People are scandalous...

[MichelleCarmen]

Date: 12/30/2009 4:56:08 PM
Author: Ara Ann


If you are returning something for poor quality or a defect, it is not the same thing as wearing something and returning it after you got your one use from it. If something is defective, then by all means return it...the store should not try to resell it as new either.

Somewhere I heard that VS will just stick all undergarments back out in the store not questioning if they''ve been worn or not.

Just a reminder to wash EVERYTHING before wearing.

 

[janinegirly]

Yea that is about as tacky as it gets. They're the fools though b/c they will just have to buy a new one next year for more $.

 

[dragonfly411]

I once had a woman try to return a book that had been obviously read.

 

[luv2sparkle]

Let''s hope that maybe Costco got some defective trees that had problems with the lights...... I was at the grocery story the other day and the checker was talking about
going to the movies and seeing someone video taping the movie at the theatre. The guy behind me thought that was cool, he loved getting to see movies free.
I was shocked. Sell your integrity for the price of a $10 movie. Especially these days when you can rent a video for a dollar in a few months from Redbox.

Yesterday, I was in Costco and someone was returning a very used gas grill. I don''t know how they can do that either. A sales person told me that they changed their
electronic return policy because of Vizio t.v.''s because they had problems and so many people were returning them. I talked to one woman who was returning the 4th
one and buying a sony. Good that they are so great about taking returns but it does get a little ridiculous.

 

[rainwood]

I used to work in the china department of a department store. My favorite was when people would return plates that still had little bits of food stuck on them! Totally gross.

 

[Gypsy]

Yeah, sorry the ''tree was too expensive" thing doesn''t wash. You can get a Douglas fir for 20 bucks here in town. Or a small tree for 15 bucks. And you can teach your kids that Christmas isn''t about having it all at any cost, but about doing what''s right.

I did return a tree once. But it was BEFORE Christmas, and because it was dead way before it should have been. Went and bought a different tree with the money-- one that wasn''t an immediate fire hazard.

 

[ts44]

People will try anything. I used to work as a barista back in the day for a shop with a very generous coupon policy and this one guy brought in a two-year old coupon, with the year crossed out with a Sharpie and the current year written in over it. I just looked at him, and he looked at me, and he said "aren''t you gonna ring that up?" and I had to do it...because it was store policy. His kid was with him too.

Freakin'' 50 cent coffee coupon worth your integrity? Really?

He didn''t tip either.

 

[arjunajane]

Date: 12/30/2009 8:13:03 AM
Author: Loves Vintage

Date: 12/29/2009 10:35:01 PM

Author:miraclesrule

My associate went to Costco at lunch today and she couldn''t believe how many people were in line to return their fake Christmas trees. Really? Like you just now noticed something was wrong with it??

I swear I wouldn''t last a day as an employee in the return department. I would be fired for my conduct.

Is your associate sure that they were not buying fake Christmas trees? Perhaps they are marked down after Christmas?


I''m guessing there is a special returns department at Costco, so that''s how she knew they were ALL returns? And, she also talked to ALL of the MANY people in that line with all of those trees, and she verified that none of them had defective lights, or something actually wrong with them, and these horrible, horrible people were not simply well-intentioned people who did not have the time or fortitude to visit Costco for the justifiable return before the holiday. Well, in that case, well, honestly, I''m still not really bothered by it. I could think of worse things those MANY after-holiday-tree-returners could be doing with their time.

I have to agree with LV here.

Whilst I think - if the friends assumption that they were all returning them dishonestly was actually correct, than it''s a waste of staff time and resources - but I''m not convinced its that much of a big deal.


And some of the assertions made that these people''s children must automatically be "amoral miscreants" etc? Sounds a lot like stereotyping -slash- over reacting to me personally.
*shrugs*

 

[Ara Ann]

I just saw a news story on GMA this morning that made me think of this thread!

