Laptop quandry

[Smooth Operator 10]

I ordered a laptop from Tesco's website and it got delivered yesterday, but no-one was in to sign for it so they left it in my porch which was unlocked. Fortunately bearing in ming it's NE6, it was still there when I got home.

 

I'm thinking off ringing them and asking where my laptop is cos it hasn't arrived and there was no note to say where I could pick it up from cos I wasn't in.

 

So I was gonna ask them for a replacement laptop on the basis that the one they left in my porch must have been nicked, so I'd end up with 2 for the price of 1!

 

What sort of comeback could possibly arise? Would they be able to trace the laptop that would be classed as stolen or what? Could the ip address be traced?

[nufc4ever 0]

They'd never go to that length imo.

 

Tesco would just claim on their insurance and hit the stupid courier company with the bill.

 

All you'd have on your conscience is probably the sacking of the guy who thought it was a good idea to leave it there unsigned for.

[Smooth Operator 10]

They'd never go to that length imo.

 

Tesco would just claim on their insurance and hit the stupid courier company with the bill.

 

All you'd have on your conscience is probably the sacking of the guy who thought it was a good idea to leave it there unsigned for.

 

I can live with that, can't feel guilt for incompetence.

[Tom_NUFC 0]

They'd never go to that length imo.

 

Tesco would just claim on their insurance and hit the stupid courier company with the bill.

 

All you'd have on your conscience is probably the sacking of the guy who thought it was a good idea to leave it there unsigned for.

 

Aye, but they'd either have to give him another laptop, or his money back. Therefore either 2 for 1 or a free laptop. Not that I condone this like. Naughty naughty very naughty.

 

[catmag 337]

They'd never go to that length imo.

 

Tesco would just claim on their insurance and hit the stupid courier company with the bill.

 

All you'd have on your conscience is probably the sacking of the guy who thought it was a good idea to leave it there unsigned for.

 

I can live with that, can't feel guilt for incompetence.

 

You don't feel guilt for anything! I'm surprised you had to put this one out to opinion...

[The Fish 11098]

luckily Guilt is not an emotion SMO suffers from.... apparently

[Smooth Operator 10]

luckily Guilt is not an emotion SMO suffers from.... apparently

 

Because I never do anything that requires feeling guilty about!

[The Fish 11098]

I thought you cheat on your lass?

 

or is that just a myth?

[tinofbeans 91]

legally you would get away with this.

 

what on earth was the courier thinking. if i employed that driver i'd sack the dickhead?

 

are you sure a neighbour didn't sign for it?

[themags 0]

go for it, no way can you get court

 

whoever was delivery it was obviously a tit to leave it there

[Renton 22576]

As long as you don't mind being a common thief, go for it.

 

Meanwhile the rest of us can put up with the increased insurance premiums caused by acts of fraud like this.

[Guest Patrokles]

Personally if my porch was unlocked I'd be happy for someone to leave a delivery there. It's irritating to have to pick it up from elsewhere.

[Guest Patrokles]

Anyone going to email tesco with a link to this thread, btw?

[Gemmill 47340]

Smooth worse than a scouser tbh.

[ewerk 31631]

I ordered a laptop from Tesco's website and it got delivered yesterday, but no-one was in to sign for it so they left it in my porch which was unlocked. Fortunately bearing in ming it's NE6, it was still there when I got home.

 

I'm thinking off ringing them and asking where my laptop is cos it hasn't arrived and there was no note to say where I could pick it up from cos I wasn't in.

 

So I was gonna ask them for a replacement laptop on the basis that the one they left in my porch must have been nicked, so I'd end up with 2 for the price of 1!

 

What sort of comeback could possibly arise? Would they be able to trace the laptop that would be classed as stolen or what? Could the ip address be traced?

 

Call Tesco up and go mental at them and they'll refund your money and you'll have a free laptop. They gave me a refund when they didn't deliver it next day when they promised they would and then two days later the laptop turned up as well so everyone's a winner (apart from Tesco obviously).

[Park Life 71]

I ordered a laptop from Tesco's website and it got delivered yesterday, but no-one was in to sign for it so they left it in my porch which was unlocked. Fortunately bearing in ming it's NE6, it was still there when I got home.

 

I'm thinking off ringing them and asking where my laptop is cos it hasn't arrived and there was no note to say where I could pick it up from cos I wasn't in.

 

So I was gonna ask them for a replacement laptop on the basis that the one they left in my porch must have been nicked, so I'd end up with 2 for the price of 1!

