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Is it wrong to remain silent when a cashier makes a mistake in your favor?

At a popular department store, I wanted to buy two items for $2.94 each and condoms for $14.00. The cashier was about my grandmother's age. She scanned the $2.94 items three times and said the total was $8.82. I knew the price wasn't right, , but I didn't want to say to the elderly woman, "Excuse me, but you didn't scan my condoms." I got a good deal, but I think that was somewhat immoral on my part. Is that right? What should I have done?

RegisterWhoops , 08.12.2013, 11:21
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Mike, 21.12.2013, 15:38
We always made a big deal of fixing cashier errors that benefitted us. It set a good example for the kids that taking something unearned is not legit.

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