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Anyone know what HD's return policy is if you do not have a receipt? I know
they take your drivers license number but is there a cap as to how much stuff ($) you can return without a receipt before they disallow it? I know Walmart puts you on a 'black' list and after a while (not sure how you define 'a while') they disallow you returning items. Anyway, I purchased a small $ item last year ($13.96 door closer) and didn't need it. I looked far and wide for the receipt and couldn't locate it so I took the item back to HD and got a gift card (which is ok because I'm always in their store). Wouldn't you know it the next day I was cleaning off my desk and came across the receipt! Of course the receipt was 9 months old(!) and the receipt states they would take the receipt items back for 90 days so it is doubtful if I could have used the receipt to return the item. Too bad I can't go back (or call HQ) and give them the receipt and have them take me off their 'list'. Walter |
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On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 19:17:53 -0500, "Walter Cohen"
wrote: Anyone know what HD's return policy is if you do not have a receipt? They don't like leeches, after a year! But, I cannot attest to that. Oren |
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"Walter Cohen" wrote in message ... Anyone know what HD's return policy is if you do not have a receipt? I know they take your drivers license number but is there a cap as to how much stuff ($) you can return without a receipt before they disallow it? I know Walmart puts you on a 'black' list and after a while (not sure how you define 'a while') they disallow you returning items. Anyway, I purchased a small $ item last year ($13.96 door closer) and didn't need it. I looked far and wide for the receipt and couldn't locate it so I took the item back to HD and got a gift card (which is ok because I'm always in their store). Wouldn't you know it the next day I was cleaning off my desk and came across the receipt! Of course the receipt was 9 months old(!) and the receipt states they would take the receipt items back for 90 days so it is doubtful if I could have used the receipt to return the item. Too bad I can't go back (or call HQ) and give them the receipt and have them take me off their 'list'. You are having a major conundrum over $13.95???!!! Use the gift card and next time put your receipt in a safe place.... |
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On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 19:17:53 -0500, "Walter Cohen"
wrote: Anyone know what HD's return policy is if you do not have a receipt? I know they take your drivers license number but is there a cap as to how much stuff ($) you can return without a receipt before they disallow it? I know Walmart puts you on a 'black' list and after a while (not sure how you define 'a while') they disallow you returning items. Anyway, I purchased a small $ item last year ($13.96 door closer) and didn't need it. I looked far and wide for the receipt and couldn't locate it so I took the item back to HD and got a gift card (which is ok because I'm always in their store). Wouldn't you know it the next day I was cleaning off my desk and came across the receipt! Of course the receipt was 9 months old(!) and the receipt states they would take the receipt items back for 90 days so it is doubtful if I could have used the receipt to return the item. Too bad I can't go back (or call HQ) and give them the receipt and have them take me off their 'list'. Walter 90 days is very generous, I'd expect a 30-day return policy. Anyone stretching that to 9 months deserves to be on a list! |
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"Walter Cohen" wrote: Anyone know what HD's return policy is if you do not have a receipt? It has become common practice among retailers to give in-store credit when an item they sell is returned in SALE-ABLE condition with no receipt. I know they take your drivers license number but is there a cap as to how much stuff ($) you can return without a receipt before they disallow it? I expect there is NOT an official dollar limit. Particularly high-dollar returns, especially those without a receipt, will require the approval of the store manager or assistant manager. I know Walmart puts you on a 'black' list and after a while (not sure how you define 'a while') they disallow you returning items. How do you KNOW this? I worked for a couple years at our local Wal-Mart and was never informed of such a policy. I suppose that if the same person repeatedly brings back stuff for store credit they will take serious notice. The only person "blacklisted" that I know of is a convicted shoplifter. They are not allowed into the store. Anyway, I purchased a small $ item last year ($13.96 door closer) and didn't need it. I looked far and wide for the