How honest are you?

If the cashier gave me too much change I would probably keep it. I would figure I need it more than the store. It would come out of the company's funds. If I found a wallet with cash in it, I would probably be tempted to keep it, but I think I'd give it back, knowing how I am about my wallet and cash etc. I wouldn't want to take money from someone else. Besides sometimes there's a reward. This has never happened to me, so I'm not totally sure what I'd do, but I think I would give it back. I have gotten too much change back and kept it. I've never gotten a lot of extra money $5. was probably the most if that much, if it was a lot, I'd probably give it back, the cashier might have to make up the difference in her drawer. It would also depend on when I realized it. If I had already gone to the car, or gone home. I might take it back the next visit, but I'm disabled and making a special trip to return it isn't easy on me. I'd probably call when I got home, but I don't think I'd take it right back, unless I realized it before I got to the car.

I could never knowingly steal from someone else, so I would either find out the phone number of the person to whom the wallet belonged and call them or else I would personally go to their house, since I know their address and return the wallet to them. It isn't mine and the fact that their stuff is missing is probably giving them fits. As far as the change at the store. I am a clumsy person and usually just pocket the change and don't realize until much later that I've either gotten too much change or too little change so there isn't a lot I could do about it in that situation. I do, however, correct the cashier when she states the amount of change that I should be getting back is more than I should get back.

I think I can rate my honesty is about 99 percent because there is no perfect man that never commit a mistake...how about you?

hello flojever, I remember this one time when i was in college. I was on my way home, it was nothing usual except that other guy that annoyed because of his looks of macho thing. but then he left his wallet, didn't have that much but still, i called his mom and informed her of his son's wallet. they were happy when the couple approach me but what i hated is that they called me by the wrong name. but it was close

The wallet and contents would go back to the owner.. I don't fuss when they short-change me (because I'm usually home by then and the trip ain't worth the fuss). Likewise, I don't return the overage, for the same reason.

..Hi flojever, I would guess I would have to say I am probably half honest. :o) If I found wallet on the street as you have laid out the details here, I would contact the person, and give the entire contents back to them. Hoping that if the same thing happened to me, the person who found my wallet would return it. Might not happen that way, but that's what I would do. In the case where a clerk gives me back a few cents more than I am entitled, I would not give a dime or so back. If it is a lot, say more than a dollar, I would let the clerk know, because they have to balance their registers, and it could be a negative on their record. I think there is a margin of error with change. But a few cents, the markups in stores are enough that they could afford the pennies. :o) Sorry to be such a sinner. Take it easy.

I will try to call the owner and give back the wallet with everything intact. Cos I can imagine the anguish and frustration of having lost a wallet containing money and documents and cards. And I wouldn't want that to happen to anyone. Same goes for the cashier at the supermarket. Any shortfall at the end of the day will come out of her salary. So, giving back the change is the only right thing to do. Life is already tough as it is. No reason to make it tougher for others. One good deed deserves another. If you do enough good deed to others, it will rub off on you some day! At least, that is what I believe!

I am a honest person.I will return the wallet if there is complete address in the wallet or i will hand it over to the police.If i leave the supermarket and i find that the cashier has given too much change, i will return it to him informing him about the mistake.Recently i ordered food from outside and instead of 40 rupees he gave me 60 rupees back.I told him the mistake and he then gave me the correct change.

I'd do what I think most people would do.... the wallet: I would either return it myself or take it to the police station the change at the supermarket...If it had been in a small local shop, I'd have give it back. But I've been overcharged so often in supermarkets and the amount of change would be small that it would even out over the course of a few weeks - so, I'd most likely just keep walking. Yes, I do realise its still dishonest and therefore still wrong... but at least my answer is honest ...

i have done this most of the time. But i have never get a very big amount. i dont know what will be the state of mine when i will get a huge amount. ABOUT me i would say that i try to be the honest . it really does not mean that each time i am honest. but i try to touch the 100%. Some time when i do some thing wrong i feel the guilty and that is a very uncomfortable state.

