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I've heard of real estate agents staging entire homes with various goods from Costco (furniture, TVs, etc) and then simply returning it when the open house is o
by flutas 3y ago
I've heard of real estate agents staging entire homes with various goods from Costco (furniture, TVs, etc) and then simply returning it when the open house is over.
- wizofaus 3y agoI'd heard similar stories of customers buying goods they knew they only needed temporally that they simply returned afterwards and obtained a full refund for. It does surprise me a little that stores don't have mechanisms in place to prevent this being abused, it's hard to see how it couldn't be a significant financial drain for them. FWIW "no questions asked returns" aren't really a thing in Australia from what I've observed. But not having a receipt isn't usually an issue if they can find the payment on their system and it matches your CC# either.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoA few weeks ago, a Costco manager made an exception to needing more than half the product for someone requesting a refund for an empty carton of blueberries. I would have told them to pound sand. It is basically other Costco shoppers paying for fraudulent returns.
- YeBanKo 3y agoYeah, and Costco has a mechanism for dealing with it because it it a club system. They can simply kick you out or temporarily suspend your membership. I returned open packages, but it was because the product was spoiled or I was not able to get ahold of manufacturers warranty department. Otherwise, it’s an abuse.
- FireBeyond 3y agoI have heard of people returning / exchanging Keurigs at Costco as soon as they use up all the sample pods... again, and again, and again.