Should I tell Tesco I basically stole £300 from them?

If you tell them now, it'll cause more problems for their staff. I think they'd be more likely to get in trouble if it came up now, as someone has obviously had an admin error.

In terms of your moral obligation to Tesco the company, they rob all of us, every week. You're just getting a tiny portion of that back.

I’d definitely let them know. It wouldn't cross my mind not too. If you think of yourself as a moral decent person then you would know that. It’s not ‘sneaky’ to keep the money it’s dishonest.

Have you seen the thread about the women whose son was caught shoplifting. Look at what posters say about the lad.

Enjoy your free shop ,give half to your favourite charity and treat yourself to something lovely with the other half 😉

Remind me to burgle your house some day,

I'm gonna use that defence in court.

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Absolutely leave it.

Tesco have profiteered off the cost of living crisis and make a record profit year on year. Last year they made an operating profit of £3,128 MILLION, a 10.9% increase on 2023. They’ll be fine.

Ah, another one presumably in favour of a wealth tax, on people who have saved more than them.

I think i doubt your statement of honesty.

Kinda sounds like I'm honest until I get a chance to not be or I'm honest with people I care about but I'll rip off strangers.

I don't like this "they're a big corporation" thought process. We all pay in the end whether you diddle Tesco or a little family business.

I would definitely tell them. I'd know in my heart I'd done something that felt like stealing so I wouldn't want it to mark my own perception of my character, even if nobody else would know about it. Also, what if somebody gets in trouble for the administrative error. I think they will probably say keep the money anyway.

Of course you should tell them. You have willingly accepted/retained a valuable shop and chosen not to pay. Whether it is a sole trader or a multinational is irrelevant. The question is whether you are honest or dishonest. It is astonishing and depressing that so many people on here seem to think stealing is acceptable.

I had a £180 delivery sent twice. I phoned and was told it's my lucky day! So I kept it with a clear conscience.

Melodramatic

Honestly this thread is bonkers. She isn't taking from john the corner shop the small business that is struggling - they are not the Multi millions that are actually ripping us off each day. Have you seen the ridiculous price rises and dont tell me its just because of NI brexix etc. Some of it is pure greed end of.

I have heard absolutely no one being chased for money 6 years later from a supermarket or shop.

£300 is alot on one delivery

I would tell them

Yes, you should contact them. It's the honest and decent thing to do. They won't do anything but you will know you have done the right thing.
Trust me the view from the moral high ground is better than that from skulking down below.
You don't need to crow about it, just know you have done the right thing.
I dislike comparisons between large and small organisations, they all base their prices to the public on profit and loss amongst other things.

Theft is theft. This is how society falls apart in increments.

I’m in the “tell them” camp. It’s not even that I object to them being stolen from - it’s that the anxiety would haunt me.

Legally they have 6 years to chase you for the amount.

I'm a moral person so I would drop them an email and let them know the error.

If the mistake was made by a human then someone could lose their job over this. If you're ok with that then fair enough...

I once got a very expensive bottle of gin with my Ocado delivery. I notified them as I felt bad someone might have paid and didn't get it. They just told me to keep it.

I suspect they would prefer you not to say anything rather than take up time for someone to reconcile it. They will build this sort of thing into their model.

I wouldn't. Tesco make enough profit.
Enjoy your windfall!!

Absolutely not. If there’s a chain, there’s no blame! An independent shop would be different

No I wouldn't tell them. They won't miss it.

I wouldn't to tesco - but I would if it were a smaller business. Times are hard, enjoy the perk - but I'd maybe make a food donation to a local food bank to pay it foward a little.

I would contact them.

I have had this from a similar retailer, can't remember which but definitely not next as I hardly buy from them.

On their email they said that under their obligations blah blah blah, as the product I've purchased not up to their high standards during a quality check they have automatically issued a refund, they apologise that it wasn't up to their usual standards and hope I'll continue shopping with them in the future.

FWIW the item of clothing had absolutely no issues and I'd never complained about it, so I imagine there must be some industry standards or legal requirement to reimburse for bad batches or something. If there isn't, then it was a very kind thing for the company to do.

Just make a £300 donation to the Cats Protection and everything will be OK. You'll feel so much better.