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Honest selling when no one checks

Life Skills · Entrepreneurship · ages 12-13
Name ______________________   Date ____________
  1. What builds a seller's trust over time?

    • Doing what you say, every time
    • Big promises and fast talk
    • Hiding flaws until after payment
  2. Your soap came out pale, not bright blue. What is the honest move?

    • Sell it as bright blue
    • Say it is pale and price it fairly
    • Say nothing and hope nobody notices
  3. Without a written contract, a seller owes the customer nothing.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Why does exaggerating what a product does cost more than it gains?

    • Adverts cost extra money
    • Honest sellers report you to the police
    • Refunds and bad reviews outweigh the quick sale
  5. You promised delivery on Friday but the paint is still wet. What should you do?

    • Post it wet and stay silent
    • Blame the customer for ordering late
    • Own it, explain, and fix it fast
  6. Naming both sides of a clash between profit and honesty helps you choose well.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. A buyer offers you double to claim your plain honey is rare mountain honey. What would you refuse, and why?

    • Refuse, because lies trade lasting trust for one payment
    • Accept, because double money is double good
    • Accept, because nobody can taste the difference
  8. Two stalls sell phone cases. Sam's case splits in a week and he refunds with an apology. Tom's splits and he says no refunds, no fault. A month later, whose stall is busier?

    • Tom, because he kept the money
    • Sam, because a fast fix grows trust
    • Both, because cases are all the same
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Answer key

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  1. Doing what you say, every time · Each kept promise adds a brick to trust. Each lie knocks the wall down.
  2. Say it is pale and price it fairly · Exact description keeps trust, while hiding the flaw buys refunds.
  3. False · A seller still owes what was promised: the real item, on time, as described.
  4. Refunds and bad reviews outweigh the quick sale · One quick sale cannot pay for refunds, bad reviews, and lost regulars.
  5. Own it, explain, and fix it fast · Owning errors with a fix keeps trust. Excuses and silence kill it.
  6. True · Saying this week's gain and this year's cost out loud exposes the trap.
  7. Refuse, because lies trade lasting trust for one payment · One doubled payment cannot buy back a reputation for truth.
  8. Sam, because a fast fix grows trust · Sam's fix turns a failure into proof he keeps promises.
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