What would you do?

rhonda101014

I ordered a Tommie tippee diaper pail from babies r us and today when I received my order instead of it being the diaper pail it was a convertible car seat. It is a nice car seat so I am thinking about keeping it and just going and buying the diaper pail. Is that bad? I just wanted to see what other moms would do. I know that I should return it but I feel like they screwed up and I win for a change. Am I a terrible person?

pnwlover12

Well, may not rack up any karma points, but I don't give a shit and I would keep it if I needed it. Amazon messed up 2 Christmases ago and sent me my order 2x but only charged me once. It was a nice toddler sized chair ($80), so I gave one to DD and the other one to her cousin who is 5 months older.

golfingdarwinfish

Crate & Barrel once sent me an extra set of napkins and I returned those; so, yes, I would return a car seat. 

Ultimately it's your call. 

pnwlover12

golfingdarwinfish said:

Crate & Barrel once sent me an extra set of napkins and I returned those; so, yes, I would return a car seat. 

Ultimately it's your call. 

^ better person than me.
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amstevens78

I say it is their fault and think bad of me if you want but I would keep it.

MrsL2B

I'd keep it if I needed it, but I'd always be wondering when they'll catch their mistake and charge me the remainder of the price.

MuffinMom14

pnwlover12 said:

Well, may not rack up any karma points, but I don't give a shit and I would keep it if I needed it. Amazon messed up 2 Christmases ago and sent me my order 2x but only charged me once. It was a nice toddler sized chair ($80), so I gave one to DD and the other one to her cousin who is 5 months older.

Oooh, let's all confess. Amazon once sent me two iPod Nanos. Kept 'em.

pnwlover12

SPurp13 said:

pnwlover12 said:

Well, may not rack up any karma points, but I don't give a shit and I would keep it if I needed it. Amazon messed up 2 Christmases ago and sent me my order 2x but only charged me once. It was a nice toddler sized chair ($80), so I gave one to DD and the other one to her cousin who is 5 months older.

Oooh, let's all confess. Amazon once sent me two iPod Nanos. Kept 'em.

Ooh, shit yeah. I'd be stoked. I'd probably sell the extra on craigslist too!

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golfingdarwinfish

pnwlover12 said:

golfingdarwinfish said:

Crate & Barrel once sent me an extra set of napkins and I returned those; so, yes, I would return a car seat. 

Ultimately it's your call. 

^ better person than me.
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Nah. I'm probably just an idiot. lol  I mean,  I still haven't said anything about the jackass barista either.   

pnwlover12

golfingdarwinfish said:

pnwlover12 said:

golfingdarwinfish said:

Crate & Barrel once sent me an extra set of napkins and I returned those; so, yes, I would return a car seat. 

Ultimately it's your call. 

^ better person than me.
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Nah. I'm probably just an idiot. lol  I mean,  I still haven't said anything about the jackass barista either.   

That barista was an asshole! I would have definetly said something. But I wouldn't say you are an idiot, more like kind and understanding. NOT bad traits to have, especially as a mother

lrobi13

MrsL2B said:

I'd keep it if I needed it, but I'd always be wondering when they'll catch their mistake and charge me the remainder of the price.

This.  I would hate to get an "unexpected" charge once they found their error.

AmandaJean12

How do you guys get companies to ship you extra stuff? lol That has never happened to me

TheOtherJacobsons

We got an extra bike from Target during Christmas once. We kept it in the box for 2 months to see if they wanted it back. We never heard back, so we kept it. I say, wait a bit and if they don't contact you, then keep it. It depends on what you can personally live with.

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SPurp13 said:

pnwlover12 said:

Well, may not rack up any karma points, but I don't give a shit and I would keep it if I needed it. Amazon messed up 2 Christmases ago and sent me my order 2x but only charged me once. It was a nice toddler sized chair ($80), so I gave one to DD and the other one to her cousin who is 5 months older.

Oooh, let's all confess. Amazon once sent me two iPod Nanos. Kept 'em.

