[oldtimes]

Years ago, in my younger days, I worked at Filenes and it was common practice for the prom gowns to be returned the day after the prom.

[Rainger99]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

We have that here in The Villages. It's mostly durable medical supplies (canes, commodes, grab-bars, etc) but it's also kitchen supplies and a bunch of other stuff including small tools.

Where in the Villages? Do you have a website or phone number?

[raananh]

Items i saw in my own eyes being returned by shameless people:
1. Dead plants
2. Half-used gallon of milk.
3. Stained cloths

Also, I went to the UPS store, were you can easily return items purchased from Amazon. A man in front of me, for 20 minutes, returned at least 20 different toys for kids, all opened and used.

[raananh]

I worked for an electronics company that sells items such a printers, sewing machines, fax machines, scanners, etc.

If you did not know, all those machines have built-in counters that measure how much the machine was used: how many stiches or pages printed, faxed, scanned, etc. Pressing certain buttons show the usage of the machine.

When we receive a return of what looks like a "never used machine", before we try to refurbish it, we check: how much was it used?

Guess what we found? Machines that were used 1000s of times before they were returned, and nothing is wrong with them.

People bought those machines for a "project" and then returned them when not needed any more.

[Michael G.]

This to shall all end, then watch the complaining.

[pauld315]

I saw somebody once returning about 20 of those plastic stackable totes to Walmart. They were telling somebody in line that they bought them a week before, used them to move and are now returning them to get their money back !

[Michael G.]

Charge a restocking fee like Best Buy does, maybe that would slow down returning
small items.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Aces4

That should be the quality but is it controlled? We've seen some questionable packaging on shelves occasionally. Is used jewelry sold at a significant discount also?

The "questionable packaging" is most likely from some idiot customer trying to see what's inside the box...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Aces4

Are they selling the Hope Diamond? Diamonds aren't anything special with the arrival of lab diamonds which are absolutely beautiful for a fraction of the price. I'm thinking more about gem jewelry and gold, both susceptible to scratches, out of shape and chipping. (No chipping for the gold.. that would be gouges, lol.) Many diamonds that are being worn are recycled.

Ant of those flaws would be quite apparent, no?

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Ant of those flaws would be quite apparent, no?

Sure, just take your jewelry loupe with you.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

The "questionable packaging" is most likely from some idiot customer trying to see what's inside the box...

I guess I'm picky but I really don't like shopping in stores where a lot of their stuff is returned. We do shop there occasionally but normally for food with far out expiration dates so we know it's pretty new product. I'm not the store police, feel free to shop there. As you've read the return items horror stories, there is a certain class of people shopping there that I don't care to rub elbows with. Not that they are poor, that wouldn't bother me. It's the lack of integrity.

[Nana2Teddy]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

Talk about over abuse.



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My brother was a Ralph’s (Calif) supermarket manager for many years, and he used to tell us stories about what people would return. The most shocking I remember was the day after Thanksgiving one year a woman walked in with a completely stripped turkey carcass and told him the turkey was awful and she wanted a full refund. He had to give it to her per company policy. I was shocked back then, but now it wouldn’t surprise me at all.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy

My brother was a Ralph’s (Calif) supermarket manager for many years, and he used to tell us stories about what people would return. The most shocking I remember was the day after Thanksgiving one year a woman walked in with a completely stripped turkey carcass and told him the turkey was awful and she wanted a full refund. He had to give it to her per company policy. I was shocked back then, but now it wouldn’t surprise me at all.

If that is the company policy, so what? The company can change their policy if they want to.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

Where in the Villages? Do you have a website or phone number?

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[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Aces4

I guess I'm picky but I really don't like shopping in stores where a lot of their stuff is returned. We do shop there occasionally but normally for food with far out expiration dates so we know it's pretty new product. I'm not the store police, feel free to shop there. As you've read the return items horror stories, there is a certain class of people shopping there that I don't care to rub elbows with. Not that they are poor, that wouldn't bother me. It's the lack of integrity.

How do you know how much is returned at the store you DO like?