Christ you guys are some judgmental bitches. It was more wishful thinking that I could keep the money. Other than the thought and this thread, I didn't make an honest effort to keep the money. In fact I made attempts to get them charge me and was turned away because they claimed I didn't owe anything. Most people would have immediately turned around and blew the money. I must be a true scum bag for going through the effort of calling their store, corporate office, and going there in person.
And as with everything else in the world/internet, it's all or nothing. I'll be labeled as a heathen for the thought of it. Never mind that I pretty much live most of my life like an good citizen.
come on dawg, your intent was to thieve, don't try to turn the story around just b/c you got shamed. you wanted some way to get a zero balance receipt as a gotcha, heck you probably activated some red flags or tripped some system alert b/c of it. (it's why further investigation came of it)
the rest of us just get free stuff when we don't expect it. like i got ordered a floor mat and it was undersized and amazon said, just keep it, everyone benefits, i like using amazon more, they have a loyal customer.
you just straight up want to theif home depot, and feel justified in "stealing from the corp" instead of the contractor.