Walmart - Company Run By Morons for My Benefit

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
You lied to them in order to get them to give you merchandise. Sorry, you just commited fraud, not theft

I didn't see him say that he lied.

He might have, but he didn't mention it here...

[DinoDoc]

I'm curious what prevented you from going to Best Buy (where you work) and trying this scheme there.

[SlowwHand]

In a legal sense, fraud is theft.

[Elok]

Wow, that's unethical. I'm envious of your ability to harrass retail employees into giving you what you want even when they know you're screwing them. Though I'd say, judging by your own story, that Walmart isn't "run by morons" so much as "employing one moron and a bunch of people who don't get paid enough to bother correcting said moron."

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
I didn't say it was ethical. As a retail business though, they should have the awreness to recognize that a vast majority of consumers are out to get what they can get, for nothing. No, it's not proper, but it's correct.

Well should we be giving him a pat on the back for it as he clearly wants?

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
I didn't see him say that he lied.

He might have, but he didn't mention it here...

I consider it lying when you say something that you know will be interpreted one way but actually means something very different.

[David Floyd]

Kuci,

You lied to them in order to get them to give you merchandise. Sorry, you just commited fraud, not theft

I did no such thing. Stating that I have no receipt implies that I could have bought the product anywhere.

LordShiva,

You implied it by walking into Wal-Mart and asking for an exchange

I implied no such thing. I simply asked for an exchange.

Certainly. But taking advantage of it is still unethical.

It's unethical to take advantage of a company's public business practices?

DD,

I'm curious what prevented you from going to Best Buy (where you work) and trying this scheme there.

1)Best Buy won't exchange an Ipod without a receipt under almost any circumstance.

2)As an employee I cannot hold Best Buy to the same policies that customers can. For example, even though any customer can do a no receipt exchange at Best Buy up to 30 days after Christmas, as an employee I cannot.

Elok,

Wow, that's unethical. I'm envious of your ability to harrass retail employees into giving you what you want even when they know you're screwing them. Though I'd say, judging by your own story, that Walmart isn't "run by morons" so much as "employing one moron and a bunch of people who don't get paid enough to bother correcting said moron."

I didn't harass anyone. I was very polite, explained calmly and firmly what I wanted, and they gave it to me. They would rather deal with me than someone who yells and screams, that's for sure

[David Floyd]

Dino, I don't want a pat on the back, I just thought that some people would find it as funny as I did.

Jesus, you people are hardasses.

[Kuciwalker]

I did no such thing. Stating that I have no receipt implies that I could have bought the product anywhere.

No, it doesn't imply that. It just doesn't automatically prevent it from being true. But when you walk into a store and ask for an exchange, even if you say you don't have a receipt, you are implying that you bought it at that store.

It's unethical to take advantage of a company's public business practices?

So if it was their practice not to lock the store at night you would be perfectly comfortable just walking in and taking things?

[Janaki]

Originally posted by David Floyd
Dino, I don't want a pat on the back, I just thought that some people would find it as funny as I did.

Jesus, you people are hardasses.

I found it funny.
Unethical but I say coz Walmart makes way too much money. I say we need to spread the wealth.

[David Floyd]

So if it was their practice not to lock the store at night you would be perfectly comfortable just walking in and taking things?

I think we all know that's not a fair comparison. One is a business practice - that is, exchanging products with no questions asked in the name of customer loyalty. The other is a contrived, ridiculous scenario - leaving the front door unlocked.

Also, in my situation I had permission from store management, whereas your scenario does not include that element.

[DinoDoc]

Something talls me "Chris" won't be working there for long if he regularly allows exchanges on items like this against policy.

On the subject of stealing: The employees of the store recieve thier yearly bonus based on how profitable the store is so in a very real sense you did steal money from them.

[Last Conformist]

This thread is stupid. David Floyd did it - it's ipso facto Bad, Wrong, and Unethical.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Arrian
Underhanded is the term I'd use. Ultimately, however, only successful b/c of Walmart's own decisions.

-Arrian

It was basicly a con.

[Wezil]

Originally posted by Oerdin


It was basicly a con.

Yep.