Concern of Theft from a Non-Jew
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Question
Hello, There is an American company called AliExpress. When I order a product from them and am not interested in it, there is an option to return the product and receive a refund. From experience, if the product costs less than 20 shekels, they refund you and tell you to keep the product (the logistics of returning it to them are not worth it for them). So my question is: Is it permissible for me to cancel the sale so that they refund me, with the understanding that they will leave the product with me for their own reasons? I emphasize that if they do ask for the product back, I will return it, meaning I am acting exactly according to their rules, but my true intention is to rely on them not asking for the product, thus gaining twice. Thank you.
Answer
Hello
It is permissible to do so, and there is no theft involved.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat, Siman 348, Se'if 2