receipt and couldn't locate it so I took the item back to HD and got a gift card (which is ok because I'm always in their store). This is exactly what I plan to do if/when I clean-out my garage. I have perhaps a couple dozen small parts (plumbing & electrical) that were never used and should be cheerfully accepted (for store credit) by my local Lowes without receipt. Wouldn't you know it the next day I was cleaning off my desk and came across the receipt! And what did you learn from this exercise? NEVER clean-off your desk! Too bad I can't go back (or call HQ) and give them the receipt and have them take me off their 'list'. Don't worry about it. Unless you have made a habit of returning items with no receipt (for store credit), you are probably NOT on an actual "list" at all. Even if you return something or other a couple times in the coming year, I doubt they'll even raise an eyebrow. It's the creeps that (somehow) steal a high-dollar item (i.e. rechargeable drill system) and attempt to return it for CA$H that is the biggest thing they watch for. Honest guys like you don't give them a moment's pause. -- JR No project too small All projects too big |
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Walter Cohen wrote:
Anyone know what HD's return policy is if you do not have a receipt? I know they take your drivers license number but is there a cap as to how much stuff ($) you can return without a receipt before they disallow it? I know Walmart puts you on a 'black' list and after a while (not sure how you define 'a while') they disallow you returning items. You sound pretty paranoid. I've returned tons of things with and without a receipt to HD and they don't care. I buy a lot of product there and having a generous return policy is just good business. I don't take advantage of it - I don't buy use and return parts/tools like they're a rental company (that dept is at the far end of the store), but if I don't end up using a bunch of pex or copper fittings, electrical boxes, etc. for a project - they'll gladly take it back and sell it to someone else. a |
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"Walter Cohen" wrote in message ... Anyone know what HD's return policy is if you do not have a receipt? I know they take your drivers license number but is there a cap as to how much stuff ($) you can return without a receipt before they disallow it? I know Walmart puts you on a 'black' list and after a while (not sure how you define 'a while') they disallow you returning items. Anyway, I purchased a small $ item last year ($13.96 door closer) and didn't need it. I looked far and wide for the receipt and couldn't locate it so I took the item back to HD and got a gift card (which is ok because I'm always in their store). Wouldn't you know it the next day I was cleaning off my desk and came across the receipt! Of course the receipt was 9 months old(!) and the receipt states they would take the receipt items back for 90 days so it is doubtful if I could have used the receipt to return the item. Too bad I can't go back (or call HQ) and give them the receipt and have them take me off their 'list'. Walter I have noticed sometimes without a receipt the refund can be considerably less than I paid. When this happens I just tell them I'll return in a day or two with the receipt. |
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"Walter Cohen" wrote in message ... Anyone know what HD's return policy is if you do not have a receipt? I know they take your drivers license number but is there a cap as to how much stuff ($) you can return without a receipt before they disallow it? I know Walmart puts you on a 'black' list and after a while (not sure how you define 'a while') they disallow you returning items. I just checked through their web site and you are indeed on the list. If, in the next 12 months, you attempt to return something else the police will be called to check you out first. Oh, one more thing, you should have wiped your fingerprints off it. |
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In article , "Walter Cohen" wrote:
Anyone know what HD's return policy is if you do not have a receipt? I know they take your drivers license number but is there a cap as to how much stuff ($) you can return without a receipt before they disallow it? Why ask here? Why not ask at Home Depot? |
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Pat wrote:
