theft?

MY ORIGINAL POST: "It's theft to get paid for one's work?"

UPDATE: wr1472 explains the situation below. Sorry for the confusion.

I was referring to the parent post of buying a mouse and then swapping out for a cheaper version, on which s/he claimed the cost back - it has subsequently been deleted. Not the grandparent post!

wr1472: Ah, sorry. These things are difficult to follow when pertinent points get deleted.