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

Apparently some people can't.

I think some people can't understand the concept of theft by finding.

Exactly. It's their error so they cannot expect payment. Food cannot be collected and resold. No point whatsoever OP spending any time trying to rectify their mistake when there is nothing to be done either way.

I would t bother, they won’t care. They delivered entirely the wrong delivery to us and when I rang them they told us to keep it and sent ours too!

normally I am a very honest person and if this were a small family owned shop i would say yes but as it is Tescos no I would not tell them. They make enough profit out of us as it is and every week their prices are increasing.

It happened to me several weeks ago. I cancelled the order but it still turned up. I assumed they’d take the money, but they didn’t, so that’s on them.

THIS
And my kids would be the same.

But people are saying Tescos can afford it - so can op.
my shopping today won’t be anywhere near £300

The restaurant only had cheap bottles - I certainly would have noticed something expensive
Then again I would have noticed a £300 addition in my bank pretty quickly
Infact I did once get overcharged by Tescos once and they rectified Straight away.
I have always believed in being straight / honest with people and have found it ti have put me in good stead all my life.
But each time their own I suppose.
The people who would pull a stunt in like op, in real life, and I don’t know many , you wouldn’t touch with a barge pole.
2 of these type of people actually got sacked - it’s just crossing the line.

As for the argument "OP can obviously afford it" I have no words. Would it be OK for a business owner to deliver, unsolicited, goods to expensive houses on the grounds the owners could clearly afford it?

The OP owes Tesco nothing for their error. Neither her money, nor her time.

I’m astonished at how many people wouldn’t do the right thing and call up to explain what happened. The shop was cancelled and yes Tesco shouldn’t have delivered but this could have also been avoided by simply not accepting the delivery? I get it was the teenage kid accepting it but either they were expecting it (as in they were told this would happen) or they were careless by not checking. If I wasn’t home and massive delivery shows up my kids would be calling to ask (because I’d usually be in for a delivery or tell them to ensure they know what to do).

Both parties to blame here IMO. Sincerely hope OP grows a conscience.

Totally different. You ordered the wine, OP cancelled the delivery. It would have been more analogous if the waitress had mistakenly brought you and poured a £150 bottle of wine instead of the £18 one you ordered. Would you be clamouring to pay for it? I wouldn't!

This reminds me of a night out years ago.
4 us had a meal and waitress forgot to add the cheap bottle of wine to our bill.
I noticed and told the waitress

The wife of the other couple, was practically in tears , when she realised she hadn’t got away with it (£18.00 in today’s money).
I was confused. We’d had a great night. We’d enjoyed the wine.
The waitress would have been in big trouble.
Never realised that so many people had this mind set.
At the end of the day , it didn’t belong to the op.
if she could afford an a shop of £300, she’s not stapped fir cash, so is this just greed?
Either way telling Tesco is the right thing to do ….. and they probably would have said ‘keep it’ anyway.

Hardly an assays…. Make complete sense.
Op took something that did not belong to her.
yes it was a mistake, but if Tesco , mistakenly took £300 , and op didn’t realise for 3 weeks, she’d want it back.
Tesco wouldn’t say ‘well she’s well off, I’ll just keep it’ would they?

This is very far from a winning argument. Please stop digging.

£300 is significant… if it was £80 maybe not but for me that amount is a lot.

Tesco isn't "people". Tesco is a massive profit making enterprise that has ethically dubious practices in agriculture, animal products, climate change, company ethos, cotton sourcing, dairy welfare, hen welfare, packaging, tax, and workers. It is responsible for driving independent companies out of business and serious exploitation of workers in its supply chain.

Yes, we absolutely should use our own judgement and not blindly go along with the law.

We are looking at possible future with a far right, racist party taking power in this country. If that happens I certainly hope people will use their own judgement about things and not just blindly follow "the law" as if it's the same thing as morals. It isn't.

We should treat people the way we want to be treated, and yes it's morally wrong to steal from a person even if you don't like them in most circumstances.

But corporations are NOT people.

Interesting!

So all those who are saying it's legally stealing are wrong, it's Tesco who are in the wrong according to the law.

Erm,

"AI Overview

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"Grocery price increases in the UK are caused by several factors, including the ongoing effects of extreme weather on crop yields and global supply chains, the lingering impact of the war in Ukraine, and increases in production costs such as labour and government-mandated wages. Additionally, post-Brexit non-tariff barriers, such as increased border checks and paperwork for imports, continue to raise costs for producers and retailers.

Supply and Weather:
Extreme weather:Droughts and poor harvests, both domestically and globally, have significantly reduced crop yields and driven up the value of goods like oats, coffee beans, and cocoa.

Global supply chains:Events like the war in Ukraine have disrupted supply chains, impacting the availability and cost of various food items.
Production Costs:
Labour costs:Increases in the National Living Wage and National Insurance Contributions are being passed on to consumers through higher prices.
Regulatory changes:Upcoming border checks and changes to packaging regulations are expected to further increase costs for food businesses.
Brexit:
Non-tariff barriers:Despite a trade agreement with the EU, the paperwork and checks required for imports have created delays and higher costs for both producers and retailers.
Demand and Other Factors:
High demand for certain products:A rise in demand for items like butter, cheese, and eggs, combined with tightening supply, contributes to price increases for those goods.
Climate change:This is expected to increase the frequency of extreme weather events, which can lead to crop failures and further price volatility. "

Sorry for the long post. Doesn't really mention errors in deliveries. 🤷‍♀️

Good to see you have some morals ………

Even it was their error, stuff like this is why prices are going up so much!

I find it weird that you insist on writing essays here droning on and on ad infinitum about the same point. 🤔

Tesco's profits are healthy. Keep it.

Fuck 'em

You do realise they no longer take in 'lost property'
My local force doesn't there is no statutory duty to retain lost property.

My force hasn't the staff to run front offices for 'actual' crime let alone the logging and retaining of low value money

So your worse than a shoplifter cool way to show your trustworthy etc. Doesn't matter if small shop big shop you've now just added onto the prices for the rest of us to recoup. Find it hard to believe you didn't notice a £300 shop in your house and couldn't have just rung asap and paid as your supposed to