Moral dilemma

pilch
pilch Posts: 1,136
edited June 2012 in The Crudcatcher
A friend of mine - NOT Pilch, has a moral dilemma... so naturally I have come to the high moral ground of the cc for advice...on behalf of my friend.

Some time ago an item was ordered from a european internet retailer, said item was lost/not dispatched for some reason. The item was chased and was then delivered after a time.

Since then another identical item has been subsequently delivered by mistake...

Is it time to fess up and play the white man, or is it treasure me lad!, keep quiet and lose it for a time in the back of the shed, till the coast is clear?

I have my own views on this one...to advise my friend of course, just wondering what the crudders would do if such manor from heaven landed in your lap?
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  • thekickingmule
    thekickingmule Posts: 7,957
    Sell it back to the European Internet Retailer!

    I'd hold onto it though, we've done it quite a few times. After about 3 months, if they haven't chased it, then they can't really hold you to account anymore.
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Did he sign for it?
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  • pilch
    pilch Posts: 1,136
    Not personally, was delivered to a work address & signed for by a.n. other
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  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    If there a set of brakes of XT flavour, i'm sure i could help returning them ?
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  • sandy hill
    sandy hill Posts: 390
    The fact that 'your friend' is asking means he has made his decision and just wants 'you' (us) to concur that we would behave with the same small minded big company fecked up mentality.

    Afterall, if the company managed to take payment twice, by accident, would you want them to own up and be prroactive in returning your - sorry his - funds.




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  • Squarepants
    Squarepants Posts: 1,019
    I'm a big believer in treat thy neighbour.... etc blah. Has happened once or twice with CRC and I've returned the superfluous/duplicated items.

    Yea you may be up on the deal but

    a) It would probably bother me in the long term i.e. theft
    b) karmas a bitch (bad karma anyway)

    If he/she neither has a conscience or gives a crap about this karma hoo haar then it's a win.
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  • pilch
    pilch Posts: 1,136
    Squarepants wrote:
    I'm a big believer in treat thy neighbour.... etc blah.

    Yep, what goes around, comes around, i'm no saint, if it was BT I wouldn't think twice, as they are lying, conniving, robbing, fkkers.... however as much as would be nice to have 2 of said item (sorry not XT brakes!), I think sending it back is the way to go... for my friend ;-)
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  • bartimaeus
    bartimaeus Posts: 1,812
    Email them... if your friend is lucky they will tell him to keep the items. Depends on the value, but there's a point at which it's not worth the hassle of taking them back, so they may just write it off to goodwill.
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  • spongtastic
    spongtastic Posts: 2,651
    The shop will have claimed the loss from the courier. So I'd contact them just for my own peace of mind.

    I doubt that they'll want anything shipped back to Germany.
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  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    edited June 2012
    In the UK the Unsolicited Goods and Services Act applies, this says either 1) tell the retailer and give them 30 days to collect, or you keep it, or 2) do nothing, wait 6 months, then keep it.
  • cooldad
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    alfablue wrote:
    In the UK the Unnsolicited Goods and Services Act applies, this says either 1) tell the retailer and give them 30 days to collect, or you keep it, or 2) do nothing, wait 6 months, then keep it.
    What part of unsolicited don't you understand?
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  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    The OP only ordered one item.
  • DodgeT
    DodgeT Posts: 2,255
    Fess up, you - sorry he :) has nothing to lose, but just think how happy you'll be if they mail back and say keep it :)
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    alfablue wrote:
    The OP only ordered one item.
    And told them it was not received, so they sent another. As good suppliers do. Now he's got both. Try harder.
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  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    cooldad wrote:
    alfablue wrote:
    The OP only ordered one item.
    And told them it was not received, so they sent another. As good suppliers do. Now he's got both. Try harder.
    Tell them, let them collect it.
  • singleton
    singleton Posts: 2,523
    pilch wrote:
    fess up and play the white man

    And you're claiming some kind of moral high ground??? Moral high ground for who - the BNP?

    Anyway, to the question you asked, email them and fess up.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Singleton wrote:
    pilch wrote:
    fess up and play the white man

    And you're claiming some kind of moral high ground??? Moral high ground for who - the BNP?

    Anyway, to the question you asked, email them and fess up.
    You did notice his avatar?
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  • pilch
    pilch Posts: 1,136
    cooldad wrote:
    Singleton wrote:
    pilch wrote:
    fess up and play the white man

    And you're claiming some kind of moral high ground??? Moral high ground for who - the BNP?

    Anyway, to the question you asked, email them and fess up.
    You did notice his avatar?

    You did notice my sig?
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,821
    We sell stuff mail order (not for bikes) if someone comes clean they tend to be looked on favourably and we make a judgement according to the value of the item and the cost of getting it back. If it's a high value item we will usually give them something like a voucher to say thanks for your honesty.
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  • sheepsteeth
    sheepsteeth Posts: 17,418
    i would email them, if you are lucky, you will end up with a freebie, if not, they should atleast pay for the return and your conscience will be clear.

    i have a terrible conscience and it wont allow me to do anything dishonest but i understand that other people are more bothered about going to hell
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  • Briggo
    Briggo Posts: 3,537
    What was the item?

    If it was a dildo, use it then return it. And when I say use, I mean use on your friend and vice versa.
  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,594
    Morally i'm an ass... I'd keep it...
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,157
    Are the last two posts linked?

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