Seems they conducted laboratory testing on misc. "NEW" clothing items, from different stores and found they all were contaminated with various germs (viruses, fecal bacteria, sweat, etc) and even 'bodily excretions,'

Some of the 'matter' found could have been from people trying garments on, in the store, but others had obviously been worn and returned.

The moral of the story is always wash new clothes before you wear them! You never know who wore/tried them on and what that person 'has' on their body. Ick.

 

[Lilac]

My father in law is a perfect example of this. He will return anything and everything to Costco no matter how much it has been used. DH''s grandfather brought a laptop back to Costco after 5 years to get a new one (before they changed their electronics return policy). I find all of this so morally wrong and ridiculous and it *really* bothers me.

I have had several conversations with DH about how I refuse to continue that "tradition" because it''s just *wrong*. DH agrees with me on most things, however he did say that there are certain things he thinks should be returned if there are problems. For example, DH just bought and iPod Touch for $150 online. The next day we went to Costco and saw it for $190 (obviously more expensive than the one he had just gotten). DH decided that for $40, he would rather pay the extra money to Costco because he knows if he has a problem with it, he can bring it to them and they will look at it and either fix it or replace it (in the 3 year "warranty" period they give for the iPod Touch). So in a case like that, he''s making the decision to pay Costco more money and buy it from them because of how easy they are to work with if there are problems. Also, we bought some fruit from Costco which looked fine in the store, but by the time we got home (just two or three hours later) it was already looking a little moldy and we couldn''t eat it. DH took it back the next morning because fruit shouldn''t go bad so quickly that you don''t even have a chance to eat it! So those things I don''t have a problem with. However, a half-eaten container of strawberries that went bad 2 weeks after you bought them should not be returned if they start to go bad because you just didn''t eat all of them so you want a new one! FIL would (and has) done this. DH would not (thank goodness).

Recently DH paid for some clothing from an online order and multiple people from his office ordered. DH paid with our credit card and his coworkers gave him cash for their items. Some of the items didn''t ship, so DH was going to give back the money to the people who weren''t going to get their items. He mentioned this to his father, who promptly told him not to return the money and to "see if they forget they gave the money to him." DH couldn''t believe what he was hearing and quickly told his father how *wrong* that was, and there was no way he would do that!

What an awesome, honest father-in-law I have

 

[steph72276]

Date: 1/7/2010 9:05:19 AM
Author: Ara Ann
I just saw a news story on GMA this morning that made me think of this thread!


Seems they conducted laboratory testing on misc. ''NEW'' clothing items, from different stores and found they all were contaminated with various germs (viruses, fecal bacteria, sweat, etc) and even ''bodily excretions,''

Some of the ''matter'' found could have been from people trying garments on, in the store, but others had obviously been worn and returned.


The moral of the story is always wash new clothes before you wear them! You never know who wore/tried them on and what that person ''has'' on their body. Ick.

Ewww, good reminder!

 

[gemgirl]

Date: 1/7/2010 10:28:37 AM
Author: steph72276

Date: 1/7/2010 9:05:19 AM
Author: Ara Ann
I just saw a news story on GMA this morning that made me think of this thread!


Seems they conducted laboratory testing on misc. ''NEW'' clothing items, from different stores and found they all were contaminated with various germs (viruses, fecal bacteria, sweat, etc) and even ''bodily excretions,''

Some of the ''matter'' found could have been from people trying garments on, in the store, but others had obviously been worn and returned.


The moral of the story is always wash new clothes before you wear them! You never know who wore/tried them on and what that person ''has'' on their body. Ick.

Ewww, good reminder!

Oh that''s really

. So new isn''t really new anymore, is it? People can be so tacky and eeewwwww!

 

[butterfly 17]

I remember my first real job at a cheapie clothing store when I was 14 and this woman was trying to return used underwear. I mean, they were black panties with a line of white discharge (I know, I know, but I couldn''t think of another way to phrase this) in the crotch area and she kept insisting they were not used.

She made a big stink and the owner, manager, security got involved and in the end, they gave her a refund. Don''t know why since they were obviously used. Pantyliners, anyone?