"Walter Cohen" wrote in message ... Anyone know what HD's return policy is if you do not have a receipt? I know they take your drivers license number but is there a cap as to how much stuff ($) you can return without a receipt before they disallow it? I know Walmart puts you on a 'black' list and after a while (not sure how you define 'a while') they disallow you returning items. Anyway, I purchased a small $ item last year ($13.96 door closer) and didn't need it. I looked far and wide for the receipt and couldn't locate it so I took the item back to HD and got a gift card (which is ok because I'm always in their store). Wouldn't you know it the next day I was cleaning off my desk and came across the receipt! Of course the receipt was 9 months old(!) and the receipt states they would take the receipt items back for 90 days so it is doubtful if I could have used the receipt to return the item. Too bad I can't go back (or call HQ) and give them the receipt and have them take me off their 'list'. Walter I have noticed sometimes without a receipt the refund can be considerably less than I paid. When this happens I just tell them I'll return in a day or two with the receipt. They can only credit you the amount the product currently sells for - they don't know when you bought it and how much you paid for it without the receipt. a |
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"Walter Cohen" wrote in message ... Anyone know what HD's return policy is if you do not have a receipt? I know they take your drivers license number but is there a cap as to how much stuff ($) you can return without a receipt before they disallow it? I know Walmart puts you on a 'black' list and after a while (not sure how you define 'a while') they disallow you returning items. Anyway, I purchased a small $ item last year ($13.96 door closer) and didn't need it. I looked far and wide for the receipt and couldn't locate it so I took the item back to HD and got a gift card (which is ok because I'm always in their store). Wouldn't you know it the next day I was cleaning off my desk and came across the receipt! Of course the receipt was 9 months old(!) and the receipt states they would take the receipt items back for 90 days so it is doubtful if I could have used the receipt to return the item. Too bad I can't go back (or call HQ) and give them the receipt and have them take me off their 'list'. Walter I don't think they have a "list", or I'd be on there. I have returned a BUNCH of stuff in the last year. However, I've also spent at least $5k at Home Depot in the last year. It was almost all on credit card, so they would have a customer file on me, and not on someone who had spent as much in cash. I think they are pretty lenient figuring you'll spend the gift card or lose it like you did the receipt, and they'll be that much more ahead. I know when I return stuff, I'm usually on a mission to get more stuff, and use up the gift card plus additional $$$. I know WalMart and others are cracking down on serial intentional return people. Buy it, wear it once, and return it. I don't think articles of clothing should be returnable at all unless defective. With hardware, if it 's in the original packaging, or saleable, it's just good business for them to take the items. It's different than other more personal items. Steve |
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I gave them 2 credit cards to swipe (one was the actual card used 9 months
earlier) but they said there was no record of it. Perhaps their system only goes back a few months for data retention. Walter "Walter R." wrote in message ... I always use my credit card for purchases at the HD. No sales slip is needed when I return stuff for whatever reason. They keep track of each item purchased by credit card number and just credit it back to your card. No need to keep or look for sales slips. Date is never a problem. -- Walter www.rationality.net - "Walter Cohen" wrote in message ... Anyone know what HD's return policy is if you do not have a receipt? I know they take your drivers license number but is there a cap as to how much stuff ($) you can return without a receipt before they disallow it? I know Walmart puts you on a 'black' list and after a while (not sure how you define 'a while') they disallow you returning items. Anyway, I purchased a small $ item last year ($13.96 door closer) and didn't need it. I looked far and wide for the receipt and couldn't locate it so I took the item back to HD and got a gift card (which is ok because I'm always in their store). Wouldn't you know it the next day I was cleaning off my desk and came across the receipt! Of course the receipt was 9 months old(!) and the receipt states they would take the receipt items back for 90 days so it is doubtful if I could have used the receipt to return the item. Too bad I can't go back (or call HQ) and give them the receipt and have them take me off their 'list'. Walter |
