The last time Cabelas had the norinco on sale for 9.99 a box me and the neighbor went in to get some plus some other stuff and when it was my turn at the till the clerk forgot to ring in my half of the ammo (500 rounds)
I was quick to remind her that she forgot to ring it in.
When we left the store my buddy told me I could have got 500 rounds of free ammo but I said I cannot/will not do that to a business. I have corrected mistakes made at the check out counter many times over the years and felt that I did the right thing
Agree. We don't do the right thing to get accolades or recognition, but unlike some of society today, who won't do anything unless there is something in it for the individual, there are those of us who will do the right thing, irrespective of whether anyone notices, or whether it comes at personal cost.
I have gone home after a Costco trip only to realize that in reviewing my receipt, the didn't scan the toilet paper or bottled water at the bottom of my cart. I drove the 30 minutes back to Costco to advise them and pay for the stuff they missed ringing in. No hesitation whatsoever.
Due to my divorce many years ago, my finances have been decimated and working contract with no benefits, is not great, but I have gotten by. I am one of those "live paycheque to paycheque" people, and work copious amounts of overtime for the extra income.
True story earlier this year, only a couple of months back. I just had surgery and was off work for a bit (no work, no pay), which I wasn't crazy about but I had to rest. Anyways at one point I went to the nearby CIBC bank ATM to get out some cash. I was sidelined in bed and had to just get out even for an hour, so I decided to get a haircut and took out $20.00 cash toward it (my barber doesn't take debit). I noticed I had about $30.00 in my account, but I was going to be paid in a few days and wasn't terribly worried since I had food in the fridge and I didn't go out much due to recovering.
After I took my money out, I walked through the door heading back to my car and noticed a bank envelope on the ground. I picked it up and there was $1700 in cash in there.
No one was around.
Without hesitation I went back into the branch and headed towards the welcome desk and gave the envelope to the young lady there, who was absolutely shocked that I returned it. She said "not too many people would have returned this". I said, well, it's not mine and I would hate for someone else to now be out this money since they clearly withdrew this for their needs. She said they will review camera footage and hopefully find the owner and advise. I said OK and got home, and out of curiosity, asked my kids what would do. The answers were mixed. My 20s son said he would keep it if no one was watching, and my teenage daughter said without hesitation she would return it. I asked them if they could guess what I would do. They said they knew I returned it. I asked my son if he had taken out that money to buy his girlfriend something and accidentally dropped it and someone found it, what would he have liked them to do. He paused and realized when the shoe is on the other foot, it's quite a different perspective.
I have also been on the receiving end of honesty.
Last year, in the Fall, my younger son and I were heading to Dollarama to get some baking supplies as he was in the throes of baking goods for the local Fall Fair, when he realized he was out of some stuff. So off we went to Dollarama, driving in pouring rain, to get some supplies. By the time, we got home, I noticed my phone was no longer on my belt clip. My brand new phone that I just got two months ago on a two-year plan. 10 years worth of photos were transferred on that phone and I use it for both personal and business. We went back to the parking lot where in the torrential downpour, my son and I scoured the darkness, looking under cars, etc. No dice. Got home, used the "find phone" app, and saw that the phone was moving, so clearly someone found it. At that point I knew the phone was gone and I was shaking my head how careless I was putting it on that belt clip (which I don't use anymore).
Anyway, my Dad kept calling my daughter's phone at home and she was not around it and found all these messages asking me to call him on her phone. I told my daughter to tell my Dad to lay off, since I just lost my phone and was frantically trying to find it. He said he knows, that's why he is trying to reach me. I was like, "huh?" So I used my daughter's phone and called him. He said some guy found my phone in the parking lot, asked around if anyone had lost their phone, couldn't get past the login and was not a technical guy so he went to the local Rogers store in the plaza and No Frills and tried to find anyone who would have a suggestion. Some teenagers (of all people) suggested he use the SIRI thing to dial emergency contact...which happened to be my Dad. My Dad answered, got a hold of me on my daughter's phone and then gave me the number to call the guy who found my phone - him and his wife took the phone out of the case and dried it up before using it to call emergency contact. Long story short, I met up with him and got my phone back and offered him a reward. He refused it and said, "hopefully if you are ever in this situation, you would do the same and not keep something that wasn't yours". I said never to worry, my morals and personal conviction wouldn't allow me to do keep something that wasn't mine anyways, be it from a retailer, or otherwise.
