Morals?

[GreekStein]

If I saw the person drop a 50 I'd tell them.
If I found a 50 on the floor in the casino/bookies/bank I'd keep it.
If I got paid more than I should've by a multi national company I'd keep it.
If I got paid more than I should've by a small corner shop I'd tell them.

I once got stiched up by Barclays for being honest-
It all started when I went to my local Barclays for some change (£60 of silver) for my dad's business. When I got back to the shop I realised they gave me £75 in change.
Good old honest went back to the bank and told the cashier what had happened at which point the her boss did an audit on the cahiers till.
After the audit the boss had found that the till was not £15 down but £25 instead.
Guess who got stiched up when they would only give me £50. Being young and naive it was me who ended up being a tenner down.

Now because of that event 26 years ago I wouldn't ever give a big corporate any overpayment back if it was in cash.

I also once walked out of a shop eating a Mars bar which I never payed for. I went back and payed up.
 

Agree with all of those above statements.

The bank story is disgusting. How can they legally do that?!

[Graham C]

Not quite the same, but I was in one of our local shops and told the old fella to" keep the change" when I'd actually short changed him by about 20p.  He said thank you though and I wondered off.

I didn't actually realise until I got out of the shop but it amused me once I'd realised what I'd done.  Probably should have gone back to apologise but I didn't

[TheChipPrince]

I also once walked out of a shop eating a Mars bar which I never payed for. I went back and payed up.

When doing a big shop, who doesnt pick up a butty at the start to eat on the way around, finishing it nicely to leave the packaging in the freezer section.  

[GreekStein]

Not quite the same, but I was in one of our local shops and told the old fella to" keep the change" when I'd actually short changed him by about 20p.  He said thank you though and I wondered off.

I didn't actually realise until I got out of the shop but it amused me once I'd realised what I'd done.  Probably should have gone back to apologise but I didn't

Yeah why wouldn't it amuse you short changing an old fella when he thinks you've been generous?

Dunno this just seems kinda horrible

[Graham C]

Not quite the same, but I was in one of our local shops and told the old fella to" keep the change" when I'd actually short changed him by about 20p.  He said thank you though and I wondered off.

I didn't actually realise until I got out of the shop but it amused me once I'd realised what I'd done.  Probably should have gone back to apologise but I didn't

Yeah why wouldn't it amuse you short changing an old fella when he thinks you've been generous?

Dunno this just seems kinda horrible

I didnt' do it on purpose, plus it was only small change, less than 20p.  Not that it justifies it further but he was none the wiser either.  If it was a serious misjudgement I'd have returned.

[George2Loose]

I must say I have been overpaid a few times playign blackjack, roulette etc and have always pointed it out. That's just because I believe in karma tho and believe that what goes around comes around.

Maybe Mantis still can't beat 10r at his local walsall casino because he took an overpayment at laddies

[The Camel]

I hate MSE more than other site on the interwebs.

Bunch of penny pinching misers who rub their hands with glee at the idea of saving 10p.

They ruin offers and bonuses for genuine punters/shoppers.

[bobAlike]

If I saw the person drop a 50 I'd tell them.
If I found a 50 on the floor in the casino/bookies/bank I'd keep it.
If I got paid more than I should've by a multi national company I'd keep it.
If I got paid more than I should've by a small corner shop I'd tell them.

I once got stiched up by Barclays for being honest-
It all started when I went to my local Barclays for some change (£60 of silver) for my dad's business. When I got back to the shop I realised they gave me £75 in change.
Good old honest went back to the bank and told the cashier what had happened at which point the her boss did an audit on the cahiers till.
After the audit the boss had found that the till was not £15 down but £25 instead.
Guess who got stiched up when they would only give me £50. Being young and naive it was me who ended up being a tenner down.

Now because of that event 26 years ago I wouldn't ever give a big corporate any overpayment back if it was in cash.

I also once walked out of a shop eating a Mars bar which I never payed for. I went back and payed up.
 

Agree with all of those above statements.