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"Walter Cohen" wrote: Anyone know what HD's return policy is if you do not have a receipt? I know they take your drivers license number but is there a cap as to how much stuff ($) you can return without a receipt before they disallow it? I know Walmart puts you on a 'black' list and after a while (not sure how you define 'a while') they disallow you returning items. Anyway, I purchased a small $ item last year ($13.96 door closer) and didn't need it. I looked far and wide for the receipt and couldn't locate it so I took the item back to HD and got a gift card (which is ok because I'm always in their store). Wouldn't you know it the next day I was cleaning off my desk and came across the receipt! Of course the receipt was 9 months old(!) and the receipt states they would take the receipt items back for 90 days so it is doubtful if I could have used the receipt to return the item. Too bad I can't go back (or call HQ) and give them the receipt and have them take me off their 'list'. Walter I made a respectable 30% ROI in about a year on a home depot purchase of about $125. I had purchased a number of framing brackets that I ended up not needing, and procrastinated returning. I *did* have the receipt, but since it had been more than 90 days, they would "only" give me store credit. Turns out that the price on that item had increased about 30% in that year. |
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In article 273zj.58846$FO1.25756@edtnps82, a wrote:
They can only credit you the amount the product currently sells for - they don't know when you bought it and how much you paid for it without the receipt. a Usually w/o receipt, they'll likely credit you not (Necessarily) the current price, but the LOWEST price it has sold for. Because of the reason you gave above. |
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Smitty Two wrote:
In article , Kurt Ullman wrote: In article 273zj.58846$FO1.25756@edtnps82, a wrote: They can only credit you the amount the product currently sells for - they don't know when you bought it and how much you paid for it without the receipt. a Usually w/o receipt, they'll likely credit you not (Necessarily) the current price, but the LOWEST price it has sold for. Because of the reason you gave above. Since that flies in the face of my personal experience, are you basing that on your experience, or merely reasonable speculation? Thats what every return policy I have ever read states. The few times I have returned something without a receipt they followed the policy. In one case the girl remarked, "sorry, this sells for $75 but it sold for $55 two months ago so I can only give you $55" (approximate numbers from memory). |
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Smitty Two wrote:
In article , Kurt Ullman wrote: In article 273zj.58846$FO1.25756@edtnps82, a wrote: They can only credit you the amount the product currently sells for - they don't know when you bought it and how much you paid for it without the receipt. a Usually w/o receipt, they'll likely credit you not (Necessarily) the current price, but the LOWEST price it has sold for. Because of the reason you gave above. Since that flies in the face of my personal experience, are you basing that on your experience, or merely reasonable speculation? I took an item back to Lowes WITH a receipt. The store refunded MORE than I paid. When I called it to their attention, they told me the item's price had gone up! Go figure... Because their computer can't! |
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If you don't have a receipt, you ain't getting cash back. period.
Store credit up to 90 days Mgr's have some discretion after that. And yes, they DO keep a black list of habitual returners. It has gotten to be a VERY expensive burden. Too many guys buying extension ladders on Friday and returning them on Monday covered with paint. Recent HD employee "Walter Cohen" wrote in message ... Anyone know what HD's return policy is if you do not have a receipt? I know they take your drivers license number but is there a cap as to how much stuff ($) you can return without a receipt before they disallow it? I know Walmart puts you on a 'black' list and after a while (not sure how you define 'a while') they disallow you returning items. Anyway, I purchased a small $ item last year ($13.96 door closer) and didn't need it. I looked far and wide for the receipt and couldn't locate it so I took the item back to HD and got a gift card (which is ok because I'm always in their store). Wouldn't you know it the next day I was cleaning off my desk and came across the receipt! Of course the receipt was 9 months old(!) and the receipt states they would take the receipt items back for 90 days so it is doubtful if I could have used the receipt to return the item. Too bad I can't go back (or call HQ) and give them the receipt and have them take me off their 'list'. Walter |
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HeyBub wrote:
Smitty Two wrote: In article , Kurt Ullman wrote: In article 273zj.58846$FO1.25756@edtnps82, a wrote: They can only credit you the amount the product currently sells for - they don't know when you bought it and how much you paid for it without the receipt. a Usually w/o receipt, they'll likely credit you not (Necessarily) the current price, but the LOWEST price it has sold for. Because of the reason you gave above. Since that flies in the face of my personal experience, are you basing that on your experience, or merely reasonable speculation? I took an item back to Lowes WITH a receipt. The store refunded MORE than I paid. When I called it to their attention, they told me the item's price had gone up! Go figure... Because their computer can't! Damn - you should have bought more! a PS - Was it copper? |
