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> I no-shit-know someone who had no problem taking back fresh from the ground annual flowers to Home Depot at the end of the season for a refund. And when he d
by maratd 12y ago
> I no-shit-know someone who had no problem taking back fresh from the ground annual flowers to Home Depot at the end of the season for a refund.
And when he did, they asked him for his driver's license. There's an annual limit to how much you can return without a receipt. Home Depot doesn't care so much, because if you're returning things that way ... they're just giving you store credit. You're going to have to buy something again and eventually, you'll end up spending lots of money there. It works out for them in the long run.
- brudgers 12y agoThe person kept the receipts. It was systematic behavior.
- maratd 12y agoWell, with receipts you have a 90 day window ... so if he's returning them within that window, then he's really not doing anything sketchy because that's really Home Depot's policy and intent. They tend to be pretty lax with returns. He may have brought the receipts, been outside of that window, and the cashier simply told him to take away the receipts because it was too long ago, scanned his driver's license, and gave him store credit anyway. Lowes, Ikea, Bed Bath and Beyond, they all operate the same way. They'd much rather you buy lots of stuff and return some of it, then buy a few things.
- brudgers 12y agoImprovements to real property [e.g. waste pipes] on the other hand, can't be returned. That's why mechanic's liens exist.
- john_fushi 12y agoI knew someone who worked at refund at home depot for a while. Heard official policy was to refund anyone if they argued enough. She told me stories like someone coming in with a 3 year old, completely ripped shower curtain and getting a refund. So to be honest, I'd have no problem believing that they'd refund cash old flowers at the end of the year.