Hello Mibbians! So today I'm stuck in moral court and the jury is still out on deliberation. Let me start from the top and give you a bit of background before I get too into the story.
I recently got my first credit card, and it's one of those small 250$ limit ones with Victoria secret. And with my move from Washington to Florida I've been in desperate need of a proper bathing suit, so I decided to go to V.S. and get one with my card. After discovering online is out of stock up to it's ears I drove half an hour to the store, only to spend hours finding one that I liked that fit my small busty frame. Along with my swimsuit was a beautiful floral print maxi cover-up that cost about 80$ pre purchase.
At this point the store was really busy, and the line at the register was getting pretty long. When I got to the front of the line the cashier was a really sweet guy, but he seemed a little flustered, calling for help and trying to clock out. He struggled with the big and slippery maxi, much like me in the dressing room, and I told him this was my first purchase on my angel card and I should get the 15% discount that goes with it. So he finished adding the discount and gave me the total and I left thinking it was a lot cheaper than I thought it would be.
As my mom and I drove home we started talking about it and my total should have been about 100$ more than it was, so I checked the receipt. It turned out he didn't scan the maxi and forgot to give me my rewards card. Now I was in the car freaking out, because we were already half way home and my mom refused to go back. I guess most people would have been happy with free stuff, but this wasn't just a 3$ panty it was 80$, and I was feeling completely conflicted.
On one hand that's 100$ less to pay, and 25$ less in possible interest. On the other hand I feel like a thief and I absolutely don't want that. I only had to think about it for a moment to decide I wanted to call them and have them charge it to my card, but then I realized what would happen then. If I call and tell them, the cashier is certain to get in trouble and possibly lose his job, and I couldn't live with myself if that happened.
So here I am still deciding whether to call and have them charge me the money and send me the rewards card or just leave it and basically steal 80$. No matter which I choose I'm left feeling horribly guilty, and I don't know what to do. I really want to call, but I don't want to get anyone in trouble.
What would you do?
P.S. I wouldn't judge anyone for keeping it, because I know most people would. I'm just not sue I'm one of them. :)
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