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| Thread ID: 86645 | 2008-01-23 20:38:00 | Question of honesty | SolMiester (139) | PC World Chat |
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| 633392 | 2008-01-24 08:13:00 | At one time in our store I served a customer who’s eftpos had declined, I didn't pick up on it, it was really busy and our eftpos machine prints out a receipt and beeps as usual if it accepts or declines. It was no big ordeal, I just took the products that he brought out of stock and it went no further. I didn't imagine for a minute that the guy would come back and pay whether he was honest or not, he may not even have noticed it declined either. But if he did come back and pay it, I would be impressed, and I would hold some respect for him. |
radium (8645) | ||
| 633393 | 2008-01-24 08:27:00 | I'd go back and pay for it, but why do you ask the opinion of others? Why not just ask yourself and act on that? | pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 633394 | 2008-01-24 08:54:00 | Does it even print out a receipt if it's declined? The bar I work at, the eftpos machines do print out receipts even if it is declined. And I do remember a few times my card was declined, the machine printed the receipts. |
caffy (2665) | ||
| 633395 | 2008-01-24 09:08:00 | Now if it was the other way round and the shop had received extra monies from you through some oversight of yours, do you think if they realized later that they would give you the extra money back? Like heck they would. I don't think so. Businessmen play a hard and fast game, if they make a mistake, I say too bad, they are ripping off right down the line. Very very good point. I would take that one under my hat. In saying that, I think its more of a personal thing, I myself have built up a good relationship with my shops and they are good people trying to give me what I want. I want to purchase a game or two and have decided to part with my cash. So if I have gone home with a 'free' game I haven't lived up to my part of the deal. Just food for thought and in no way am I judging anyone. Cheers Rob |
rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 633396 | 2008-01-24 09:25:00 | Oh dear PCTek, the fact that I had a go at all the DIShonest fraudsters swayed your opinion? Not relevant? Jesus H. This has nothing to do with non-NZ companies, I dont even have the decision to go back and pay. Its the wifes decision, she made the transaction in good faith and error that was not realised by the sales person. I dont even think on reflection that this has anything to do with honesty really. Do any of you understand what EFT-POS means? Electronic funds transfer @ point of sale, the point of sale has now ended, transaction finished. No one has been dishonest.... Perhaps even, if the company paid its clerks better, they may have picked up on the error rather than gawk at my beautiful wife? My wife has now bent my ear, that she is going back to pay them!! Eftpos means exactly what you say. But in this case there were no funds transferred to the retailer were there! The point of sale presumably still exists but may not later due to people like you who would rather avoid an obligation to actually pay for goods received. Also I said in an earlier post, "Finally what about the situation between you and your Wife? It appears she would like to pay and you don't. If she thinks you are less than honest what will this do to your relationship?" |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 633397 | 2008-01-24 09:43:00 | Copy the games (don't tell the wife) and then take them back, explaining that the transaction was declined and it was an honest mistake by both parties. They can't make you keep the games because you never paid for them in the first place. That way, you get to clear your wife's conscience, the shop gets it's stock back, you appear to be the honest injun...but you still get to play your games and keep Satan happy :) ;) :D |
legod (4626) | ||
| 633398 | 2008-01-24 10:26:00 | Woah! This thread has grown and grown... like it took internet bought suppliments. Does sweep really think that you have to prove yourself morally to your wife on a day to day basis? She may disagree with you, but hows it going to affect your marriage? Pah. Good points either side, though zqwerty summed up what I think best. They'd do you, why not reciprocate when you get a chance? Or you could prove to some store clerk somewhere that you're morally infallible... I can see that paying off bigtime. | Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 633399 | 2008-01-24 11:55:00 | Woah! This thread has grown and grown... like it took internet bought suppliments. Does sweep really think that you have to prove yourself morally to your wife on a day to day basis? She may disagree with you, but hows it going to affect your marriage? Pah. Good points either side, though zqwerty summed up what I think best. They'd do you, why not reciprocate when you get a chance? Or you could prove to some store clerk somewhere that you're morally infallible... I can see that paying off bigtime. ... and if you were the shop? Granted Zqwerty has an excellent point I myself would feel wrong in doing so. Be it a company or not you got to pay the people at some stage that put the item together. |
rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 633400 | 2008-01-24 12:19:00 | what sort of an employee lets you walk out before the transaction has gone through and receipt printed?:2cents: | motorbyclist (188) | ||
| 633401 | 2008-01-24 13:04:00 | what sort of an employee lets you walk out before the transaction has gone through and receipt printed?:2cents: Yes indeed, surely they would of seen the words declined on the screen and also on the receipt as well.. The interesting thing is that, it was claimed the wrong PIN was entered, so incorrect PIN would of come up and no receipt printed. Somebody at EB needs their A*se kicked. Maybe time for staff training at EB. |
wmoore (6009) | ||
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