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JennyPenny
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If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
What would you do?
*Item worth ten dollars*
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Posted 12/23/08 4:16 PM  |
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MarisaK
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Member since 5/06 14562 total posts
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Marisa
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
 Rejoice in your new found 'gift'
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| Posted 12/23/08 4:18 PM |
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Celt
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
Happened to a friend!!! She left the nail salon with the polish she picked in her bag, she was a WRECK until she went back with it!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't think I would've been quite so torn up - I'd go back the next time I passed by, but if that wasn't convenient I might "pay it forward" and give someone else the benefit of my ill gotten gains!!!!
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| Posted 12/23/08 4:18 PM |
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lucyloo
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
Message edited 3/4/2013 11:16:36 AM.
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| Posted 12/23/08 4:20 PM |
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FelAndJon
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Felice (aka LuckyBride2004)
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
It has happened to me and I have felt SO guilty. Not, "run right back and return it" guilty, more, "yay for me but oops" guilty 
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| Posted 12/23/08 4:22 PM |
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JennyPenny
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Member since 1/08 12702 total posts
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Jen
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
Posted by dita
Depends on where it was. If it was Target, I'd be happy and go on with my day. If it was a small store, I'd go back.
It was Target
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| Posted 12/23/08 4:23 PM |
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lucyloo
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
Posted by JennyPenny
Posted by dita
Depends on where it was. If it was Target, I'd be happy and go on with my day. If it was a small store, I'd go back.
It was Target
This time of year especially, no way would I go back in. Many of the people that work there are seasonal and probably have no idea how to handle that situation.
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| Posted 12/23/08 4:26 PM |
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Beth
The Key to your new home....
Member since 2/06 24849 total posts
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
Posted by JennyPenny
Posted by dita
Depends on where it was. If it was Target, I'd be happy and go on with my day. If it was a small store, I'd go back.
It was Target
I accidently left with razors still in my cart
they fell in the crack between the child seat
whoops!
I didn't care- I am guess I am horrible
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| Posted 12/23/08 4:26 PM |
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DaniJude
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Member since 11/06 14815 total posts
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Danielle
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
I would bring it back - it's the right thing to do.
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| Posted 12/23/08 4:28 PM |
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JennChris
life moves fast
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Jenn
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
I would laugh it off and move on with my day.. in the whole scheme of things... a $10 item means nothing to the store.. it was an accident, oh well, move on.
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| Posted 12/23/08 4:31 PM |
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MrsPJB2007
MBA at your service!
Member since 7/06 12020 total posts
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
this happened to be -- and i didn't realize it until nearly about 10 days later. i bought a bracelet at kohl's on black friday--found it odd that the case wouldn't close right, and the cashier rang it up and snapped it closed for me.
more than a week later when i was going to wrap it--i realized there were 2 bracelets in the box and that is why it wasn't closing! since so much time had passed....i just chalked it up to a little unexpected "extra" item. i felt a little bad, but i really didn't feel like going back to the store. i guess i have some bad karma coming to me -- oh well.
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| Posted 12/23/08 4:32 PM |
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jxnoscar
Baby Delicious!
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
In a million years I would never bring them back. 
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| Posted 12/23/08 4:32 PM |
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baby09
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Dana
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
I'd just keep it at this point. it was an honest mistake
This reminds me of a few yrs ago I was Target with my brother. I saw a cute bag there that I wanted so i grabbed the bag and put it over my shoulder (i was carrying a bunch of other things at the time) so i finally make my way to the register. I pay for my items and walk out. So I'm walking to the car and i'm thinking to myself "why did these things only come to $36? The bag alone was $25" so i look down and the bag is still hanging around my arm!! I got in the car and debated on returning it but the store was insanely crowded and my brother convinced me to just take it home.
NOw whenever i'm in Target with him he says (outloud) "So what are we going to steal today??!"
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| Posted 12/23/08 4:34 PM |
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HollaDay
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Member since 8/08 620 total posts
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Holla!
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
it was an accident. dont feel bad about feeling a little guilty but oops! free $10 item
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| Posted 12/23/08 4:34 PM |
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tourist
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
Wow--I'm surprised so many people wouldn't go back. I have way too much guilt for that.
DH ran across the street to get wrapping paper in CVS once & saw soemthing else I needed, so he ran back to tell me about it & forgot he had the paper in his hand.
He didn't realize it untill after he wrapped the gifts, so he went back with shrink wrap with the sticker on it, for them to scan. We both felt awful--the cashier was confused.
I walked out of RiteAid with a hand mixer once & walked back & put it on
the shelf. I didn't want it, but I forgot I was still carrying it.
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| Posted 12/23/08 5:03 PM |
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lvdolphins
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
I have too much guilt. I probably would have went back.
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| Posted 12/23/08 5:06 PM |
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JennyPenny
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Member since 1/08 12702 total posts
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Jen
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
Posted by Beth1210
Posted by JennyPenny
Posted by dita
Depends on where it was. If it was Target, I'd be happy and go on with my day. If it was a small store, I'd go back.
It was Target
I accidently left with razors still in my cart
they fell in the crack between the child seat
whoops!
I didn't care- I am guess I am horrible
That's what happened!
It was a DVD for DH. And I had a giant tub of kitty litter in the cart that the cashier had to scan while it was in there because I couldn't lift it out again, so he looked in the cart too!
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| Posted 12/23/08 5:06 PM |
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Eireann
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
I guess I'm one of the only dorks that would have brought it back. For me, it doesn't matter what consequence it has on the store...it matters what consequence it has on my own conscience.
Although I do admit I got into a morally questionable situation regarding a carseat and a store's error
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| Posted 12/23/08 5:10 PM |
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DayDay
Livin' the Good Life....
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
Don't feel guilty, it happens.. it's not like you are a recovering klepto so Yeaaaa for the free gift!!
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| Posted 12/23/08 5:39 PM |
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LightUpOurLife
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
If it was a complete accident, then I think it is just meant to be and I would keep it as well. I wouldn't feel bad about it either because it was an accident.
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| Posted 12/23/08 5:40 PM |
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WNA01
my 2 boys
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
i wouldnt go back,, just think of all the times they overcharge you! of course after the fact i have caught that ive been overcharged (sometimes things are on sale and they dont scan as a sale price). so i say its a wash lol !
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| Posted 12/23/08 5:48 PM |
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Kara
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
I would bring it back.
I wouldn't feel guilty that the accident happened, but I would sure feel guilty about keeping it without paying for it.
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| Posted 12/23/08 5:50 PM |
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
Posted by Eireann
I guess I'm one of the only dorks that would have brought it back. For me, it doesn't matter what consequence it has on the store...it matters what consequence it has on my own conscience.
Although I do admit I got into a morally questionable situation regarding a carseat and a store's error
Same for me. Well not the car seat, but the first paragraph. I could never live with the guilt and I would be scared that karma would come back and get me in a bad way.
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| Posted 12/23/08 6:24 PM |
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GioiaMia
Let's Go Rangers!
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
okay once - i left a CVS with deodorant in my pocket! I dont know how i put it in there but my hands were full so maybe i stuck it in there
i was too embarassed to go back but i threw it in the garbage before going into my house bc i dont need that kind of juju in my house
yes i know i am crazy
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| Posted 12/23/08 6:48 PM |
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Re: If you completely innocently and accidentally "stole" something small...
I recently did this. The item was $4 and I feld so guilty, not sure why. I went back and was going to pay for it but the lines were long. I left it there.
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