Is it wrong to....

[Gordofish]

Petco has been ripping people off and killing fish for years. Its not like he is hurting any of the employees just their bottom line, and not by enough to be noticeable. I wouldnt do it myself but I wouldnt say it was wrong , it would be like a big brother kicking some bully's butt for hitting his little sister. Vigilante justice woo!

 

[chucke]

What about buying a stereo from wal mart for spring break using it, and then taking it back when your done with it at the end of the week?

Now who hasnt done that we all know the Condos you rent dont have banging systems

 

[elementkid65]

haha dont believe in kama ay good luck it still happens no matter what ull probly trip over at ur car before you walk in and smash it

 

[jmhart]

...Its not like he is hurting any of the employees just their bottom line, and not by enough to be noticeable....

This is bad logic. It's entirely utilitarian in nature. If everyone felt like it was ok to steal from a corporation, quickly and definitely real everyday people would be affected. You may think that when you steal from a corporation that all you are doing is taking that money out of the CEO's paycheck. No, you are not, you are taking that money out of your neighbor's paycheck. The CEO gets his money. Before the CEO takes a pay cut, corporations consider massive layoffs of everyday people. Additionally, you are hurting the stock of the corporation, which, in some cases, may drastically affect your neighbor, your mother, or even your investments/retirement. Eventually, the entire stock market takes a hit because everyone feels like stealing from a corporation is no big deal.

Think things through to completetion. I work in a major industry for a leading corporation. I'm the guy next door. If you start stealing from my corporation, I lose my job.

 

[Star_Rider]

I'll look at this from a different angle.

I don't consider it stealing nor wrong on the part of the person returning the item. it is a normal stocking item..some will buy it ..whether they spend the cash ordering it or helping their customer base by taking it in on a return.
it's not a bad policy for petsmart either.
the person returning it ..sounds like he wants credit for fish..so they will all make out in the end.

the fish are perishable items..they have a lower cost on them than the hardware like a filter which is not perishable
if you think about it..it's win win. what if this were a gift item and the reciever didn't have a reciept.? petsmarts policy t take this back with no reciet just brought in a new customer..
cheap advertising if you think about it and had any idea what a paper ad costs.

btw..i spent 1
almost 18 years in retail.

 

[jmhart]

I'll look at this from a different angle.

I don't consider it stealing nor wrong on the part of the person returning the item. it is a normal stocking item..some will buy it ..whether they spend the cash ordering it or helping their customer base by taking it in on a return.
it's not a bad policy for petsmart either.
the person returning it ..sounds like he wants credit for fish..so they will all make out in the end.

The point is, though, that now petsmart has just "purchased" that same item for $52 dollars instead of, say, $25. If they sell it(which they do/will) for $52, they make no money. Even if the guy does spend the money at petsmart, he is now using that stolen money to purchase fish. In the end, petsmart still has $11 stolen from them, whether it's in the form of cash as a return, or fish it's still a quantifiable amount.

I do believe kharma will be on the side of the intent. If it was a gift, and the person did not have a reciept or clue as to where it came from, that's a different story and petsmart is doing a nice thing by letting them return the item there. This guy is intending to steal. He's aware of it, he's going to a lot of effort to accomplish it. I'm not concerned because it will come back to him.


In college I was a server. One day at Cracker Barrell I forgot to tip the guy. The tip would have only been $6, but I forgot(I think their system of paying at the front contributes to this problem). I got home, realized I forgot, and immediately I knew it would come back to me. Sure enough, that night as I was waiting tables, I was stiffed on the tip on a $200 check. At first I was mad, then I knew it was kharma coming back at me.

I always remember to tip at Cracker Barrell now.

 

[Marinemom]

Any way you look at it, putting anyone 's beliefs aside, it is entirely wrong. In the end it is the little guy that ends up paying for the actions of this person that seems to not care about the morals of society.

Marinemom

 

[Star_Rider]

The point is, though, that now petsmart has just "purchased" that same item for $52 dollars instead of, say, $25. If they sell it(which they do/will) for $52, they make no money. Even if the guy does spend the money at petsmart, he is now using that stolen money to purchase fish. In the end, petsmart still has $11 stolen from them, whether it's in the form of cash as a return, or fish it's still a quantifiable amount.

I do believe kharma will be on the side of the intent. If it was a gift, and the person did not have a reciept or clue as to where it came from, that's a different story and petsmart is doing a nice thing by letting them return the item there. This guy is intending to steal. He's aware of it, he's going to a lot of effort to accomplish it. I'm not concerned because it will come back to him.


In college I was a server. One day at Cracker Barrell I forgot to tip the guy. The tip would have only been $6, but I forgot(I think their system of paying at the front contributes to this problem). I got home, realized I forgot, and immediately I knew it would come back to me. Sure enough, that night as I was waiting tables, I was stiffed on the tip on a $200 check. At first I was mad, then I knew it was kharma coming back at me.

I always remember to tip at Cracker Barrell now.

actually No they didn't purchase it for $52

remember you are dealing with retail for retail not cost. they actually by trading fish made more money that they would for the hardware.the filters have a low turn over and the fixed cost is higher than the soft items like livestock.

they trade retail for retail but remember they are dealing with costs not retail.

many sift items have lower cost which allows for a higher margin due to loss.

when I worked retail we would take in an itme like this and gladly trade retail for retail on an item that has a higher retail margin as we would make more money on that item.

don't forget petsmart will sell that time that they normally stock. so they don't lose.

 

[Hooked Newbie]

Any way you look at it, putting anyone 's beliefs aside, it is entirely wrong. In the end it is the little guy that ends up paying for the actions of this person that seems to not care about the morals of society.

Marinemom

Thank you! Guess whatever store we're talking about will have to raise prices (little guy pays) to maintain profits to keep the shareholders happy.

 

[msjinkzd]

although I am not a supporter of big box stores, or chain LFS...I believe its wrong to rip a business off. I agree with marinemom and newb.