Dicks Sporting Goods Order haha

[1fast68]

If you didn't think it was wrong....why did you post in the first place. Conscience already bothering you are is it just a sad form of bragging.

[George Welcome]

Look in the mirror and answer your own question. Can you really be bought for $50.00?

[Boett43]

the mojority of you want me to call them and thell them about THERE mistake then wait ATLEAST another 2-3 weeks for them to hopfully get order right..and i highly doubt that most of you would go threw that.  I was just trying to share a funny story and some of you go on to question my integrity? come on now have a laugh once and awhile

[tyrius.]

the mojority of you want me to call them and thell them about THERE mistake then wait ATLEAST another 2-3 weeks for them to hopfully get order right..and i highly doubt that most of you would go threw that.

Doubt all you want, but I would wager that most everyone WOULD do what they said.  Next time I hit BPS I'll be handing back an LED clip on light that the cashier didn't charge me for.  Although hopefully they'll still sell it to me at the the sale price that I wanted to pay.

Sure Dick's made a mistake but I GUARANTEE that if the mistake was the other way and they just sent you a pack of sinkers, you'd be calling them up and demanding that they overnight your reel to you.  Don't you think they deserve the same?  Plus you don't even know if you would have to wait at all.  Chances are that they would ship you the reel priority and you'd get it MUCH faster than that.

I was just trying to share a funny story and some of you go on to question my integrity? come on now have a laugh once and awhile

Laughing at breaking the law isn't something I do too often.  What can I say, I guess I'm just weird like that.  

[Boett43]

i didnt know paying for things was against the law? i mean the box had a recipit in it that said fishing combo soo someone must have seen a recipit for a fishing rod and put a GOLF club in instead theres no excuse

[Bass Smacker]

 Wrong is wrong and thats all there is to it. Now would I have done the same in your shoes.

Maybe. Would I have regreted it? Yep maybe not today or tomarow But the next time i got skunked in a tournament I'd blam the ill gotten rod and reel.... karma is a b!tch that way

just my .02

       

[tyrius.]

i didnt know paying for things was against the law? i mean the box had a recipit in it that said fishing combo soo someone must have seen a recipit for a fishing rod and put a GOLF club in instead theres no excuse

Keeping something that you did not pay for is technically theft.  You paid for a reel and were shipped a golf club.  The club was not legally yours.  Read the definition I posted earlier, it's pretty clear.

In the real world would most people consider it theft?  Nope, but that's not the standard that I would live by.  My brother would've sold the club on eBay for more than $100 and laughed about it.  Just differences that we have.

[Boett43]

yeah people have different veiws on things and thats ok..didnt mean to get into an argument kinda thing with ya bud i respect that your honest enough to to the right thing in my situation but i aint that bad of a guy haha maybe if i use the money i got towards some family members christmas presents karma will skip me..thanks for everyones comments didnt mean to irritate anyone if i did

[clipper]

It may or may not be illegal, but that's not the question. The question is: How much is your integrity worth? 50 bucks?

I would hope you hold yourself to a higher standard than that.

Good advice!

[farmpond1]

I don't think it's technically illegal.  You didn't perform a "five finger discount" and deliberately steal something so the culpability probably lies with the company.  My opinion, however,  is different on what your personal response ought to have been.  Even though Dicks is a big chain store, it's comprised of individuals.  It's easy to lose sight of this.  It's easy to say, "they won't miss it" or "it was their screwup.  Let them eat it" but whenever we do this, it breaks down our society and our morals just the same.  How would you like to hear "It's just one consumer, it won't matter in the grand scheme of things."  Well, it matters to you, the individual who had to earn that money, doesn't it?  You ought to make some attempt to return it.  If it becomes a hassle, then I'd wash my hands of it.

I'm not trying to give you a guilt trip.  I get tired of lines and being treated in an impersonal manner too.  And yes, sometimes I do feel like I'm getting gouged by corporate america.  But as individuals (which we all are when it comes right down to it), we have to try to behave in a manner in which we, our family, our community, and God would be proud.  (Patriotic music plays here).

[32251]

Would you want someone to do this to you???

