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Beck Character Test: Would You Steal Gas If You Could Get Away With It?

Here’s the set-up from FoxNewsInsider:

Last Sunday, at a Valero gas station in L.A. a glitch was made in the system – gas that was supposed to be $4.29 per gallon was calculated as $1.10 for premium unleaded. Everyone that pulled up could see that they paid about $20 instead of $60. No one said a thing, and the station owner lost $21,000 in three hours. What would you have done in that situation?


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  • chris3
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:46pm

    My wife will go prepay and still feather the pump as to not go over her payment,but don’t know if she would notice the gallon count. Got to wonder though, how many didn’t notice,were there cam’s and yea, credit cards,you bought a certain amount of fuel at said price,so bill them at the sign price,cash sales your sol. for the record I would have said something but would have had to pump my tank, as I couldn’t afford a tank of gas right now

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    • Nova-drive
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 7:41am

      I agree with you Chris even i don’t generally notice the gallon amount, i just look at how much money i am spending, if i‘m going to put 20 in then i’ll wait till i get to 20 and stop, but i wont look at the amount of gallons I’ve put in. However there are a lot of people who do, so even if only 50% noticed that a lot of people who stole gas.

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  • WHITE LOTUS2x
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:45pm

    Once, I washed my car that had wands, and it wouldnt turn off. I washed my car and rinced it. I went in and told him about his problem but he wouldnt take any money but he did thank me. I tried to explain once to a Hindu that could barely speak english, the diference between a Susan B. Anthony dollar and a quarter. It took about 10 minutes, not sure he got it. Lotus.

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  • Captain Crunch
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:42pm

    God is watching. Why defile your conscious? If you steal something once, it becomes harder to resist the next time. I’m my youth I was a chronic habitual lying thief. I know how it works. It’s not worth it. We will all answer to God.” Thou shalt not steal.” Not even an ink pen from a cashier. It might be a beautifl pen the cashier just let you borrow, but the consequences are eternal.

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    • chris3
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:59pm

      yes captain, and to do good when only god is watching,is true character,it’s easy to help when it is no cost to you

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  • kickagrandma
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:42pm

    No, Sir, I would not. The way I am wired, I would have gone in and asked the person behind the counter if he/she knew about it. If he/she had replied, “Yes, it’s a gift from us to you just for these few hours”, then I would have thanked them profusely and probably notified you guys about them.

    If they had replied, “No! It is not on purpose.” I would have paid them what I owed them and helped them if I could `til things got fixed.

    It is the way I was reared. It is the AMERICA I grew up in. It’s who I am.

    I hope the people who stole the gasoline will return to the station and pay the money they owe.

    That would be a HEALING thing, a GOD thing to do.

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  • crackerone
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:42pm

    I questioned the clerk, and he had no explanation why the price went up 10 cents a gallon, when the price per barrel had dropped 2.65 on a Monday!

    Is this a joke quiz!

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    • Taquoshi
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 6:29pm

      Okay, here’s the reason why….crude oil needs to be refined. So, if a refinery has just finished refining 1,000 barrels of crude, they bought it at $1.75 per gallon have to sell that at $2.00 a gallon (totally hypothecial number bearing no relation to any amount out there, but simply for the math). When you add the State, local and Federal taxes, you are now up to $2.75 per gallon and that’s before the station owner had made any profit or paid Mastercard/Visa their share for processing the bill. Okay, so it goes to the gas station and the station charges the consumer $3.00 a gallon. The following week, the price of crude drops to $1.50. The gas station just bought 1,000 gallons at $2.75 and his storage tanks are full. He can’t sell you the gas he bought at $2.75 for $2.50 like others, who may have gotten a shipment after the price dropped. He has to use up the first shipment to cover his costs at the old price. Follow?

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  • kindling
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:40pm

    Why can’t he just contact all the credit cards used and make the adjustment? The sign posted was correct, it is not like the street viewed sign was wrong.

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    • Christabel
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 10:05am

      Because it’s illegal, All sales are final. He would be “stealing” technically.

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  • kindling
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:35pm

    Nope…I could not have been one of those people.