I got my treadmill off of Amazon. The shipping was a nightmare and was rescheduled several times. I eventually received it, about 3 weeks late. About 6 months later, I received an email from Amazon saying they were sorry I never got my treadmill and they credited the full amount back to my credit card.

rhonda101014

Thanks everyone I think I will take my chances and keep it. I paid for my order by gift cards so I don't think they have anyway to charge me. If they do contact me I will take care of it with them then but just going to count this as a win for now.

Thewizardofrhythm

I once received an extra $300 knife set from Williams and Sonoma. My mother wanted to keep the second set. I ended up calling them to let them know they'd sent two. They have me a huge discount (like 80%) and thanked me profusely for letting them know. So I felt I did the right thing and got a beautiful set of knives on the cheap. Calling may be worth it.

rhonda101014

I did not sign for it. It was left at the door.

lilmissfancy

I would keep it in the box for a while. If they don't ask for it back then open it.

bennikki

Gateway sent me two of the same laptops when I was in college.  I called to return one, and the guy wanted me to UPS it back to them.  I said I wanted a shipping voucher because I didn't want to pay it out of pocket and wait for Gateway to send me a refund check.  He took down my email and contact information to send the voucher.  It never came, I called back another time, and they had no record of my first conversation, so I gave them the information again, and again I never received the voucher.  In both conversations they showed now record of sending two computers, so I chalked it up to trying my hardest and moved on.  

My mom got a new computer!  

I was talking to a friend who worked in customer service for a music supply company and she said it was probably more of a hassle to figure out how they sent two without record, and then re-inventory a non-existent computer according to them.

If I were you, I'd probably try to return it, but I wouldn't go out of my way.  If I was put on hold or transferred from person to person, then forget it.

TheOtherJacobsons

Look at us confessing and it's not even Friday.

asarem93

Nope I'd keep.... I'm not a good person.

futuremrsnjoroge

Call them. Let them know their mistake. And keep it. They can't charge you for something that you didn't buy and that they shipped to you in error. 

All of this "send it back" stuff... tuh. There's no reason to feel guilty or feel like a thief. You didn't do anything wrong. You'll just have to pay for your pail a second time when you re-order or go to the store to get it. Chalk it up to a gift for the inconvenience.

And feel bad for whoever got the pail instead of their car seat. lol

Littledeer84

I would keep it. Walmart once gave me Monty Python and the Holy Grail DVD for free...still have it!

golfingdarwinfish

Nicb13 said:

golfingdarwinfish said:

pnwlover12 said:

golfingdarwinfish said:

Crate & Barrel once sent me an extra set of napkins and I returned those; so, yes, I would return a car seat. 

Ultimately it's your call. 

^ better person than me.
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Nah. I'm probably just an idiot. lol  I mean,  I still haven't said anything about the jackass barista either.   

Huh? What happened with a barista?

@nicb13

"I almost started my day by telling off the guy in Starbucks who saw me walk in and automatically said, "decaf?", and when I said "No, 1/2 caff.", proceeded to tell me that he will be putting in more decaf than caf. I lectured him on the data regarding caffeine consumption in 3rd trimester, along with the permitted amounts and the amount I would actually be consuming. 

He told me I was still getting more decaf."

I forgot to add that he also gave me a grande when I ordered a venti.  I was giving him the benefit of the doubt that part wasn't intentional. 

MrsSinner402

I wouldn't be able to keep it. I'd feel too guilty. :-S

Cutiecruz327

I am a huge believer in Karma. I would call and let them know what happenned. If they tell you to keep it then karma is on your side.

Maggie6424

Amazon sent me a case of six postpartum bath herbs, rather than the one box I ordered. I kept it. I'm also a huge believer in karma, and I think this is good karma coming back to you.
I'd wait and see if amazon contacts you. If not, keep it!

