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Australian supermarkets are refusing refunds on all of these hoarded goods.
by yyy888sss 7y ago
Australian supermarkets are refusing refunds on all of these hoarded goods.
- scruple 7y agoI'd love to see that stateside, too. I have to go out for some regular old run of the mill groceries tomorrow morning, I'm going to ask about refund/return policies at the two grocers that we frequent.
- coredog64 7y agoIMO, ensuring sufficient stock and refusing refunds will be a more thorough punishment than some half-enforced CA law on price gouging.
- gruez 7y agoI wonder whether that's legal or not. Presumably they bought the goods before this thing blew up and the terms of sale at the time of purchase allowed for returns. Are stores allowed to retroactively change their return ploicy? Do they have a "we can deny returns for any reason" clause in their return policy? Is that legal?
- rsynnott 7y agoI think where supermarkets give refunds at all for non-defective products, it’s generally discretionary.
- yyy888sss 7y agoIn Australia we have strong consumer protection, but not for changing your mind. It's a courtesy most retailers offer but you clearly don't deserve it when you realise you don't need 2000 tools of tp.
- mitchdoogle 7y agoWhy would it be illegal? Unless the product is proven to be defective or unsafe, I can't see how you could force a company to accept a refund when someone changes their mind. Companies only do this when they think it is good for their reputation. They aren't going to care that a price gouger gets stuck with thousands in losses.
- gruez 7y ago>I can't see how you could force a company to accept a refund when someone changes their mind This only makes sense if no refund policy was posted ahead of time. I don't know about the situation in Australia, but most stores in my area have their return policies printed on the receipt, and nearly all of them have them posted in-store or online.