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Subject: [Leica] Ethics in photography
From: hlritter at twc.com (Howard L Ritter Jr)
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 10:21:46 -0400
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Sidetracked with work? Yeah, I can recall what that was like ;-)

Your observation about the liability to the clerk is all the more reason to 
press the issue.

?howard


> On Aug 15, 2016, at 10:18 AM, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> 
> wrote:
> 
> Sorry, Howard, I got sidetracked with something called work;-)
> 
> Just a very general rhetorical question after agreeing with your yes.
> 
> I would always let the cashier call the manager and earn himself/herself 
> brownie points by pointing out the store?s mistake (their job is hard 
> enough).
> 
> The fact is, that when you take your wares to the checkout, you have 
> already decided that you are prepared to pay the asking price - or at 
> least try to haggle with a salesperson before you go to the checkout.
> 
> Best
> Douglas
> 
> On 15.08.2016 15:45, Howard L Ritter Jr wrote:
>> You seem to be gently remonstrating with me, Douglas. Did you miss that 
>> my ?Yes? answer was to the question of whether Ken should have brought 
>> the error to the manager?s attention? Or were you answering Ken directly?
>> 
>> ?howard ;-)
>> 
>> 
>>> On Aug 15, 2016, at 4:01 AM, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The way something like that works in Germany is that the member of staff 
>>> on the checkout will have the difference docked from his or her paycheck 
>>> (meagre as it will already be)
>>> after stocktaking/auditing is done. Can you live with that?
>>> 
>>> Cheers
>>> Douglas
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 15.08.2016 06:33, Howard L Ritter Jr wrote:
>>>> Yes.
>>>> 
>>>> ?howard
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Aug 14, 2016, at 8:42 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Here is today's question.  I am out of photo mailers, so I go to 
>>>>> Staples to get some more.  I don't use them that often, so bought a 
>>>>> pack of 11x14 for $7.99.  At checkout, the cashier says that will be 
>>>>> 54 cents.  I say, that can't be right unless there is some really 
>>>>> extreme sale.  The cashier says it is, that is how it scans.  Now the 
>>>>> price is preposterous on its face, since I'm sure there is nothing in 
>>>>> the store that sells for 54 cents.  So, the question is, should I have 
>>>>> brought it to a manager's attention instead of buying out the 
>>>>> remaining store stock?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ken
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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