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AIBU?

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Original poster

...to keep this delivery?

41 replies

ArethaSnellHutt · 07/02/2013 12:36

Hi folks, moral dilemma here.

Ordered a towel bale for £30 from ebay on 26th Jan, it arrived on 29th Jan and I left positive feedback for the seller. Last night I got an e-mail notification that the order had been despatched (again) thought it might just be an admin mistake but this morning I received another towel bale.

The seller is a large national company's ebay discount outlet. If it was a private seller I would contact them and tell them of their mistake but as it's a large national company I'm tempted just to keep the second lot of towels and say nowt on the basis that they should be able to manage their ordering system better!

What would you do?

OP posts:
Trills · 07/02/2013 12:37

AIBU?

is a different question to

WWYD?

:o

Trills · 07/02/2013 12:38

Are the towels nice? What's the company? I need new towels.

kinkyfuckery · 07/02/2013 12:39

If they were nice towels and I'd use them, I'd probably keep them Blush

Morally, though, (and legally, really!) you should probably contact them. They may even tell you to keep them, rather than the hassle of returning them.

atacareercrossroads · 07/02/2013 12:41

I would without a second thought.

woopsidaisy · 07/02/2013 12:41

I would send them back, without a doubt. I also do when this happens. Stealing is stealing....

YABU.

imtheonlyone · 07/02/2013 12:42

Pop ooh, defo keep them!!! You only ever received one bale ....... Wink

dexter73 · 07/02/2013 12:42

Have you checked you haven't been charged twice? I would ring them up and let them know.

imtheonlyone · 07/02/2013 12:43

Was meant to say 'oooooooh!' Silly phone!!!

MrsRogerSterling · 07/02/2013 12:43

What would I do? I would keep them.

AIBU? Yes.

firesidechat · 07/02/2013 12:43

Honestly, I would feel guilty every time I used them if I didn't send them back.

The company made a silly mistake, but they aren't yours to keep. I would notify the company and see if they want to collect them, which is all you need to do by law. They may just say forget about it and you can use them with a clear conscience.

Original poster
ArethaSnellHutt · 07/02/2013 12:47

I've not been charged twice so far, will give it a week to see if anything appears on my bank statement. If I do get charged again then I'll keep them as I've paid for them.

If I haven't been charged twice I'll contact them and let them know about their mistake.

They should know that they've been delivered twice as I've had to sign for them twice.

I won't use them until I've sorted it out.

trills realise that AIBU is different to WWYD but I'm kinda asking both questions here.

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atacareercrossroads · 07/02/2013 12:49

Id try my best to feel guilty but I just dont think I have it in me. Mmmm forbidden towels.....so much more absorbant Grin

Original poster
ArethaSnellHutt · 07/02/2013 12:49

trills realise that my last sentence comes across a bit rude, sorry not meant in that way!

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traintracks · 07/02/2013 12:52

I would probably email them to let them know and to say that if they want the second one returned they should send me a postage paid label. Very unlikely it will be worth their while and they will likely respond telling you to keep them. If they don't answer at all I would'nt chase them and probably stick them in a cupboard and in six months or so assume they were mine and use them.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 07/02/2013 12:57

I would email them and let them know.

VisualiseAHorse · 07/02/2013 13:02

I would ring/email and let them know that you've received two lots of the same order.

This lets them know that something is wrong within their system. And they may let you keep them.

ENormaSnob · 07/02/2013 13:03

I would let them know but make it clear the onus is on them to pay and arrange the return.

Trills · 07/02/2013 13:03

Not rude, just that what I think you should do is not necessarily the same as what I would do :o

Justforlaughs · 07/02/2013 13:04

I would let them know and offer to return them if they send a pre-paid label/ courier and keep my fingers crossed that they don't bother to do so. I couldn't keep them knowing that I hadn't paid for them. I also think that with the number of large businesses cutting back and going bankrupt, the argument that they are a large company doesn't mean anything at the moment. I would have to confess that when a friend gave me a "Frothie" (hot chocolate maker) as a gift and we discovered that the company had posted 2 cases (4 in each) rather than 2 individual items, she decided that she wasn't going to tell them, and I got 4! Still feel guilty about it, but it wasn't my call as I didn't pay for them and I'm sticking to it! Grin

Jollyb · 07/02/2013 13:05

I had a parcel delivered wrongly to me by amazon. I contacted them to let them know and the options they gave me for returning it weren't very 'customer friendly' ie waiting in for a courier with a 4 hour time slot or paying for the postage and reclaiming so in the end I just kept it. Haven't heard anything since. In my defence it wasn't very expensive

queenofthepirates · 07/02/2013 13:30

As an ebay business seller I'd want them sent back!

The very fact you're asking suggests you KNOW what you should be doing, I'd suggest you do exactly that and stop listening to the naughty pixies telling you that it's fine to keep them

Return them (let them pay by all means) and sleep well with a clean conscience.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 07/02/2013 13:35

I don't think that the fact it is a business makes any difference to the moral responsibility to offer to return it. Not every business is a huge, multi-million pound turnover concern, able to absorb a loss of a few quid here or there - and even big, multi-million pound businesses have a tipping point beyond which they can't carry on trading.

I regularly get my groceries delivered by Tesco, and several times they have left me some of someone else's shopping - and every time I have rung customer services to tell them. They have always told me to keep the stuff, but I wouldn't just keep it without asking.

zukiecat · 07/02/2013 13:40

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ArethaSnellHutt · 07/02/2013 16:06

I am (and always was) going to do the right thing, just interestung to see peoples comments.

I have sent them a message through ebay... watch this space!

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EarnestDullard · 07/02/2013 16:10

I had similar recently; ordered something from large company, chased it up when it hadn't arrived 2 weeks later, then two turned up! I phoned them and they said to just keep both.

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