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on 14/10/2009 at 4:00:35PM
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I've been wanting to make this thread for over a year now. I'm interested to learn how we all react differently in certain situations. So here are some scenarios, you can answer any or all of them if you like.
What would you do...
1. if you found a wallet in public that contained £75 in cash but no cards or identification.
2. while waiting in line at a supermarket an old lady knowingly jumped the queue ahead of you.
3. if you saw a lost 7 year old girl all alone, crying in the corner of a quiet shopping centre.
4. if the food you ordered at a resturant was extremely burnt and all you could eat was the salad.
5. while browsing a charity shop you notice someone shoplifting some expensive items.
6. if one of your family members became ill and needed you to donate them a kidney.
7. if the tv Argos delivered to your house was £250 more expensive than the one you had ordered.
8. if the only space left in the supermarket carpark was for disabled users and all you needed to get was some milk, bread and the latest Playdude magazine.
9. if after buying your girlfriend a takeaway burger, you accidentally drop it on the kitchen floor. It's still good, right?
10. if you won £100,000 on the lottery. Would you keep it a secret for fear your friends, family and co-workers would keep pestering you for money or would you not care if the whole world knew?
If you have any of your own, feel free to add them.
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Alfonse
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on 14/10/2009 at 7:02:12PM
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What would you do..
1. if you found a wallet in public that contained £75 in
cash but no cards or identification.
Buy some new running shoes or blow it all on alcohol and drugs. I would not feel bad at all.
2. while waiting in line at a supermarket an old lady knowingly
jumped the queue ahead of you.
Confront her. I've got things to do, people to see.
3. if you saw a lost 7 year old girl all alone, crying in the
corner of a quiet shopping centre.
Take her to reception or an information desk. I'm not really afraid of being called a pedophile or whatever.
4. if the food you ordered at a resturant was extremely burnt
and all you could eat was the salad.
Ask them politely to redo my dish.
5. while browsing a charity shop you notice someone shoplifting
some expensive items.
I'd probably find it funny.
6. if one of your family members became ill and needed you to
donate them a kidney.
I give it, but I would be extremely unhappy sbout it.
7. if the tv Argos delivered to your house was £250 more
expensive than the one you had ordered.
Keep it if I didn't feel I would get caught.
8. if the only space left in the supermarket carpark was for
disabled users and all you needed to get was some milk, bread and
the latest Playdude magazine.
Probably head home and buy the items from a corner shop.
9. if after buying your girlfriend a takeaway burger, you
accidentally drop it on the kitchen floor. It's still good,
right?
I'd eat it and give her mine.
10. if you won £100,000 on the lottery. Would you keep it
a secret for fear your friends, family and co-workers would keep
pestering you for money or would you not care if the whole world
knew?
I would probably do something stupid like donate it to charity or throw it off a bridge.
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
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on 14/10/2009 at 8:15:53PM
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1. if you found a wallet in public that contained £75 in cash but no cards or identification.
I would hand it into the police. If that situation happened to me, I'd want someone to hand the wallet in so I would do the same.
2. while waiting in line at a supermarket an old lady knowingly jumped the queue ahead of you.
I'd either let it go or politely tell her where the end of the line is etc.
3. if you saw a lost 7 year old girl all alone, crying in the corner of a quiet shopping centre.
Either take her to a member of staff or try and attract a member of staffs attention. They can then sort out the situation.
4. if the food you ordered at a resturant was extremely burnt and all you could eat was the salad.
Call the waiter over and explain what has happened. You would have to be in a very bad restaurant to not get a replacement.
5. while browsing a charity shop you notice someone shoplifting some expensive items.
Probably just tell a member of staff. The risk is too high to try and deal with it on your own.
6. if one of your family members became ill and needed you to donate them a kidney.
They probably wouldn't ask me because they know how I feel about surgery, hospitals etc and my health would probably mean I couldn't do it anyway. If conditions were 'perfect', it would require serious thought.
7. if the tv Argos delivered to your house was £250 more expensive than the one you had ordered.
I would notify Argos about what has happened. I'm not sure what Argos are like in this situation but some will just say to keep it anyway.
8. if the only space left in the supermarket carpark was for disabled users and all you needed to get was some milk, bread and the latest Playdude magazine.
Wouldn't happen in my area as parking is not a problem and it is within walking distance. If it was these conditions though, I'd wait around for a spot to open up.
9. if after buying your girlfriend a takeaway burger, you accidentally drop it on the kitchen floor. It's still good, right?
