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Default How not to be a regular customer

On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 07:25:13 -0500, George Leppla
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>
>Returns are a whole 'nother story.
>
>One guy would buy a lawnmower every April and return it every October.
>Decided he didn't like it. I refused to give him a refund one year, he
>took the mower home, drained the oil then ran it until it seized up...
>then wrote a letter to the company and they authorized a full refund.
>In my mind, he should have gone to jail for fraud.
>
>In May/June, we could count on multiple returns of prom dresses... AFTER
>the local proms were over.
>
>The couple who returned their stereo system after 3 months bought an
>expensive vacuum cleaner. Brought that back a week later.... and took
>the refund and bought another stereo system.


What ****es me off about it is, the store does not pay for it. We all
do. I'd rather see more sensible policies and lower prices.