Congratulations! There are good people left in the world and I am beginning to think they all on one cute.com!
Debra

Good for you! I returned something at Target and found out I was never charged for it. They wanted to give me a credit anyway but I wouldn't take it.

I agree.
Honesty is the best policy.
This is what, I have always taught my children as well.

Hugs Yvonne

I was at an ATM machine and the lady in front of me said the machine wasn't working and walked away as I only wanted a balance I went to use the machine only to find it bleeping at me and her money sticking out I called her and she came back but the people around were looking in disbeilief as I handed her what seem to be several hundred pounds I was a little suprised as she took the money and never said a thing.. I would have been so greatful if someone handed me my money back.

Deanne, you are a good witness...Like you said most ppl would not have said a thing. I've always gone back to correct any mistakes. I appreciated it when I owned my business and one of my employees would give out wrong change, I'd make sure it was corrected actually chase them out the door before they leave to give them the rest of their money. And I would have some customers return if we didn't charge them enough from what was marked on the tag. :) Thank the Lord there are still good honest ppl and many of them are Cuties as Debra said. :)

you are so right!honesty is a great value!

What goes around comes around eventually. It DOES pay to be honest. I send you a flower. My hubby went to the bank we do business with, took out a large amount of cash, he quickly thumbed through the cash and thought to himself alright it is all here. When he got home and re-counted to give me some money he had $20 too much; yes, he went back to the bank and at first they did not want to accept the $20 stating that it would throw the cash flow and drawer off. Finally the manager accepted the $20 bill so what did he do with it? Any answers.

I could recount many tale of simular nature but you all know them. My belief is I don't want one red cent that isn't mine but I want ever every single one that is.

I don't want to have to meet God and try to explain to him why I took something that wasn't mine. Am afraid the trap door would open under my feet.

Thanks for being honest and a * 4 U

Praise the Lord for Honest people like you. I did a craft show and I sold girls shoes with bows and one little girl put a pair on and left the dirty old shoes on my tables and I went and politely told her mother and the answer was "those are my baby shoes and I went to the mall to get them" I show her the dirty shoes and told her that she could keep the shoes but do not teach the child to be dishonest and teach her to steal and she left I couldn't believe it and until this day I pray that little girl would not go to jail for her mother wrong doing.

I give you so much credit for being that honest. I know that's what I would have done because many times I've been made fun for doing that. Arlene

I think you should treat others the way that you would like to be treated. This is what the Bible says. To me it is stealing whenever you knowingly don't pay for something...even if it is someone else's mistake. Everyone ends up paying for it in the long run. Thank you for your honesty.

We had a similar situation. We bought a new car many years ago. We made the payments for 2 1/2 years, couldn't see any problem til I saw that the payments were were taken out of my 'then' husbands check along with our savings automatically and being deposited into our credit union savings account and not applied to the balance of the car. We just figured everything was ok til we planned a weekend in Lake Tahoe,CA and I had to withdraw money for the trip and saw the error. I called the credit union and straightened out the confusion. Oh, and on the trip to Lake Tahoe...we set just o much aside for gambling. I got down to my last 3 silver dollars(gambling money)before going to dinner. Commented that I could just give them to the children but as we walked by the 'big' slot machine at Harrah's I decided to put them in it. I never lost a dollar in the 3 1/2 hrs I played except to my 'then' husband who was playing '21' and scooping the silver dollars out of the buckets double-handed and losing. He told me I shouldn't have corrected the error at credit union and he lost, I was honest and had fun. I never had any idea just how much I won that day and I never hit a jackpot. What I do know is the children received more then 3 silver dollars and I needed help carrying it because I didn't want to cash it in. This was in 1977 right before I divorced my husband. Nothing good has happened since, but I truly believe I would never have won had I not been honest. <br />I hope something good happens in your life from your honesty.

Your reward for honesty is how good you feel because of it.
With Great Admiration.
From Bev

I've always corrected the errors. I figure if they overcharged me I'd let them know so if they undercharge me I let them know. DH said 'do you think they would let you know if they overcharged you?' I said it doesn't matter - I would know. Although one time when I was a child - it backfired & the manager FIRED the lady that had waited on me - in front of me! That time it made me sorry I was honest.

It may be an old-fashioned saying, but honesty really is its own reward. You and your husband can sleep peacefully with a clear conscience, knowing that you did the right thing. You have my fullest admiration, it's good to know that there are still beacons of light shining in this dark world of ours. Love from Dianne x x x

Honesty ALWAYS rules! I've always seen the best when I did my best. I've seen many of people not praticing this and you should see their end result (they wind up coming up short). Continue to follow your HONESTY and YOU and YOURS will NEVER be disappointed...FIESTA ;D *2U

THANKS THERE ARE FAR TO FEW ONEST PEOPLE.WE HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO THE CLEANERS BY SOME DIONEST PEOPLE, AND WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND,,I HAVE A CONCIOUS AND WOULD NOT GET PEACE IF I CHEATED SOMEONE,THANKS L LUCY

We tend not to thing twice about complaining when they rip us off. But have to think about it when the error is in our favour.
You should feel proud that you are honest. I hope they reward you for your honesty.

