MoneySavingExpert community quandary: Do i take the cash?

Anatidaephobia

zagfles wrote: »

Obvious.

What would you have done if the first scratchcard had lost?

a) Given it to him saying "I checked it for you and it lost"?

b) Gone in and bought him another and given it to him unscratched?

Surely once he had scratched that card himself, he knew that it was likely he was going to have to buy another one. You can't give someone a "used" scratchcard that has already lost! Of course he had to go back and buy another. There's only a question if the scratchcard was a winning one (which it was) in which case you have to decide whether or not to give him the money or keep quiet.

heuchera

Robisere wrote: »

I am perhaps out of touch and old-fashioned, but I would not have peeled off the first scratchcard. I would have taken it back to the neighbour with the rest of the shopping, that is for me the honourable thing. But that's me, out of step with the 21st Century, as usual. I was brought up to believe that taking what is not mine, is stealing.

It's not clear from the original post whether the groceries and scratchcard were paid for in advance by the man, or if the OP bought it all and asked him later for the money.

If OP had bought it out of his own money then it's his.

pollypenny

You should start writing the weekly 'moral dilemmas', Spinkz!

Tigsteroonie

Congratulations, you've just given the MSE team the script for next week's MMD.

zagfles

Anatidaephobia wrote: »

Surely once he had scratched that card himself, he knew that it was likely he was going to have to buy another one. You can't give someone a "used" scratchcard that has already lost! Of course he had to go back and buy another. There's only a question if the scratchcard was a winning one (which it was) in which case you have to decide whether or not to give him the money or keep quiet.

Then once he had decided to scratch it, he's made a decision that it's now his and he would have to buy the neighbour another one. So his property, his win.

He took the risk, he'd have been down £1 if it had lost, therefore he's entitled to the prize if it won.

Armchair23

A bit off topic but if you have to buy a cravat Spinkz you just aint cutting the mustard.
Don't you have a great Uncle who left you one in a will ?