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    • one yrs. food ration like Glenn says..
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 7:38am

      You people are so phoney.. I am willing to bet ANYTHING that most, if not ALL, the people that got away with paying that amount would be saying the exact same things on this board as you people are saying, but yet , there they were doing it and not one soul went in and told the manager… So you’re all saying that the people in L.A are just different than all of you ? come on, you would’ve pumped your gas paid and left just like everyone else did that day, and you know it..

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  • RJC
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:35pm

    No. Rather not drive than go to jail.

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  • ILUVAMERICA
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:34pm

    Thank You Glenn, for pointing out the fall of righteousness in the soul of the people of this world.
    Maybe this with help others to look at the condition of their soul and decide to do the right thing if a similar experience happens in the future to them.
    It would be nice if the people, who ripped off the poor guy, would go back and pay for what they took.
    We must help each other in this time of hardship and confusion.
    As Micheal Jackson once sang “I’m starting with the man in the mirror”

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  • KewlBigDan
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:30pm

    I think the headlines and what actually happened are two different things. I don;t think “STEALING GAS” is the appropriate issue here. And all you people saying, I would have said something, are probably just lying to themselves. How many people go thru the grocery store and go up to the manager and say, “um but this tomato is more expensive down the street, um I think I will pay the higher price so not to be stealing” No. If the product is tagged at $1.10 at the pump, regardless of the signage around, if the pump itself says $1.10, then its a $1.10! It is not stealing, your buying it at the price on the pump.
    It is not the responsibility of the consumer to ‘Nanny’ the vendor.
    And before you all start crucifying me, I have always given back incorrect change, but if I buy something with a greatly reduced price on it, I don’t question it. (Well actually I do, I am usually saying, is this for real? and the Cashier says, thats what it rings up as….So according to Beck, Im a thief for accepting that)

    But then I NEVER buy Premium Gas so I would never have noticed…..

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    • IAMINFORMED
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 12:01am

      I am with you on this one. Most people would not say anything about the price on the pump. Try this when it is the other way around. I did. I went to gas station back when gas jumped from $2.65 to $3.05 over night. The clerk changed the pumps but not the sign. I went in and told them I want to pay the advertised $2.65. I think you know the answer – “What the pump says is the correct price.”

      So…If they made the mistake of putting $1.10 on the pump, it is their loss. As for me saying anything about it, I probably would have went in and let them know that I just pumped my gas for $1.10 per gallon and then left with the savings. Is it stealing? No. The customers did pay for the gas. Stealing would be if you pull up to the pump and got FREE gas and then left. Stealing is when the clerk at the store forgets to ring something up AND YOU know about it and don’t say anything. Stealing is when you conciously take something that is not yours.

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    • Christabel
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 9:58am

      You guys got a point. I max out the pump everytime and don’t even look at the price. Not to mention that over the passed few weeks the signs are not keeping up with the actual prices in my area. I feel bad for the store owner, but I’m just as responsible for income into my business as much as he is. I’m not going to crucify my customers and accuse them of “stealing” over something I did (The store owner never did, but people seem to love to speak on his behalf here). I’d like to think I would say something to to guy, but honestly, I probably wouldn’t be paying attention, I’ll try next time. Oh God, I’m going to Hell! *rolls eyes* If people on the Blaze feel so rightous why don’t you all get a fund together and help the guy make up for lost income? Kind of been the GB theme lately right? So do it.

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    • Christabel
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 10:40am

      Plus, because my natural skeptism kicks in, the story doesn’t really add up, or needs to be a little more clear. From 8:30 to 11:30am selling that much premium gas, not regular, just premium? Is this in Beverly Hills or something? Is it really possible to lose out on that much money in that little tiny bit of time period on a gas that is less in demand, and considering the fact that some car aren’t recommended to run on premium? Someone must have said something for it to go for only about three hours. Sooo, there maybe there IS one good guy out there that said something, meaning now we are not all going to Hell right? America still has hope? Did the store clerk just happen to walk out there and see the problem? But he should be able to have a computer to tell him what’s going throughout the day, surely he would have noticed sooner, maybe not? Sounding more like a cherry picked story now. Is that moral?

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  • spirited
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:28pm

    Stealing gas is no different than knocking someone down to rip their shoes off their feet, hijacking some-one’s car, stealing some-one’s identity and money,
    or, being a paid housekeeper for a family for 20 years and having sex with –and a baby by the ‘man’ of the house.

