How honest are you?

[316Mining]

Tesco's last Christmas. Big shop time.

Wife and I spent £170 on food and booze for Christmas day.

The guy behind the till asked me how many Bags we had used (we bought 4 thick carriers, should be 20p each).

However, every time he input a carrier bag into the till it discounted £20 from our bill!!!!!
He didn't seem to notice the bill dropping from £170 to £90.

I paid our bill (£90), and was a bit confused, but walked off with the full trolley. Got about 20 yards, shook my head in desbelief/bewilderment, and checked the receipt. There it was, every carrier bag was a discount of £20....

It then occurred to me that the young man driving the till might well be accused of theft. SO I took the decision to go to customer services, and explained the problem to the woman behind the till. She seemed non plussed, so I had to ask to see the store manager.... who was duly called...

I explained that the young man on the till wasn't doing anything wrong, but the till must be faulty. I explained that I was worried that he might be accused of theft from the till or something, and that they obviously had a computer fault. The manager immediately closed the till down as it was obviously playing up.

However, he then asked me to repay the £80 discount. I was a bit amazed by this. I pointed out that it was possible that the store was losing hundreds of pounds an hour if the tills were giving this mystery discount.
He wouldn't have it though, and insisted I should pay for the goods in the trolley. He eventually gave me £10 off my shop.

I wont be doing this again for Tescos, they can shove it up their ***holes.

Rarely ever shop there now either. But at least I know the young lad wasn't accused of fiddling the tills.

[Calza]

I've chased someone from a cash point who left around £200 in it - couldn't imagine stealing it?

[316Mining]

Calza said:

I've chased someone from a cash point who left around £200 in it - couldn't imagine stealing it?

Cash machines (these recent days at least) take the cash back in after a minute or so if not removed. It then gets credited back to the persons account.

So its not worth taking it and chasing them unless you are very sure of who it belongs too.

[Alex_225]

gdcts said:

Only reason i'm asking is that the general consensus in the office is i'm daft.

I'd argue that and say you sound like a pretty decent human being OP and I would have done the same!

I found a handbag, very strangely abandoned at the end of my driveway just sitting by the fence. Took it indoors and had a look for ID or any contact details in it, nothing but some ID in another language.

I took it to the local police station and checked it all in, within a few months (maybe less) they called me to tell me no one had collected it so it was mine. I actually felt really bad as it had a digital camera in it, about £90 in cash and some other bits and pieces.

[jesta1865]

Monkeylegend said:

Anyone ever been dishonest when selling a car?


Oh forget I asked that.

not really, i bought a car from a mate who was just going to scrap it as he said the gearbox was on the way out. i'd been watching wheeler dealers and fancied a pop at fixing it.

gave him the same money as the scrappys would've so he was ok with it and knew what i intended.

anyway looked into the prices for parts and it was going to cost me about 1k to fix it, and then it would be worth about 4k, so quids in.

then the telly died on us and so i wanted to upgrade, so called one of the dealers in the back of the local paper, asked for 800 quid for it, he came round drove it, said the bearings are going (i couldn't hear what he was on about) i said not the gearbox, he said no bearings.

he knocked me down to £550, i had the money then for the telly i wanted and he got a bargain he thought.

but i knew it was the gearbox, but he insisted it was the bearings.

i now feel guilty

[Monkeylegend]

jesta1865 said:

not really, i bought a car from a mate who was just going to scrap it as he said the gearbox was on the way out. i'd been watching wheeler dealers and fancied a pop at fixing it.

gave him the same money as the scrappys would've so he was ok with it and knew what i intended.

anyway looked into the prices for parts and it was going to cost me about 1k to fix it, and then it would be worth about 4k, so quids in.

then the telly died on us and so i wanted to upgrade, so called one of the dealers in the back of the local paper, asked for 800 quid for it, he came round drove it, said the bearings are going (i couldn't hear what he was on about) i said not the gearbox, he said no bearings.

he knocked me down to £550, i had the money then for the telly i wanted and he got a bargain he thought.

but i knew it was the gearbox, but he insisted it was the bearings.

i now feel guilty

Maybe your friend was wrong and it was just the bearings

But I wouldn't feel guilty, you told him what you thought it was.

