 Conscience or Lucky Day? |
| Conscience or Lucky Day? |
 Dec 5 2006, 01:56 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48  |
I recently had this question come up and thought it'd be an interesting poll to post on here. I know most people would probably say they'd be the "good samaritan" and tell them, but the prospect of free items at the mistake of a checker who works for a multi-billion dollar retailer is something to think about too.
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Dec 5 2006, 02:11 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 1,795 Joined: 29-September 06 Member No.: 327 |
pay what they told me...and be stoked.
it's my honor and priviledge to fuck corporations out of anything I can. |
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Dec 5 2006, 02:20 PM
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 Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14 |
one note though: i wouldn't do this at a frys, or a best buy. They check your bag and reciept, and would more likely than not accuse you of trying to steal it.
-------------------- WAIT. I'm not finished.
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Dec 5 2006, 03:54 PM
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 Oh baby bring me down  Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
If the guy gave me incorrect change, i'd tell him. If the corp gets screwed, then I don't care.
-------------------- Southern Rock, beer and bears!
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Dec 5 2006, 04:03 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
QUOTE (chook @ Dec 5 2006, 03:54 PM)  If the guy gave me incorrect change, i'd tell him. If the corp gets screwed, then I don't care. agreed. |
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Dec 5 2006, 04:13 PM
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 fuck you! Group: Members Posts: 641 Joined: 22-February 06 From: fuck you! Member No.: 19 |
if it was the cashier's fault - if they accidenally rang up 2 items instead of three, i'd let them know. that probably comes out of their paycheck
if it was scanned incorrectly - example i bought a box of candy and i was only charged for one package - fuck em. i have no problem ripping off greedy corporations -------------------- only here to talk sports occationally
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Dec 5 2006, 04:14 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,795 Joined: 29-September 06 Member No.: 327 |
good times... that you should mention best buy...
I've never been searched by the courtesy clerk or whoever that dork is at the front. ever. recently bought a sony handicam and a nintendo DS and walked right the hell out. it's all a game. you're gonna think I am an idiot, or a dick, but I make it a point to not stop, not look like you'd want to bother me, not look like everyone always does (all lost and shit), not look like a criminal, when I'm leaving. it's not that I am stealing and don't want to get caught, it's just that I don't feel like dealing with that idiot. so I don't. it's a game I have. however: DO NOT try this at Sam's...those old retired bastards probably fought on guadal canal or some shit and you will not get through their lines without answering to them. I also try this with bouncers or doormen, and I bet I've pulled it off (going to front of line and not paying cover/getting carded) probably 5 times in my life? experience has shown me more door guys are much more confrontational and have more confidence than the best buy guy. one time I got by one, then about 10 minutes later he comes up to the bar and politely asks me if I forgot to pay cover and I'm all 'shit sorry man' and pay him there out of respect for him. it's like for 10 minutes he sat there and contemplated coming up to me...like he may have wondered "is that guy the owner's brother? a cop? a gangster? reporter?" shit you never know...but I give him major props for saying fuck it, and getting the cover. take someone offguard for a split second and you'd be amazed at what you can pull off. it's not a jedi mind trick, it's just people's own personal insecurities and hesitations about getting wrapped up in something they are deep down cautious and perhaps scared of. which is confrontation. try it everytime you go to those places that check your receipt. thousand yard stare. dont make eye contact, look through their skull as if they are in your line of sight and they dont exist. dont be meek, and dont keep your gaze on them for more than a fleeting instant. the worst that could happen is you have to show them your receipt. the best that can happen is you mindfucked someone and the more you do it, the more confidence you have (and the more confident you are, the better you are at pulling it off). thus ends my neurotic, rambling lesson of the day... |
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Dec 5 2006, 04:47 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
QUOTE (Throwdown @ Dec 5 2006, 04:13 PM) if it was the cashier's fault - if they accidenally rang up 2 items instead of three, i'd let them know. that probably comes out of their paycheck but how would they take it out of his paycheck? all they see is a missing item next time they do inventory. |
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Dec 5 2006, 06:11 PM
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CHEE CHEE Group: Members Posts: 5,026 Joined: 23-February 06 From: trapped in the hoezone layer Member No.: 39 |
i have no problem ripping off a mega retailer so id consider it a lucky day. and i dont know how theyd track the missing inventory to the person; therefore, take it out of their paycheck
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Dec 5 2006, 07:12 PM
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 DEATH TO ....something? Group: Members Posts: 5,618 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Parker, CO Member No.: 55 |
it was their fuckup.
-------------------- I r Ur Gawd!
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Dec 5 2006, 07:25 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
I would inform the checker that they'd forgotten to ring up one of the items. Now if I'm in a situation where a cashier or whomever has repeatedly fucked up my order/sale, THEN I won't have any qualms about taking the free item.
