Post by @lriv724@discuss.online

2026-11-11 00:00 UTC

Is this a big deal? So I went to the gas station to get a drink and some candy. The drink I got was a Sprite zero in a bottle. And then for the candy, I got four of those miniature Mike and Ike boxes. On the box of Mike and Ike it says you can get three for $.99. I got four. So I went up to the counter to pay for everything and I noticed the guy at the register scanned only three of the Mike and Ike boxes. Because they were all the same thing, all he had to do was scan one of them four times. But he only scanned it three times, And I noticed it, but I didn’t say anything. And it wasn’t necessarily because I was trying to benefit from getting anything that I didn’t pay for, but it was because sometimes I tend to hesitate to say things immediately or speak up on things, and so I just decided to just go with whatever. And the total amount for everything was $5.14. I wanted to know what everybody else thought of this? And is this a big deal?

Replies (8)

@Zahille7@lemmy.world 2026-11-11 00:36

No? It’s only a big deal if you complain to their manager that they gave you something for free, which you should almost never question or complain about. Why would you care in the first place? You’re not the manager, you’re not in charge of ordering merchandise for the location, and practically anything that means you pay less for more of something is a good thing.

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@Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online 2026-11-11 00:51

It’s hard to overstate how insignificant this is. Do not be unkind to yourself about this. The cashier will not get in trouble. Do not worry.

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@disregardable@lemmy.zip 2026-11-11 00:51

You can practice the conversation of what you should’ve said in the mirror.

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@monovergent@lemmy.ml 2026-11-11 02:17

This is probably something I would mull over for a few minutes and just laugh it off. $10 maybe, but I don’t know anyone who would seriously bat an eye over 99 cent candy. Now what does still haunt me is the time I was supposed to get a 128 GB USB drive for 50% off but the cashier double scanned it and I decided not to speak up.

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@southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 2026-11-11 02:31

Totally not a big deal. If it had been something bigger, eventual inventory checks would make it a problem for someone, but no convenience store gives a damn about single units of candy like that. They have loss as part of their accounting, so nobody gets in trouble unless it’s a big pattern.

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@cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 2026-11-11 03:25

Nice job. Move on.

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@daggermoon@piefed.world 2026-11-11 10:23

As a cashier, I fuck up sometimes. Sometimes we forget to scan shit. It happens. Definitely not a big deal.

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@StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 2026-11-12 02:21

Nah you good. They prep for accidental stock loss. It happens

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