What would Jesus do?
Dec 19th 2005, 10:57 pm
#1
UK & US Citizen
Thread Starter
Joined: Jul 2003
Location: New Orleans
Posts: 1,276
What would Jesus do?
I made a visit to a new wine store today which had recently opened. It is one of those mega-stores with umpteen thousand bottles of wine.
The wife and I like wine and will usually buy a case every week or two. We brought with us a coupon which we had cut from the local paper. The coupon was for $15 off the purchase of 12 or more bottles of wine. (Each bottle had to be $9.95 or more)
So we selected our 12 bottles of wine and proceeded to the check-out. We presented our coupon to the cashier who checked it carefully and then checked that we did indeed have 12 bottles of wine. She then gave us a discount of $15 for each bottle of wine. The total discount was $180! The balance was $10.37! My wife and I looked at each other - surely the cashier was going to notice that she had made a mistake, but no, she just carried on and charged us $10.37.
As we were driving (very fast!) away from the store, I said to my wife, "Should we have said anything?"
Would you???
The wife and I like wine and will usually buy a case every week or two. We brought with us a coupon which we had cut from the local paper. The coupon was for $15 off the purchase of 12 or more bottles of wine. (Each bottle had to be $9.95 or more)
So we selected our 12 bottles of wine and proceeded to the check-out. We presented our coupon to the cashier who checked it carefully and then checked that we did indeed have 12 bottles of wine. She then gave us a discount of $15 for each bottle of wine. The total discount was $180! The balance was $10.37! My wife and I looked at each other - surely the cashier was going to notice that she had made a mistake, but no, she just carried on and charged us $10.37.
As we were driving (very fast!) away from the store, I said to my wife, "Should we have said anything?"
Would you???
Dec 19th 2005, 11:00 pm
#2
Homebody
Joined: Jan 2005
Location: HOME
Posts: 23,181
Re: What would Jesus do?
Originally Posted by ScousePete
As we were driving (very fast!) away from the store, I said to my wife, "Should we have said anything?"
Would you???
Frankly, yes, I would have.
This cashier is quite likely to lose her job over this IF it were to be discovered.
Dec 19th 2005, 11:00 pm
#3
Account Closed
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,220
Re: What would Jesus do?
Originally Posted by ScousePete
"Should we have said anything?"
Would you???
Would you???
Dec 19th 2005, 11:18 pm
#4
Banned
Joined: Oct 2004
Location: Santa Monica,CA from Birmingham, UK
Posts: 18,402
Re: What would Jesus do?
Originally Posted by ScousePete
I made a visit to a new wine store today which had recently opened. It is one of those mega-stores with umpteen thousand bottles of wine.
The wife and I like wine and will usually buy a case every week or two. We brought with us a coupon which we had cut from the local paper. The coupon was for $15 off the purchase of 12 or more bottles of wine. (Each bottle had to be $9.95 or more)
So we selected our 12 bottles of wine and proceeded to the check-out. We presented our coupon to the cashier who checked it carefully and then checked that we did indeed have 12 bottles of wine. She then gave us a discount of $15 for each bottle of wine. The total discount was $180! The balance was $10.37! My wife and I looked at each other - surely the cashier was going to notice that she had made a mistake, but no, she just carried on and charged us $10.37.
As we were driving (very fast!) away from the store, I said to my wife, "Should we have said anything?"
Would you???
The wife and I like wine and will usually buy a case every week or two. We brought with us a coupon which we had cut from the local paper. The coupon was for $15 off the purchase of 12 or more bottles of wine. (Each bottle had to be $9.95 or more)
So we selected our 12 bottles of wine and proceeded to the check-out. We presented our coupon to the cashier who checked it carefully and then checked that we did indeed have 12 bottles of wine. She then gave us a discount of $15 for each bottle of wine. The total discount was $180! The balance was $10.37! My wife and I looked at each other - surely the cashier was going to notice that she had made a mistake, but no, she just carried on and charged us $10.37.