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Dec 5 2006, 07:55 PM
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 ROCKPACALYPSE NOW Group: Members Posts: 1,519 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 13 |
In this specific scenario, I just play it cool, pay, and get outta there.
I've had people screw things up before and I corrected them so I could pay the proper (full price, not a convenient "discount"), but only when I would personally feel bad for it. For instance, I've had repeated checkouts getting some breakfast where this bitch with glaucoma problems (she's gotta be early 20s btw) doesn't see everything right in front of her. I feel bad rippin somebody off that can't help it. But then again, why is she a fuckin cashier !? Trials and tribulations. I'm the the 'cake though, just play it cool and its amazing what you can get away with. I had a few instances of getting into bars when I wasn't 21 yet, flashing my real ID that said I was 20 and just putting my arm out expecting a band. -------------------- QUOTE (Lance) now we have some dude from argentina wondering how to fuck dogmeat |
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Dec 5 2006, 08:07 PM
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 Amber Group: Members Posts: 533 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Birmingham, Al Member No.: 6 |
be honest and tell them...but thats just me...im def. not poor now and if i planned to buy the item, i should pay for it.
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Dec 5 2006, 09:15 PM
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 Prize? Group: Members Posts: 302 Joined: 16-October 06 Member No.: 343 |
Generally i wouldn't see a need to be dishonest (just my personal moral for myself) and i would most likely tell them. But i wouldn't really see anything wrong with someone not telling for something like clothing. One can usually tell when it would be "wrong" and i don't really see it in this situation.
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Dec 5 2006, 09:40 PM
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 Do they ignore parts of reality? Group: Moderators Posts: 2,935 Joined: 23-February 06 From: South Overton!!! Member No.: 46 |
I have no problem ripping off a company (any company for that matter) as long as the employee does not suffer because of it.
-------------------- A psychotic world we live in. The madmen are in power. How long have we known this? Faced this? And--how many of us do know it? Perhaps if you know you are insane then you are not insane. Or you are becoming sane, finally. Waking up. I suppose only a few are aware of all this. Isolated persons here and there. But the broad masses... what do they think? All these hundreds of thousands in this city, here. Do they imagine that they live in a sane world? Or do they guess, glimpse, the truth...?
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Dec 5 2006, 09:51 PM
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ROCKPACALYPSE NOW Group: Members Posts: 1,519 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 13 |
I don't understand the general attitude of people more than willing to rip off a company/corporation.
Why assume that they all deserve this ? Not everything is faceless and evil. -------------------- QUOTE (Lance) now we have some dude from argentina wondering how to fuck dogmeat |
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Dec 5 2006, 11:16 PM
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Prize? Group: Members Posts: 302 Joined: 16-October 06 Member No.: 343 |
QUOTE (Dr. Gonzo @ Dec 5 2006, 09:40 PM) I have no problem ripping off a company (any company for that matter) as long as the employee does not suffer because of it. When items show up unaccounted for they write it down, when enough stuff goes missing you can be sure that employees face consequences for not watching for theft or not watching their own check outs |
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Dec 5 2006, 11:20 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
If I ever hated a company enough to justify stealing from them, I simply wouldn't shop there in the first place. That having been said, Walmart is ridiculously close to having that dubious honor in my book...
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Dec 5 2006, 11:20 PM
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 monogamous gays & stem cells Group: Members Posts: 3,789 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 8 |
i don't care if it's like the grocery store or something, but big electronic stores have much better security and a lot more to lose.
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Dec 5 2006, 11:28 PM
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 Your Private Eye Group: Members Posts: 252 Joined: 23-February 06 Member No.: 60 |
Friend of mine got canned from an electronic store, because he sold some computers and monitors with wrong prices and fake coupons.
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Dec 5 2006, 11:32 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
Now that the thread's gone a while I'll mention what happened
 Was at Best Buy, grabbed two xbox 360 games, both $59.99, and a piece of candy on the way out, the guy waves me over, then proceeds to take like 5 mins to find a damn tool to open the plastic cases the games were in, then rings me up (I wasn't even really watching him). I see total of $68 and we both kinda looked at each other with a dumbfounded look for a sec, I swiped my shit and got outta there heheh. I didn't mind for a couple reasons: 1) The guy seemed to notice his mistake, but also didn't seem to care 2) I just spent $3,500 there yesterday 3) They jobbed everyone on the reward zone points by lowering it from $5 per $100 to $5 per $250 |
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Dec 6 2006, 06:32 AM
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Amber Group: Members Posts: 533 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Birmingham, Al Member No.: 6 |
in your case i would have def. made him ring up the other game...but thats just my personal moral standard
glad you got a free game :-P (and yeah i know all about spending cash there...ive spent about 3K in the past month there..including that tv)  would have spent more but we got the Wii at target
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Dec 6 2006, 09:37 AM
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 Group: Moderators Posts: 2,499 Joined: 23-February 06 From: El Paso Texas Member No.: 32 |
complete the transaction, grab my shit and peace the fuck out
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Dec 6 2006, 10:17 AM
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 Group: Moderators Posts: 2,558 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Seoul, South Korea Member No.: 28 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Dec 5 2006, 01:56 PM) I know most people would probably say they'd be the "good samaritan" and tell them ha! yeah right. most people wouldn't tell the guy, they'd get outta there. anyway, i'd get out and take my stuff. BUT it depends on if he scanned it or not. if he scanned and it didn't go through you're home free. but if he didnt scan it, the freakin alarms are gonna go off when you walk through the door and you're gonna look pretty bad, and end up having to pay for it.. --------------------  |
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Dec 6 2006, 10:36 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
well him scanning it doesn't have anything to do with alarms. once the item sits on that demagnetizer pad it wont set off the alarm anymore.
