Stealing?

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A little while ago, i bought myself a new pair of shoes. the tags said 50 dollars and when we rung them up the total came out to be around 40 and this was not realized until we left the store, so i assumed that it was some kind of sale. was this stealing? it seems like another scrupolous matter, like my other question. i mean i kind of assumed that the register machines arnt wrong, but i still kinda feel like i shouldve done something then. What should i do? was this wrong? i really appreciate all your replies.
 
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A little while ago, i bought myself a new pair of shoes. the tags said 50 dollars and when we rung them up the total came out to be around 40 and this was not realized until we left the store, so i assumed that it was some kind of sale. was this stealing? it seems like another scrupolous matter, like my other question. i mean i kind of assumed that the register machines arnt wrong, but i still kinda feel like i shouldve done something then. What should i do? was this wrong? i really appreciate all your replies.
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If you are unsure, get your receipt, go back to the store and explain the situation.
 
Maybe but unlikely. Most stores have the prices programmed into their computer so that when the item part number is scanned the price (for that day) comes up. It could have been on sale, it could have been programmed wrong or if they don’t have that system then the clerk might have made a mistake. Go back and explain what happened. Who knows? The manager may give it to you and thank you for your honesty. But don’t expect this. Return it for the goodness of your soul and to set an example.
 
My personal policy is to leave it alone if the lower price comes from the computer. There are many, many price changes that come from above which are not posted and salespeople are not aware of. I used to speak up, and all they did was look at the receipt and say that if the computer did it, it must be right. Now I just thank God for the bargain and go my way.

On the other hand, if a live person appears to have made an error - in my favor or not - I will speak up.

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Hmm, I think since the computer may have rung it up wrong it’s their fault. Or, oftentimes things are on sale but not marked. But if you don’t feel comfortable with that, just explain the situation to them.
 
If they scan something and it comes up 40 bux then it doesn’t matter what the tag says
please don’t worry about this
 
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My personal policy is to leave it alone if the lower price comes from the computer. There are many, many price changes that come from above which are not posted and salespeople are not aware of. I used to speak up, and all they did was look at the receipt and say that if the computer did it, it must be right. Now I just thank God for the bargain and go my way.
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On the other hand, if a live person appears to have made an error - in my favor or not - I will speak up.
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This is what I do. If a can of soup rings up 50 cents lower on the computer, there was probably some kind of sale going on. Often a checker doesn’t have the authority to override the computer and charge a higher price anyway. But if the can of soup doesn’t ring up by mistake and the checker doesn’t notice, I’d speak up about that.
 
According to most state laws, they have to sell it to you at the lower price. They can fix the error for the next person in line. But if it scanned at $40 for you they have to sell it at $40 for you. So it may very well not be wrong.

I have, however, went back to the store when they completely forgot to scan something.
 
I wouldn’t call it stealing if it’s the law (by which it could possibly be a completely legitimate thing, although I wouldn’t think one should use the opportunity to get a 40’’ plasma TV for $1 just because the computer made an obvious error ;)) and if you also didn’t have any fraudulent intent and so on, though it would be nice to go there and explain if you have the opportunity.
 
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I wouldn’t call it stealing if it’s the law (by which it could possibly be a completely legitimate thing, although I wouldn’t think one should use the opportunity to get a 40’’ plasma TV for $1 just because the computer made an obvious error ;)) and if you also didn’t have any fraudulent intent and so on, though it would be nice to go there and explain if you have the opportunity.
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Actually, it’s kind of funny…one of the grocery stores I worked at in high school was selling whole hams for a penny. Nobody noticed it for a long time, because no one comes in and buys just a ham…it’s usually part of a large order. We had no idea how long it was like that.
 
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