I'd just tell her what happened. She'd probably be okay with what happened and we'd just throw the burger away. I'd probably give her my burger or whatever foodstuff I ordered.
10. if you won £100,000 on the lottery. Would you keep it a secret for fear your friends, family and co-workers would keep pestering you for money or would you not care if the whole world knew?
I never play the lottery. If I did come into a similar amount of money, I'd give some to my parents and my brother. I'd probably have enough left for me as well.
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Timmargh
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on 14/10/2009 at 11:47:36PM
Edited: 14/10/09 23:48 Total Posts: 1117
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Regarding number 3: a four year old girl knocked on our door a while back asking if this was her house. The carer asked her a few questions and figured out she was lost and so rang the police while she chatted to the girl and kept her reassured. The mum turned up about ten minutes later with the police and looked like she was on the verge of a breakdown -- she was very grateful!
The next day the mum came back with a huge bunch of flowers and told us the whole story -- apparently they'd been to one of the girl's friend's birthday party and, when they got home, she'd decided she wanted to go to the park and had wandered off the drive while her mum went in the house. She'd managed to walk to our house, about a mile and a half away, without anyone thinking to see if she was lost. We later learned that she'd knocked on our neighbour-but-one's door, but he'd shooed her away as he's an 80 year old man who lives alone and didn't want people to think he was "one of them perverts".
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Edgy
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on 15/10/2009 at 7:57:15AM
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1. if you found a wallet in public that contained £75 in cash but no cards or identification.
Keep it. I know you're supposed to hand it in to the police, but unless I saw who dropped it, I'd probably keep it.
2. while waiting in line at a supermarket an old lady knowingly jumped the queue ahead of you.
I'd point out there's a queue. Old people have more time in the day to themselves than those living busy employed lives :P
3. if you saw a lost 7 year old girl all alone, crying in the corner of a quiet shopping centre.
Either escort to nearest 'authority figure' or if none available, contact the police whilst checking she's alright.
4. if the food you ordered at a resturant was extremely burnt and all you could eat was the salad.
If it was served extremely burnt, it means the chefs obviously can't be bothered. I would request all money back if pre-paid, if not then I would let the waiter know and walk out to eat somewhere decent.
5. while browsing a charity shop you notice someone shoplifting some expensive items.
Notify the shop - but would not risk my life over 'items' in a shop.
6. if one of your family members became ill and needed you to donate them a kidney.
I would donate - but I'm not good with medical things so I'd be rather nervous/anxious
7. if the tv Argos delivered to your house was £250 more expensive than the one you had ordered.
Depends if they want to charge me for it...and if it does what I want.
8. if the only space left in the supermarket carpark was for disabled users and all you needed to get was some milk, bread and the latest Playdude magazine.
I wouldn't park in a disabled space - those who do because they're lazy are rotten scumbags to say the least.
9. if after buying your girlfriend a takeaway burger, you accidentally drop it on the kitchen floor. It's still good, right?
No. If I wouldn't eat it, I wouldn't give it to my wife.
10. if you won £100,000 on the lottery. Would you keep it a secret for fear your friends, family and co-workers would keep pestering you for money or would you not care if the whole world knew?
I'd let close family know I'd won
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ButchML
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on 15/10/2009 at 9:11:04AM
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Ooh, nice thread:
1. if you found a wallet in public that contained £75 in cash but no cards or identification.
I'd have it away. I'd like to say that I would hand it in but I honestly don't think I would. Besides, with no identification the OB wont be able to verify that somebody standing in their station owns the wallet. I'd be saving them some hassle.
2. while waiting in line at a supermarket an old lady knowingly jumped the queue ahead of you.
Depends what type of old lady, if it's the 'sweet, little' type I would let her off. The old crone type ones wouldn't get away with it however.
3. if you saw a lost 7 year old girl all alone, crying in the corner of a quiet shopping centre.
Go and find out what's up, used to work with kids a lot at the Leisure Centre I worked at before here so wouldn't be an issue.
4. if the food you ordered at a restaurant was extremely burnt and all you could eat was the salad.
Send it back, no doubt
5. while browsing a charity shop you notice someone shoplifting some expensive items.
Who shoplifts in a charity shop? Anyway, depends on who it was to be honest. Little pikey kids would get grassed up.
6. if one of your family members became ill and needed you to donate them a kidney.
Really depends who to be honest, mother/father/sister yes, others not so much.
7. if the tv Argos delivered to your house was £250 more expensive than the one you had ordered.
Keep quiet, their mistake. If they ask for it back feign ignorance but hand it over.
