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May 05, 2012 11:29PM
it has happened again. I just returned another one. Wonder why this keeps happening.
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May 05, 2012 11:33PM
maybe it's not an overpayment. Ask them what the money is for before returning it. Maybe it's a surprise bonus.

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May 05, 2012 11:34PM
Its definately an overpayment.
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May 05, 2012 11:38PM
audrialyn30 Wrote:
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> Its definately an overpayment.


No, no, no. Consider it a bonus and say nothing. If it's an error, they will contact you and you can say, "I'm sorry. I thought it was a bonus and I already spent it. Thank you. I really appreciate it!"
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May 05, 2012 11:47PM
1980dory Wrote:
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> audrialyn30 Wrote:
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> > Its definately an overpayment.
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> No, no, no. Consider it a bonus and say nothing.
> If it's an error, they will contact you and you
> can say, "I'm sorry. I thought it was a bonus
> and I already spent it. Thank you. I really
> appreciate it!"

They sent me an email within hours of the overpayment yesterday.

Liz
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May 05, 2012 11:54PM
Traveliz Wrote:
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> 1980dory Wrote:
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> > audrialyn30 Wrote:
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> > > Its definately an overpayment.
> >
> >
> > No, no, no. Consider it a bonus and say
> nothing.
> > If it's an error, they will contact you and you
> > can say, "I'm sorry. I thought it was a bonus
> > and I already spent it. Thank you. I really
> > appreciate it!"
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> They sent me an email within hours of the
> overpayment yesterday.
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> Liz

Darn! You had to throw that little detail in didn't you? So much for my great idea. Maybe you had better go ahead and return it. You might have a hard time convincing them you spent it in such a short time.
Hey wait! You could tell them that you just met a homeless shopper and you felt sorry for him and gave it all to him. That might work.
Try that and let us know how it turns out, Liz.
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May 05, 2012 11:58PM
No. I sent it back. It's just not the first time this has happened. I am just wondering why this keeps happening.
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May 06, 2012 12:26AM
I wish I had known before you sent it back. I would have suggested you consider it the amount I had to chase them down for. It took them months (MONTHS) to pay what they owed me, minutes to resolve an overpayment to you. Wowsa

Traveliz Wrote:
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> 1980dory Wrote:
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> > audrialyn30 Wrote:
> >
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> > -----
> > > Its definately an overpayment.
> >
> >
> > No, no, no. Consider it a bonus and say
> nothing.
> > If it's an error, they will contact you and you
> > can say, "I'm sorry. I thought it was a bonus
> > and I already spent it. Thank you. I really
> > appreciate it!"
>
> They sent me an email within hours of the
> overpayment yesterday.
>
> Liz
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May 06, 2012 12:34AM
If it makes you feel better (and I know it won't really), the last round of overpayments I notified them immediately and it took weeks and weeks for them to figure it all out. So they are not any better with their own money than with ours.

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May 06, 2012 12:47AM
no, Lisa. That just makes me sadder.
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May 28, 2012 09:58AM
I think I would have said that for scam purposes we are told never to send money. Maybe they are telling client they are paying you so much, and then after they put it in your account, Take some of it back. Client would not know that they asked for some money to be returned right?
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May 28, 2012 01:55PM
You are working on the assumption the client knows and, more importantly, gives a rat's ass what we are paid, LOL!

Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
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