As we were driving (very fast!) away from the store, I said to my wife, "Should we have said anything?"
Would you???
Dec 19th 2005, 11:20 pm
#5
Return of bouncing girl!
Joined: Sep 2004
Location: The Fourth Reich
Posts: 4,931
Re: What would Jesus do?
Originally Posted by ScousePete
I made a visit to a new wine store today which had recently opened. It is one of those mega-stores with umpteen thousand bottles of wine.
The wife and I like wine and will usually buy a case every week or two. We brought with us a coupon which we had cut from the local paper. The coupon was for $15 off the purchase of 12 or more bottles of wine. (Each bottle had to be $9.95 or more)
So we selected our 12 bottles of wine and proceeded to the check-out. We presented our coupon to the cashier who checked it carefully and then checked that we did indeed have 12 bottles of wine. She then gave us a discount of $15 for each bottle of wine. The total discount was $180! The balance was $10.37! My wife and I looked at each other - surely the cashier was going to notice that she had made a mistake, but no, she just carried on and charged us $10.37.
As we were driving (very fast!) away from the store, I said to my wife, "Should we have said anything?"
Would you???
The wife and I like wine and will usually buy a case every week or two. We brought with us a coupon which we had cut from the local paper. The coupon was for $15 off the purchase of 12 or more bottles of wine. (Each bottle had to be $9.95 or more)
So we selected our 12 bottles of wine and proceeded to the check-out. We presented our coupon to the cashier who checked it carefully and then checked that we did indeed have 12 bottles of wine. She then gave us a discount of $15 for each bottle of wine. The total discount was $180! The balance was $10.37! My wife and I looked at each other - surely the cashier was going to notice that she had made a mistake, but no, she just carried on and charged us $10.37.
As we were driving (very fast!) away from the store, I said to my wife, "Should we have said anything?"
Would you???
I wouldn't be visiting that store again in a hurry either
Dec 19th 2005, 11:22 pm
#6
Pagan Sex God
Joined: May 2002
Location: Living in Oblivion
Posts: 3,668
Re: What would Jesus do?
Jesus really never had a need for a wine store, he just turned H2O into zinfendel and he was done!
Dec 19th 2005, 11:23 pm
#7
UK & US Citizen
Thread Starter
Joined: Jul 2003
Location: New Orleans
Posts: 1,276
Re: What would Jesus do?
Originally Posted by lionheart
Maybe she heard the Scouse accent, thought you were going to rob her and panicked?
Dec 19th 2005, 11:35 pm
#8
Account Closed
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 3,877
Re: What would Jesus do?
Originally Posted by Wintersong
my mouth works faster than my brain
Dec 19th 2005, 11:58 pm
#9
Arrogant ****
Joined: Jan 2004
Location: Plano, TX
Posts: 4,323
Re: What would Jesus do?
I'm just impressed that each of your bottles was more than $15. Clearly a man after my own heart (or possibly liver)!
Life's too short to drink $4.99 Texas Zinfandel.
Life's too short to drink $4.99 Texas Zinfandel.
Dec 20th 2005, 12:00 am
#10
Arrogant ****
Joined: Jan 2004
Location: Plano, TX
Posts: 4,323
Re: What would Jesus do?
...and as for Jesus... have you ever tasted Israeli wine?!?
Dec 20th 2005, 12:02 am
#11
Account Closed
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,220
Re: What would Jesus do?
Originally Posted by dbj1000
Life's too short to drink $4.99 Texas Zinfandel.
Too right mate, a gallon of antifreeze is cheaper than that and you get a better buzz.
Dec 20th 2005, 12:04 am
#12
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 14,577
Re: What would Jesus do?
Originally Posted by ScousePete
I made a visit to a new wine store today which had recently opened. It is one of those mega-stores with umpteen thousand bottles of wine.
