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You order a product from a store, say it cost $50.
They send you goods well over $2000.
The shipping label was correct, the invoice inside the box was for the $50 item.
They are located in the U.S., and a fairly big store, not some Mom&Pop type store.
They call you 3 days after you receive the package, telling you not to open the box and they'll pay for shipping charges to get it back. Telling you, you got over $2000 in goods.
Do you tell them, you got what you ordered? return it?
It's obviously an ethical question, how do you deal with it.
Keep in mind, it's their error, you didn't give false information, or fake CC #, etc, etc....
Keep in mind also, this is some seriously nice shit.
 
If they're already aware that they sent you something other than what you ordered, I think you will probably have to send it back....


The business will most likely harass you with some "lawyer-type bullshit" (I'm too tired to think up a better term) until you return the item....
 
They called me, saying they know I have this package, and well, I claimed my buddies picked the package up for me and haven't opened it yet.
Claiming ignorance as to what's in the box right now, but god damn it's a sweet package. lol
Very tempted to keep it and I mean very.
 
Cobster said:
They called me, saying they know I have this package, and well, I claimed my buddies picked the package up for me and haven't opened it yet.
Claiming ignorance as to what's in the box right now, but god damn it's a sweet package. lol
Very tempted to keep it and I mean very.
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Cob.

I was at a bank today, heard the beeping going off. Somebody had left their card in the machine. I could have taken out $$$$$. I didn't. If you try to keep it, they will fight it. I did the right thing.

I hope you do too.

TFH.
 
in my experience, its always been best to be honest. Personally I would send the package back. I am a firm believer as to what comes around...goes around.
 
bestillmehard said:
in my experience, its always been best to be honest. Personally I would send the package back. I am a firm believer as to what comes around...goes around.
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Very correct....and you may not know this, but if someone ships you something in error, doesn't mean you can't be charged with theft if you keep it. If it is across the border, I bet you're breaking all kinds of international laws. For eg: the bank puts $1000.00 in your bank account in error. You spend it, if you don't return it, you'll be charged with theft (this is an actual case that was in the news last year although the amount was something like $3000.00 or $30,000.00)

Why is it people think that it is ok to get or keep something ill gotten? Have we sunk so low that honesty is now optional? Say it was your business and someone bought a casio off of you and you mistakenly put a rolex in?

Just return it else someone else will just pay for it because the company certainly won't......

BTW: what did you order and what did you receive?

As for them just fishing, any company worth their salt these days have inventory tracking so they know what got packed and sent to whom....
 
Well then there's the Ontario Consumer Protection Act...

Unsolicited Goods or Services
• Recipient of unsolicited goods or services has no legal
obligation in respect of their use or disposal.
• “unsolicited goods or services” are defined as:
goods or services supplied to a consumer
who did not request them, not including:
(a)
goods/services recipient knows (or ought to
know) are intended for another person;
(b)
a non-material change to periodically
supplied goods/services; or



lmao...
I'm probably going to end up sending it back, but like I said, very tempting.
 
charge them a storage fee and tell them you hurt your back lifting that plasma.

seriously, return it. it won't be worth the hassle.
 
It's a relatively smaller box, compared to a plasma of course. ;)
 
The Fruity Hare said:
Cob.

I was at a bank today, heard the beeping going off. Somebody had left their card in the machine. I could have taken out $$$$$. I didn't. If you try to keep it, they will fight it. I did the right thing.

I hope you do too.

TFH.
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Good thing you did as every bank ATM has a camera. I had a co-worker with a credit card problem. The ATM camera caught her withdrawing cash using her bosses' AMEX card.
 
i found a bank card in an atm at the scotiabank beside cb. i took the card with no intentions of using it. i figured better me taking it than someone else who may want to rip this guy off.

i had intended to return it to scotiabank but those damn banks are never open at 10 pm when i get to cb. lol.

bottom line, some guy at cb owes me a beer!!! lol
 
You fall under section a) of the Ontario Consumers Act. You know those goods are intended for another person.The other person who ordered them got your goods and complained. The question is how much are you willing to risk or out up with for a couple of thousand dollars? If they are as big as you say they are thet'll have to go after you with their lawyers because it's bad for business to let this go. It must happen more than once.
 
Cobster said:
You order a product from a store, say it cost $50.
They send you goods well over $2000.
The shipping label was correct, the invoice inside the box was for the $50 item.
They are located in the U.S., and a fairly big store, not some Mom&Pop type store.
They call you 3 days after you receive the package, telling you not to open the box and they'll pay for shipping charges to get it back. Telling you, you got over $2000 in goods.
Do you tell them, you got what you ordered? return it?
It's obviously an ethical question, how do you deal with it.
Keep in mind, it's their error, you didn't give false information, or fake CC #, etc, etc....
Keep in mind also, this is some seriously nice shit.
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One of their requests is a little silly... "don't open the box". How many people wait to open a package they received? You're supposed to wait a week after receiving it before you're allowed to open it? They have your address... they have your credit card information. Unless you're planning on moving and changing your credit card company... send it back COD... but only after you receive what you ordered in the first place. Any by the way... ask for compensation for all the frustration and grief you've been through. Maybe they'll send you that flat screen TV Strongbeau suggested. :p
 
"• Recipient of unsolicited goods or services has no legal
obligation in respect of their use or disposal."

If you read this correctly (damn lawyers are a tricky bunch) you can see that this could be read as you don't have any responsibility of their use, which could mean that if someone else uses it, and is injured because of it, or for any other reason, then you're can't be held responsible.

In addition, "disposal" could be read to mean that you don't have to throw it out (to dispose of) or pay to get rid of it (send it back)

One could also argue the application of the word "unsolicited" because you did, in fact, solicit the goods by placing an order. Maybe not those exact goods, but goods nonetheless.

I believe this portion of the CPA was to prevent companies from sending you products and then making you pay for them. For eg: Sears thinks you need a snowblower so they ship you one and make you pay for it even though you live in an apartment....

And you never did tell us what the goddam thing is........
 
There seems to be support on both sides of the question of whether on not it would be legal to keep the what-ever-it-is.

But I think the answer to the question of whether or not it would be ethical is fairly straightforward.

Also, given that they have your credit card #, the answer to whether or not it would be smart to keep it is also straightforward. ;)

Always do right--this will gratify some and astonish the rest. -Mark Twain
 
Cancelled my credit card, claimed it was lost. ;)
 
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