Will I get in trouble if I use my HP coupon code?

rafflynn

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I work in an IT department. One of our users had a problem with some HP equipment. I reported the issue to HP, but they said they couldn't find the exact replacement part and just gave me a coupon code that gives me a credit of $125. I later reported the issue a different way, and a different person helped me, and they found the correct part, and they're shipping it to me. So now I still have this $125 coupon code. Will I get in trouble if I use it? Are they tracking the coupon code to see what I buy with it?

Update: You people are right. I'm poor and had a moment of weakness. The thought of finally being able to get a tablet just blinded me. I'll just keep saving for one, and maybe I'll be able to get one in another year or so. Even if I didn't get in trouble for using the code, it's just not the right thing to do (even if HP is a big faceless company that makes billions of dolars a year). I'll let the first person know that I won't need the code.
 
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You people are right. I'm poor and had a moment of weakness. The thought of finally being able to get a tablet just blinded me. I'll just keep saving for one, and maybe I'll be able to get one in another year or so. Even if I didn't get in trouble for using the code, it's just not the right thing to do (even if HP is a big faceless company that makes billions of dolars a year). I'll let the first person know that I won't need the code.

Trenchcoat

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As with all big companies, small individual fraud can slip through the cracks and is more expensive to prosecute than to lose. Fraud while using a company's name however can be overprosecuted. Don't do it.
 

rafflynn

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Dec 27, 2013
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10,520
You people are right. I'm poor and had a moment of weakness. The thought of finally being able to get a tablet just blinded me. I'll just keep saving for one, and maybe I'll be able to get one in another year or so. Even if I didn't get in trouble for using the code, it's just not the right thing to do (even if HP is a big faceless company that makes billions of dolars a year). I'll let the first person know that I won't need the code.
 
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