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Originally Posted by EntropyM
(Post 17116001)
My local Home Depot installed those self-serve lines. I was one of the first to use them one morning when I bought some goodies for about $53. I put cash in and my change was supposed to be something like $17. the machine spit out about $92 in cash and a few coins. There were guys in ties watching the process so I told them that these machines are great, I'll definitely shop here more often. They were all smiles until I flashed my extra cash and told them what had happened. Their smiles dropped.
Apparently someone had put the bills into the wrong trays in the machine. Perhaps the guys watching you were executives of Home Depot observing their customers try out the self serve lines.. only to find out, some employee fed the machine wrong.. They were probably doing a demo.. and turns out the self serve machine is like a slot machine handing out jackpots!!! |
Originally Posted by hyderago
(Post 17112055)
I think this happened (or at least was more likely to happen) since you're in Japan.
Btw, I thought the Japanese were good at math. How could you have overpaid so many people? FYI: Accounting errors are pretty common at American banks since most transactions are done one-on-one, but they do decrease with experience. Problem is summer tellers get so little they tend to screw up more. |
Originally Posted by k374
(Post 17029905)
It's true! So, I traveled on [XXXX :p] airline several months ago. Due to a glitch with the system as I was making my payment it errored out on the website with "payment pending". However I still got a confirmed code. Unsure if my flight was reserved I went personally to the airlines office and asked them if I could make a cash payment instead because obviously my card is not being accepted. He said he cannot take my money because it shows on his screen that it is fully paid which was bizzare because the screen clearly said "Payment status: PENDING" but at the same time "Amt due: 0.00" which seems contradictory!! Then he says if there is an issue I can pay it at the airport.
Well, at the airport they say that no further charges are due, it's all paid up! To date (it's been 6 months!) no charges have been applied on my CC nor have I paid it any other way, in effect the flight has been absolutely FREE! ^ I wish all my transactions were this way :D 1. Did you still accrue FF miles? 2. Where was your seat? Up front? Up front in coach? In the back in a middle seat surround by out-of-control kids whose parents were NOT seated nearby? ;) |
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