kai657•16d ago

Is it okay to keep the extra change when a self-checkout machine makes a mistake?

I was at the grocery store yesterday and the self-checkout gave me back $5 too much. I told the worker and she said 'the machine's fault, your luck' with a shrug. This happens a lot, I've seen it maybe four times this year. It feels wrong to keep it because that money comes from the store, maybe even affects worker hours. But if the system is broken and no one cares, is it my job to fix it? What would you do if you got an extra $20 back?

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joel_young16d agoMost Upvoted

But if the machine gave you an extra $20, would you feel the same way?

gonzalez.grant16d ago

Honestly it's just a vending machine error. Last week a Coke machine at the gas station gave me two sodas for the price of one. I took the extra and went about my day. It's not like we're talking about a bank glitch giving you thousands. Getting an extra twenty feels like finding money in an old jacket, not some big moral test.