 

[radiantquest]

I don''t understand people returning stuff years later. I mean these people must have a serious problem with trash in their homes if they save every receipt for a decade!

I bought a bra once at a store and wore it for a half day before I realized that it was causing me pain. I washed it because I had worn it and when I tried to return it and they wouldn''t allow me. I was pissed. If it wasn''t so long ago I would be angry about it still if a woman can return panties with obvious wear-markings in them and I can''t return a bra for a real reason.

I currently have a lovely purple sweater that has two satin buttons and one is starting to come off. I could return it and say that the one button was not sewn on properly since it is coming off, or I could sew that button myself. Spend gas, time and aggravation trying to find a receipt or break out my sewing kit and spend 5 minutes on my couch sewing it back on. There has been times that I probably should have returned something and didn''t feel like going through the aggravation.

As far as washing clothes I always, always do. DH doesn''t understand it and says "it''s new". Doesn''t matter. I had this conversation with a co-worker and she said that she loves to wear stuff brand new she likes the way it feels. I told her she was nuts. I even wash stuff that comes in plastic packaging. Like white ankle socks, or DH''s undies. Sure, no one tried them on because they are sealed, but I bet someone has touched them at some point between manufacturing and packaging and that man/woman could have just finished picking their nose. Ugghh.

 

[lilyfoot]

Date: 1/7/2010 11:30:15 AM
Author: radiantquest
I don''t understand people returning stuff years later. I mean these people must have a serious problem with trash in their homes if they save every receipt for a decade!

I bought a bra once at a store and wore it for a half day before I realized that it was causing me pain. I washed it because I had worn it and when I tried to return it and they wouldn''t allow me. I was pissed. If it wasn''t so long ago I would be angry about it still if a woman can return panties with obvious wear-markings in them and I can''t return a bra for a real reason.

Was it in their return policy that worn items (or worn undergarments) couldn''t be returned? Just wondering. Did you make a big scene about it? It seems like when people make huge scenes at the return counter, their stuff always gets returned (like the obviously-worn panties).

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Date: 1/7/2010 9:05:19 AM
Author: Ara Ann
I just saw a news story on GMA this morning that made me think of this thread!

Seems they conducted laboratory testing on misc. ''NEW'' clothing items, from different stores and found they all were contaminated with various germs (viruses, fecal bacteria, sweat, etc) and even ''bodily excretions,''

Some of the ''matter'' found could have been from people trying garments on, in the store, but others had obviously been worn and returned.

A friend of mine who worked in lingerie said she constantly dealt with women with underarm sweat & stinkiness and of course they wouldn''t buy all the bras they tried on. She''s have to return the icky ones to the racks!

Since Nordstrom and Macy''s leave the purchase stickers on the tags, it''s easy to avoid jeans and other clothes that have been returned and/or possibly worn.

 

[radiantquest]

Date: 1/7/2010 11:38:08 AM
Author: lilyfoot

Date: 1/7/2010 11:30:15 AM
Author: radiantquest
I don't understand people returning stuff years later. I mean these people must have a serious problem with trash in their homes if they save every receipt for a decade!

I bought a bra once at a store and wore it for a half day before I realized that it was causing me pain. I washed it because I had worn it and when I tried to return it and they wouldn't allow me. I was pissed. If it wasn't so long ago I would be angry about it still if a woman can return panties with obvious wear-markings in them and I can't return a bra for a real reason.

Was it in their return policy that worn items (or worn undergarments) couldn't be returned? Just wondering. Did you make a big scene about it? It seems like when people make huge scenes at the return counter, their stuff always gets returned (like the obviously-worn panties).

I made a little stink, but I was just a teenager so they did not care. Now that I am grown up with a job I could be spending my money there, but I will not. I should do the Pretty Woman thing and go buy tons of undergarments elsewhere and walk in with all my bags and exclaim "Big Mistake, Big, Huge!" and walk out.

