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If I hadn't ordered one I would say so. But there have been a few good responses about making sure that you were not charged for one. If you were charged then take one.
But there have been a few good responses about making sure that you were not charged for one. If you were charged then take one.
There's a difference between a conscientious consumer (and protecting yourself) vs. honesty/dishonesty, as a whole. The subject would be more interesting (and more relevant to a Philosophy Forum) if taken beyond one (limited) example: Burger King vs. a consumer.
I recall a few years ago a grant (in excess of $4M) was awarded to a university relative to the philosophical exploration of honesty i.e. to what extend are people honest, what conditions dishonesty is considered 'justified', what factors encourage honesty/dishonesty (as I alluded to in my previous post) and so on i.e. too many to list. It's an interesting subject/study (tied to Psychology) relative to Business and Economics as well.
I’ve had this happen to me at least a few times. They hand me something that isn’t in my order. Every time I’ve responded with, “I didn’t order this.” I’m not knowingly taking something I didn’t pay for.
Last week I went through the drivethru at Burger King.
I ordered with a BK coupon, 2 Whopper Jr's and 2 Fries. That was all I ordered and thats all the coupon declared.
After payment, I drove up to the next window and the friendly person was putting kechup and napkins in the bag..... And, then asked me was that a medium coke or a large.. Of which, I replied: LARGE...
How would you have responded?
"Uhh... I ordered 2 large cokes, may I have the other?"
Somehow getting a free soda at a fast food drive through doesn’t motivate me into some deep philosophical discussion about dishonesty.
Lord Beaverbrook and a famous actress were involved in a game of
hypothetical questions. When Beaverbrook asked, "Would you live with a
stranger if he paid you a million pounds?" the lady answered yes
without hesitation.
"And if he paid you five pounds?"
"What do you think I am!" the actress fumed.
"We've already established that," returned Beaverbrook. "Now we are
trying to determine the degree." - University of California Pelican
[End excerpt]
Lord Beaverbrook and a famous actress were involved in a game of
hypothetical questions. When Beaverbrook asked, "Would you live with a
stranger if he paid you a million pounds?" the lady answered yes
without hesitation.
"And if he paid you five pounds?"
"What do you think I am!" the actress fumed.
"We've already established that," returned Beaverbrook. "Now we are
trying to determine the degree." - University of California Pelican
[End excerpt]
The "degree" would be whatever works best and benefits me the most...no hesitation.
Call it corrupt if you want...it is what it is..
Somehow getting a free soda at a fast food drive through doesn’t motivate me into some deep philosophical discussion about dishonesty.
Agreed.
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