go figure....you'd think people with lots of money and esp with name recognition would not want to spend their time returning stuff
people who abuse liberal return policies
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Their PAs or stylists are tasked with that.
I really try hard to be very certain before purchasing any item, especially a luxury item, precisely to avoid returns. That may mean going back a few times to try something on, or to illicit the collective opinions of DH, SA, and me. (No SA has ever had a problem with me doing this). When it’s an item like a vacuum, I google what the best rated ones are, and also go by the SAs recommendation. When something doesn’t work, I find it’s almost easier to find someone in my circle who might want the item. I don’t have unlimited means, but I think my practice just makes me careful about initial purchase. And, I’m worried about stuff ending up unwanted in landfills or something. It’s also why threads like, there is a microscopic flaw in X, sho7ld I return, drive me crazy. But. Everyone is different and I’m trying not to be too judgmental. Having said that, during Covid, when I was afraid to go into stores, I did buy stuff at Bergdorfs and Saks to try at home and if it didn’t fit, ir looked terrible, I returned. . . The way I justified my behavior during COVID was to compare it to me taking stuff into a fitting room IRL and trying it on and rejecting.
Too liberal return policies kind of horrify me
Too liberal return policies kind of horrify me
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And most places like BG and Saks will send you a bunch of stuff to try on, keep or return. This makes trying on at home and possibly sending back stressless.
This may be OT, but I forgot to add, my SAs have told me that some customers return stuff at another branch of the boutique to avoid their SA. This is terrible bc at least if you return to the original SA/store, that store or SA has the chance to resell the item to another client of the house. If it’s a coveted item like, for instance, chanel combat boots, the original store wants it back in their inventory to resell. Not sure people who return always understand this. I am assuming of course that the returned merchandise is in new condition.
He was with exgf for 5 years, and proposed at 6 years, said it took him a few weeks to find the right ring. But he was def in shock, he felt a little bad too but also wasn't complaining either. He said he was assuming he would get the store credit, buy a new flat screen Samsung TV and stock up on groceries lol
I was once in line behind a woman in Target who was returning maybe 50+ items, seriously, all baby stuff, like clothes, a stroller, diaper bag, bottles, etc. I think perhaps she'd had a baby shower and was returning the gifts for the cash. I had to leave the line, it was taking forever and she didn't have any receipts, although all the items were tagged and packaged. I don't mind liberal return policies since they benefit shoppers. The costs probably get passed along to the consumers in some way but I don't care. I don't see the problem with buying 5 vacuums and returning 4. You can't know if you'll like an item or how it'll perform by looking at a box or online picture.
I was in a shoe store when a guy appeared at the counter with a stack of boxes of athletic shoes he was returning for his wife. The clerk went through the boxes and exclaimed "These shoes are all worn!" The guy says "How else is my wife supposed to figure out if they fit her? Anyhow she only wore them a few times." To my shock the clerk accepted the returns. I think stores figure they would rather pass the cost of this nonsense on to their customers rather than endanger their employees by arguing with customers. Not to mention that a verbal altercation with a disgruntled return-ee does not look good in front of other customers.
I saw a similar incident in Bloomingdales where a young woman was returning all sorts of china and gifts, apparently received at a wedding. Dozens of them.
JMO, those couples should just not register. If there is no registry, a common assumption is the young couple wants cash.
IMO, if people return stuff that they themselves registered for, it should be for store credit. If the return is egregious, then I think there should be a restocking fee. When I got married in 1991, MIL wanted me to register so her friends could buy us a proper gift. So I registered for some things in the appropriate price range. Since I chose the items, I never thought to return any.
OT, but we just have a very generous cash gift to DHs best friends daughter, one of five. So, we will repeat this gesture a few more times. No thank you note????? I wonder if the couples returning their registry items write thank yous. Maybe thank yous are as passé as registries.
IMO, if people return stuff that they themselves registered for, it should be for store credit. If the return is egregious, then I think there should be a restocking fee. When I got married in 1991, MIL wanted me to register so her friends could buy us a proper gift. So I registered for some things in the appropriate price range. Since I chose the items, I never thought to return any.
OT, but we just have a very generous cash gift to DHs best friends daughter, one of five. So, we will repeat this gesture a few more times. No thank you note????? I wonder if the couples returning their registry items write thank yous. Maybe thank yous are as passé as registries.
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it would be a shame of the retailer was worried about the safety of employees. what a world. I got an email recently from my medical group. one of the things in there was asking that patients please be nice to staff. apparently some patients are getting aggressive toward medical office staff. who do these people think they are?
A former TPF mod and regular and excellent writer Amanda Mull wrote a great piece on returns of online orders. Spoiler: most returned merchandise goes to bulk resellers, or is destroyed.
www.theatlantic.com
The Nasty Logistics of Returning Your Too-Small Pants
What happens to the stuff you order online after you send it back?
I hope it was just that, and not that she had a miscarriage and was returning things because she'd no longer need them.
that occurred to me too. but I think in many cases a woman like that would be too torn up to go seeking money at the store. unless she was in dire straits financially
And in that case would it be appropriate to return the gifts to the giver?