Poll of the Day > Have you ever gotten something for free that you should've paid for?

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And i dont mean stealing, I mean like the person serving you says dont worry about it.

Last summer i was getting free beers when i was in Europe, was pretty awesome. Every night the bartender wouldnt charge me. I was 3rd night i was like, this shouldnt be, and bring it up, and he said dont worry about it.
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I once got a free cookie with a sandwich.

I was buying a bag of jalapeno cheesy chips that were on sale, apparently they forgot to change the sign so it wasn't on sale anymore, the lady behind me paid for it and said not to worry about, said something about Christ and I said something about God back and we smiled and went on our separate ways.
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One time I was thrift shopping and I asked the clerk how much a tea spoon costs. She just looked around and then told me to take it. She was pretty cute too.

i once got a $60 thing of perfume for free because it didn't scan when the clerk scanned it and she didn't notice

i noticed

i said nothing.
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On a regular basis. At our local watering hole, they frequently give my wife and I a free round of drinks.
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Pretty often, yes.

I've also stolen things unintentionally. One time I left a bar because I was feeling sick (like digestive sick, not drunk sick) and totally just forgot to pay. Recently I bought a 16-count tortillas, and the price came up way higher than I was expecting, and I told them what it should be and they gave me that price. But I think it actually did scan right - the price I wanted was for 8-count, and I grabbed a bag from the 8-count pile and didn't notice til I had left the store that it was 16.

Bear posted...

i once got a $60 thing of perfume for free because it didn't scan when the clerk scanned it and she didn't notice

i noticed

i said nothing.

Ogurisama posted...

And i dont mean stealing

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J_Dawg983 posted...

Bear posted...

i once got a $60 thing of perfume for free because it didn't scan when the clerk scanned it and she didn't notice

i noticed

i said nothing.

Ogurisama posted...

And i dont mean stealing

This
Would be different if you didnt notice until you got home, but while stuff are getting scanned that isnt cool
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Bear posted...

i once got a $60 thing of perfume for free because it didn't scan when the clerk scanned it and she didn't notice

i noticed

i said nothing.

That's stealing.
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Yeah I inadvertently stole some 12 packs of sodas a couple weeks ago

They were down in the bottom part of the cart and I told the lady at the register who said she would scan them with ththe little scanner gun they have. She was making smalltalk and when I got outside I realized she had forgotten about them.

I shrugged and into my trunk they went
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Yah.
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Food. So much free food in my life. I went to Subway to get a soda. And the guy said, "Do you want all these cookies? We have to throw them out every night." And gave me a bag of cookies. So I also bought milk. Ones of the girls at the same Subway gave me a free sub, too. And a guy paid for my subway there once when my card wasn't working. I had gotten paid that day. While I was on the phone with my bank, he paid. It was a cop. Also, lots of free food at the airport. It was filled with military members(including me) and they kept buying our food. Practically fighting to buy it. Someone would say, "Add his food to my bill." Then someone else would yell, "No. I got it." Stuff like that. A lot of other times, too. I tell them not to and that I can get it, but they won't let you... And drinks every once in a while. Bartender gave me a drink for free once. We knew her, close friend of a guy I was hanging out with. Awesome lady. And got a drink from a guy. I thought he made a mistake, but he was celebrating and buying drink for everyone in the vacinity, so the bartender poured me a shot, too. But I don't think anything expensive... I think...
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I got a sub from 7/11 one time, I was in there to buy a couple wings but they ran out, guy said "Are you hungry?" I said kinda and then he reached underneath the counter and gave me a ham and cheese sub, twas cool.
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I've been under charged a handful of times.

I think that more often I've gotten discounts or free swag for being a fun customer who buys "the interesting stuff" (their words).
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J_Dawg983 posted...

Bear posted...

i once got a $60 thing of perfume for free because it didn't scan when the clerk scanned it and she didn't notice

i noticed

i said nothing.

Ogurisama posted...

