On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:25:41 +0000, Cynic
wrote:
>On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:39:47 +0000, MM wrote:
>
>>So how does a random shopper know whether a genuine error was made or
>>whether sharp practice was the case? It seems to me that the PMO is
>>completely toothless, since it is so difficult to prove intent or
>>otherwise.
>
>It is exactly the same for many other possible offences. If the till
>clerk gives you change for £5 instead of the £10 you gave her, is she
>trying to cheat you or was it a genuine mistake?
>
>The only realistic way to tell is to find out how frequently it
>occurs. Once in a Blue Moon is probably a genuine mistake. Once a
>day is probably deliberate.
But again, there is no way any individual can test this, as one would
have to make repeated visits to the same store and the same checkout
person in order to build a case.
MM |