    >Stealing is uncivilized!

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  • Beware of False Prophets
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:28pm

    I personally would not steal gas.

    It’s just wrong!

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  • 3Bigdogs
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:24pm

    Question: “Would You Steal Gas If You Could Get Away With It?”

    yes…but I’d have to steal a car first…

    Seriously…I have a car and would not steal gas…or anything else for that matter…There is nothing out there worth stealing, that’s worth trashing my reputation…

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  • WHITE LOTUS2x
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:23pm

    I have never had the oportunity, but I dont think I would if I did have. Lotus.

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  • V-Forge
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:22pm

    I’d have said something if i had noticed. I live in new jersey where they created jobs by making it illegal to pump your own gas. Now some state qualified migrant does the deed for you. I check the sign for the cheapest price and tell them to put in 20 bucks. If that turned out to be more than i thought the only sign might be the gas needle i notice a few miles down the road. People these days don‘t see a service station as anything but a corporate arm so they don’t care if the huge corporation takes one on the chin. People have been trained to see the big enemy.

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  • harmonies
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:22pm

    No, I would not steal anything even if I could get away with it.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:14pm

      I would siphon the gas from Obamas limo …….just for fun

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    • Hephzibah
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 9:29am

      I use each of these mistakes as another opportunity for teaching my kids. I tell them, “My integrity and honor are worth more than this.” If they aren’t with me, I make sure to tell them the story of what happened.

      One time I bought something and got two instead of just the one I paid for. I took the extra one back. The poor clerk didn’t know what to do…there was neither a procedure nor a key on her computer to handle this situation.

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  • drago
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:20pm

    I was once told, by a former boss that i was “too honest”.Sorry, but i dont believe in too much honesty….

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    • JGraham III
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:01pm

      Well put. If one believes as I do that God watches everything we do, then even if I could have gotten away with taking the gas for so cheap He would have known and somewhere down the line it would have been taken from me (sowing and reaping). Better to be “too honest” than slick at lying..something that the top people in our gov’t will ruefull realize someday…

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    • TruthTalker
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:23pm

      Oh yeah? There are certain areas where honesty does no good. Not saying this situation, but there are some. Honey, do you like my mother? Honey, what do you think of my new hair style? Let’s not make any absolutes when it comes to honesty.

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    • brokenwolf
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 2:01am

      truthtalker’s right i mean how many of you have ever said…thats one ugly baby you got there or…youv’e gained a ton since highsckool

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  • swampbuck
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:19pm

    if the people who bought gas had any character they would go back and make up the difference…

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  • neverending
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:18pm

    Absolutely not – at least some of us still have a conscience and decency to think about others. We can’t lower the bar much further!

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  • Freedom Keeper
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:17pm

    That man lost money because of the glitch. I believe it was totally irresponsible and selfish for not anyone to point out the mistake

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  • TulsaYeeHaw
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:16pm

    I wonder how many didn’t even notice?

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    • WHITE LOTUS2x
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:28pm

      Tulsayeehaw………no one didnt notice………..Go OU. Lotus.

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    • Bob_R_OathKeeper
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:52pm

      Lotus, I‘m sure you’re unaware that you just said they did notice, but I wouldn’t expect an idiot to know that.

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    • Eblaze44
      Posted on May 20, 2011 at 9:36pm

      @WHITE LOTUS2x Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:28pm “Tulsayeehaw………no one didnt notice………..Go OU. Lotus.” you were there? only that person and God really knows if they knew.

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  • oceandove
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:15pm

    I would like to hope that I would go inside and tell the manager about the error, but really, unless it happens to you, who is to say what you would do at that time.

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    • GardenoftheGods
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:16pm

      Been there, done that! I’m a big believer in Karma or whatever you want to call “What goes around, comes around”. Feels really, really good to exercise those ethics/morals muscles. You usually are helping another human being out along the way. God Bless!

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    • ronmorgen
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:16pm

      Generally when this happens to me the Lord is so kind as to remind me that it is stealing if I don’t say something. Lay your treasures up in heaven.

