How honest are you?
Poll: How honest are you?
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Discussion
It dawned on me today that we have not received an invoice (to the tune of £400ish ) from the gardening firm we used a good few weeks back. We were really happy with the work, they were massively helpful throughout and did a great tidy up job.
It got me thinking, how many people would ignore it and hope the invoice never arrives Vs how many people would call up and pay?
Me, well we want to use them again so if we don't get an invoice on the door matt in the next week or so, ill give them a buzz.
It got me thinking, how many people would ignore it and hope the invoice never arrives Vs how many people would call up and pay?
Me, well we want to use them again so if we don't get an invoice on the door matt in the next week or so, ill give them a buzz.
My gardener never cashed the cheque I wrote him for $40, 6 months ago for the sprinkler work he did.
Not going to call him as the last two times I've used him, he cashed the cheque I wrote for $20 more than I wrote it for (guess he pushed then in as a batch and neither he not the teller checked enough. Or he's a damn sight more short sighted than I am.
Neither time could I be bothered to chase him on it, so it's evened out in the end.
Not going to call him as the last two times I've used him, he cashed the cheque I wrote for $20 more than I wrote it for (guess he pushed then in as a batch and neither he not the teller checked enough. Or he's a damn sight more short sighted than I am.
Neither time could I be bothered to chase him on it, so it's evened out in the end.
Putting aside the moral dilemma, I think I'm right in thinking that there is no time limit after delivery or completion that an invoice must be raised. If the amount is under £10k or £12k, then it defaults into a credit scenario after one year on which interest is technically payable by the customer.
I may be entirely wrong but recall discussion on this point some years ago when we realised that a £2.2k invoice had been raised on a job provided 18 months prior! (we raised the invoice and got paid!).
I may be entirely wrong but recall discussion on this point some years ago when we realised that a £2.2k invoice had been raised on a job provided 18 months prior! (we raised the invoice and got paid!).
I'm only 40 years on this planet, but what I've taken from it so far is the mark of a decent person is not those that show outward behaviours of greatness, but quietly do the right thing that nobody notices. Although the opportunity to not pay a bill is obviously strong, have a peek at yourself, do you want to quietly do the right thing? :-)
In this instance - and almost always -, 100% honest.
That said, the other day I ordered a plain double cheeseburger from McDonald's drive-thru and when I got home, I discovered two of them in the bag. Did I go back and pay for the extra one? No, but now I'm awaiting a knock on my door from the police at any moment.
That said, the other day I ordered a plain double cheeseburger from McDonald's drive-thru and when I got home, I discovered two of them in the bag. Did I go back and pay for the extra one? No, but now I'm awaiting a knock on my door from the police at any moment.
I bought a crash helmet at a bike show years back and in the usual scrum neither the young lady serving nor myself noticed that what we thought was the card receipt was actually a card declined slip, it was a new card that I hadn't activated.
I only noticed when I went to pay off the credit card at the end of the month as my bill was a big fat zero.
In pre internet days tracking the company down was a bit tricky but I finally got hold of them and paid them what I owed. The bloke actually thought it was some sort of wind up until I suggested he go away and check then call me back if I did indeed owe them for a helmet. He called back in a state of mild shock
I only noticed when I went to pay off the credit card at the end of the month as my bill was a big fat zero.
In pre internet days tracking the company down was a bit tricky but I finally got hold of them and paid them what I owed. The bloke actually thought it was some sort of wind up until I suggested he go away and check then call me back if I did indeed owe them for a helmet. He called back in a state of mild shock
I am pretty honest. When I sold my flat I had the option to port my mortgage so in my case the company keeps £13k as the fee and refunds it if I port to a a new property and complete within 3 months from the time my sale completed.
Was surprised to see in my account not only the equity from the sale but just over £13k which was the sum supposed to be withheld. I knew I would loose this as we couldn't find any where suitable but still called them and they asked for it to be transferred back.
Fast forward 5 months, outside of the porting window, finally found a house and contacted the same mortgage company sorted the mortgage out and low and behold they then refunded the £13k on the basis they were happy to extend the porting window for me on the basis of my previous honesty.
Was surprised to see in my account not only the equity from the sale but just over £13k which was the sum supposed to be withheld. I knew I would loose this as we couldn't find any where suitable but still called them and they asked for it to be transferred back.
Fast forward 5 months, outside of the porting window, finally found a house and contacted the same mortgage company sorted the mortgage out and low and behold they then refunded the £13k on the basis they were happy to extend the porting window for me on the basis of my previous honesty.
100% honest, often to my humongous detriment. I don't really get how people can sail through life ravaging others and never reflect on it.
If it's something corporate like a doubled Amazon order I'll tell them. I'm not going out of pocket or time to sort it out myself though.
If it's something corporate like a doubled Amazon order I'll tell them. I'm not going out of pocket or time to sort it out myself though.
Edited by bloomen on Thursday 7th June 20:50
Many years ago when I was playing plod I was talking to a lady in the front office who had left £2000 in an envelope, in a phone box.
She'd just withdrawn if from the bank to give to her grandson for his first car, and had called him to tell him she was on her way with it. (no mobiles back then)
I was taking the report and explaining to her that it'd be unlikely she'd get it back.
At that point a chap walked in with the envelope.
£2000 was a fair bit of cash in the early nineties.
She'd just withdrawn if from the bank to give to her grandson for his first car, and had called him to tell him she was on her way with it. (no mobiles back then)
I was taking the report and explaining to her that it'd be unlikely she'd get it back.
At that point a chap walked in with the envelope.
£2000 was a fair bit of cash in the early nineties.
Bear-n said:
I'm only 40 years on this planet, but what I've taken from it so far is the mark of a decent person is not those that show outward behaviours of greatness, but quietly do the right thing that nobody notices. Although the opportunity to not pay a bill is obviously strong, have a peek at yourself, do you want to quietly do the right thing? :-)
Yes, very true. I’d pay without question.Some small businesses are terrible at invoicing, he's probably not had time to sit down and do a days' worth of admin. Saying that, I'd contact them so that I didn't forget myself. And, I'd imagine, you'd be treated as a priority were it a plumber/sparky that you'd nudged to get an invoice should an emergency arise.
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