a restaurant, if the service was really poor and the waiter or waitress is outright rude and unfriendly. Or other people that do me wrong in other situations that I can't really imagine now.

I'm not religious or superstitious, but I believe in some form of karma. Even Newton's third law can be interpreted as a description of karma - every action has an equal reaction.

 

[Rumpsteak]

Of course I'll point out if I'm not charged the price I agreed to pay. It's called being an adult.

 

[Queen Michael]

There was this time I realized that I'd accidentally shoplifted a packet of Oreos in my pocket, but I hadn't left the store yet so I went back to the cashier and paid. The thing that bugs me about it is this:
Half a year before that, I'd bought a whole bunch of packets of Oreos, and I had told the cashier that there was twenty-three packets. She correctly assumed that I wasn't trying to lie to her and charcged me for that amount. When I got home I realized that I'd miscalculated and only had taken twenty-two packets. So if I'd kept the one I accidentally shoplifted, I wouldn't even be taking something I hadn't paid for!

 

[Queen Michael]

Of course I'll point out if I'm not charged the price I agreed to pay. It's called being an adult.

Could we give this guy a huge hand?

 

[BiscuitTrouser]

I figure if i was the employee and realised i made that mistake id wish the customer came back to avoid the wrath of my superiors.

Morally i cant justify not doing something for others i wish they would do for me in their situation. Id be a hypocrit to expect them to help me if i wouldnt help them.

So yeah. Id say they undercharged me. Simple as that. If i noticed. If i didnt and i found out later id let them know if it was super soon and i was nearby. I wouldnt expect someone to travel far or spend money to help me out over a minor mistake. If its immediate then sure.

 

[Echopunk]

I'm typically honest to a fault, so if I caught it in time, I would have said something about it. At the same time, I tend to do my ethics by average. If one place over charges me and I don't catch it until I'm in the car, the next time I catch someone under-charging me, I let it go. I feel that my karma is balancing out. I do the same in reverse, but it always feels less satisfying when one place gives me too much change back and I let another place theoretically screw me out of a few extra bucks.

 

[Pharsalus]

Happens to me every now and then, I don't identify the mistake but will usually fatten the servers tip.

 

[MagunBFP]

Happens to me every now and then, I don't identify the mistake but will usually fatten the servers tip.

That just doesn't make sense... the bill goes to the restaurant, you know the place that you didn't pay for the meal. The tip goes to the server, the person who fucked up and stiffed the restaurant for you. So yay reward mistakes because the company is rich anyway?

 

[Mad World]

I'd tell them about the missing item. Seems like the right thing to do.

 

[Lovely Mixture]

I pay and tip accordingly. If I see a mistake I'll point it out, even if the server has been rude.

I paid for a sandwich once and forgot to pay. I was about 2 minutes outside the restaurant before I realized this, I went back in and paid. I didn't expect any congratulations or anything, but the guy at the counter gave me a free cookie.

On tipping, I base it on how helpful and competent the server was. At one restaurant I kept tipping about 15%. Another time I went and I asked the waitress if there was a cheap drink on the menu (I pointed to one that was 6.50) she pointed to another one and I ordered it (the price wasn't listed on the menu). My bill came and the one she gave me was 8.50, I didn't tip her as much.