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Amazon Mistake WWYD?

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LouBlue1507 · 03/08/2017 13:01

Hi everyone

Last night I ordered a babygate and baby cutlery from amazon prime to be delivered today.

This morning, the cutlery arrived and so did the babygate, or so I thought. Turns out that amazon have sent me a ball pit and pack of 100 balls. No babygate.

The ball pit and balls are exactly the same as what we ordered and received some 8 months ago! I've just had an email to say that the babygate I ordered has been disbatched, no mention of the ballpit they've accidentally sent me.

AIBU to keep the ballpit and say nothing? Would you keep it or return it?

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Aeroflotgirl · 03/08/2017 15:29

Yes op better ring 999 and hand yourself in then. Their cock up, you did not march in there and take it. Sometimes I think, only on Mumsnet!

YogaDrone · 03/08/2017 15:31

I have always been told to keep items delivered to me in error by Amazon. My favourite was 10 copies of the same French language novel of which 2 were large print versions Smile

I donated them to the local library who seemed surprised, but not displeased (it probably boosted their French language fiction section by about 30%!)

isawahatonce · 03/08/2017 15:32

From a moral point of view, I would return it but, knowing amazon, it's probably not worth the hassle. I was once delivered something I hadn't ordered and I had so much stress trying to return it, with them trying to charge me for sending it back and the like, that I wish I'd just kept it. It wasn't worth going through so much stress to fix their mistake.
Plus, I shouldn't think it could technically be classed as theft, since they gave it to you.

Aeroflotgirl · 03/08/2017 15:34

Why should you have to pay postage, bus fair and inconvenience yiurself for that. If they sent you a smart flatscreen tv in error yes I would contact them, they woukd have to come and collect it.

IHateUncleJamie · 03/08/2017 15:39

If Amazon says "you can keep it", then that's fine; they are giving posession to you.

The OP wouldn't have to pay p&p, bus fare etc. to return the goods, Amazon would send a returns label and arrange for the goods to be collected, if they want the goods back.

In law though, the OP should inform Amazon - the goods belong to Amazon even if they were sent in error. Not the receiver's to keep, I'm afraid.

EnidButton · 03/08/2017 15:40

Lou It's dispatched not batched.

Phone or email customer services to let them know and they'll probably tell you to just keep it.

EnidButton · 03/08/2017 15:40

Italicise fail.

doingitallagaintoday · 03/08/2017 15:44

With the amount of profits they take, I'd keep it

Whenwillitstop1 · 03/08/2017 15:48

Lol I cannot believe how sanctimonious some people are on here. Probably the kind of people whose dh's earn 100k, obviously they would have no need of a free ball pit. Keep it an give it to someone as a present.

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LouBlue1507 · 03/08/2017 15:56

MN hysteria is hilarious! Teaching my children to steal? My DD has just turned one, hasn't even seen the package and as clever as she is, I doubt she'd understand what's going on! 😂

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thepumpk1neater · 03/08/2017 15:56

Probably the kind of people whose dh's earn 100k, obviously they would have no need of a free ball pit
The OP has no need of a ball pit, she already has one. She's keeping it just because she thinks she can.

SoupDragon · 03/08/2017 16:10

Well, Soupie has provided the obligatory spelling correction

Soupy.

IdentifiesAsYoda · 03/08/2017 16:38
Grin
IdentifiesAsYoda · 03/08/2017 16:39

To be fair, no-one really needs a ball pit. Very unhygienic they are

Lovingit81 · 03/08/2017 16:44

Flipping heck id keep it. Its their mistake. Why should you go out of your way to take it to the post office. Consider it a gift!

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LouBlue1507 · 03/08/2017 16:49

Update

Turns out it wasn't a mistake! DP's brother bought and sent the ballpit for DD's birthday 😂 Why he sent it in my name, I don't know!

You can now call off the police and social services, turns out I'm not a thief!

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IdentifiesAsYoda · 03/08/2017 16:50

All's well that ends well!!!!

Original poster
LouBlue1507 · 03/08/2017 16:52

I'm sure Karma's will be hiding behind a wall somewhere waiting to get me Grin

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frenchfancy17 · 03/08/2017 17:03

Of course he did...Hmm

GameOldBirdz · 03/08/2017 17:17

Oh god and here come the sceptical brigade.

As if the OP would make up a story about her BIL just because a load of random strangers on the internet said some mean things about her being a thief.

Fuck off.

Original poster
LouBlue1507 · 03/08/2017 17:29

Sorry frenchfancy17 DP didn't screenshot the snapchats to send as evidence 😂

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sheldonesque · 03/08/2017 17:31

Ah. So not a thief then.

Just someone who has received a gift but would happily take something that wasn't belonging to them if the circumstances arose

I'm feckin hysterical me....

JacquesHammer · 03/08/2017 17:32

whenwillitstop

Nope. I'm a single parent.

I would also question the sentiment that anyone "needs" a ball pool Grin

GameOldBirdz · 03/08/2017 17:33

louBlue1507

We do need evidence though before we can comment, Can you draw a diagram?

ConstanceCraving · 03/08/2017 17:41

How strange that DP's brother could tag his order onto yours...