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> returns to online providers require paying for shipping, and the initial shipping costs aren't refunded either. Amazon offers various kinds of free / flat-p
by kolpa 9y ago
> returns to online providers require paying for shipping, and the initial shipping costs aren't refunded either.
Amazon offers various kinds of free / flat-price shipping, and free return-shipping for flawed products
> Even with 'free shipping', the cost of shipping + everyone else's returns is just built in.
Delivering a package to a local retailer is customer-paid shipping, just in effort/gas/wear-and-tear, not simple cash.
- atonse 9y ago> Delivering a package to a local retailer is customer-paid shipping, just in effort/gas/wear-and-tear, not simple cash. Potentially. In the case of Home Depot, I usually take my returns when I need to go anyway to shop there. Kills two birds with one stone. Speaking of which, I've got 3 bags of stuff to return. Hope they take it back! Not stuff I've used (like I wasn't sure what size window latch I needed, so I bought 4 different sizes, checked them on the window without opening the package, and have to return the other 3) This kind of stuff is such a boon with kids. I don't have time for 3 trips to Home Depot in one day. But I do over the course of 3-4 weeks.