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Originally Posted by Bill14564
Or maybe...
The register was not programmed (or programmed correctly) for gift cards. The employee at the register simply rings in a $20 purchase and the register does what it does - in this case it applied sales tax like it does for every other $20 purchase. No attempt to deceive, no intentional fraud, no theft, just a simple error that could be pointed out and possibly corrected with a ten minute visit to the store.
Talk with a manager at the store and see if they will correct the mistake. If they refuse to make it right then follow up with the county. It isn't that you need the $1.40 or that it's worth your time, it's just the right thing to do.
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Or, maybe not. Read ElDiabloJoe again. Accountant knew it was wrong and donut shop owner knew it was wrong but for their convenience they advised and chose fraud. A lot of small thefts add up.