Thank goodness for that. People who slack cannot be fired just because they spent enough time in the company...
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Thank goodness for that. People who slack cannot be fired just because they spent enough time in the company...
Wow you saved $100 you can retire now
It was a good find. Don't rain on people's parades! And yes, I can retire right now, at 24.
Thanks!
It was a mislabel. I'm sure they won't be fired. If I return it, the employee still made the mistake and management will be notified. They might not notice it this time.
YUP!
Could happen. It was labeled as 16 GB but was 32 gb.
The box is 32 GB. The tag was 16GB. Each box was rung up individually. The first Walmart wouldn't ring up because they didn't have those yellow tags on them. The second Walmart did!
I work nights and got out late.
It was mislabeled so it helped!
They have yellow tags with the price and code from Walmart. The box said 32 GB.
Thanks buddy.
Good idea!
Agreed!
Wifie is 16 GB. Boxes are 16 gb and 32 gb. I believe in Karma also. I do a lot of charity and build schools in Asia. Maybe it's a reward.
I had the same experience. I bought a iPad 3 for my niece. It was phone book paper. Took it to the police and they said, well they won't be able to use it since they returned it. Blah Blah. I told them, that's nice, but I still am out $500. They did not want to help. So I had them go through the footage with the manager (the look on their faces!) and they saw the return and the employee did not check the box of the return. And they even shrunk-wrapped it all nice!
No, it were mislabeled. Didn't realize until I was home!
It was a good find. Don't rain on people's parades! And yes, I can retire right now, at 24.
Typical, do the right thing and take it back, honesty is the best policy. every time you use it you will remember.
If the box says 32... I'd return it... But that's justs me.
Got a $1700 check in the mail the other day that I knew wasn't mine and called the company.. They said it was mine... I told them to investigate.. Gave them the original check number etc... And proved to them it wasn't mine... I could have easily kept it even after I told
them about it but I didn't. They finally agreed it is theirs.
Got a $1700 check in the mail the other day that I knew wasn't mine and called the company.. They said it was mine... I told them to investigate.. Gave them the original check number etc... And proved to them it wasn't mine... I could have easily kept it even after I told
them about it but I didn't. They finally agreed it is theirs.
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I think receiving a $1700 cheque by mistake is a bit different to getting a miss labeled iPad. With the label being wrong I would keep it, that's Apple's fault and they've made enough profit out of me over the years.
It's Walmart. Of course you keep it. You didn't ring it up, nor did you see the error until you were home. What does anyone here think Walmart is going to do with an opened iPad? Put it back on the shelf at full price? The cashier will be reprimanded immediately, rather than possibly never, and our man here will have paid over $1,000 for 32GB of storage (much less after the OS hogs up a chunk of that!). Sometimes you just get lucky, so enjoy!
This is possible. Need the OP to tell us what the box said.
If that is what happened, now you know why they are taught to scan every item individually at the checkouts.
I don't understand how this could have happened. I worked at Walmart for a long time as a Customer Service manager while diddling about with some other sections in the store. The yellow sticker on the box does nothing for the cashier. That tag contains information that allows an employee to scan it with their handheld and get order information (as well as check how much stock is currently binned in the backroom, or delivered/on it's way). The only thing that would be on the yellow sticker is the UPC code, which would have to be hand entered into the register by the cashier to ring it up. Even THEN, they still would have to scan the serial number (different than the UPC code) to finalize the sale, or at least type it in.
Does the serial number on the receipt match the serial number on the box?
Does the serial number on the receipt match the serial number on the box?
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I'll never understand people that come online to boast about their theft, not to mention all the people here cheering him on. And before anyone states that it's "their mistake and so he's entitled to keep it", the law says otherwise (yes I'm referring to U.S. not Australian law).
To be clear my issue is not with keeping it, it's minor enough that I probably wouldn't bother returning it either, my issue is with the boasting and subsequent pat on the back by members here with retarded justifications like "it should of been priced that way anyway, so it's only fair!".
To be clear my issue is not with keeping it, it's minor enough that I probably wouldn't bother returning it either, my issue is with the boasting and subsequent pat on the back by members here with retarded justifications like "it should of been priced that way anyway, so it's only fair!".
What law was broken? He acted in good faith as a customer, and didn't realize their mistake until he was home, and the box was opened. I'll ask this again: What do you think Walmart is going to do with an open box iPad, and what will the immediate consequences be for the cashier? If he had seen that the price was wrong, it would be a moral issue. If he had done something like switch price tags, that's theft by deception. OP told his story, and he was as unaware as the cashier.
