integrity

[mek42]

How much effort do you all expend to explain to someone that they are making an error in your favor?

If they are not willing to admit they're wrong, when do you give up and walk away with the favorable error?

I have explained once and if they still insist on proceeding with giving me a favorable error I have accepted it, but I'm not sure I'm still happy with this.

[nadine64]

Personally I would try a couple of times, but if they still wouldn't admit the mistake, I would accept it as is. Not like you didn't try.

[nodmicks]

Personally I would try a couple of times, but if they still wouldn't admit the mistake, I would accept it as is. Not like you didn't try.

This! I once argued with a bartender for over 15 min because she gave me the change for a 20 and I gave her a 10. After a good 15 min I gave up because she kept insisting she was never wrong. I told her she could call me when her drawer was short later. No call!

[nuisance26]

~Usually they believe me and call over their manager to help them through fixing the problem in the register. Sometimes the problem is to "big" to fix at the register. A few times at JCPenney they've tried to give me money back on clearance with coupon purchases or refunded me too much when I returned something. The manager usually lets me walk with the bonus $ if he/she can't get the register to fix the problem.
A few times I've discovered, at home, that a grocery store charged me for 4 of something when I bought 5. I check my receipts at the store but sometimes the wrong item count slips by me. I've gone to the service counter and told them they missed one but look at me like I'm nuts and say forget it. I don't want the stores to cheat me(hence checking receipts)but I also don't want to cheat them.
I think as long as you make them aware of the discrepancy then the ball is in their court. However they respond ends the matter.
Although I have to admit to still feeling weird getting something for nothing when I had the money to pay but the staff couldn't be bothered to re-run the transaction. But I'm also not going to stand there arguing with them until they take my money. I've tried that before and it's frustrating experience.
I think the feelings are probably not quilt that's tied into any wrongdoing on our part as recipients of errors in our favor, but just upset at the fact that it's not a correct and fair transaction.~

[frugalwarrior2]

It is upsetting when a cashier for instance says just forget it. Then I think-You don't own that item and can't give it to me!
I would like to say morality always dictates my behavior but often time and amt. do.
I may donate that item along w/ the food pantry items. I like to tell myself cosmically it all evens out.
But if you want a number-2x. before I say-whatever.

[Greebo]

If someone makes an error in my favor, I will tell them. Recently I bought 2 six packs and a lottery ticket (YES I PLAY SOMETIMES, WITH BLOW MONEY, SO SHUT UP! ) with a $20 and got $18 back, due to a mix-up by the person at the lotto machine and the person on the register.

It took some sorting out but we got it straight - but then they got that there'd been a mistake right away.

If someone insists they're right and I'm wrong, however, hey, I told them. They don't have to believe me. I did my duty.