Gb518 Unit 6 Report
I think there are two ethical situations here. One with Aston Martin's decision and the other is, what does the store do with the returned merchandise.
In the 90's, this became a popular habit with teens through college age, to buy, wear and then return the items. Shoplifting had also become popular. I think both are just as wrong. The retailer suffers because of the ethics of others.
Many times the retailer has the policy of returning everything, no questions asked. I was at a retail outlet the other day when this had clearly happened and they even washed the clothes. A laundry detergent odor was strong on the clothes but the company had a policy that with a receipt, clothes can always be returned. This retailer marked the clothes down and resold them at a lower price.
I have been in a store that clearly the clothes had been worn and the store returned the item and then put it on the rack to be sold at regular price. That is just as wrong.
Many years ago, under garments could not be returned. I did not know Walmart's policy on under garments. When I was returning underwear, the lady rang them up differently so I inquired. She said that Walmart destroys any underwear that is returned. Feeling bad, because I had bought two sizes because I just was not sure what size I needed, I took the money. "Throughout Accounting, ethical considerations are presented for the purpose of sensitizing you to the type of situations you may encounter in the performance of your professional responsibility." (Wiley) Seems to me, if you live by the Golden Rule, then you will do what is right. Every ethical decision can not be due cussed in this class but treat others the way you want to be treated.
In church, these two girls were always singing specials from the pulpit and they always had beautiful dresses and shoes. I knew they were from a poor home, so I commented to my son that was about their age, about their dresses. He said that they enjoy shoplifting. They had
In the 90's, this became a popular habit with teens through college age, to buy, wear and then return the items. Shoplifting had also become popular. I think both are just as wrong. The retailer suffers because of the ethics of others.
Many times the retailer has the policy of returning everything, no questions asked. I was at a retail outlet the other day when this had clearly happened and they even washed the clothes. A laundry detergent odor was strong on the clothes but the company had a policy that with a receipt, clothes can always be returned. This retailer marked the clothes down and resold them at a lower price.
I have been in a store that clearly the clothes had been worn and the store returned the item and then put it on the rack to be sold at regular price. That is just as wrong.
Many years ago, under garments could not be returned. I did not know Walmart's policy on under garments. When I was returning underwear, the lady rang them up differently so I inquired. She said that Walmart destroys any underwear that is returned. Feeling bad, because I had bought two sizes because I just was not sure what size I needed, I took the money. "Throughout Accounting, ethical considerations are presented for the purpose of sensitizing you to the type of situations you may encounter in the performance of your professional responsibility." (Wiley) Seems to me, if you live by the Golden Rule, then you will do what is right. Every ethical decision can not be due cussed in this class but treat others the way you want to be treated.
In church, these two girls were always singing specials from the pulpit and they always had beautiful dresses and shoes. I knew they were from a poor home, so I commented to my son that was about their age, about their dresses. He said that they enjoy shoplifting. They had