[luckyinkentucky]

yeah people have different veiws on things and thats ok..didnt mean to get into an argument kinda thing with ya bud i respect that your honest enough to to the right thing in my situation but i aint that bad of a guy haha maybe if i use the money i got towards some family members christmas presents karma will skip me..thanks for everyones comments didnt mean to irritate anyone if i did

Karma never skips anyone.  That's the funny thing about it.  It always hits you twice as bad as what you did to someone else.  Be it a $100 part on your car, a broken computer, or a hassle the next time you order online, it will always catch up with you.  You reap what you sow!  

[Bassnajr]

Coulda, shoulda, woulda......

I would have let them know, but I sure as heck wouldn't have sent it back UNTIL they sent me my item, THE RIGHT ITEM!!! I can see them saying "Oh just attach tht return UPS slip and we'll make it right..." yeah right!! Don't be dishonest, but dont scre** yourself over either!!

Good luck!!!

bassinajr

[grimlin]

This thread needs to be lock,everything is said and done.

[moby bass]

One thing I didn't see mentioned was, what if, on the off chance, Dick's IS able to trace the shipment, contacts you, and asks you to return it. (Doubtful, but possible)  What do you do then?  You don't have the club in your possession and can't get it back. Do you lie, say you never received it, Do you pay for it?

Then you are out more money.  They have your credit card number, they could conceivably go ahead and charge you for it, then you would have to work that one out with your credit card company. The potential long term hassle just isn't worth it, IMHO.  

Oh, and, not preaching here, but right is right and always is. I deal with people and get a lot of orders for

photographs and recently had a guy bounce 2 checks on me. Not large amounts, but I was now out the cost of my product plus bank fees plus what I originally received as payment.  When I contacted him about payment (actually he ignored my requests but not the police) I received a nasty letter from him saying he couldn't understand why $16.00 was so important to me and how it wouldn't break me, yada yada yada.

If everybody felt that way, I'd be out of business.  Dick's is no less vulnerable.

[JT Bagwell]

A few years ago I took my last tow vehicle to a Best Buy store and had them install a JVC stereo and a Viper remote start. The kid at the register was new and some how the purchase did not get put on my credit card. At the time I didn't even look at the receipt that he gave me (it ended up being only a coupon or something of that nature). At first I was like "sweet I just got a new stereo and a remote start put in my truck for free". Then I thought about it from a different perspective. I ended up calling Best Buy and telling them of their mistake. The first Customer Service girl that I spoke with treated me

like the biggest idiot. Then I reitterated the fact that I was the idiot that has several hundred dollars worth of their products that I didn't pay for and that they even got installed for free in my truck. So who was the real idiot?

To make a long story short, after a half dozen calls to the local Best Buy store and a few more to their corporate office, I ended up never paying for the stuff I had. It was almost like they couldn't figure out

how to charge me so I finally gave up trying. I wasn't going to force them to take my money, but I sure tried.  

When I went to bed after that, I slept just fine knowing I tried to make it right.

JT Bagwell

[Guest muddy]

You should have slept well, you did your part and tried that makes things right 8-)

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

We can ALL laugh,.....but it's YOUR integrity we are talking about here.  Only YOU can assign that a value.  So far,....this thread shows that it's not very high.

:-/

[FishTank]

IMHO, as a consumer you should always have the advantage in a sale but there should be a line drawn when it comes to taking advantage of a retailer.  If a phone call had been made to the right people at Dick's, I would think they would have made the customer happy but in no way should this guy have to pay or loose anything to make up for someone elses mistake.  

It seems that if the right decision was made, then good morals would have been returned with good piece of mind and a good exchange from Dicks.  

[Guest Steve_P.]

I've been visiting fishing message boards since 1999. I can't seem to recall ever seeing someone get torn to shreds like this.

"There's some people you just can't reach, which is what we have here today"

[HookMaster]

this has happened to me a few times when I order online espically during the holiday seasons.  Sometimes I would recieve 2 of the same items and sometimes I would get something else.  So, I'd call the company and tell them situation and each time this happened they told me to keep the item and they would send me what I originally purchased.  My guess for this situation would probably be the same just because its the holidays but don't hold me to that.  

[tntitans21399]

Hey whatever comes in the mail with your name on it means it's yours.  That Dicks Sporting Goods lost, they should have done better at shipping.