Good on you Deanna and your husband!

HONESTY IS ALWAYS THE BEST POLICY.

You will be rewarded twofold - love and blessings Chris

My dear - I don't think you were being tested - but it is wonderful to know - that you & Rick both did the right thing - honesty is it's own reward - So happy for you dear.

I grew up with the saying "honesty is the best policy" & this was passed on to my children. It is always best to do the right thing. I commend you Deanna & Rick for being the kind of people others can look up to you. you are both very admiral and Christ abides within you as it should be.

Honesty is alone for GROWN-UP., For good nature people..
Congratulations! You are one of these people .

Deanna, Good on both of you and "Honesty is the best policy" That was always something my dear departed father used to say. I truly believe that saying to be true. Sally

The world is so dishonest -- that's why so many people are astonished at what you and your husband did. You are right, it is so sad -- but, you will be rewarded for your integrity. Just wait & see.
Blessings,
Diane

i agree, honesty is the best policy. There are too many people who have not been taught this.

congratulations.. I always say "do unto others as you would want them to do unto you"

Honesty is the best option, now you can sew happily with no guilt. I commend you and Rick . What goes round comes around to either haunt or help you is my late Fathers quote. Well done :)

I am so PROUD of both of you!!! I'm sure God is smiling down on you both and shaking His head YES!!! Hugs, Judy

Thank you for that story.
I'm glad you are letting the store know about the slip-up. You just don't know why such a mistake was made by someone that day. You'll be able to use that machine with a clear conscience now and my guess is that it will perform most beautifully for you.
Remember The 'Water Babies' story by Charles Kingsley and Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby and Mrs Bedonebyasyoudid? As the good, kind and thoughtful person you are, there would be no real 'testing' and the person who did make that slip-up will be forever grateful to you that you have brought that error to his/her attention.
It's the same thing with Rick and the air compressor.
It is sad and an indictment on society that honesty is not the first policy but thank Goodness there is still an element of 'Do the right thing and it might be passed on...' and, hopefully, in both cases people who know your story will be impressed enough to be honest in their turn.
AlmaG.

It's always best to follow Gods way.....so glad you did......thumbs up for you and your hubby.

You are building your mansion in heaven

Granny always said if you do what is right you don't have to watch your back or try to remember who you said what to.
A * 4 U.

Been there, done that, but in my case the amounts were never over $800, so the temptation was less than yours. What amazes me is that in most cases the seller treats you as if it were you who made the mistake and can't even smile or say thanks. Couple of years back I got monthly social security payments into my account, took me 6 months of telephone calls before they finally sorted it out and the payments stopped - the system could not be wrong - I must say I was tempted to give up after a couple of months!

UPDATE:...i ARGUED WITH 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM THE SAME COMPANY AT 3 DIFFERENT PHONE CALLS....ALL THEY WANTED TO HEAR FROM ME WAS DO i WANT THEM TO SEND ME THE CHECK FOR
THE CREDIT BALANCE OF THE 190.00 ....i DON'T UNDERSTAND..IF YOU OWE A CREDIT CARD MONEY, THEY WANT IT NOW ON TIME.....IF YOU TELL THEM YOU OWE THEM MONEY AND THEIR SYSTEM IS MESSED UP, THEY JUST WANT TO ARGUE WITH YOU..i TOLD THEM THE DEALER i PURCHASED FROM RECIEVED PAYMENT FROM THEM ALREADY AND THAT THEY WERE ALL SETTLED UP...TOLD THEM THE RECEIPT IN FRONT OF MY HAS THE ACCOUNT NUMBER ON IT FOR THEM...TOLD THEM THE DATE THEY SENT IT...TOLD THEM THAT THE OTHER PLACE i WAS GOING TO BUY IT FROM CANCELLED THEIR ORDER AND THAT WAS WHY THEIR WAS A CREDIT....i WAS STARTING TO GET A LITTLE ANGRY CAUSE NO ONE WAS REALLY LISTENING TO ME AS TO WHAT HAD HAPPENED....iF IT ISN'T THERE ON MY NEXT CREDIT (HEHEH) STATEMENT, THEN i GUESS i WILL HAVE TO GO AND ARGUE SOME MORE....yOU WOULD SURELY THINK A CREDIT COMPANY WOULD WANT MONEY...

No matter how much trouble it becomes, never doubt you have done the right thing! Your self-esteem is worth millions, not just a few thousand. God bless you!