General Chat

BERNIE
YOU WONT GET A FUDDY CHANCE
IM IN FRONT

MONEY COME TO MOMMA

David, surely theft is keeping something that you know is not yours?

Still thinking on this, my "conscience" gene is kicking in.

City bank worker's basic salaries rose by 6 per cent in the first half of this year, that's without any bonus.

My conscience gene has just been kicked into touch. Where's this money machine thats paying double? I WANT SOME OF IT !!!!!!

Dear Ann,

There is a word for lovely people like you - its "Naive".

Can I have your share?

ps. Just joshing.

Years ago I took £40 out of an ATM inside the bank. I retrieved my card, turned away and realised instantly I had forgotten to take the money. The money had gone; must have been the person behind me couldn't believe his luck. I told the bank staff member and he said if you don't take the money after a minute or so the machine takes the money back so you don't lose it. He checked my account but my £40 had gone to the lucky one.

Theft from a business is often seen as a 'victimless' crime.
When I worked for a major retailer, there was a very small percentage allowance for stock loss before the annual bonus was paid to full time staff... anything over that and the bonus was stopped.

One shoplifter ( well two women actually) went from one end of the high street to the other having a dip here and there...their reasoning before the court ( they were caught stealing in Woolies) was that they got fed up of waiting in the queue ( busy close to Christmas) and thought the big stores could well stand the small loss.

But someone always pays, be it in lost bonus for a small number , or raised prices for everyone

It was a Tesco machine, can't remember where and the bank has said it wont be chasing people for the money. No wonder people flock to these machines when they hear of it. If the banks don't prosecute it is encouraging them to do it. No doubt some charge or other will go up and we will all pay.

Bernie, I am no way naive but was just brought up to be honest and respect other people's property.

I don't feel that way, Ann. Not about a bank. I was also brought up to be honest and respect other people's property. If I'm given too much change in a shop or undercharged, I fess up, especially in a small shop but if I asked a cash machine for 50 quid and it gave me a 100 quid, I'd skip merrily down the road with my conscience in tact:)))

Ann, I did say I was joshing.

I was also brought up to be honest, I always give change back if its too much and would never steal anything.

But I think if Banking Bosses and City Workers earning the money they do, buying Porsches and drinking £500 bottles of bubbly on their way home, provide machines that go wrong: TO U G H.

Damn right i would take it !!

You should see the amount of money i' ve been stung for over the years in bank charges........shame daylight robbery by a bank is not a crime lol

Anyway how can they prove you took it? you ask for £20 it gives you £40 but i bet your slip still says you got £20 so it's their word against yours ;O)