If you ordered a Christmas present for your Mum, that cost £85, and got sent two ....

[earlgrey]

... what would you do?

'Fess, keep the other one for yourself, or risk double the amount being debited from your B/card?

wait and see if it gets debited twice

Sorry, I'd 'fess up ....

Email Soapy

Wait and see if you are charged.

I would not fess up. Their mistake, your gain. Especially if it's a big store like JL, M&S, Debenhams.

Naughty I know, but that's what I'd do.

Chech my email confirmation and delivery note to see how many I was being charged for... if only one I would keep it.

I'd keep it

What is it?
Something you and your mum would like?

This happened to me in the summertime. Woolies sent me four portable DVD players instead of the one I ordered.

I called them and they were very grateful and sent someone to collect them back. I had my delivery charge refunded (not much I know, but at least my conscience is clear). The packer who made the mistake could potentially get in trouble over this, possibly even lose his/her job.

large companies are insured for things like this, so for that reason, i have to confess, id probably keep it. win/win situation

Why email soapy

It was a rather nice cashmere cardigan ... and I quite fancy one too. And it's my colour!

Trouble is, H pays B/c bill. I can't even see it. So I won't know.

And, ahem, it was JL.

I'd phone them and ask them to pick it up

The bill that is, not the cardi.

JL? Keep it then. They made a mistake with an order of mine last Christmas - it worked in my favour and I kept schtum.

A much smaller business I'd fess up, but not for JL.

Haha!

and the difference between keeping something you haven't paid for and walking into a store and stealing it is.....?

Twiglett, of all people I thought you might be on my side!

Big companies - I go with keeping (was the invoice in with it - if only listed once then you should only be billed once)

me?

what has ever made you think I advocate dishonesty?

T, I know

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That they posted it to you, so subconsciously they want you to have it.

They are giving you a gift, you aren't shovin it in your pocket and dodging guards.

Yeah, I know I'm a terrible person.

yeah .. I know you know

and it is tempting of course

but that's what makes it doubly wrong

just because its easy to keep it doesn't mean its right

and you'll lose more integrity than you will gain by getting a free cardi

This happened to us with a modem.
We ordered it and it had left the warehouse though did not reach the courier, lost in no mans land. We were quickly sent another one. When it arrived I had to sign for it. A couple of weeks later a very grumpy courier delivered another one to me, when I told him I had already recieved it he said "do you want it or not" and shoved it in my hands. I didn't have to sign for that one and it was the original.

T, just wanted an opinion, that's all.

Don't think anything else.

It was John Lewis, and I'm finding it hard to get presents this year.

But you're right.

It's stealing.

Sorry.

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