[Alex_225]

I know someone who was dishonest in buying car. As in a chap we worked with had an old Polo that was having problems and was thinking of scrapping it. He ended up giving it to another guy in the office who was more mechanically minded and knew exactly what the problem was.

The guy who took the car came into work the following week really pleased with himself telling us all how it was just a case of changing something round (can't recall exactly, maybe fuel filter!?) and it's running absolutely fine. Very smugly telling us all it was worth about £500 and he got it for free! I thought it was a bit of a sh!tty thing to do as he knew the guy and played on his ignorance to make himself a few quid.

If it was me and the guy was simply giving it away, I'd have at least sold it and split the profit with him!

[R8Steve]

jesta1865 said:

not really, i bought a car from a mate who was just going to scrap it as he said the gearbox was on the way out. i'd been watching wheeler dealers and fancied a pop at fixing it.

gave him the same money as the scrappys would've so he was ok with it and knew what i intended.

anyway looked into the prices for parts and it was going to cost me about 1k to fix it, and then it would be worth about 4k, so quids in.

then the telly died on us and so i wanted to upgrade, so called one of the dealers in the back of the local paper, asked for 800 quid for it, he came round drove it, said the bearings are going (i couldn't hear what he was on about) i said not the gearbox, he said no bearings.

he knocked me down to £550, i had the money then for the telly i wanted and he got a bargain he thought.

but i knew it was the gearbox, but he insisted it was the bearings.

i now feel guilty

So he gave you £550 for a car that you wanted £800 for and was worth £4k fixed and you are the one that feels guilty?

[jesta1865]

i have on the other hand also sorted things out so people are ok.

an old neighbour of mine was a lovely girl, but a bit prone to self destructive behaviour. getting blind drunk etc.

many times i would hear her coming home (lived in the flats opposite me) and struggling with the door. i helped her in a couple of times, including twice when i found her passed out on the doorstep to the shared front door. managed to get her into her flat and on her sofa, then lock up after clearing up the contents of her handbag from the street.

she i assume was quite embarrassed when we would see her, as she would mumble thanks and dive back inside.

she also had a couple of choice boyfriends who treated her quite badly, one who we knew knocked her about, one of her neighbours liked her a lot, and one night when the boyfriend had been particularly aggressive in his drunken state (she was plastered as well) with her screaming for him to stop, took it upon himself to teach this scumbag a lesson. the boyfriend was big, but pissed and got a right good kicking. i told the police that the guy who did it ran away up the street, he did but only 4 doors.

the boyfriend left soon after.

[Shakermaker]

Alex_225 said:

I know someone who was dishonest in buying car. As in a chap we worked with had an old Polo that was having problems and was thinking of scrapping it. He ended up giving it to another guy in the office who was more mechanically minded and knew exactly what the problem was.

The guy who took the car came into work the following week really pleased with himself telling us all how it was just a case of changing something round (can't recall exactly, maybe fuel filter!?) and it's running absolutely fine. Very smugly telling us all it was worth about £500 and he got it for free! I thought it was a bit of a sh!tty thing to do as he knew the guy and played on his ignorance to make himself a few quid.

If it was me and the guy was simply giving it away, I'd have at least sold it and split the profit with him!

My old boss was telling us how he was only offered £100 for his daughter's old Clio when they took it to trade in as he was getting her and the wife a new car (one each). I half knew the car, so I told him I'd give him £150 for it, after all, it was just going straight to auction from the dealer they weren't losing anything over it.

I didn't mind telling him that after I spent a few quid on it, reckon I spent £500 in total including the car and insurance, I sold it on for £1,000.

He didn't want the hassle of dealing with it himself, and I didn't really know what I might have found wrong with it, but it was a good fix. And I also know that it ran fine for another 2 years before the young lad, a friend of my brother, stuck it in a ditch.

[J4CKO]

I bought a car off a guy at work, he was in a hurry and offered it to me for 2 grand, it was worth probably double that, I told him so but he was adamant he wanted rid asap so I obliged by getting two grand together and giving it him.