And i dont mean stealing

it's not stealing though. there was never the intention of "i'm gonna steal this. fuck yeah". i had every intention of paying for it. she scanned it, it didn't scan, she didn't notice. i'm not gonna tell the lady how to do her job
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Bear posted...

it's not stealing though. she scanned it, it didn't scan, she didn't notice. i'm not gonna tell the lady how to do her job

you took something knowing you didn't pay for it, sounds like stealing to me.
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darcandkharg31 posted...

Bear posted...

it's not stealing though. she scanned it, it didn't scan, she didn't notice. i'm not gonna tell the lady how to do her job

you took something knowing you didn't pay for it, sounds like stealing to me.

as opposed to being handed something for free?

i had every intention of paying for the item. it's not my fault the lady didn't notice when her machine made the "ERRRR" sound of a failed scan
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Bear posted...

as opposed to being handed something for free?

i had every intention of paying for the item. it's not my fault the lady didn't notice when her machine made the "ERRRR" sound of a failed scan

When i'm handed something for free, both the giver and givee know what's up. I'm sure it's not a lot of people faults either that some items are easy to steal but don't let that stop you.
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Bear posted...

darcandkharg31 posted...

Bear posted...

it's not stealing though. she scanned it, it didn't scan, she didn't notice. i'm not gonna tell the lady how to do her job

you took something knowing you didn't pay for it, sounds like stealing to me.

as opposed to being handed something for free?

i had every intention of paying for the item. it's not my fault the lady didn't notice when her machine made the "ERRRR" sound of a failed scan

I mean, I see both sides of this... but still...

Kungfu Kenobi posted...

I've been under charged a handful of times.

I think that more often I've gotten discounts or free swag for being a fun customer who buys "the interesting stuff" (their words).

Can I ask what they consider "interesting stuff"?
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Hellys just a criminal thug.
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Look, @bear, I'm not saying that you're the only person to ever do that but all those that have knowingly stole and no amount of "do their job better" mental gymnastics can change that.
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why do you always tag me dude
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LinkPizza posted...

Can I ask what they consider "interesting stuff"?

That's a tough one to answer, mostly because I could give you list of things and it might not sound that impressive to you. Like, a pair of maracas - so what? Well you had to be there.
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Yeah, my local KFC will throw in a freebie of some sort from time to time.
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Zeus posted...

Yeah, my local KFC will throw in a freebie of some sort from time to time.

Im calling the police
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One time at a school cafeteria I asked a fellow student how much the drinks at the soft drink fountain cost, they simply said they don't know and straight-up bought one for me. *shrug*
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Amazon sent me doubles of all the ATHF DVDs...
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Zeus posted...

Yeah, my local KFC will throw in a freebie of some sort from time to time.

My local McDonald's does that. They gave me a free coffee things because Inwas always smiling when I went there and talked to them all the time. And sometimes extra food. Like extra pancakes or something that I didn't order. They also have me two burger patties one night. But that was for my two dogs that came with me that night. They were excited. But it's still always good that I get free. I like it, though...
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TheCyborgNinja posted...

Amazon sent me doubles of all the ATHF DVDs...

They(Amazon) sent me something my mom ordered. But she also got the package. So, IDK...
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Ogurisama posted...

And i dont mean stealing, I mean like the person serving you says dont worry about it.

Last summer i was getting free beers when i was in Europe, was pretty awesome. Every night the bartender wouldnt charge me. I was 3rd night i was like, this shouldnt be, and bring it up, and he said dont worry about it.

does being handed back the 50 dollar note you handed over to pay for food you bought count?
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Yeah sometimes usually if its little

Once I got a free meal at a sit in diner
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Mead posted...

Zeus posted...

Yeah, my local KFC will throw in a freebie of some sort from time to time.

Im calling the police

On yourself for the soda you shop lifted?
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A hobby store sent me two packets of rocket engines instead of one, I contacted them and asked if they wanted me to send it back. They just asked for the shipping details and told me to keep the pack.
I gave them a 5/5 review on Amazon because they were nice :)
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