General Discussion

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)

28. How much money has the mom-and-pop made from folks who don't challenge the overcharge?

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 10:40 PM

Dec 2014

Hundred? Thousands?

That's all fraud earnings.

Perhaps thousands of dollars of it.

"Fuck it, it's $3 for my Chinese food. Whatever."

Dozens of orders a night? Hundreds a week? For how long? A year? Three years? Say they overcharged merely 100 people a week the same amount: $4. That's $400 a week. That's $20,800 a year, defrauded from people in the community.

No doubt, the guy seems like a jerk. But false price fraud for small amounts is ubiquitous and pernicious, though. This small business was engaging in it, even if they weren't doing it intentionally. How many people would pay $8.95 for beef and broccoli, but not $10.95? That's a price fraud, and it's illegal.

It's robbery. And they were doing it how many times a week? Dozens? Hundreds?

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

41 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Harvard Business School professor leading candidate for Douchebag of the Year [View all] nichomachus Dec 2014 OP

He's a nitpicking, anal retentive dirtbag. Warpy Dec 2014 #1

He failed to initially offer a refund of the $4 overcharge, which is what he should have done. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #13

All he needs to do it post one line on the website Warpy Dec 2014 #16

It would likely not protect him since he admitted that he knew the PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #17

Really... Historic NY Dec 2014 #2

His picture says it all! Outrageous lawyer IMO! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2014 #3

Good to see his high-priced education is paying off RufusTFirefly Dec 2014 #4

What a cheapskate - trying to bully $12 out of a small business. chrisa Dec 2014 #5

This guy gives A-holes a bad name. Marie Marie Dec 2014 #6

Actually, he's a Harvard Business School professor with a law degree The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2014 #7

Thanks -- corrected nichomachus Dec 2014 #9

Your coworker was very insightful. greatlaurel Dec 2014 #12

I wonder whether we can all order rice and send it to the douchebag RufusTFirefly Dec 2014 #8

Or maybe a dumptruck full if rice could end up in his driveway nichomachus Dec 2014 #22

Haha! Yes! RufusTFirefly Dec 2014 #23

Nope nichomachus Dec 2014 #24

What an asshole. rug Dec 2014 #10

This guy's a dickwad. lpbk2713 Dec 2014 #11

+ 1 zillion narnian60 Dec 2014 #14

Makes me absolutely disgusted cally Dec 2014 #15

I remember a story here in Chicago several years back..... Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2014 #18

He's a tenured professor alcibiades_mystery Dec 2014 #25

Ah good point. Well maybe he'll lose some clients. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2014 #26

This is why our courts are so backed up. Brigid Dec 2014 #19

This kind of issue is best settled Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #20

Ben Edelman : Web Sheriff octoberlib Dec 2014 #21

IMHO, both sides have problems Retrograde Dec 2014 #27

How much money has the mom-and-pop made from folks who don't challenge the overcharge? alcibiades_mystery Dec 2014 #28

I doubt it NJCher Dec 2014 #36

This privileged, self regarding frat boy is a Harvard professor? As a lawyer he can petition a Monk06 Dec 2014 #29

I just googled the harvard business school staff directory, and he is not listed, nor niyad Dec 2014 #30

Maybe their website is out of date nichomachus Dec 2014 #32

thank goodness I wasn't drinking anything! niyad Dec 2014 #33

He's not staff alcibiades_mystery Dec 2014 #34

Ban this jerk from all Chinese restaurants for life! Divernan Dec 2014 #31

that's hilarious NJCher Dec 2014 #37

No soup for you!!! philosslayer Dec 2014 #35

public apology NJCher Dec 2014 #38

But wait, there's more -- he did this before -- and just as nasty nichomachus Dec 2014 #39

What's really frightening is His students are going to be driving the future economy . adirondacker Dec 2014 #40

OMD! NJCher Dec 2014 #41