[Tfug] Accidental extra netbook computer

[Bexley Hall]

--- On Sat, 7/26/08, Jude Nelson <judecn at gmail.com> wrote:

> Funny story.  A few days ago, I ordered one of Acer's
> new Aspire One
> linux netbooks from NewEgg so I could add a touchscreen and
> use it in
> school for note-taking.  When the package arrived, they
> accidentally
> sent me a two-unit box from Acer, so now I have an extra
> Aspire.  Has
> this happened to anyone before, and if so, what did you do?
>  Is there
> a protocol for returning extra merchandise when it is
> accidentally
> sent to you?  A friend at IBM told me that any mail that
> reaches you
> via the USPS is automatically yours, but this was shipped
> via UPS, so
> I don't know if that law applies.  Any ideas?

I guess it depends on your sense of morality.
I.e., if you found $200, would you make an attempt to
return it to its (original) owner?  Or, just pocket
it and figure it was *yours* for the finding?

--don