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Kurt Ullman wrote:
In article 273zj.58846$FO1.25756@edtnps82, a wrote: They can only credit you the amount the product currently sells for - they don't know when you bought it and how much you paid for it without the receipt. a Usually w/o receipt, they'll likely credit you not (Necessarily) the current price, but the LOWEST price it has sold for. Because of the reason you gave above. Makes (business) sense... a |
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"curmudgeon" wrote in message ... If you don't have a receipt, you ain't getting cash back. period. Store credit up to 90 days Mgr's have some discretion after that. And yes, they DO keep a black list of habitual returners. It has gotten to be a VERY expensive burden. Too many guys buying extension ladders on Friday and returning them on Monday covered with paint. Recent HD employee You guys are too good. I would have said no dice and risked losing a customer. I overbuy a lot on projects, mainly to save me a trip of 35 miles when I need one or two more widgets to finish. Unopened, or just like they were when I took them home. That's reasonable. Someone bringing back a ladder with paint on it, and a manager taking it back are both VERY UNreasonable. Steve |
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On Mar 3, 7:17*pm, "Walter Cohen" wrote:
Anyone know what HD's return policy is if you do not have a receipt? *I know they take your drivers license number but is there a cap as to how much stuff ($) you can return without a receipt before they disallow it? I know Walmart puts you on a 'black' list and after a while (not sure how you define 'a while') they disallow you returning items. Anyway, I purchased a small $ item last year ($13.96 door closer) and didn't need it. *I looked far and wide for the receipt and couldn't locate it so I took the item back to HD and got a gift card (which is ok because I'm always in their store). Wouldn't you know it the next day I was cleaning off my desk and came across the receipt! Of course the receipt was 9 months old(!) and the receipt states they would take the receipt items back for 90 days so it is doubtful if I could have used the receipt to return the item. *Too bad I can't go back (or call HQ) and give them the receipt and have them take me off their 'list'. Walter If HD had a blacklist, I'd be on it. I always overbuy for projects and return what I don't need. I typically don't even bother with receipts, store credit is fine with me. I will tell that they do indeed keep track, at least in the short-term and on a inter-store basis. After cleaning up my shop, I had tons of plumbing fittings from various jobs. I didn't know which were HD's and which were Lowes, so I took them all into HD and they gave me credit for what their computer recognized and handed me back anything it didn't. All smiles, no hassle. I went back to my van and found a few more HD fittings that had rolled onto the floor. Instead of going back and troubling the nice folks at the same HD, I knew I would pass another one on my way home, so I decided to stop there instead. When I tried to return the items, the cashier said she needed management approval. When the manager came over, she looked at the screen and then approved the return. I asked "Did it flag the fact that I just returned a bunch of stuff at another HD about 15 minutes ago?" and she said "Yes, but it's no problem." Big brother is indeed watching! |
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On Mar 3, 4:17 pm, "Walter Cohen" wrote:
Anyone know what HD's return policy is if you do not have a receipt? I know they take your drivers license number but is there a cap as to how much stuff ($) you can return without a receipt before they disallow it? I know Walmart puts you on a 'black' list and after a while (not sure how you define 'a while') they disallow you returning items. Anyway, I purchased a small $ item last year ($13.96 door closer) and didn't need it. I looked far and wide for the receipt and couldn't locate it so I took the item back to HD and got a gift card (which is ok because I'm always in their store). Wouldn't you know it the next day I was cleaning off my desk and came across the receipt! Of course the receipt was 9 months old(!) and the receipt states they would take the receipt items back for 90 days so it is doubtful if I could have used the receipt to return the item. Too bad I can't go back (or call HQ) and give them the receipt and have them take me off their 'list'. Walter I can't count the number of times I have returned stuff to HD without a receipt. I always buy more than I think I'll need, and return the unused stuff after I'm done. I even found a bag of some items over a year old, told them it was that old, and they still took it back. As long as it shows up on their scanner, they'll take it back. They're not going to put you on any list, unless maybe they catch you trying to scam them. They will give you the lowest price that it has sold for. Last time I took things back without a receipt, the Gal was able to look it up on the computer because I used my Debit card. |