When my son left the USAF, he went to work as a store detective for a very large retail corporation. Employees often have their friends come into the store, and fail to ring up all of their items. The items that were rung up are returned, and the stolen goods kept. Stores will track you down if you use a credit/debit card, or even a bonus or rewards card. They don't bother unless it's habitual, or for a large amount, however.
I already know what would happen to the cashier if the OP returns that iPad. My son does not work for Walmart ( they don't pay loss prevention squat), but if their policy is anything like the retailer he works for, they're done.
When my son left the USAF, he went to work as a store detective for a very large retail corporation. Employees often have their friends come into the store, and fail to ring up all of their items. The items that were rung up are returned, and the stolen goods kept. Stores will track you down if you use a credit/debit card, or even a bonus or rewards card. They don't bother unless it's habitual, or for a large amount, however.
I already know what would happen to the cashier if the OP returns that iPad. My son does not work for Walmart ( they don't pay loss prevention squat), but if their policy is anything like the retailer he works for, they're done.
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This doesn't exempt him from having to rectify the mistake, if Walmart really wanted to pursue it (which they won't). I'm not going to dig through the statutes and bring up the relevant laws like everyone always does, every time this exact debate comes up in discussion forums everywhere.
The rest of your post pertains to whether or not Walmart would pursue this, and again, my response is that they are very highly unlikely to care or do anything. My point was just that theoretically, If the OP refused to return the item if they requested, then it is almost definitely against the law, regardless of whose mistake it is.
Do a a quick search for what happens to people when the bank accidentally wires a customer a large amount of the money, and the said customer subsequently spends a large amount of the money before the bank realises their mistake and tries to recover the funds.
Every single time I see this happen (it does happen often), the perpetrator always has the same excuse:
"well it was their mistake so I thought I was entitled to keep it"
It seems like half this board would say the same thing too if they were in the predicament of the bank customer, and subsequently would end up paying the price too.
Yeah no one has a sense of humour anymore
And you're a prime example of the truth of that declaration.
If the item were returned to Wal-Mart, the Customer Service associate would first use the barcode on the bottom of the receipt to pull up the transaction on the register. The next process is to verify that Wal-Mart itself sold the item, which they would do by checking the serial number on the package with one of the terminals they have at the customer service desk. That's it. There would be no "pursuing" or "termination" of the employee. What's more likely to happen, if anything, is that something will not match up with what's considered to be in stock. AP will investigate, see the transaction with one of the security cameras, and think that that particular Cashier may be in cohoots with OP. Even that, though, is unlikely, since OP paid nearly full price for the iPad itself.
It was a good find. Don't rain on people's parades! And yes, I can retire right now, at 24.
Typical, do the right thing and take it back, honesty is the best policy. every time you use it you will remember.
Remember how lucky I am and how karma does work for those who do good for others? Yes I will!
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And if a little kid walking in front of you had inadvertently dropped a ten dollar bill right before your eyes you would have saved $110.00!
That's my point. A lot of trouble for a small difference. Store managers and AP are all different, so it's tough to say exactly how they would treat the matter, and what the exact fate of the employee would be. My son came through the door a while ago, and he said the customer did nothing wrong, and Walmart wouldn't care about this. The banking post would be a different matter, and while cashing a check that was issued in error won't land you in jail, the issuer will pursue the matter with relative ease.
OP is a 24-yr-old guy, and might not realize the value of discretion when posting about this event. I was 24 a long time ago, but the internet didn't exist then. It's not a good idea to share all aspects of your life on a public forum.
The OP is rightly enjoying a stroke of luck.
I doubt the profits of Apple or Walmart will take a hit due to one iPad being wrongly priced!
Enjoy!
I doubt the profits of Apple or Walmart will take a hit due to one iPad being wrongly priced!
Enjoy!
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Few months ago, I was buying a Roku at Target... cashier was pre-occupied trying to get me to sign up for a Target credit card and put the Roku in my bag without scanning it. I had the same mini debate in my head... and decided not to say anything and take my free Roku. Why? Payback for the time I bought a Kindle Fire with severe screen defects and they refused to give me my money back. They would only give me a Target gift card, I didn't even want it. So yeah, karma does work both ways.
Btw, I did worry if the cashier would get in trouble, but since she never scanned it in the first place, her boss would have no way of knowing.