Of course with all honesty I will return the wallet to the owner. I might not be the one to come to his place but contact him to meet me somewhere so he could claim his wallet back (with contents intact). The extra change given by the cashier happened to me for a lot of time and yes I returned the extra change. That is why before leaving the cashier I will count the change to make sure no extra or less change so I would not go back again.

Good day my friend flojever I am sometimes dishonest with regards in telling the truth because I want to protect my self from embarrassment. But if I saw a wallet on the street and founded out who's the owner I will simply pick it up get the cash and leave the credit cards or any valuable materials like registration or ID and report it to the police. I will really get the cash because I don't trust the police when it comes to cash they are more liars than I am or I will call the owner telling him I found his wallet in the garbage and it doesn't have a cash. I guess the owner will be happy disregarding his need of the cash. But when it comes to a cashier giving me excess change I will really return it because It's is just a mistake of the cashier and I know that whenever a cashier's inventory of money is not exact the cashier's salary will be at risk. So for me it is better to lie a businessman than a cashier.

we are ordinary person,so we are selfish most of the time.it is understandable.

be honest to say i will keep the money.at that time i will not spent the money.id its owner find me.i would not hesitate to back him,and if the owner is not find me,i own to stay.

Hi flo, A very nice discussion...... to be honest I dont know about the $1000 in the wallet, but I have returned the change to cashier a few times before.... I think its habitual....

Hi I am a honest person so I dont keep anything with me for sure. I dont like to keep someones money with me it may torcher. And As my principle I live my life on my own conditions. I want to lead a good life, for that I dont want to take any guilt with me. So better to be honest. Its just my thought and my way of living.. Good luck!

To be honest, there was a time in my life where if I looked at the contents and seen, for example, several high limit credit cards, I would assume they didn't need it as much as others I know would. Thankfully, nothing like that ever did happen to me at that time. I think now, my empathy would kick in too strongly. What if it were my partner's wallet? What if the money was needed for a surgery co-pay? Was a families last means of survival? You can never know the situation. If there were a number inside, I would call, or visit the address on the I.D if need be. There have been times where I have been given extra coins and not noticed it until later. There might of even be times where I get a bill or more, and, there are times when I am short changed. I have a bad habit of not checking the change since I am usually in a rush. Once, I cought a mistake a wal-mart cashier made. She gave me an extra twenty off of my hundred. It was the holiday season, and it was busy. I had already walked away with my purchases when I noticed. I went back to the cashier, money in hand. Before I said anything, she snapped at me and told me that I walked away, if the prices were incorrect, I needed to go to customer service. I told her she gave me an extra twenty. She looked a little less mad, but she turned to the customer next in line and started talking to them. I started to lean over the piece of counter there to get the money by the register, when another employee grabbed on me and asked me what I was doing, as I started to explain he pointed me to customer service and walked away. The line was long at customer service, and now angry, I rudely walked to the front, skipping infront of all the waiting patrons. As I got to the front, an employee that was near the corner of the corridor messing with some filled carts ran to intercept me, telling me I needed to wait while grabbing my arm to pull me in the back. At this point, I decided to let it go, and leave as my husband, who had been saying "they don't want it.. let's go..." and so on got really mad at the guy for grabbing me and was starting to loudly yell at the guy. I was trying to be honest, and I have a few more of these, people think you are trying to scam somehow when you are just trying to be nice. ...Or maybe it is just this state.

In both cases I would give it back. I am very serious. I also have no income right now and could really use the money. It's not that I am so wonderful. It's just that I could not peacefully live with myself knowing what I did. I don't how badly that person may need their money or the clerk may lose their much needed job. I don't want to be part of hurting someone else just because I am having a hard time. I get blessed all the time (just like yesterday the library called to tell me I left my phone there.....I had no idea where it was)and just this past week my daughter and I both were given jeans we needed so badly and they came from two of the most unlikely sources. I just feel better if I do what I think is the right thing and I believe my needs will be provided somehow.

I am very honest, but I try to be diplomatic about it because not everyone wants to hear the truth and you have to be careful sometimes not to hurt people's feelings.

well, Money is very important for everyone, I need also more money without any efforts. But If i know the person's contact no and address then i prefer to return hat credit card to right person. Because this work will give me more happyness with blessing.