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On Mar 4, 2:47*pm, TH wrote:
On Mar 3, 4:17 pm, "Walter Cohen" wrote: Anyone know what HD's return policy is if you do not have a receipt? *I know they take your drivers license number but is there a cap as to how much stuff ($) you can return without a receipt before they disallow it? I know Walmart puts you on a 'black' list and after a while (not sure how you define 'a while') they disallow you returning items. Anyway, I purchased a small $ item last year ($13.96 door closer) and didn't need it. *I looked far and wide for the receipt and couldn't locate it so I took the item back to HD and got a gift card (which is ok because I'm always in their store). Wouldn't you know it the next day I was cleaning off my desk and came across the receipt! Of course the receipt was 9 months old(!) and the receipt states they would take the receipt items back for 90 days so it is doubtful if I could have used the receipt to return the item. *Too bad I can't go back (or call HQ) and give them the receipt and have them take me off their 'list'. Walter I can't count the number of times I have returned stuff to HD without a receipt. I always buy more than I think I'll need, and return the unused stuff after I'm done. I even found a bag *of some items over a year old, told them it was that old, and they still took it back. As long as it shows up on their scanner, they'll take it back. They're not going to put you on any list, unless maybe they catch you trying to scam them. They will give you the lowest price that it has sold for. Last time I took things back without a receipt, the Gal was able to look it up on the computer because I used my Debit card.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - As long as it shows up on their scanner I once took something back to HD, a long, long time ( 1 year?) after I bought it. It didn't scan, so they wouldn't take it back. I was sure I bought it there 'cuz it was in an HD bag with a bunch of other stuff from the same project and they took everything else back. I was so convinced that I bought it there that I went back to the aisle where it should have been and found that the manufacturer had significantly changed the packaging, along with the SKU. It was a small dollar item, so I didn't push the issue. I think it's still in my shop someplace, although I doubt I'll ever use it. |
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On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 19:17:53 -0500, "Walter Cohen"
wrote: Anyone know what HD's return policy is if you do not have a receipt? I know they take your drivers license number but is there a cap as to how much stuff ($) you can return without a receipt before they disallow it? I'm sure it's 100 dollars a year or more. I've returned a lot more than 20 dollars without a receipt and they've never said a word. I would guess they have a fairly complicated algorithm to decide who is stealing and who isn't. And they might skip 100 and wait to see if you surpass 300 or 500 in 3 years. Just guessing at the numbers but people who shoplift for a "living" must try to do a lot more that. I don't know if there is a way to show them the receipt after it's no longer useful for getting cash back. I would think there would be, because of course they are interested in distinguishing thieves from others. Projects drag on. Lots of things keep them from going forward, and I think the HD people know that. |
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Walter Cohen wrote:
Anyone know what HD's return policy is if you do not have a receipt? I know they take your drivers license number but is there a cap as to how much stuff ($) you can return without a receipt before they disallow it? I know Walmart puts you on a 'black' list and after a while (not sure how you define 'a while') they disallow you returning items. Today's Home Depot-themed cartoon: http://daybydaycartoon.com/ |
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All people are looking for here is a simple answer, not a whole bunch of criticism and **** talking about how you will be put on a black list and how so and so sounds paranoid or how cool you are because you return copper fittings all the time and don't care, blah blah blah....A simple answer would be just fine with out all the other bull ****.