 

[Ara Ann]

Date: 1/7/2010 12:23:25 PM
Author: MC

Date: 1/7/2010 9:05:19 AM

Author: Ara Ann

I just saw a news story on GMA this morning that made me think of this thread!


Seems they conducted laboratory testing on misc. ''NEW'' clothing items, from different stores and found they all were contaminated with various germs (viruses, fecal bacteria, sweat, etc) and even ''bodily excretions,''

Some of the ''matter'' found could have been from people trying garments on, in the store, but others had obviously been worn and returned.

A friend of mine who worked in lingerie said she constantly dealt with women with underarm sweat & stinkiness and of course they wouldn''t buy all the bras they tried on. She''s have to return the icky ones to the racks!

Since Nordstrom and Macy''s leave the purchase stickers on the tags, it''s easy to avoid jeans and other clothes that have been returned and/or possibly worn.

Yeah, about the jeans...still doesn''t fix the cleanliness issue of people trying them on...I''m talking about those who wear ''thong'' underwear and maybe even no undies at all!

Could still be a problem there.

 

[radiantquest]

What is wrong with thong underwear? The areas are still covered?

 

[Erin]

My Aunt would buy these expensive outfits for her children, go have their portraits taken, and return the clothing.

This is also the woman who gave me a card of mismatched button covers for Christmas. Just clean out your sewing box?

 

[Cehrabehra]

I worked as a waitress years ago and on the menu we had a crab sandwich and a 1/2 crab sandwich.

She came in and ordered the crab sandwich - ate the whole thing - then asked to see the manager insisting she''d ordered a 1/2 crab and had the whole thing removed from her ticket. I knew I hadn''t screwed it up, but the manager was like whatever.

She came in *again* and did the same thing, when I took her order I made certain she wanted a whole crab sandwich - this time she ate the whole thing but feigned confusion about it. Again - free meal.

Yes, she came in a third time and asked for a crab sandwich. I punched in a 1/2 crab sandwich and gave her a 1/2 crab sandwich and she had to ask for the other half to which I adjusted her bill and charged her for a full one hahaha

She never came back. I''m sure she''s pulling cons all over town still.

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Date: 1/7/2010 12:38:34 PM
Author: radiantquest
What is wrong with thong underwear? The areas are still covered?

Um, not really. Doesn't the thong go up into the bum region. Man, that is just nasty. At Nordstrom, they always say wear the jeans around the house for the day (with the tags still on) and see how much they stretch out BEFORE having them shortened (and just return them if they stretch too much). GROSS!

When I buy jeans I have them measured right there since I don't put my jeans in the dryer and they generally do not shrink up. Sometimes I don't wash them before their first wear, however, now I WILL!

 

[Ara Ann]

Date: 1/7/2010 12:38:34 PM
Author: radiantquest
What is wrong with thong underwear? The areas are still covered?

There is far less ''bottom'' coverage with a thong, than with panties...am I wrong?

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Date: 1/7/2010 12:54:13 PM
Author: Ara Ann

Date: 1/7/2010 12:38:34 PM
Author: radiantquest
What is wrong with thong underwear? The areas are still covered?

There is far less ''bottom'' coverage with a thong, than with panties...am I wrong?

No, as far as I know, you''re right. I''ve only worn a thong a few times and hate the way they feel. To avoid panty lines, I wear "boy shorts," that have lots of coverage. lol

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Date: 1/7/2010 12:41:44 PM
Author: Starset Princess
My Aunt would buy these expensive outfits for her children, go have their portraits taken, and return the clothing.

This is also the woman who gave me a card of mismatched button covers for Christmas. Just clean out your sewing box?

I bet the expensive outfit/return routine is fairly common. When standing in line for Santa pictures, I''m always amazed at the pricey looking outfits some of the small children are dressed in. A sibling group of three will all have matching brand new attire and I would think most average families wouldn''t pay to buy outfits like that which are only worn then (and possibly at Christmas).

That''s why my kids are in their favorite shirts and jeans for most photos. I like to look back at the photos and see shirts that bring back memories of good times rather than of being sneaky.