MrMrsandBaby

Nope..call and tell them about the mistake. Even though you didn't do anything wrong to end up with it, keeping it is wrong. I don't care if you signed or not...justifying it like that is really crappy. Just call and see what they say.

pnwlover12

MrMrsandBaby said:

Nope..call and tell them about the mistake. Even though you didn't do anything wrong to end up with it, keeping it is wrong. I don't care if you signed or not...justifying it like that is really crappy. Just call and see what they say.

I must have very limited morals, because I really don't think it's a big deal.

BreandMikewedding

I would return it, but I'm a goody goody. I accidentally (I thought they were free) stole auto traders when I was 16 and still feel guilty. That was 16 years ago so I should probably get over it. Lol

DaniGrace89

I hate to tempt fate when I'm pregnant and have so much to lose....but...

...baby's cost a ton of money. Keep the seat.

Saragoeswest

Could this perhaps be how I came to possess real human hair extensions? Maybe I should call the factory in China.

In regards to the car seat, I would kick myself all the way to calling them.

HappyCianci

That's tough! I would probably return it, but I'm also picky about my possessions... If I didn't pick it out, I probably wouldn't want it anyway, so wouldn't be too tempted.

Just last week, though, we got halfway home from Ikea before realizing that the cashier didn't ring up the most expensive item in our cart, a forty-dollar shelf. We talked about it and decided not to go back to pay.

I can tolerate perpetrating a little dishonesty against a huge company. Corporations aren't people. I once busted my butt tracking down a stranger on the internet to return a found wallet, because that actually mattered to someone.

But you know what, I bet my parents would scold me for the Ikea thing, if I told them about it...

MrMrsandBaby

Still think it is essentially stealing and losses for a company mean higher prices for everyone. But whatever...If you feel good about it I guess it is ok? (I would put in an eye roll smiley but I'm on mobile)

FinntheHuman

I work in corporate retail and I would keep the car seat. I wouldn't even feel bad about it. I believe it's good karma that you were sent a very nice car seat, and I also believe not feeling bad about it has its fair chance of bringing on some karma that's not so lucky haha.

golfingdarwinfish

FinntheHuman said:

I work in corporate retail and I would keep the car seat. I wouldn't even feel bad about it. I believe it's good karma that you were sent a very nice car seat, and I also believe not feeling bad about it has its fair chance of bringing on some karma that's not so lucky haha.

I hate these karma arguments.  When some real serious shit happens in your life the last thing you want to think is it's karma coming back and biting you in the ass because you deserve it (and the last think anyone would want someone else to say about them is, "she had it coming, all that bad karma.", but when something like this happens, "yay, good karma!".  I don't get it.  

ohioloveyou

I guess I'm in the minority because I would call the company about returning it.  That's a very expensive item.  I feel like this whole "wait for the company to contact me about it" is just justifying doing what you want, because what multinational corporation is going to be going through their orders that closely after they were considered fulfilled? They are never going to call you and accuse you of having two of an item.

Do the right thing.  Feel good.  Hopefully get told to keep it or get a discount on a future item.

MrsSinner402

I just think its a bit asshole-ish to keep something you didn't pay for because it wasnt your mistake. Humans process those orders. Humans make mistakes.

ADH0906

golfingdarwinfish said:

FinntheHuman said:

I work in corporate retail and I would keep the car seat. I wouldn't even feel bad about it. I believe it's good karma that you were sent a very nice car seat, and I also believe not feeling bad about it has its fair chance of bringing on some karma that's not so lucky haha.

I hate these karma arguments.  When some real serious shit happens in your life the last thing you want to think is it's karma coming back and biting you in the ass because you deserve it (and the last think anyone would want someone else to say about them is, "she had it coming, all that bad karma.", but when something like this happens, "yay, good karma!".  I don't get it.  


^This. Also, the idea that getting free stuff is somehow a good karma payback is making me laugh. The universe is not thanking you by purposely messing up processing data.

I'm in the camp that keeping things that you didn't pay for and hoping the company doesn't notice is shitty. Of course the one iPad isn't going to sink Apple, but there are real life humans with real life jobs working at and relying on that company.