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  • 11:11
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:14pm

    no, i would not do it , and i believe that everything that you do in life you are going to be held accountable for and that means when you go to the register and the gallon of milk you thought was 3.65 and scans at 55 cents. everything has a price and i do believe that and i‘m not judging we’ve all done our share but when we actually realize that it’s wrong and that i should change my way of thinking (me,me,me) God showers us with blessings!

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    • Dudley Do-Right
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:40pm

      OT…but may I ask you what the significance of 11:11 is? Are you referring to the phenomenon known as 11:11? Just curious.

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    • dealer@678
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:14pm

      These people thought nobody was watching. GOD WAS. Thats enough to keep me honest

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    • one yrs. food ration like Glenn says..
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 7:22am

      Yeah ? How about the people that went in to only get 20 dollars worth of gas they didn’t look at the “gallons” ratio to dollars so they pumped 20 and left without even knowing about the mistake to their advantage, are they still held accountable ?

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    • Taquoshi
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 6:19pm

      @ One Year Food – There are honest mistakes like that one, we noticed it when we were ringing out some frozen TV dinners at a grocery store once. The cashier was just a bit faster than the scanner. Unfortunately, it wasn’t evident until we got home and looked at the sales slip.

      My son just wandered through and I asked him what he would do. His reply was that he would think that the digital display was incorrect and that he was actually being charged the correct price. He immediately added that it would be wrong to knowingly pump the gas at the wrong price.

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  • straitup
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:13pm

    why can’t the station owner go back to the cards used and bill them for what they owe? There should be a record of the cards used on that pump.

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    • spirited
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:18pm

      Excellent point!

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    • Bobby
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:31pm

      Its against the law for them to keep the # plus going back and hitting it for more???that also is a no, no..no matter what.

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    • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:32pm

      The sale is final. If you could do that, what is to stop them from holding all sales transactions and just biling them when the price goes up? There was actually gas stations that tried that during the Katrina mess, all of them were fined heavily.

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    • spirited
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:40pm

      But, wouldn’t there be a record of the card holder and amount –so that the business owner can follow up with their customers?

      >Or maybe send out an APB to credit card companies:
      “Notify your card holders that if they made a purchase on such n such a date at such n such location, you paid insufficient funds & owe money” ?

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    • Showtime
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:47pm

      For those who did pay with a credit card, he could make a list of his regular customers and mention it the next time they came in to buy gas. The owner can at least give them an opportunity to correct their “mistake,” although I believe that the laws state that merchandise is to be sold at the price marked.

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    • NEAF
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:01pm

      They will adjust the charge. Situation like this happened before

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:04pm

      True, they would have to correct it if was the other was around. When this happens with banks you have to give the money back or face a civil action.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:07pm

      BOBBY wrong.. everything said is untrue.

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    • ZaphodsPlanet
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:14pm

      I was just thinking the same thing. And for the record, I would have walked back into the store, leaving my car in front of the pump, and asked to pay the difference. Then stole 3 candy bars when they went out to fix the pump. :) (KIDDING)

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    • jackrorabbit
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:49pm

      I think it would come down to the local and state laws. I noted that it wasn’t told to us what the machine said on its actual meter at the pump. I happened to be at a place where the sign had been raised, but the machine had not. However, 1 cent per gallon being 8 cents total loss, wasn’t worth my time to dispute.

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    • operagost
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 1:03am

      If any vendor re-charged my card after the fact for any reason without notifying me, I would report it to my bank. Even if the charge was legitimate (and BTW, this situation is NOT a legitimate reason to charge the slime-ball the difference), it’s just plain rude to quietly bill a customer when you could be sending him over his limit.

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    • one yrs. food ration like Glenn says..
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 7:16am

      Because he can’t nimwad he is the one that made the stupid mistake.. Imagine the person that went in to get only 20 dollars worth of gas and saw that he could get 60′s worth for the same 20 and filed up.. Now the owner comes and tries to take his money back on the credit card with not enough money in the account.. The cards will be bouncing left and right that would cause him way more problems than he has now.. Dope.. Serious do you even think before you write ?

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    • Eblaze44
      Posted on May 20, 2011 at 9:32pm

      he can’t go back and bill them more than the pump charged – he doesn’t have the authority to add something to your card without your permission. It was his mistake not yours. what if you went into any store and bought something as it was marked and they decided you should just pay more and tacked that on to your card.

