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

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Just checked my banking app and had around £300 more than I was expecting. Turns out that one of our shops was cancelled by dh but it still showed up for delivery. Husband wasn’t in so son accepted the order AND we got the refund. So it’s actually funny because our texts shows us getting our wires crossed. Husband thought I had unilaterally decided to reorder. He asked “so you did decide to do the shop in the end” and I answered in the affirmative as I very coincidentally happened to go into M and S for some bits my daughter wanted to try. And it was that I thought he was referring to. I thought her was being sexy cause dd went a bit overboard with the cookies, dips etc

Anyway, it’s been about three weeks. I guess this has slipped through.

Wouls you tell Tesco? I’m surprised that the idea of being sneaky flashed in my mind.

It was a pricier shop as DH ordered a few nicer bottles of wine to enjoy for a family event.

You can’t return perishable goods and Tesco cannot legally demand money for the unwanted, unsolicited goods they wrongly delivered. So there’s no theft here.

Theft Act 1968 disagrees with you.

I don't know what i can say if you want to ignore primary legislation.

So we've likened a technical error to sexual assault and now to homophobia and racism.

Why the fuck are you comparing the violence which is gay bashing and racism to someone not paying for an unsolicited Tesco shop? You cannot be for real. Either you are trolling or you are incredibly stupid. I have to assume the former.
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1. it‘s their mistake
2. they’re hardly going to go out of business for this
3. I’ve never forgiven the big supermarkets for being able to stay open - sell clothing, sell homeware, sell plants, sell whatever the f they wanted and certainly not essential items, while small businesses were forced to close during Covid.
4. fuck them

No it doesn’t. OPs situation would not be classed as theft under the theft act, in the UK it is not illegal to keep unsolicited deliveries.

Also this lol

and we actually have people making every excuse under the sun for why they need to rise their prices the way they do (they don’t.)

You are intent on just ignoring the principle.

Both cash in a wallet and groceries have value. The goods (wine bottles) were not perishable though actually it doesn't matter whether they are or not - so you are trying to obfuscate.

The OP enjoyed (in the legal sense) the goods and permanently deprived Tesco of the opportunity to remedy their mistake. If they had just dumped them on the street that would be different.

Tesco are not entitled to receive their goods in perfect condition (as might be the case for a consumer refund) so it doesnt matter if they're perished or not.

The law permits people and companies to make mistakes - we are all fallible - and has rules about how those mistakes may be reversed.

So if the postman delivers you a gold chain intended for someone else - you are not allowed to just keep quiet and keep it.

I wouldn't. Their mistake. Enjoy the win.

You're talking absolutely gobbledegook. Just sheer moonshine. I don't even understand what point you're trying to make, but I can assure you that none of your analogies are remotely relevant to the OP. What she did is neither legally nor morally theft.

I give up with you.

You cannot follow a train of thought clearly elucidated about how thoughts lead to deeds and how ignoring the rules for certain victims leads to some really bad consequences.

All you have done is scream troll.

Congratulations on not understanding the concept of the slippery slope.

You cannot make a lucid argument to save your life. Keep bootlicking, I hope it works out for you!

What she did is neither legally nor morally theft.

If you can't even begin to understand why this is wrong then I can't help you. Even first year's that I teach can understand these principles.

What do you teach? 'Kowtowing, forelock tugging and bootlicking for dummies'?

This thread is like Mumsnet bingo.

These are not unsolicited goods which has a very specific meaning. These are goods the OP solicited, then apparently cancelled, but the retailer duplicated by sending anyway.

In the UK, you can usually keep items sent to you by mistake if they are considered unsolicited goods, meaning you didn't order them at all. However, if the item was meant for someone else, or if your own order was duplicated or arrived with extra items, the retailer still owns the item, and you have an obligation to inform them. Contacting the sender is always recommended, as they may let you keep the item as a gesture of goodwill.

I wouldn't do it to a small business, either - but it wouldn't happen with a small business. Their orders would be processed by a human, who would match up the orders with the payments.

Humongous companies economise on labour by installing automated systems. The humans on the ends of the tech have to fit with the system, they can't use initiative or make last-minute adjustments. In your case it looks like the 'fulfilment' part of the system worked faster than the 'cancellation' part. That's a tech error, not a human one. You owe the tech nothing.

You cancelled an order. Tesco sent the order. It's perishable, you can't send it back. Christmas came early!

When insults replace conversation and debate the world becomes a darker place.

To answer your question: law

No. They’ll just make it weirdly complicated somehow. If their system isn’t efficient it’s their fault.

I didn't read the whole thread of comments - Tesco sent an unwanted order. Are you saying OP's legally obliged to pay for it? Surely not.

I once managed to get a judgement against a telecoms company that was suing me for a service I'd said I didn't want but which, unknown to me, they had provided anyway. That must be right, otherwise sellers would just send us stuff and we'd have to pay whether we'd asked for it or not.

You’re right. It would play on my conscience because I am not a thief.

The order was cancelled, the contract was ended. The goods were unsolicited- OP is not legally obliged to pay.

But this isnt theft. It is unsolicited goods which falls under consumer law, and the OP is legally protected and not obliged to pay.

It's not an equivalent though. That's knowingly and intentionally stealing.

With OP's case someone at tesco has made an error.

I'm sure the morally correct thing would be to say something, but I'd be morally incorrect and not say anything. I think it's on them to notice their mistake and contact you. Sounds like they might not though!