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> This seems impossible. Returns require a receipt. I don't know what you're talking about. 1. Buy item #1, obtain receipt, take it home 2. Go back into store
by bentcorner 13y ago
> This seems impossible. Returns require a receipt. I don't know what you're talking about.
1. Buy item #1, obtain receipt, take it home
2. Go back into store, find identical item #2, take it past checkout counter and up to return counter
3. "Return" item #2 using receipt for item #1
4. Profit
For big ticket items there's usually a unique serial the store will scan to prevent this sort of thing, but not always. Pretty deplorable.
- aestra 13y agoWalmart has a very liberal return policy (accept anything) and the staff was somewhat aware this was going on. This is what my friend and former Walmart employee tald me years ago.
- jbraithwaite 13y agoIn the OP situation this could play out like this: 1. Have a broken laptop (item #1) 2. Buy a new laptop (item #2) 3. Return item #1 with item #2's receipt 4. Have a working computer. note: I'm not condoning this and it's unlikely to working in the OP's case because stores are usually smart enough to check serials on bigger ticket items.