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  • CAPE775
    Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:13pm

    I would have questioned the price and asked.

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    • ISeeDanger.com
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:16pm

      Nope….

      http://www.ISeeDanger.com

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    • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:19pm

      I argued with a clerk once that was trying to give me $10 too much. I kept saying, I gave you a 10 not a 20, she kept getting more and more angry. When she finally looked at the bill I gave her, she just mumbled “thank you, that would have came out of my check”

      Integrity is doing what is right, when no one is looking.

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    • Showtime
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:30pm

      I read that story earlier. No, I would havetold the store manager that the prce was wrong. It’s the honorable thing to do.

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    • HappyStretchedThin
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:31pm

      LOL, Way to go Vet. My grandma’s bumper sticker reads:

      Don’t steal. The government hates competition.

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    • LOOKING_BOTH_WAYS
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:35pm

      Beck said they bought “ Premium ” gas, so I’ll assume that they were wealthy and had really nice cars…. just makes it sound even worse

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    • bikerr
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:36pm

      I once found the pump keys laying on the top of the pump at a local gas station . I had no thoughts of stealing any gas or keeping the keys. My first thought was that they were probably missing the keys. I returned them was told thank you, and that was that.

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:40pm

      Nope.

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    • Seattleman
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:55pm

      I manage a station and might be able to add insight.

      Many people believe that since they pay (in their opinion) more than they should for gas, they are ENTITLED to screwing over the gas company when they get the chance to. This is in spite of the fact that the station owner only ‘makes’ 7 cents a gallon (which will go toward wages, maintenance, utilities, licences, insurance and rent).

      The cashier would likely NOT have known there was a problem or glitch. If the cashier was paying attention and saw that more people than usual were buying gas that day and took it upon his or herself to inspect the pump, only then would the cashier have notified the manager there was a problem.

      As a manager, this is one of the fears I have about my station. Either a glitch at the pumps, or a cashier purposely lowering the price and letting all their friends know about the ‘discount’.

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    • RAS
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 9:59pm

      The truth is that morality is not like it used to be. I’m not at all surprised. This silent majority who filled and dashed and noticed what happened probably thought that since he owned a businessm, he was rich and regarded this as their crack at the “redistribution of the wealth.”

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    • Seattleman
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:00pm

      DARMOK:

      The exact OPPOSITE just happened to one of my cashiers last weekend. He came up $10 short at the end of his shift. We don’t dock pay, we try to play nice with customers. A good deed will not go punished, but we eventually end up putting procedures into place to avoid being screwed by seedy customers.

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    • coladude
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:03pm

      Why would you say anything?

      http://politicalbowl.com – Political Videos

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    • banjarmon
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:06pm

      This does not compute…HOW MUCH DID THE STATE LOOSE IN TAXES!!! And will the state charge him for lost taxes??

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    • casseopea42
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:06pm

      God knows…so there isnt any such thing as getting away with it.

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    • Eric_The_Red_State
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:06pm

      Nope –
      http://www.iwouldnotstealgasbecauseitswrongtodothat.com

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    • Rational Man
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:07pm

      No!
      I have a witness who is ever with me and sees everything I do.
      But! If I had, after watching Beck talk about it today on the show, I would have gone back to the station and made it right.
      The only thing as good as being rightous is being repentant!

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    • ecurbyy
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:13pm

      I‘m hoping that at least some of the people’s conscience’s will cause them to make retribution. Especially if this story hits their local news, as I’m sure it will. I haven’t bought any gas in over two years. I live in a small Wisconsin town and use an electric powered trike. It serves me well, and it’s a lot of fun. But if my electric bill came and it was 30 or 40 dollars less than usual, I don‘t think I’d go through to much trouble trying to find out why.

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    • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:19pm

      @Seattleman
      The best thing about my story was my son was standing there to witness it. He was about 7 at the time and asked why I didn’t just take the extra $10. I told him it wasn’t mine, and if he was ever in that situation he should give the money back. God will reward him ten fold.

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    • not-a-lib
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:34pm

      No.

      Thou shalt not steal, says the LORD.