Ran the car for six months and sold it, made the best part of two grand, still not sure what his rush was, he wasnt fussed either way, I didnt feel guilty as I made itr quite clear that it was worth more than that and I woudlnt keep it forever.

[djc206]

OP you did the right thing. If I see anyone drop anything or leave anything behind I'll always run after them.

I was in quite a nice but small restaurant the other day and everything had been absolutely spot on and service impeccable. When I got the bill they'd only charged us for 2 courses rather than 3 so I pointed this out to our waiter, the manager came over to thank me for my honesty and offered us a drink on the house which was nice but our uber was waiting. I think it was only about £15 but to a small business that's not always a trivial amount and to me it would feel like stealing.

[Calza]

316Mining said:

Cash machines (these recent days at least) take the cash back in after a minute or so if not removed. It then gets credited back to the persons account.

So its not worth taking it and chasing them unless you are very sure of who it belongs too.

I didn't know that!

I saw her walk away from the machine though (I was queuing behind - took me a minute to register what had happened).

[mybrainhurts]

gdcts said:

Not that it matters but it was an elderly ladies furniture.

What is your take on it?

My take ----> Just one error. ladies lady's.

[mybrainhurts]

I found a wallet stuffed with cash and no ID next to my car in a supermarket car park. I briefly considered taking it to the police station, but the thought of its owner seeing me getting into my car with it made me a little uneasy. Consequently, I took it into the supermarket, handed it in and gave my name ans contact details as requested.

The supermarket subsequently contacted me to say there was avery grateful woman who now had her cash back.

The cynic in me still wonders if that was true.

[Sycamore]

I found a 2 generation old iPhone on an empty train while heading home from a night out.

I called "Dad" the next morning, explained I'd found the phone etc.

He put his son on, who turned out to be a prime candidate for the council thread. The prick accused me of stealing his phone from the table in the pub, saying I need to meet him now and return it or there's going to be a problem.

I turned the phone off and binned it in the canal on my walk to work. Prick.

Edited by Sycamore on Wednesday 7th December 16:36

[Terminator X]

Amused2death said:

If I saw someone drop a tenner in the street I'd chase after them to return it. If I found a tenner in the street it'd go in my pocket.

I don't often carry that much cash however one day I did have £200 in my pocket. It actually fell out through a hole whilst I was in the supermarket and a lady rushed up behind me to return it. Small change of course however I was surprised to see it back.

TX.

[Jaroon]

Yes I'm honest, a good upbringing should do that for you. A few years ago on the ferry to Ireland I found a wallet on the seat opposite me, stuffed with euros, about 1000 plus loads of cards, tickets an photo ID. Was going to hand it in but my son and I spent about 20 minutes looking around the boat for the man in the picture, a youngish fellow clearly traveling around Europe. Tapped him on the shoulder and showed him his wallet, to say he was relieved and grateful is an understatement, I'm sure the loss would have been the end of his trip. Anyway we felt great and it was a good lesson for my son. I do have friends who said they would have taken half the money and handed the rest of the wallet and contents in better than nothing I suppose but for not me.

Edited by Jaroon on Wednesday 7th December 16:49

[316Mining]

Sycamore said:

I found a 2 generation old iPhone on an empty train while heading home from a night out.

I called "Dad" the next morning, explained I'd found the phone etc.

He put his son on, who turned out to be a prime candidate for the council thread. The prick accused me of stealing his phone from the table in the pub, saying I need to meet him now and return it or there's going to be a problem.

I turned the phone off and binned it in the canal on my walk to work. Prick.

Edited by Sycamore on Wednesday 7th December 16:36

The only thing you did wrong was not calling up some premium rate numbers for 24 hours before binning it.

What a scroat that kid must have been. Although may have been bigging it up in front of his father whom he may have told that it had been stolen..... instead of lost whilst drunk.

But fuk him.

[motco]

I found a camera (Kodak digital, not very valuable) under a bush. It had no batteries nor an SD card in but clearly belonged to somebody. The local Police station is unmanned most of the time I discovered so I used the 'phone on the wall outside to explain the situation and describe the camera plus I left my contact details. The camera remained unclaimed after six months so I still have it some years later.