Consumer Ethics Survey

Read the following questions and answer which best describe your behavior or views. Be honest. These will not be shared individually.
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  1. You are in a store and see the CD you've been looking for. You'd like it for the weekend but have spent all your money. No one appears to be looking. Would you take it?
    Yes
    Maybe
    No/Never
    If I knew I wouldn't get caught


  1. You are out shopping with two friends at the mall. You stop for a coke after trying on clothes and one of your friends pulls out a t-shirt which he hasn't paid for. What do you say or do?
    "That's cool"
    "That's stealing."
    Decide never to shop with him again


  1. You buy a small stereo and you drop it on the way home. Do you return it to the store and say it was defective when purchased?
    Yes
    Maybe
    No/Never
    If it's a large store and can afford to take the loss


  1. Winter Ball is coming and you can't really afford the dress or shirt you want to wear. Would you buy the dress or shirt and return it after the dance?
    Yes
    Maybe
    No/Never


  1. You are driving around Friday night with your firends. You stop for some take-out burgers and fries. When all the food is eaten would you throw the garbage out the window?
    Yes
    Sometimes
    Never


  1. You go shopping with a friend and see her switching the price tag on a shirt. What would you say or do?
    "That's cool"
    "That's dishonest"
    Decide never to shop with her again.


  1. You are out with a group of friends at a restaurant. One of your group is being loud and making rude comments. You see that this is disturbing other diners. What would you do?
    Join the rowdy behavior
    Ignore the behavior but smile apologetically at the other diners.
    Ask you friend to "put a lid on it."


  1. You get a hair cut from a salon that "guarantees satisfaction or your hair cut is free." You like the cut but decide to go for a freebie and tell them you're not satisfied.
    Yes, I'd try it.
    Maybe try it if I'm broke and need a haircut.
    Never, it's not fair.


  1. You borrow $10.00 from your friend and don't repay the money immediately. He never mentions it. What is your response?
    Remind him and pay back the money.
    Forget it. It must not be that important.


  1. You are paying for a CD at the checkout counter and the clerk gives you an extra $2.00 change. Do you tell him about the mistake?
    Yes, always
    Sometimes, if I think the clerk will have to pay
    Never, their mistake is money in my pocket