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    • Okie from Muskogee
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:37pm

      No!  Why would someone not say something after filling up and only paying $20….Greed greed greed….

      @Darmok 
      Awesome story! 

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    • jackrorabbit
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:43pm

      I have been in similar situations where in a restaurant I wasn’t charged as I should have been, so I think that I would do the same thing here. I guess it would depend a lot on the time I had, and the line inside. If it only took a minute or two to take care of, or it wouldn’t cause me to miss something on my schedule, then I am certain I would have as well. We can all say, sure I would, but until we are actually in that position, none of us really knows how we would react.

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    • C. Schwehr
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:44pm

      Only if it was a matter of survival…..otherwise I pay if I can or do without…

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    • BlazingPatriot
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:04pm

      No, I would not.

      Always remember this; When you do wrong such as stealing, you will eventually have to come to terms with it within your own heart and mind as it will forever be in your consious to haunt you. Tis best to be honest so you can get up in the morning and look at yourself in the mirror. A lot less depression too.

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    • auntbea
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:06pm

      Not a chance.

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    • Sam Brown
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:12pm

      I have yet to meet a man or woman who has anything worth stealing. If I want something I buy it. If I can‘t afford it then I don’t want it.

      Sam

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    • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:13pm

      Remember, Karma can either bless you, or castrate you. You’re choice.

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    • the_ancient
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:29pm

      @SEATTLEMAN

      The state or the feds did not lose any money, Excise Taxes are billed by the Gallon, not as a % of sales, they might have “lost” a few pennies on the sales tax part but they did not lose a dime in gas taxes, nor can they go after him to recover the “lost” sales taxes because sales taxes are cacluated based on the sale not market prices

      However in CA and some other states they could probably fine him for Anti Trust violations for selling below cost

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    • sbeejustsaying
      Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:40pm

      That store owner has the pay the difference. That’s terrible.

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    • F15Cheese
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 12:10am

      Absolutely Not! “I shall not lie, cheat or steal” … USAF Academy Honor Wall. I am not perfect, however, I certainly aspire to uphold those words.

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    • MHP
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 12:45am

      It happened in 1979. People were stealing gas from everywhere.
      It will probably happen again.

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    • D0ntTread0nMe
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 12:45am

      I have to say, I would have pumped my gas first, then yeah I would have said something…I sure wouldn’t have told my friends to bum rush the place!
      http://www.mythoughtsfromthemiddle.blogspot.com

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    • Showtime
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 1:03am

      A liberal or Progressive would not have reported it. “The end justifies the means.”

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    • Mairi Kay
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 1:29am

      I once purchased four beautiful Fontanini Angels that were clearance priced to “buy-one-get-one-free”. The girl rang up the order, and as I walked from the store, I realized she had only charged me for one, not two. I had four Angels. I turned around and went back in. When I told the young cashier what had happened, she thanked me profusely, stating she could have lost her job. Then…..SHOCK…..she told me she knew me! She was a student at my children’s school, and knew exactly who I was!
      Doing the right thing is……well…..just right!

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    • godlovinmom
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 1:44am

      No I would not…took a watermelon back into the store the other day…it was on the bottom of my cart…cashier looked at me like I was crazy!

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    • Svt4Him
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 1:45am

      I would have done it and not felt bad. They don’t feel bad when they accidently charge me an arm and a leg.

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    • No1YaKnow
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 2:57am

      Knowing that the station owner isn’t profiting from gas is the first thing that would stop me. Most of their profits are made on the convenience store items and extras. Having them lose THAT much money would weigh on my mind knowing how hard it is for business owners in this economy.

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    • Eric_The_Red_State
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 4:14am

      Anything “just about right” is still wrong

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    • *************************
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 4:26am

      Beck … here’s a BETTER character test:

      The God Of The Universe says that homosexual conduct is an abominable crime to be punished by the death penalty. What kind of CHARACTER are YOU for defending homosexual criminals from Godly Justice (even if at the hands of muslims)?

