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by Anonymous on August 6th, 2005

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If a company mails you an item you didn't order, can you keep it?

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  • by Mary Siever on August 7th, 2005

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    Well, you could keep it, yes. Or you could send it back. The honest thing to do would be to contact them to let them know about it and they can make arrangements to have it shipped back, or they can tell you to keep it (this does happen sometimes). It would be dishonest to keep it without letting them know they sent something extra. After all, if they sent the wrong item, you would want what you ordered, right?

    To Thom64:
    Well, it depends on how you view honesty.

    From Dictionary.com : Honesty: The quality or condition of being honest; integrity.

    and Integrity..." Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code."

    I think honesty is more than just "telling the truth". Now, in the strictest sense, the company made the mistake. However, knowing that they made the mistake, and failing to inform them of this, that could be construed as being dishonest. I certainly percieve it as so. If more people were upfront and honest in their dealings with others, there would be more trust. Honesty in all regards inspires more honesty and trust and integrity.

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    • great answer. my thoughts exactly

      jock5556

      by jock5556 on August 8th, 2005

    • I disagree that failure to notify is dishonest, but it does fail the "Golden Rule" test.

      Thom64

      by Thom64 on August 9th, 2005

    • Agreed - a clear conscience is priceless!!

      vortexwx

      by vortexwx on August 10th, 2005

    • Great answer.Failure to notify = extremely dishonest. Unless the original question was re: unsolicited items sent then billed

      Akimbo

      by Akimbo on August 11th, 2005

    • Not to mention it's probably illegal to keep something you didn't buy--same as stealing. :0(

      Answers101

      by Answers101 on March 19th, 2006

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