What will you do if a shopkeeper accidently returns excess money?

Because she was an employee, the girl must be thanking you more than 100 times. You did an splendid job. I may not be returning that money to her. The person in that shop was not an employee but a shop owner. may be that was why he was rude on me. Later on he could have realized it but since he didn't appologize, I didn't do any favour to him!

But don't you think that he was commiting a mistake and he should be punished for that! Think about it, take an example, if a person slaps his wife with no reason, then shouldn't that person be penalized by giving a punishment. When the lady would go out then the man would realized his mistake. So, I think I punished that guy just because he punished me for a good work!

He made a mistake, he did not commit a crime. I still say that two wrongs don't make a right and no matter how rude he was, I would not keep the extra money that he gave me. In the case of a wife beater, that is a crime, not just a mistake, and he should face the consequences.

I would stop this fight here because I think your and mine way of thinking is different. I was beaten by a stick from my teacher for just not bringing a book of his choice in his class. That wasn't a crime but a mistake!

Yes this has happened to me more then once,I remember the one time in perticular it was in a small grocery store.I had 4 little children and not much money,My hubby had been laid of from his job. I had got some of the things that were on sale and gave her a ten dollar bill.the groceries were under 6 dollars.She thought I had gave her a 20 and gave me the change,My first thought was what a break and I walked out of the sore.but I just felt a terrible guilt and went back in and told her what had happened and that I was sorry for what I had done.She started to cry and thanked me as she said it would have been taken out of her pay and she could hardly make ends meet now. I went out of the store yes I was broker then before but I felt good and I knew that I had done the right thing and we would make it through the rough times

You did the right thing but I am really glad that it was not the same response you get from the storekeeper. May be because she was an employee and in my case it was an owner. But you should be proud of yourself that you did make a day for a person in this world.

It would so nice of you. Had this happened to you in your life, I mean got more change than usual or you left some money on that counter ? did that happen with you because it has happened to me many times.

He he he. I was also very surprised when he shouted at me. Well, I told my mum about the situation and she was yelling at me that what was the need to me becoming "King Harishchandra"? I could have easily taken the money and come back to home. Which was exactly I did the second time.

*laugh* *laugh* *burst in laugh*. That was a nice idea. Great. You deserve a best response here and you are getting one from me. Gosh, next time I will do the same action. People might run after me thinking that I am a theif! LOL

Ha ha ha.. I would love to see them running after me for returning the money I left on the corner,will they?

thank you... *blush* hahaha... they might not think that since you're leaving money on the counter hee hee... they would just look puzzled why you left that there *laugh*

Even if the shopkeeper would shout at you again! Unless and until that keeper was my friend, I would never accept his shout at me.

May be you are right, the shopkeeper didn't know how to count but what he did was taught me a wrong lesson which was with me for long long time. I was always finding a chance when I can get more money from the shopkeeper. Well, later when the same thing happened with me in my shop, my thinking has been changed and now I return the excess change what I get from them!

No, he was no employee but he was the owner. That wasn't a big shop at all. Huh! I am not as honest as you think. Most of the time I would give the money back if it is not big. but if it is big, hmmm, who knows I can take money in pocket and pretend that nothing has happened. Just kidding. let's hope that these things don't happen in my life otherwise it would be difficult for me as I don't want to loose dignity!

Then I think he is mostly a bad temper man and would easily get irritated to do extra work by taking back the money, and would feel much happy if you didn’t disturb him and regardless of the money lost. Yeah, it’s not worth to lose our dignity and feel uneasy all the time as well, just because to take the money wrongfully.

Sometimes in future, it was uneasy for me to count the change I get it from the shopkeeper. That incident gave a deep mark in my mind (I was only 8 years old then!). I was afraid that if I return the excess money, the shopkeeper would again will shout at me. Later, I started attending my father's shop and then I understood the meaning of money and was really amazed how a person can shout at one who is doing a favour to you!

Now, I do follow them because I have now understood the value of honesty for sure my friend.

If i make money by unfair means it won't be right.I will return the money to the shopkeeper.

If the money is small then I would definitely but if it is in around a million or something then I would proabably not! LOL

Even if you are in need of money, what will you do? Return or retain! That would a question to be answered! Alas! this discussion is already at mylot, so, I can't ask but I can ask it from you, right?

Exactly and the most interesting thing was that the person was the shop owner!

May be you are right. I used to think that in my life too until I made the same mistake and the person in front of me returned the money. Then my thinking got chaged.

Whatever he said gave me a deep mark inside my mind. It took a while to get that mark out from my mind. It got removed when one shopkeeper(different) returned me change when I was leaving the shop without taking the change back from him. I really admired that guy and now I am the same honest guy.

Don't worry about that. Forget it. Bye

I took and took with pleasure my friend. I was started thinking that why don't all shopkeepers do the same and give me more change than actual! LOL

I think I have done it many times but never felt guilty about it. Unless and until I am doing it with the shopkeeper on a daily basis, it is excused. Once I returned money and then got yelled may be you could have been yelled too! So, don't worry about the past but try to be honest in your future.

Yeap, thank you for the change, I would not count it because I have a faith in you and you won't give less money to me! And that guy would be proud that he earned a great reputation!

I was really expecting it from him. I think I don't remember the feeling I had when he was shouting at me but afterwards I was happy that I followed my teacher but when I told this in my family and friends, all yelled at me and said that I should not have returned money to that shameless shopkeeper. May be that intimidated me to do such mistake!

Indeed. I am proud of and I think it gave him a good lesson because then onwards he didn't do anything like that. May be my act has awaken his mind and he is now more cautious on returning change!

That is good. You won a good relationship with the shopkeeper. He must have thanked you and he did. This the way people earn respect and honour from others. Like in my case, the shopkeeper earned disrespect and honour from me!

I hope that you keep your honesty with you as time passes because there are very few people here in this world with such honesty! Cheers! and all the best in mylot.