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Originally Posted by alamostation
First time: I was in a local grocery store at the deli counter. I was next in line with another white guy behind me. The person in front of me was getting a quarter pound of everything they had, so the guy serving her was tied up. The other worker was a Mexican woman. When she was done with her current customer, she asked the Mexican guy two people behind me if she could help him and took care of him. After that she picked out a Mexican woman about fifth in line to help. I left the deli area and complained to the manager. After checking out, I found that I got a bag of the previous customer's groceries.
Second time: I went to the Home Depot closest to home. Last time there, someone hit my 1987 MR2 which was somewhat cherry causing $600 of damage and left without leaving any note. Home Depot did not have any parking lot surveillance cameras. Tonight I bought a pair of expensive tools along with a few small accessories. The cashier asked me if I wanted extended warrantees on both of the expensive items, which I declined. The total came up to alot less than I had figured. Out in the parking lot, I found that I wasn't charged for one of the expensive tools.
I like to think that I am very honest, but my immediate reaction and what I am still thinking is fu## them both and keep what I got.
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Make your own call. The store can't track down the groceries' "rightful owner" and returning them would probably be silly. The person ahead of you in line who paid for the groceries had nothing to do with the clerk who gave you bad service. The SA food bank can use the food or a cash in-kind donation.
The tool was more than likely oversight and may result in unintended consequences: you may try to take the receipt and pay for the tool, and result in a cashier getting in trouble. Or maybe the manager says "keep it..."