 

What sort of comeback could possibly arise? Would they be able to trace the laptop that would be classed as stolen or what? Could the ip address be traced?

 

Call Tesco up and go mental at them and they'll refund your money and you'll have a free laptop. They gave me a refund when they didn't deliver it next day when they promised they would and then two days later the laptop turned up as well so everyone's a winner (apart from Tesco obviously).

 

Taking money off Tesco is a no brainer surely?

[Guest Patrokles]

I ordered a laptop from Tesco's website and it got delivered yesterday, but no-one was in to sign for it so they left it in my porch which was unlocked. Fortunately bearing in ming it's NE6, it was still there when I got home.

 

I'm thinking off ringing them and asking where my laptop is cos it hasn't arrived and there was no note to say where I could pick it up from cos I wasn't in.

 

So I was gonna ask them for a replacement laptop on the basis that the one they left in my porch must have been nicked, so I'd end up with 2 for the price of 1!

 

What sort of comeback could possibly arise? Would they be able to trace the laptop that would be classed as stolen or what? Could the ip address be traced?

 

Call Tesco up and go mental at them and they'll refund your money and you'll have a free laptop. They gave me a refund when they didn't deliver it next day when they promised they would and then two days later the laptop turned up as well so everyone's a winner (apart from Tesco obviously).

 

And integrity/honesty/worth.

[ewerk 31631]

I ordered a laptop from Tesco's website and it got delivered yesterday, but no-one was in to sign for it so they left it in my porch which was unlocked. Fortunately bearing in ming it's NE6, it was still there when I got home.

 

I'm thinking off ringing them and asking where my laptop is cos it hasn't arrived and there was no note to say where I could pick it up from cos I wasn't in.

 

So I was gonna ask them for a replacement laptop on the basis that the one they left in my porch must have been nicked, so I'd end up with 2 for the price of 1!

 

What sort of comeback could possibly arise? Would they be able to trace the laptop that would be classed as stolen or what? Could the ip address be traced?

 

Call Tesco up and go mental at them and they'll refund your money and you'll have a free laptop. They gave me a refund when they didn't deliver it next day when they promised they would and then two days later the laptop turned up as well so everyone's a winner (apart from Tesco obviously).

 

And integrity/honesty/worth.

 

So you would have phoned them up and asked to give them back their £550 would you? Of course we all know that Tesco are full of integrity, honesty and worth and had the boot been on the other foot would have immediately rectified their error.

[Guest Patrokles]

I ordered a laptop from Tesco's website and it got delivered yesterday, but no-one was in to sign for it so they left it in my porch which was unlocked. Fortunately bearing in ming it's NE6, it was still there when I got home.

 

I'm thinking off ringing them and asking where my laptop is cos it hasn't arrived and there was no note to say where I could pick it up from cos I wasn't in.

 

So I was gonna ask them for a replacement laptop on the basis that the one they left in my porch must have been nicked, so I'd end up with 2 for the price of 1!

 

What sort of comeback could possibly arise? Would they be able to trace the laptop that would be classed as stolen or what? Could the ip address be traced?

 

Call Tesco up and go mental at them and they'll refund your money and you'll have a free laptop. They gave me a refund when they didn't deliver it next day when they promised they would and then two days later the laptop turned up as well so everyone's a winner (apart from Tesco obviously).

 

And integrity/honesty/worth.

 

So you would have phoned them up and asked to give them back their £550 would you? Of course we all know that Tesco are full of integrity, honesty and worth and had the boot been on the other foot would have immediately rectified their error.

 

... by doing what; sending you a new laptop, or refunding your cash, for example?

[Renton 22576]

I ordered a laptop from Tesco's website and it got delivered yesterday, but no-one was in to sign for it so they left it in my porch which was unlocked. Fortunately bearing in ming it's NE6, it was still there when I got home.

 

I'm thinking off ringing them and asking where my laptop is cos it hasn't arrived and there was no note to say where I could pick it up from cos I wasn't in.

 

So I was gonna ask them for a replacement laptop on the basis that the one they left in my porch must have been nicked, so I'd end up with 2 for the price of 1!

 

What sort of comeback could possibly arise? Would they be able to trace the laptop that would be classed as stolen or what? Could the ip address be traced?

 

Call Tesco up and go mental at them and they'll refund your money and you'll have a free laptop. They gave me a refund when they didn't deliver it next day when they promised they would and then two days later the laptop turned up as well so everyone's a winner (apart from Tesco obviously).