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Dec 6 2006, 12:00 PM
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Group: Moderators Posts: 2,499 Joined: 23-February 06 From: El Paso Texas Member No.: 32 |
if it was a hot chick who had her titties busting out i might tell her something
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Dec 6 2006, 12:21 PM
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fuck you! Group: Members Posts: 641 Joined: 22-February 06 From: fuck you! Member No.: 19 |
QUOTE (Rocky @ Dec 5 2006, 09:51 PM) I don't understand the general attitude of people more than willing to rip off a company/corporation. Why assume that they all deserve this ? Not everything is faceless and evil. i don't dislike all major corporations. for example, costco treats their employees very well. i'd shop there if i knew where one was but fuck walmart. they treat their employees like shit. high employee turnover because they don't want to give any sort of full time benefits. they've even gone as far deny letting employees with back problems to sit down on stools during breaks. does that make me a hypocrite since i shop there? i don't know. me shopping there or not shopping there doesn't really have any effect on worker treatment. if you want to blame someone, blame the workers union who walmart pretty much has in their back pocket so yeah, if it means a fine or a loss of job for an employee, then no. if it means a company loses, let them deal with it. their loss prevention department takes this in to account and it doesn't really even cut in to their bottom line. it's just a cost of doing business -------------------- only here to talk sports occationally
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Dec 6 2006, 01:16 PM
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Prize? Group: Members Posts: 302 Joined: 16-October 06 Member No.: 343 |
QUOTE (Throwdown @ Dec 6 2006, 12:21 PM) i don't dislike all major corporations. for example, costco treats their employees very well. i'd shop there if i knew where one was but fuck walmart. they treat their employees like shit. high employee turnover because they don't want to give any sort of full time benefits. they've even gone as far deny letting employees with back problems to sit down on stools during breaks. does that make me a hypocrite since i shop there? i don't know. me shopping there or not shopping there doesn't really have any effect on worker treatment. if you want to blame someone, blame the workers union who walmart pretty much has in their back pocket so yeah, if it means a fine or a loss of job for an employee, then no. if it means a company loses, let them deal with it. their loss prevention department takes this in to account and it doesn't really even cut in to their bottom line. it's just a cost of doing business Whats funny is that when you take stuff back to walmart, all walmart does is send it back to the supplier, and deduct the cost of a new one from their bill. Passing the hurt to the usually smaller companies that walmart bullies to sell them stuff BELOW their own cost sometimes. Not sure how that'd work on missing inventory but im sure walmart finds a way to screw someone else for it. |
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Dec 7 2006, 11:37 AM
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Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14 |
hate on walmart all you want, it's still pretty much low-price-tastic.
that and theirs one right behind my house. it's pretty much the lames walmart in the metroplex (no lie) but it's my walmart. -------------------- WAIT. I'm not finished.
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Dec 7 2006, 02:40 PM
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 GORILLA FLUFFER Group: Agents Posts: 7,711 Joined: 23-February 06 From: lubbock Member No.: 50 |
QUOTE (zetec @ Dec 7 2006, 11:37 AM) hate on walmart all you want, it's still pretty much low-price-tastic. that and theirs one right behind my house. it's pretty much the lames walmart in the metroplex (no lie) but it's my walmart. "well, thats it for the old locker huh? she stinks like ass, but i'll sure miss her....guess i can say that about all my girls"" 10 cool points to catch the reference --------------------  QUOTE (Jessica @ May 7 2007, 01:15 PM) but yeehaw dammit. YEEHAW QUOTE (Dogmeat @ Jun 26 2008, 07:51 PM) ok once upon a time I jacked myself off retarded. Licking anuses, one kindergarten class at a time!! |
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Dec 7 2006, 03:01 PM
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 Eric The Sexy Group: Moderators Posts: 831 Joined: 23-February 06 Member No.: 30 |
super troopers
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Dec 7 2006, 03:08 PM
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 FFFFFFFUCKKKKKKKKKKKK Group: Members Posts: 1,673 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 11 |
you people pay for shit? fucking lame asses
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