The wife and I like wine and will usually buy a case every week or two. We brought with us a coupon which we had cut from the local paper. The coupon was for $15 off the purchase of 12 or more bottles of wine. (Each bottle had to be $9.95 or more)
So we selected our 12 bottles of wine and proceeded to the check-out. We presented our coupon to the cashier who checked it carefully and then checked that we did indeed have 12 bottles of wine. She then gave us a discount of $15 for each bottle of wine. The total discount was $180! The balance was $10.37! My wife and I looked at each other - surely the cashier was going to notice that she had made a mistake, but no, she just carried on and charged us $10.37.
As we were driving (very fast!) away from the store, I said to my wife, "Should we have said anything?"
Would you???
The wife and I like wine and will usually buy a case every week or two. We brought with us a coupon which we had cut from the local paper. The coupon was for $15 off the purchase of 12 or more bottles of wine. (Each bottle had to be $9.95 or more)
So we selected our 12 bottles of wine and proceeded to the check-out. We presented our coupon to the cashier who checked it carefully and then checked that we did indeed have 12 bottles of wine. She then gave us a discount of $15 for each bottle of wine. The total discount was $180! The balance was $10.37! My wife and I looked at each other - surely the cashier was going to notice that she had made a mistake, but no, she just carried on and charged us $10.37.
As we were driving (very fast!) away from the store, I said to my wife, "Should we have said anything?"
Would you???
Dec 20th 2005, 12:08 am
#13
Return of bouncing girl!
Joined: Sep 2004
Location: The Fourth Reich
Posts: 4,931
Re: What would Jesus do?
Originally Posted by Eskimo
Evident from your posts on here
Dec 20th 2005, 12:09 am
#14
Account Closed
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 15,019
Re: What would Jesus do?
nahh mate from a scouser to a scouser I'd have done the same thing .....cheers 
it's the time for giving right and you just took, nowt wrong with that...enjoy 
it's the time for giving right and you just took, nowt wrong with that...enjoy
Dec 20th 2005, 12:17 am
#15
Not living a 9 to 5 life
Joined: Jun 2002
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 11,061
Re: What would Jesus do?
Originally Posted by ScousePete
I made a visit to a new wine store today which had recently opened. It is one of those mega-stores with umpteen thousand bottles of wine.
The wife and I like wine and will usually buy a case every week or two. We brought with us a coupon which we had cut from the local paper. The coupon was for $15 off the purchase of 12 or more bottles of wine. (Each bottle had to be $9.95 or more)
So we selected our 12 bottles of wine and proceeded to the check-out. We presented our coupon to the cashier who checked it carefully and then checked that we did indeed have 12 bottles of wine. She then gave us a discount of $15 for each bottle of wine. The total discount was $180! The balance was $10.37! My wife and I looked at each other - surely the cashier was going to notice that she had made a mistake, but no, she just carried on and charged us $10.37.
As we were driving (very fast!) away from the store, I said to my wife, "Should we have said anything?"
Would you???
The wife and I like wine and will usually buy a case every week or two. We brought with us a coupon which we had cut from the local paper. The coupon was for $15 off the purchase of 12 or more bottles of wine. (Each bottle had to be $9.95 or more)
So we selected our 12 bottles of wine and proceeded to the check-out. We presented our coupon to the cashier who checked it carefully and then checked that we did indeed have 12 bottles of wine. She then gave us a discount of $15 for each bottle of wine. The total discount was $180! The balance was $10.37! My wife and I looked at each other - surely the cashier was going to notice that she had made a mistake, but no, she just carried on and charged us $10.37.
As we were driving (very fast!) away from the store, I said to my wife, "Should we have said anything?"
Would you???
How did you pay? Cash or a card? If it's the latter, is it possible the store will contact you about the charging you incorrectly?
If I were in your shoes, I would've pointed out the cashier's error. I would like to be able to return to the store with a clear conscience but that's just me.
As for Jesus. He wouldn't have had to buy the wine. He would've made it himself, just like in the Bible!
NC Penguin