8. if the only space left in the supermarket carpark was for disabled users and all you needed to get was some milk, bread and the latest Playdude magazine.
Park and run in.
9. if after buying your girlfriend a takeaway burger, you accidentally drop it on the kitchen floor. It's still good, right?
As long as she didn't see, yes.
10. if you won £100,000 on the lottery. Would you keep it a secret for fear your friends, family and co-workers would keep pestering you for money or would you not care if the whole world knew?
I wouldn't care, would spend 100k on a house anyway so it's not like they can get any money out of me.
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Machie
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on 15/10/2009 at 4:54:22PM
Total Posts: 11588
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Thank you for your answers guys and Timmargh, what a story. I'm glad it ended well, I think the mother won't let her out of her sight now.
Here is what I would have done..
1. if you found a wallet in public that contained £75 in cash but no cards or identification.
Its awfully tempting to just take the money, but if I spent it, I'd feel really guilty. So I would most likely turn it into the police.
2. while waiting in line at a supermarket an old lady knowingly jumped the queue ahead of you.
I've had this happen to me a few times. I just bite my tongue and ignore it. If she was in a hurry I would gladly have let her go ahead of me.
3. if you saw a lost 7 year old girl all alone, crying in the corner of a quiet shopping centre.
I think before I would be reluctant to approach her, but now I would take her to a member of staff. I would want some guy to do the same if he saw my lost daughter.
4. if the food you ordered at a resturant was extremely burnt and all you could eat was the salad.
I had a extremely burnt burger once at harvester. I didn't complain but when the waitress saw that I hadn't touched it, she gave me a refund.
5. while browsing a charity shop you notice someone shoplifting some expensive items.
(I had to go with a charity shop, as you might not have cared if it was some rip off design outlet) I think I would mention it to a member of staff, although if they did a runner I can't imagine the old ladies giving chase.
6. if one of your family members became ill and needed you to donate them a kidney.
I would do this without question and I hope my friends would do the same. So Garin you better be taking care of your lungs, I might need one.
7. if the tv Argos delivered to your house was £250 more expensive than the one you had ordered.
This actually happened to me, except with an exercise bike and the difference was about £150. I decided not to bring it to their attension. 0:)
8. if the only space left in the supermarket carpark was for disabled users and all you needed to get was some milk, bread and the latest Playdude magazine.
Definitely something I would not do. I get ticked off seeing people use them just to go to the ATM. Is it really that difficult to walk a few yards more?
9. if after buying your girlfriend a takeaway burger, you accidentally drop it on the kitchen floor. It's still good, right?
That's mean, I would either chuck it or eat it for her and she can have what I ordered.
10. if you won £100,000 on the lottery. Would you keep it a secret for fear your friends, family and co-workers would keep pestering you for money or would you not care if the whole world knew?
I would give some to my family and just invest the rest. I'd tell some friends, but probably lie and say it's gone towards paying off the morgage or something.
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Black8704
"Hello?"
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on 15/10/2009 at 6:02:21PM
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Machie wrote:
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> 1. if you found a wallet in public that contained £75 in
> cash but no cards or identification.
Pretty sure i'd just take it, maybe have a glance about to see if anyone was ahead that may have dropped it, if not then get in finders keeps and all that!
>
> 2. while waiting in line at a supermarket an old lady knowingly
> jumped the queue ahead of you.
Just because she is old doesn't give her the right, nah she's taking the walk of shame to the back of the queue. That sort of stuff really hacks me off!
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> 3. if you saw a lost 7 year old girl all alone, crying in the
> corner of a quiet shopping centre.
Talk to her and see if she knows where she last saw her parents, then go find someone from the shopping centre security to assist.
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> 4. if the food you ordered at a resturant was extremely burnt
> and all you could eat was the salad.
Send it straight back and demand either a free meal or a new dish to be sent at a reduced price.
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> 5. while browsing a charity shop you notice someone shoplifting
> some expensive items.
To be honest would probably want to handle it myself but thinking with a clear head I'd alert the staff.
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> 6. if one of your family members became ill and needed you to
> donate them a kidney.
Tricky one, depends which member of my family.
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> 7. if the tv Argos delivered to your house was £250 more
> expensive than the one you had ordered.
Get in !! result! I'd keep it to be honest, it won't hurt them too much.
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> 8. if the only space left in the supermarket carpark was for
> disabled users and all you needed to get was some milk, bread and
> the latest Playdude magazine.
...It's tempting but I couldn't not for the obvious reason, I wouldn't want to get a ticket!!!
