depends.

if the cashier/sales rep is nice, then i would

but most likely, no

lol

Of course give it back. I have had this happen a couple times, and I gave it back and told the cashiers, “I think you gave me too much.” One thing I can’t stand is a thief. If you saw that you were handed back too much money and you kept it, then that makes you a thief.

And when you give it back, the cashier is always thankful. The cashier is responsible for their own cash drawer. Each cashier has to be counted out before they leave each day, to make sure the amount of money in their cash drawer matches what their register says is supposed to be there. If they come up short of money, they will either be written up, fired, or a police report will be made if it is over a certain dollar amount. So how could you not give it back ?

If you are asking if the salesperson/cashier gave me back the change for a $100 bill, instead of the $10 bill I gave her or him; of course I would give it back.

If I did not I would be just as guilty of stealing as if I held up the store at gunpoint and demanded the cash out of the cash drawer.

Honesty is the best policy.

Would you want to be responsible for that sales person losing their job or being written up in a negative manner???

Have a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving.

We were talking about this actually, the other day, and some people who most likely didn’t learn right by not moving the decimal or not knowing how to do 1st grade math did this. And yes, it has happened, and YES, I would give it back becasue if I kept it, it would be dishonest and be a burden on my life.

(But if it was an honest thing to do, then I could really use 100 bucks!!!)

I guess it really depends on how broke I am… If I go into a store to purchase something I NEED, and I know that I will be broke afterwards…. Then probably no,.. I would take it as a sign that GOD is trying to give me money,… 🙂 But on the other hand, if I am not broke,.. then yes,.. I would return it and feel a whole lot better than if I kept it and didnt really need it 🙂

I always ask 3 times are you sure the change is correct

then I walk directly to the customer service desk and let them know there was an error and give them the reciept and the overpayment on the change.

The cashier has to make up any difference in the drawer or face firing and for a simple mistake that is not fair to keep the overpayment

Yes of course you would, that is unless you want to become a criminal. Keeping wrongly given change knowingly is a crime. In England it’s called ‘Stealing by finding’ and is classed as theft. Imagine how you would feel if you gave $100, got change for $10 and didn’t notice until much later when it was too late to rectify it.

Reminds me of an incident I was involved in many years ago in the late 1960’s in England. In those days a good wage was around £15 per week ($30) and I went into an ASDA store (Now ‘part of the Walmart family’), bought something and paid with a £5 note. The cashier gave me change for £10, which I didn’t immediately spot, and as I walked away I realised this and went back to the cashier to explain. As I got there I said “Excuse me, but you’ve given me the wrong change.”

She gaqve me a dirty look and pointed to a sign above her till that said ‘Please check your change as mistakes cannot be recitified later.’

I protested “But you’ve given me the wrong change. Can you just check please?”

Once again she pointed to the sign and said “Are you blind? Can’t you read?”

Once again I tried. “I’m sorry. I’m just trying to make it right.”

“You’ve left the till.” She snapped. “It’s too late now. I can’t do anything. It’s your hard luck.”

“Are you sure?” I asked.

“Positive!” She said “Store policy.” With a glare.

“Right then.” I said, turning to walk away “I’ll keep it then.” and with that made my exit waving the extra notes she had given me. I hadn’t got very far when she and the store manager chased after me.

“What’s happened?” Asked the manager, red-faced.

“Well as I tried to explain to the girl here.” I said, “She’d given me the wrong change and when I tried to return it she told me it was store policy not to rectify mistakes after I’d left the till so I’m keeping it.”

“Can we not sort this out?” Whined the manager. “Shortages come out of her wages.”

“She should have thought of that before being so rude to me.” I explained. “I was just trying to do the right thing. I think you should take a look at your ‘store policy’ and train your staff to be a bit more civil. Thank you again. Goodbye.” And with that I was off.

Yes

Yes. I would hate to see the cashier have that kind of shortage and possibly lose their job. I once cashed a $200 check at the bank and the teller gave me my money and my check back. Unfortunately when I took the check back they were so upset with the teller for making so many mistakes they fired her. I kind of felt bad for being honest, but I guess it was still the best thing to do.

Yes

Yes, of course I would. Mainly because I have worked in stores before. When someone wouldn’t give it back, it would be taken out of my salary! One time a quick change artist came through my line. After I rang her up, she asked for all ones. Then she asked for something else. And something else. And something else. Finally I realized waht was going on. I called over another cashier to witness what was going on. Then she decided not to buy anything. She got sixty dollars out of me, which came out of my paycheck. That was my last paycheck from that store. I was fired because they thought I was in on it. I gave my explanation and told them I had a witness. No more cashier work for me.