Money Moral Dilemma: I was sent free beer by mistake - should I keep it?

mattyprice4004

Another morally bankrupt person, who needs to ask the answer to such a common sense query. 
It's not yours, ask them to collect it at their expensive. 

bpblackhawk

Email them once, tell them what happened. They might well respond telling you to keep it, if not, they provide a courier to pick it up. If they don't respond first time or refused to pay to pick it up, keep it.

Erica51

Businesses and many other people are having a hard time at the moment.  Please be kind.  Contact the company and explain the situation.  I suggest you offer to pay at least half to keep the second delivery.  Beer will keep in good condition for a long time. When you told them your goods had not arrived they believed you without question and sent them again rather than blame the courier.  Please be as nice to them.

Beasley

I am self employed. Submitted tax return this year. Earnings plus a small pension pot. The student loan have included my pension as earnings and taken a huge amount. I thought they could only take from money that you've paid NI on? Tried calling, they're closed. I haven't earned anything since lockdown so this money is vital for my survival. Does anyone know if what they've done is correct?

bradders1983

Beasley said:

I am self employed. Submitted tax return this year. Earnings plus a small pension pot. The student loan have included my pension as earnings and taken a huge amount. I thought they could only take from money that you've paid NI on? Tried calling, they're closed. I haven't earned anything since lockdown so this money is vital for my survival. Does anyone know if what they've done is correct?

What on earth does this have to do with the rest of the thread? 🤣

Thrugelmir

J_B said:

Grumpy_chap said:

Is this in the correct forum?  What has it got to do with coronavirus?

ToxicWomble said:

Wrong forum

It was posed by MSE staff and three people comment that it's the wrong forum .... hmm 🤷‍♂️

Someone is getting paid to do this. 

Grumpy_chap

Beasley said:

I am self employed. Submitted tax return this year. Earnings plus a small pension pot. The student loan have included my pension as earnings and taken a huge amount. I thought they could only take from money that you've paid NI on? Tried calling, they're closed. I haven't earned anything since lockdown so this money is vital for my survival. Does anyone know if what they've done is correct?

This would be better in a new thread and might get useful comments then.

lifeadminavoider

Erica51 said:

Businesses and many other people are having a hard time at the moment.  Please be kind.  Contact the company and explain the situation.  I suggest you offer to pay at least half to keep the second delivery.  Beer will keep in good condition for a long time. When you told them your goods had not arrived they believed you without question and sent them again rather than blame the courier.  Please be as nice to them.

That's a rather lovely way of putting it.  

Although to add to this - you're right, some beer may keep in good condition for a long time, but not all beer.  Especially not hop-forward, unfiltered and unpasteurised beer which relies on the speed in which they get to the customer to be in peak condition.  So it does depend on what they've ordered as it could be regarded as "perishable".  I for one would never organise for beer to be collected and brought back to our brewery that's been sitting somewhere at an unknown temperature unless not to do so would seriously inconvenience the customer in terms of the space it was taking up or something like that, I'd usually let them keep it.  Especially in the current scenario.  That said, it goes a long way when people get in touch to be honest about these things, if only because we can have a positive chat with those people on the phone! 

Hadders28

I should drink it quickly - otherwise it might go past its sell-by date

DCFC79

Contact them and inform them you didnt order it and could they collect it.
Let them decide if they want to collect but it must be at a time to suit you.