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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Polly Hudson

What would you do if a supermarket accidentally gave you £300 of groceries you hadn’t paid for?

Woman unpacking a cardboard box.
Free gift – or a headache you didn’t ask for? Photograph: Posed by model; Choreograph/Getty Images

How well do you know yourself? You might feel certain about how you’d act in a situation, but until it happens, perhaps you shouldn’t be so sure. Or, to put it another way, how honest would you be if no one was looking?

A Mumsnet message board contributor started an extremely lively discussion this week, with a post entitled Should I Tell Tesco I Basically Stole £300 From Them? The contributor had cancelled her order, and received a refund, but then it was delivered, bringing along with it a moral dilemma. Or maybe not, depending on your morals.

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