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Returning Goods - Morality and Ethics of it.

Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:10 pm
by gwldaddu
P_Jani;303864


Try this piece from local RadioShack ( 30 days return policy ) if it’s working out for you, it can pull many channels, with a 100% digital picture. If it works, you can always buy from E-bay at a lower price and return that expensive one.



No offense intended. Just curiosity... Is Radioshack a charity organization? Do they operate to let people try out stuff from them?

Returning Goods - Morality and Ethics of it.

Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:17 pm
by returning_indian
gwldaddu;308863No offense intended. Just curiosity... Is Radioshack a charity organization? Do they operate to let people try out stuff from them?

No offense intended but if such advise really bothers then ignore it.

If stupid does not work then return it or if you can find it somewhere cheaper then return it. Nobody here cares if Radioshack is charity or not. They have policies and there are laws. Quit judging people.

Returning Goods - Morality and Ethics of it.

Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 12:43 am
by gwldaddu
returning_indian;308869No offense intended but if such advise really bothers then ignore it.

If stupid does not work then return it or if you can find it somewhere cheaper then return it. Nobody here cares if Radioshack is charity or not. They have policies and there are laws. Quit judging people.


Got my answer. Thanks!

Another question, for curiosity.. How do we make sure that our kids get these same good values? Do we tell them specifically? Or will they watch and learn?

Returning Goods - Morality and Ethics of it.

Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 12:47 am
by returning_indian
gwldaddu;308932Got my answer. Thanks!

Another question, for curiosity.. How do we make sure that our kids get these same good values? Do we tell them specifically? Or will they watch and learn?

Ask them to not judge people.

Returning Goods - Morality and Ethics of it.

Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 12:56 am
by gwldaddu
returning_indian;308935Ask them to not judge people.


Right.. Completely agreed...

But then I thought kids learn most of the stuff by judging their parents behaviour.. Here we are talking of our kids judging us.

Returning Goods - Morality and Ethics of it.

Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:12 am
by returning_indian
gwldaddu;308943 Here we are talking of our kids judging us.
Only if they learn from their parents. Kids do not inherently develop instincts to judge people.

Returning Goods - Morality and Ethics of it.

Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:38 am
by vsudhu
returning_indian;308935Ask them to not judge people.


Why do you think people should not judge ? Return policies have a purpose and not for just trying it out.

Returning Goods - Morality and Ethics of it.

Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:43 am
by gwldaddu
vsudhu;308964Why do you think people should not judge ? Return policies have a purpose and not for just trying it out.


I agree with you. Return policies have a purpose. They are intended to motivate us to try out a new thing. If we are not satisfied, then we are free to return it. The walmart example above was perfectly fine. However, in case of radioshack example, the sole purpose was to buy the thing, if you like it, return it to radishack and buy it cheaper at ebay. The return policy system is being misused in this case.

Returning Goods - Morality and Ethics of it.

Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:43 am
by returning_indian
vsudhu;308964Why do you think people should not judge ? Return policies have a purpose and not for just trying it out.
Purpose? What purpose? This is capitalism, greed (within limits of law) is our only purpose.

Returning Goods - Morality and Ethics of it.

Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:45 am
by gwldaddu
returning_indian;308950Only if they learn from their parents. Kids do not inherently develop instincts to judge people.


The point in question is… If I am misusing a policy, will my kid not learn by observing me? Forget a third party here. No one else is being observed…

Are you saying, I should misuse policy and then tell my kid. “Heh dude, please close your eyes to what I did just now. Please do not follow me. Do not judge me. There will be an inner voice that will teach you things. You should not be learning by observing me?”