The bank story is disgusting. How can they legally do that?!

They were arguing that the cashier had only served a handful of customers and as such it must have been me at fault not that she could have made multiple mistakes.  Very flawed arguement but they got away with it because I was 16 years old and naive.

[sovietsong]

Took the missus out for a lovely meal, when we arrived our table wasn't ready. With it being a lovely summers day the bar keep suggested we pop outside and take in the early evening summer sun. I ordered a fine bottle of crisp White wine and took a seat in the decked area. We really enjoyed the wine but 20 mins later we were still waiting. I enquired at the bar if our table in the fine restaurant was ready. Thankfully it was, we ordered our meal, I had steak. When I requested the bill, the wine wasn't on it!! I paid left a nice tip and left. Was it wrong that I technically stole that wine, or should I assume it was complimentary because of the delay?

I didn't mind but after reading this thread feel I should have told the friendly bar keep and paid the extra £3.95.

[bobAlike]

Maybe Mantis still can't beat 10r at his local walsall casino because he took an overpayment at laddies

POTW even though I like Mantis

[Graham C]

ordered a fine bottle of crisp White wine.....................I didn't mind but after reading this thread feel I should have told the friendly bar keep and paid the extra £3.95.

fine wine?

[Josedinho]

Took the missus out for a lovely meal, when we arrived our table wasn't ready. With it being a lovely summers day the bar keep suggested we pop outside and take in the early evening summer sun. I ordered a fine bottle of crisp White wine and took a seat in the decked area. We really enjoyed the wine but 20 mins later we were still waiting. I enquired at the bar if our table in the fine restaurant was ready. Thankfully it was, we ordered our meal, I had steak. When I requested the bill, the wine wasn't on it!! I paid left a nice tip and left. Was it wrong that I technically stole that wine, or should I assume it was complimentary because of the delay?

I didn't mind but after reading this thread feel I should have told the friendly bar keep and paid the extra £3.95.

Went to Pizza express with my housemates. Waitress left our desserts off the bill. We took this as her flriting with us and didn't mention it.

[LeKnave]

Took the missus out for a lovely meal, when we arrived our table wasn't ready. With it being a lovely summers day the bar keep suggested we pop outside and take in the early evening summer sun. I ordered a fine bottle of crisp White wine and took a seat in the decked area. We really enjoyed the wine but 20 mins later we were still waiting. I enquired at the bar if our table in the fine restaurant was ready. Thankfully it was, we ordered our meal, I had steak. When I requested the bill, the wine wasn't on it!! I paid left a nice tip and left. Was it wrong that I technically stole that wine, or should I assume it was complimentary because of the delay?

lol this happened to us in vegas, we snap paid and gtfo pretty quickly.  left a pretty healthy tip mind.

[Ironside]

I must say I have been overpaid a few times playign blackjack, roulette etc and have always pointed it out. That's just because I believe in karma tho and believe that what goes around comes around.

yes someone that agrees with me

it will be a pleasure to have you on my blackjack table

[MANTIS01]

I must say I have been overpaid a few times playign blackjack, roulette etc and have always pointed it out. That's just because I believe in karma tho and believe that what goes around comes around.

Maybe Mantis still can't beat 10r at his local walsall casino because he took an overpayment at laddies

Those casino overpayments are actually from the karma gods as a reward for your good deeds. Rejecting these gifts could very well invite bad karma. The old superstition "Find a penny pick it up and all the day you'll have good luck" originated about 150 yrs ago. People believed the gods had provided some free lucky money and the gift should be accepted with gratitude. I don't remember anything in the rhyme about handing the penny in to the authorities. So when I walked out of Laddies I gave those karma gods a little fist pump of gratitude. Now with inflation over the last 150 years I reckon "Find a fiddy pick it up and all the day you'll have good luck" seems about right. I could be wrong with my interpretation here so maybe you can point me in the direction of the chapter about laddies/casino overpayment in the karma books. I think I'm right thou and is why I crush walsall 10r.