Too good to be true!!

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So I placed an order at one of the online sites I frequent on occasion. Just stocking up on a few products to add to my ever expanding arsenal. The UPS man rings my doorbell with a rather large package in his hands. My first thought was........" Geez, I only ordered a few things & surely the box should be smaller ". I sign for the package & proceed to open it up. Right on top are the products I ordered. Opened the bottles just to take a whiff of my new "detailing juices".............just some stuff I've never tried before. ( come on now.....admit it......we all do this, right? lol ) I sift through the box & find a colored pad & a pc backing plate that I didn't remember ordering. Cool!! I just love freebies! I check the enclosed invoice & there's no backing plate/ pc pad entry. I scan down to the bottom of the invoice & sure enough.........The total amount matches the amount I paid when I placed the order. ( under $50.00 ) I reach back into the box & sift through the packing materials only to uncover a white & red box. Out loud, I say... "Hey......that looks like.........nah, can't be....... must be an empty box to prevent crushing while shipping.......what the..........not empty.......kinda heavy.......... YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!........." Are you ready for this?????? It's a brand spank'n new PC 7424! LET ME SAY THIS AGAIN.........."IT'S A BRAND FREEK'N NEW PORTER CABLE 7424"!! F.......R.......E......E..... PORTER FREEK'N CABLE 7424"!! I now have a backup PC. Can you believe it? I swear on my Father's grave that this is a true story. I feel like I've hit the lottery. :woohoo: :woot2: :waxing: :bolt :clap: :getdown :getdown :spot :hide:
 
That is the best thing that i've heard all day. You are one lucky guy, what a way to start the new year.
 
It's not a website that's often discussed here at Autopia. In fact, I rarely see the "free PC for me" site even mentioned here.
 
I'm not trying to be a d*** or anything, but if I received something that expensive that I did not pay for, I would contact the seller and tell them about what happened. "What goes around comes around" for me is not only a saying, it is the way I live my life.
 
Clearly this must have been a mistake. I honestly think the right thing to do is call the company and tell them what was in your package. IMO this is like finding a wallet on the street with the license still in it. Then taking the money in the wallet and keeping it. You know who this PC belongs to and I highly doubt it's you. I think you should offer to send it back (at their expense of course).
 
In response to the 2 previous replies: that's exactly what I've done. I just email them about 2 minutes ago. I'm awaiting their reply. By doing the right thing my concious will be clear!!
 
BlkTac05 said:
In response to the 2 previous replies: that's exactly what I've done. I just email them about 2 minutes ago. I'm awaiting their reply. By doing the right thing my concious will be clear!!
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Great!! :2thumbs: I didn't get the impression from your earlier posts that you were thinking of doing that. I'm glad to hear I was mistaken.
 
I would almost guarantee you get a "finder's fee" for that...as was said, they might even let you keep it. I'm sure, as was mentioned, it was supposed to be in someone else's box.
 
Okay folks.......here's the update. My concious will be clear!!! Here's the whole story. On 1/6/06 I ordered up the Pinnacle Twins Special Offer from Pinnaclewax.com. Once again, just something new to try out. I just got off the phone with Meeghan at customer service over at Pinnacle. I asked her if they were giving away free PC's. After she stopped laughing nervously, I told her the story of how I received a "free PC" today with my order. She's sending me a UPS return label & I'll be sending back the PC in the next day or two. No "freebies" were offered to me in return for their mistake & to be quite honest with you.......I really wasn't looking for anything in return for my honesty. I choose to keep my integrity in tact & my concious clear. But I do have to admit.........For a second there, I thought about keeping my mouth shut!!! (lmao)
 
Good for YOU!!



Takes a good man to do what you did :xyxthumbs



But I must admit that I was jealous of you for a moment. Now I am proud of you. :D
 
If that happened to me I would have kept the PC. That is probably terrible to say and it says alot about my character but I really want a PC. Something like this happened to me when I ordered a new computer a few years back. UPS dropped off everything but the next day came back with a second monitor so I gave that one to my parents.
 
Last Christmas the FedEx guy dropped off a bunch of boxes for me. It was supposed to be all detailing supplies but two of the boxes where filled with dog food. Ended up being the wrong address so I called them and they came and got it and took it to the right house.
 
Honesty is it's own reward. People can take a lot of things from you in this world but not your honesty and integrity. Congratulations, you sir are an honorable person.
 
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