 

And integrity/honesty/worth.

 

So you would have phoned them up and asked to give them back their £550 would you? Of course we all know that Tesco are full of integrity, honesty and worth and had the boot been on the other foot would have immediately rectified their error.

 

As has been pointed out, its the insurance company that will the pay the price (as well as the courier who probably thought he was doing S-O a favour). And what will that mean? Increased premiums and more declined applications from rightful claims.

 

You can't justify theft as being morally acceptable becuase it's against a large company. It's an absolute wrong which always has consequences for other people. If S-O goes ahead with this, it will serve him right if they become suspicious and track the serial number one day. What he's planning to do is no better than someone going into his porch and, well, nicking a laptop.

[ewerk 31631]

I ordered a laptop from Tesco's website and it got delivered yesterday, but no-one was in to sign for it so they left it in my porch which was unlocked. Fortunately bearing in ming it's NE6, it was still there when I got home.

 

I'm thinking off ringing them and asking where my laptop is cos it hasn't arrived and there was no note to say where I could pick it up from cos I wasn't in.

 

So I was gonna ask them for a replacement laptop on the basis that the one they left in my porch must have been nicked, so I'd end up with 2 for the price of 1!

 

What sort of comeback could possibly arise? Would they be able to trace the laptop that would be classed as stolen or what? Could the ip address be traced?

 

Call Tesco up and go mental at them and they'll refund your money and you'll have a free laptop. They gave me a refund when they didn't deliver it next day when they promised they would and then two days later the laptop turned up as well so everyone's a winner (apart from Tesco obviously).

 

And integrity/honesty/worth.

 

So you would have phoned them up and asked to give them back their £550 would you? Of course we all know that Tesco are full of integrity, honesty and worth and had the boot been on the other foot would have immediately rectified their error.

 

As has been pointed out, its the insurance company that will the pay the price (as well as the courier who probably thought he was doing S-O a favour). And what will that mean? Increased premiums and more declined applications from rightful claims.

 

You can't justify theft as being morally acceptable becuase it's against a large company. It's an absolute wrong which always has consequences for other people. If S-O goes ahead with this, it will serve him right if they become suspicious and track the serial number one day. What he's planning to do is no better than someone going into his porch and, well, nicking a laptop.

 

What I did didn't involve insurance companies at all and I have no remorse whatsoever about getting one over on a huge multinational which has adopted a strategy of deliberately trying to put smaller companies out of business.

 

I can see your point about getting the courier in shit where he was only trying to do SMO a favour but as for it being 'morally' right I don't think Tesco have a leg to stand on when it comes to morals.

[ewerk 31631]

I ordered a laptop from Tesco's website and it got delivered yesterday, but no-one was in to sign for it so they left it in my porch which was unlocked. Fortunately bearing in ming it's NE6, it was still there when I got home.

 

I'm thinking off ringing them and asking where my laptop is cos it hasn't arrived and there was no note to say where I could pick it up from cos I wasn't in.

 

So I was gonna ask them for a replacement laptop on the basis that the one they left in my porch must have been nicked, so I'd end up with 2 for the price of 1!

 

What sort of comeback could possibly arise? Would they be able to trace the laptop that would be classed as stolen or what? Could the ip address be traced?

 

Call Tesco up and go mental at them and they'll refund your money and you'll have a free laptop. They gave me a refund when they didn't deliver it next day when they promised they would and then two days later the laptop turned up as well so everyone's a winner (apart from Tesco obviously).

 

And integrity/honesty/worth.

 

So you would have phoned them up and asked to give them back their £550 would you? Of course we all know that Tesco are full of integrity, honesty and worth and had the boot been on the other foot would have immediately rectified their error.

 

... by doing what; sending you a new laptop, or refunding your cash, for example?

 

You reckon they would've taken any action had I not contacted them? It was them who deliberately misled me in telling me the laptop would be there the next day when it has since become apparent that this would have been logistically impossible.

[Gemmill 47340]

I ordered a laptop from Tesco's website and it got delivered yesterday, but no-one was in to sign for it so they left it in my porch which was unlocked. Fortunately bearing in ming it's NE6, it was still there when I got home.

 

I'm thinking off ringing them and asking where my laptop is cos it hasn't arrived and there was no note to say where I could pick it up from cos I wasn't in.

 

So I was gonna ask them for a replacement laptop on the basis that the one they left in my porch must have been nicked, so I'd end up with 2 for the price of 1!

