What do you do and how long to wait?

Tough one. I would make sure that I didn't have any other orders in with them because this might be part of that. Other than that, you have done your due diligence. Give them 60 days and if no word, then load em up

I would make certain that I didn't have any "back orders" with the vendor and check the credit card/debit account for an extra charge for the extra box of bullets.

If this was your only current active order with the vendor, I would first check my credit card/debit account to see if there was an extra charge for the box of bullets. If so, no issues and I would use the bullets. If not, I would email the vendor and request them to run a charge for the extra box of bullets and use the bullets while waiting for the reply.

I would take it as a good will gesture or a bonus from the vendor and:

Choot'm Elizabet! Choot'm!!

Your time is worth more then the bullets, IF you already tried to call them 20 times & e-mailed them twice.

Was it me?
They would have to pay me for my time by now, or come get them out of a dirt bank.

rc

I had this happen to me.

There was no "panic" going on at the time and I got right through to them. They told me to keep them and don't worry about it.

Beentown said:

Lets say hypothetically that you received a shipment from a well known online retailer. In this said delivery you received an extra box of bullets.........
What if anything would you do..........?

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Hypothetically, I'd send 'em back.

I'm with RC on this one.

I would say wait to hear from the emails. My dad always told me you are honest or you are not. You, sir, appear to commendably honest. Don't change what your conscience is telling you so that you end up losing sleep. If you haven't heard in 2 months, do as your conscience tells you. I applaud you for your morals.

Say, we could use a man like you in the White House.

Yes, but, he is the only one in the country that honest.

And he is way too honest to run for any political office.
Even as a small town dog catcher!

rc

Personally, I would send them back along with a note. Honesty and virtue will take you much further in life over the long run. But that's just me.

You could just mail them to me and I'll see that they get back to their rightful owner...

I like RC's response

Tough call between that one and bdS'- I think i'd take RC's lead on this one- but thats just me.

If you are certain they are in error, you could

a) send them some $$, knowing that eventually you'll be glad you got them and will use them
b) what caliber are they? if you are tight for cash, sell them! and then send them the money.

Either way, you are happy and so are they.

I would wait for a couple months to see if they even read their emails anymore. Then try at least one more time with the phone and email before giving up on them. Then shoot them up. In the future you could email them and offer to pay for them at the price when you found them in your box. If you just send them back most vendors will not accept anything without a RMA number anymore so not worth doing. There is a limit on patience, then it is no longer a question of honesty but their ineptitude.

I had that happen once with one of our much loved cast bullet vendors here. I was told to keep them and enjoy shooting them. I think my orders since the have well accounted for the loss they suffered.

Back in 2009 I had waited for Blackthorne to ship some AR kits for a few months and then cancelled my order and got a refund. I then ordered elsewhere (which took almost 6 months to arrive). While waiting for my second order to arrive, I received the Blackthorne order for which they had given me my money back. So there I was with a couple of very hard-to-get AR kits that I hadn't paid for. I went ahead and cut them another check for the kits and put the kits to good use. I could have just kept my mouth shut and they probably never would have caught the mistake, but I couldn't do that.

Send them a certified letter with return receipt asking for a call tag. If you don't hear from them within 30 days, it's yours.

At 16 years old, my buddy ordered 30 feet of cannon fuze for diddling around and making underwater firecrackers.

The year, 1972.

He called me when the order came in.


He received 3,000 ft.


What did he do?


He sold me 500 feet for 5 bucks and kept the rest.

True story. It lasted me for decades and my buddy in Tucson still has some off of MY ROLL!



Continue.......

One of my favorite books was "Winners never cheat" By Jon Huntsman...

I tend to agree with those who say you should send them back... with one reservation. Shipping will not be cheap, and ethics does not demand that we pay extra for someone else's mistake.

Hexhead said, "Send them a certified letter with return receipt asking for a call tag. If you don't hear from them within 30 days, it's yours."

I agree with that. If they do reply, offer to return the merchandise, shipping to be paid by the retailer.

Let's make this very simple.
What bullets are they?
Do you own a firearm which uses these bullets?
Would you purchase these bullets at the price they are selling them at?
If you answered yes to all of the above send them a check or money order for the cost of the bullets. Attach a copy of your last invoice and a note that the extra box of bullets was in it.