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I know pple often post these sot of opinion questions so I am curious to hear what u guys think?. Basically I bought something from a non jewish store, the cashier typed in a price below the price I had seen online and its possible he dint look at the items but a colleage who was there told him what to ring up….she didnt really look at the items either….i didnt say anything cause it all happened so fast. But should I have mentioned the higher price? Or that he was ringing it up as a different item then it actually was?
First, online and store prices sometimes differ – you will get the lower price. If the online one is lower you can point it out to the cashier and you will get it.
Second, if it is a non-Jewish owned store there is no halachic requirement to go back. It is a Kiddush HaShem to point out the error. As has been discussed here in the past, that seems to be the way most people operate – if you catch the error before leaving the store, go back to be nice. Most folks won’t make a special return trip.
This is my personal opinion-
Yes, I would. When they scan something, if it comes out less than marked they will usually give it to you anyways and it makes you look good. (Normally the item is on sale but the tag fell off so the price is correct.)
I have also gone back to the store when I noticed that they didn’t charge me for an item. Again, I didn’t have to but it made me feel good.
A friend once wasn’t charged at Staples for an expensive toner and asked his R”Y what to do. He was told that he was allowed to keep it but he won’t see any mazal with anything it’s used for. He called the corporate HQ and they told him to enjoy it.
My mother once bought some tops at a sale that came to town every couple of months. She noticed, once she got home that they did not charge her for one of the tops. She went right back and the guy was so impressed that he said he is hanging up the new receipt and the old one on the front of his notebook…..so that everyone can see what happened and how honest Jews are. the guy was floored and it was not even such a big deal. Its def worth it if you can make a kiddush hashem. especially when there is so much chillul hashem in the world now.
A friend once wasn’t charged at Staples for an expensive toner and asked his R”Y what to do. He was told that he was allowed to keep it but he won’t see any mazal with anything it’s used for.
So the family photos he prints won’t have any mazal? How does that work?
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That I can’t answer.
I can answer what happened to me in a similar case.
This same R”Y told me about working Tisha B’av before chatzos, “you won’t see any mazal in the work done”.
Sure enough, the work I did was all wrong and not only did I have to do it again, but I also had to notify all those who relied on my work that the data is bad.
(That is the only time I recall making the error I made that morning.)
sounds like you are questioning the Rav’s words. Maybe his printer will break….
It could mean he will not see any bracha from the money he saved. The printer could need an unexpected repair, pictures can get lost etc.
Or he’d print pictures, send them to grandparents to make them happy and they won’t find it interesting. Or, it would be used for a business letter and wouldn’t get its desired effect. Or any other scenario in which you’d rather have a Siman Bracha.
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