      When you answer that, then ask us about your character test …

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    • dr_funk
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 4:50am

      I always think of the business owner anytime something like this happens. Even before I clicked play, I thought “man, if there’s an error in the price, then this guy is gonna end up losing his business if I don’t say something”…

      Its like Potter finding the $8000 in the newspaper Uncle Billy handed to him…and Potter greedily holding onto it as he watched George Bailey’s life crumble around him…now THAT is the definition of evil, and whenever it happens to somebody, it breaks my heart…

      Hopefully the people in this community all pitch in and make this unfortunate shopkeeper “the richest man in town”…

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    • Dustyluv
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 5:29am

      No way

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    • one yrs. food ration like Glenn says..
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 7:00am

      I would’ve filled the tank , went home came back and got my gas cans to fill .. It’s California ,They screw the whole country so lets get them back a little..

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    • Wolf
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 7:59am

      I’d have made a comment, but the price they charge is the price I pay. This error was for the ‘premium’ grade gas, which I don’t use. So no big deal, anyway.

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    • Cemoto78
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 8:04am

      I would have said something cause it’s the right thing to do. On the other hand, if the situation were reversed and the price was set higher than stated on the sign, how many people would go in and tell them that? I would venture to guess all of them, so what’s the difference? This is kinda like the previous story of the clown winning the lottery and still collecting food stamps. The right thing to do is tell them to stop the food stamps, but in this all about me society.. you can see what happens

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    • independentvoteril
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 9:12am

      OK.. this is a double edged question.. SOME people are struggling so much I can see where they would take advantage of it.. however.. it would have been nice IF after their fill up they would have told the owner..As matter of course I would not steal gas.. or anything else for that matter .. a few weeks ago I had a delivery from a local restaurant.. the next morning my husband found $20 by the drive.. I figured the driver dropped it and knowing it would come out of his pocket called to check.. however they said the driver came out fine and he was happy with his tips so it wasn’t his.. can’t say I nor my husband are always angels however.. last week my husband went to the store really early in the morning and found 4 packages of chicken breast marked at 8cents a pound and bought them all..the rest in that bin were marked higher, my guess is they were mismarked.. the cashier didn’t question the price.. the could have been those reduced price things but it seems even at that they were priced to low.. my husband was proud he finally found a deal himself.. and for him to question anyone in the store is out of the question anyone in the store is not an option he won‘t even ask a worker where somethings located when he can’t find it.. Nor will he go for a rain check IF they are out of something on sale..

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    • Born In MA
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 2:39pm

      Taught at a very young age, DO NOT STEAL! As a small business owner myself, I would have appreciated the error being brought to my attention. Oh and I have taught my children the same thing. DO NOT STEAL.

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    • Timsincali
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 3:13pm

      I would do the same. Go tell the manager and ask if this is right or was there a problem with the pump.

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    • Patrick in AZ
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 4:04pm

      http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=15604639

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    • JRook
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 4:41pm

      Tell you what before the author, Beck or anyone here takes the higher ground here. Let’s see your tax returns and especially the sales tax your reported to the state for your online purchases. As my father would say, you steal $10 or $ 1 million your still a thief. You use high priced accountants and lawyers to avoid taxes and don’t report your online purchases for the purpose of paying sales tax … well than you suffer from the same character flaw.

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    • Taquoshi
      Posted on May 19, 2011 at 6:08pm

      A number of years ago, I actually did have this happen to me. I used the credit card in the pump and started to fill up. After a minute or so, I noticed that the price wasn’t increasing as fast as it should have. I finished filling the tank, which was what I intended to do all along, and went into the office to talk to the clerk. Fortunately, the manager was there and although we tried to correct it, none of us could. Luckily I live nearby and I told the manager that once he got it straightened out, to let me know when I stopped by to fill up. Two weeks later, it had been resolved and we settled up. No big deal on my part, but apparently, it was a major undertaking on his part. He actually told me that it would have been cheaper for him to just let it go than to correct it in the long run.

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    • sabrinacle
      Posted on May 20, 2011 at 5:31am

      I would have assumed it was a deal. I dont think I would have thought it was a mistake, but I might have asked. I KNOW I would have commented if I had to go inside

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    • hud
      Posted on May 20, 2011 at 4:08pm

      Poll should ask how old you are and did you have older parents. This was ingrained in people in the 40′s, not so much as the years progressed. My children were raised to be honest, but I’d like to know what they would have done in this situation. Lots would rationalize they steal from me everytime I buy gas, and move on.

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