mm wrote:

Computers have substantially lessened the bookkeeping costs of
returns. I don't know what the restocking actually costs them (about
the same for a 1 dollar item as for a 100 dollar item I think)


Sometimes not.

I returned two sets of hinges to Lowes and they gave me back more than I
spent!

Seems the price went up during the week I was warehousing their
merchandise...