Morality Question: Am I being an ass?

[Oscar77]

So I belong to another forum/chat room.

Guy posts about a deal on some primers.
People start buying them and realize that the company doesn't appear to be charging hazmat....... either by mistake or maybe they are eating the charge.
But either way the orders are shipping and arriving to the buyers.

Well another member calls them about it, they realize/admit their mistake and pull the offering. They are now out-of-stock.

I felt like telling the guy, politely, that it wasn't his business to call them and ask about their lack of hazmat fees.............

Am I being an ass?
I'm letting it go...........but still...........
Would you have said something?

[buffalobo]

After I got my order, maybe.

If you're unarmed, you are a victim.

[Tim K]

I would have called them. 100%.

As a business owner, I’d want someone to tell me I’m screwing up. The actual risk (of primers igniting and causing a problem) is low, but the liability associated with making that kind of mistake and being penalized by the law is, I would guess, high. God save you if there was a real problem in shipping and someone got hurt.

I care more about the person/business than I do about saving $25 on my order. Call it Karma or The Golden Rule or whatever you want, it’s my experience that doing the right thing is always the right thing.

[SAnd]

Anti-gun politicians, government officials and the media are all looking for anything to use against gun related individuals and businesses. We all need to be aware of what we are doing. I'm not saying we should cower in fear though.

[ray1970]

Sounds like the same guy that would write letters to the ATF to get clarifications about poorly worded ?laws?.

[eddiememphis]

A person who knows the difference between right and wrong and chooses right is moral. A person whose morality is reflected in his willingness to do the right thing – even if it is hard or dangerous – is ethical. Ethics are moral values in action.

Interesting...

Do you take financial advantage of a vendors screwup to save a few bucks?

Do you alert the vendor to his error?

I think both the moral and ethical thing to do is to alert the vendor of his error.

I agree with Tim K. If a business owner errs on the billing, regardless of the direction, let him know.

Tim builds cabinets. If he charged $700 for a $7000 job, would you tell him his decimal is in the wrong spot? Or would you jump on it, hoping you got the deal of the century?

I guarantee it the decimal is in the other direction- $7000 vs $70,000, you'd make some noise.

[eddiememphis]

Another point

Who is legally responsible if primers ignite in a delivery vehicle?

Provided the primers are correctly packaged. What does a $49 hazmat fee buy?

[O2HeN2]

I have handed back wrong [excess] change many times more than I've been shorted.

Do the right thing. Always.

O2

[funkymonkey1111]

Yes, you're the ass. In your weakness you knew it, but you wanted someone to chime in and give you an out.

[MED]

So I went to Walmart to return something that was about $30ish. I gave customer service the receipt, and the item was not on there so my only conclusion was that it didn't scan. Anyhow, they were going to refund me without a receipt. I said no I need to return it without payment. They brought in a manager who looked at me in total bewilderment when I said that I can't prove to myself that I paid for it so I have to return it without payment. They finally took the item and thanked me for being honest. The comment up a few posts about doing wrong when you know it's wrong is definitely a problem. Just do the right thing; you'll feel better about yourself.