 

What sort of comeback could possibly arise? Would they be able to trace the laptop that would be classed as stolen or what? Could the ip address be traced?

 

Call Tesco up and go mental at them and they'll refund your money and you'll have a free laptop. They gave me a refund when they didn't deliver it next day when they promised they would and then two days later the laptop turned up as well so everyone's a winner (apart from Tesco obviously).

 

And integrity/honesty/worth.

 

So you would have phoned them up and asked to give them back their £550 would you? Of course we all know that Tesco are full of integrity, honesty and worth and had the boot been on the other foot would have immediately rectified their error.

 

As has been pointed out, its the insurance company that will the pay the price (as well as the courier who probably thought he was doing S-O a favour). And what will that mean? Increased premiums and more declined applications from rightful claims.

 

You can't justify theft as being morally acceptable becuase it's against a large company. It's an absolute wrong which always has consequences for other people. If S-O goes ahead with this, it will serve him right if they become suspicious and track the serial number one day. What he's planning to do is no better than someone going into his porch and, well, nicking a laptop.

 

What I did didn't involve insurance companies at all and I have no remorse whatsoever about getting one over on a huge multinational which has adopted a strategy of deliberately trying to put smaller companies out of business.

 

I can see your point about getting the courier in shit where he was only trying to do SMO a favour but as for it being 'morally' right I don't think Tesco have a leg to stand on when it comes to morals.

 

You're like a modern day Robin Hood.

[Guest Patrokles]

I ordered a laptop from Tesco's website and it got delivered yesterday, but no-one was in to sign for it so they left it in my porch which was unlocked. Fortunately bearing in ming it's NE6, it was still there when I got home.

 

I'm thinking off ringing them and asking where my laptop is cos it hasn't arrived and there was no note to say where I could pick it up from cos I wasn't in.

 

So I was gonna ask them for a replacement laptop on the basis that the one they left in my porch must have been nicked, so I'd end up with 2 for the price of 1!

 

What sort of comeback could possibly arise? Would they be able to trace the laptop that would be classed as stolen or what? Could the ip address be traced?

 

Call Tesco up and go mental at them and they'll refund your money and you'll have a free laptop. They gave me a refund when they didn't deliver it next day when they promised they would and then two days later the laptop turned up as well so everyone's a winner (apart from Tesco obviously).

 

And integrity/honesty/worth.

 

So you would have phoned them up and asked to give them back their £550 would you? Of course we all know that Tesco are full of integrity, honesty and worth and had the boot been on the other foot would have immediately rectified their error.

 

... by doing what; sending you a new laptop, or refunding your cash, for example?

 

You reckon they would've taken any action had I not contacted them? It was them who deliberately misled me in telling me the laptop would be there the next day when it has since become apparent that this would have been logistically impossible.

 

so, what you're saying is that because your laptop arrived 2 days late, you're justified in stealing it?

[ewerk 31631]

I ordered a laptop from Tesco's website and it got delivered yesterday, but no-one was in to sign for it so they left it in my porch which was unlocked. Fortunately bearing in ming it's NE6, it was still there when I got home.

 

I'm thinking off ringing them and asking where my laptop is cos it hasn't arrived and there was no note to say where I could pick it up from cos I wasn't in.

 

So I was gonna ask them for a replacement laptop on the basis that the one they left in my porch must have been nicked, so I'd end up with 2 for the price of 1!

 

What sort of comeback could possibly arise? Would they be able to trace the laptop that would be classed as stolen or what? Could the ip address be traced?

 

Call Tesco up and go mental at them and they'll refund your money and you'll have a free laptop. They gave me a refund when they didn't deliver it next day when they promised they would and then two days later the laptop turned up as well so everyone's a winner (apart from Tesco obviously).

 

And integrity/honesty/worth.

 

So you would have phoned them up and asked to give them back their £550 would you? Of course we all know that Tesco are full of integrity, honesty and worth and had the boot been on the other foot would have immediately rectified their error.

 

... by doing what; sending you a new laptop, or refunding your cash, for example?

 

You reckon they would've taken any action had I not contacted them? It was them who deliberately misled me in telling me the laptop would be there the next day when it has since become apparent that this would have been logistically impossible.

 

so, what you're saying is that because your laptop arrived 2 days late, you're justified in stealing it?

 

What can I say? I'm a stickler for timekeeping.

Edited February 15, 2007 by ewerk