Cashier forgot to scan barcode.

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

When a supermarket cashier unprotects a security-protected item is he/she personally identifiable.

Would going back in (tomorrow) and explaining I owe £40 for a printer cartridge multipack (which wasn't on the receipt) just drop the friendly cashier in the sh*t?

[Bhud]

As an honest person who had intended to pay for the item when you went to the counter, you will, now, feel compelled to pay for the goods. It's only right.

If the cashier has a history of making mistakes like that one, they'll probably sack him/her. Supermarkets and other large retail outlets take revenue protection seriously. They also have to protect against the possibility of low-level organised crime. For example, what if the cashier let that one slip through on purpose, in order to see whether it would be noticed by security, or to test the supermarket's RFID detectors. After all, it's a fair bet that many people would not return to pay for the item, if they'd got away with not paying for it, or if they simply didn't check their receipt.

I would take the supermarket's interests over his or hers, in this case. If it's an honest mistake, then they should be informed about it, so they can monitor whether that individual is too error prone to be handling cash. If it's a repeat mistake and they've had enough, then perhaps it simply wasn't the job for him/her.

At the end of the day, you won't feel happy being in possession of and benefiting from something that doesn't rightfully belong to you. The cashier's error shouldn't force you to compromise your own moral code.

[Ste]

Ah well, so what, no one will even ever notice.

Don't drop the cashier in it, it might have been a genuine mistake but either way, it's not your problem so don't make it your problem and don't make it the cashiers problem. If there are frequently discentancies with the total of their till compared to what's been scanned then they're going to get busted and there's no benefit to you for adding to the list of things that don't add up so just leave 'em to it.

You haven't even notice that the receipt was £40 short, it's nothing to do with you so leave it at that, you got lucky and got some printer cartridges for free, for all you know they're a rookie who hasn't got a clue what they're doing so just leave 'em to it and let the supermarket get on with whatever the fuck they're doing.

Again, it's not your problem so don't make it your problem.

Don't even mention it, you haven't noticed so leave it at that.

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

I'm less concerned with the supermarket, they're running their own scams. I was more concerned that an innocent mistake by a young person might blight their employment record. However, right now they might not even be identifiable, but I fear they will be if I pitch up to point the finger.

Incidentally, the same supermarket sold me a generic ink refill pack which led the printer to ignore the presence of the cartridges, even after I'd bought an electronic device to reset the apparent ink levels. So they've had my money.

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[Ste]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

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[Poseidon]

When I worked in retail, there was nothing to tie the security tag to the item it was on. You could "de-tag" a hundred items, but only put 10 through the till and provided no-one was watching over your shoulder, you'd get away with it.

As for feeling bad about a freebie, it's a big faceless corporation with CEOs and shareholders doing their very best to maximise profits by rinsing customers for all they're worth and shortchanging staff wherever thy can. Feel good about getting one up on them. If it was a small one man band type outfit, I'd feel bad because you're directly taking money out of their pocket, but not so with the big super markets.

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[P.]

I'd just keep it and not say a word, but then again, I did the same with a TV they forgot to process the payment for

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[notbike]

Although your intentions mean well, the job market right now is wank, don't risk getting someone in trouble over split milk. I'm sure the CEO of whatever supermarket chain it was can afford an extra £40 for his next yacht.

[Easy-X]

If I knew the business owners personally then I probably would go back to them "a quiet word in your shell-like" but a big corporation, fuhgeddaboudit!
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[bhinso]

The only thing that's immoral in this thread is the fact that a cartridge pack costs £40.

You can get a whole new printer for £50.

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[Skudd]

You made the attempt to pay, the cashier didn't take the money and you didn't notice. All is good in the world.

You made an attempt to pay, the cashier didn't take the money and you did notice/it came to you attention. You are now guilty of theft.
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[kawakid]

I walked out of B and Q once without paying, I was having a bit of an argument with the wife or she was with me.

I got to the car realised, walked back in told the greater and then paid.

I'm too honest.
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[doggone]

We went in B+Q once and bought a wheelbarrow and some other stuff - put in the barrow for convenience and realised afterwards the barrow was never scanned I guess a lot of people bring their own barrows to go shopping there.