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> 9. if after buying your girlfriend a takeaway burger, you
> accidentally drop it on the kitchen floor. It's still good,
> right?
Of Course!
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> 10. if you won £100,000 on the lottery. Would you keep it
> a secret for fear your friends, family and co-workers would keep
> pestering you for money or would you not care if the whole world
> knew?
I'm sure I could keep that sum of money under wraps, Probably wouldn't tell many people.
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pete_21
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on 16/10/2009 at 8:09:20AM
Edited: 16/10/09 8:16 Total Posts: 1919
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Machie wrote:
I've been wanting to make this thread for over a year now. I'm interested to learn how we all react differently in certain situations. So here are some scenarios, you can answer any or all of them if you like.
What would you do...
1. if you found a wallet in public that contained £75 in cash but no cards or identification.
No way of finding out who owns it,probably keep it.
2. while waiting in line at a supermarket an old lady knowingly jumped the queue ahead of you.
Probably just let her have it TBH.Even though its wrong doubt I would start on any old lady after watching Drag Me To Hell.
3. if you saw a lost 7 year old girl all alone, crying in the corner of a quiet shopping centre.
Would approach her and ask if she knew how to contact friends/family.If not would find store security and make them aware.Wouldn't leave her there.
4. if the food you ordered at a resturant was extremely burnt and all you could eat was the salad.
I would kick off massively.Anyone who puts salad on my dinner better get ready to experience the fury !.
5. while browsing a charity shop you notice someone shoplifting some expensive items.
Expensive items ?,you have obviously never been to a charity shop in Wrexham.
6. if one of your family members became ill and needed you to donate them a kidney.
Yeah i'd do it but I would pity anyone you was so ill that they required one of my kidneys.
7. if the tv Argos delivered to your house was £250 more expensive than the one you had ordered.
Actually happened to me a few years ago.Ordered a Blaupunkt CD player for my car and Halfords screwed up the order.Had to wait 3 weeks longer than I should have,when it came it was a much better model than the one I paid for.Glad you reminded me,must remember to tell them.
8. if the only space left in the supermarket carpark was for disabled users and all you needed to get was some milk, bread and the latest Playdude magazine.
Nah,wouldn't do it,Playdude can be found on the net these days.
9. if after buying your girlfriend a takeaway burger, you accidentally drop it on the kitchen floor. It's still good,right?
If she's done her job and kept the kitchen floor clean then there's no problem.
10. if you won £100,000 on the lottery. Would you keep it a secret for fear your friends, family and co-workers would keep pestering you for money or would you not care if the whole world knew ?
£100K isn't actually all that much money,wouldn't tell people as there wouldn't really be much to share around.Although as I am writing this my butler is wiping my butt with crisp unused £20 notes.
If you have any of your own, feel free to add them.
I got one,you are at a posh wedding and a very well respected guest comes out of the toilet with a paper trail hanging from the back of their pants.Do you politely alert them to it or just take a ringside seat as you watch them make a complete idiot of themselves ?.
Ringside seat from me :)
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Emmie87
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on 16/10/2009 at 8:17:35AM
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Great idea Machie and i think i would probably follow the same as most,but here you go;
1. if you found a wallet in public that contained £75 in cash but no cards or identification.
Keep it, for sure.
2. while waiting in line at a supermarket an old lady knowingly jumped the queue ahead of you.
Let is slide unless i had been waiting a long time.
3. if you saw a lost 7 year old girl all alone, crying in the corner of a quiet shopping centre.
Tricky one, not a kid person and would be hesitant due to the way things are these days, prob alert staff?
4. if the food you ordered at a resturant was extremely burnt and all you could eat was the salad.
Send it back!
5. while browsing a charity shop you notice someone shoplifting some expensive items.
Tell staff member
6. if one of your family members became ill and needed you to donate them a kidney.
Immediate family then i would.
7. if the tv Argos delivered to your house was £250 more expensive than the one you had ordered.
Score - and keep it
8. if the only space left in the supermarket carpark was for disabled users and all you needed to get was some milk, bread and the latest Playdude magazine.
Keep looking, dont want a ticket.
9. if after buying your girlfriend a takeaway burger, you accidentally drop it on the kitchen floor. It's still good, right?
If it was the same as mine i would take that one, if not then 5 second rule applies
10. if you won £100,000 on the lottery. Would you keep it a secret for fear your friends, family and co-workers would keep pestering you for money or would you not care if the whole world knew?
Like Butch, i would put it towards a house, so none left lol
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