Short scale strings on a regular scale bass

[SMILEYSIXX]

So I was near Sam Ash (about an hour away from my house) today and needed some strings so I stop in and grab some. He gets them from behind the counter and bags them so I didn't see the scale (kinda my fault). Get home, put the E string on and the wrap is down towards my second fret. I don't particularly want to drive an hour to take them back soon, so aside from looking stupid, is there anything I would need to worry about with these strings if I choose to use them?

[honeyiscool]

You mean other than you have the silky part going through the nut and you can't really get a tone out of the first fret and the tension's all wrong?

No, I can't think of anything wrong with this.

[dBPete]

Don't use them! I bought a bass from a friend that used some like that. It was absolutely terrible!

[fretlessguy]

Take them back and tell them you were given the wrong scale set. If they refuse to, then you need to find some other store to get your supplies from.