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It's likely that everyone involved has long forgotten this. It's been 6 years
since the previous post on the thread. What were you thinking? wrote: All people are looking for here is a simple answer, not a whole bunch of criticism and **** talking about how you will be put on a black list and how so and so sounds paranoid or how cool you are because you return copper fittings all the time and don't care, blah blah blah....A simple answer would be just fine with out all the other bull ****. |
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This occured in pittsburgh area
I wondered why people ALWAYS had HD and lowes cards on craigslists for big bucks, like 500 bucks and up. This scheme reportedly cost HD and lowes over a million bucks Walk in store, get a big flat cart, pick up high value items all over the store, push cart to returns desk, conveniently located inside store, no need to go outdoors Return the items you never paid for, since you have no receipt they give you gift cards which you sell later, on craiglist at bargain prices. Use one of your many fake driver licenses.. since they record who you are. Get wealthy, stores sees MAJOR shrink, and finally catches the thieves. Theft ring now get 3 hots and a cot in prison..... |
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On 5/31/2014 9:36 AM, bob haller wrote:
This occured in pittsburgh area I wondered why people ALWAYS had HD and lowes cards on craigslists for big bucks, like 500 bucks and up. This scheme reportedly cost HD and lowes over a million bucks Walk in store, get a big flat cart, pick up high value items all over the store, push cart to returns desk, conveniently located inside store, no need to go outdoors Return the items you never paid for, since you have no receipt they give you gift cards which you sell later, on craiglist at bargain prices. Use one of your many fake driver licenses.. since they record who you are. Get wealthy, stores sees MAJOR shrink, and finally catches the thieves. Theft ring now get 3 hots and a cot in prison..... A thief is still a thief, but stores make it too easy for them to be one. The easy return policy makes the store user friendly and exposes them to fraud. They really have to tighten up on this type of thing. It did not cost HD and Lowes a million bucks, it cost the rest of us that much. Lowes now will ask your phone number to make for easy returns. They can easily associate the phone number with the item bought to see it was legit. |
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On Saturday, May 31, 2014 10:59:15 AM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 5/31/2014 9:36 AM, bob haller wrote: This occured in pittsburgh area I wondered why people ALWAYS had HD and lowes cards on craigslists for big bucks, like 500 bucks and up. This scheme reportedly cost HD and lowes over a million bucks Walk in store, get a big flat cart, pick up high value items all over the store, push cart to returns desk, conveniently located inside store, no need to go outdoors Return the items you never paid for, since you have no receipt they give you gift cards which you sell later, on craiglist at bargain prices. Use one of your many fake driver licenses.. since they record who you are. Get wealthy, stores sees MAJOR shrink, and finally catches the thieves. Theft ring now get 3 hots and a cot in prison..... A thief is still a thief, but stores make it too easy for them to be one. The easy return policy makes the store user friendly and exposes them to fraud. They really have to tighten up on this type of thing. It did not cost HD and Lowes a million bucks, it cost the rest of us that much. Lowes now will ask your phone number to make for easy returns. They can easily associate the phone number with the item bought to see it was legit. I was told that locally the photo every persons face returning things. I rarely return anything! |
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On Sat, 31 May 2014 08:07:57 -0700 (PDT), bob haller
wrote: I was told that locally the photo every persons face returning things. I rarely return anything! Me too. If you have you're receipt, I think they'll give you the money you paid no matter how old it is. Or not. But without a receipt, they give you the lowest price it ever sold at. And if you wait too long, they change all the stock numbers every few years, so when I tried to return a wall timer because they now sold timers for fluorescents, they offered me either a dollar or 15 cents. So I kept it and will give it to someone. |
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Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 5/31/2014 9:36 AM, bob haller wrote: This occured in pittsburgh area I wondered why people ALWAYS had HD and lowes cards on craigslists for big bucks, like 500 bucks and up. This scheme reportedly cost HD and lowes over a million bucks Walk in store, get a big flat cart, pick up high value items all over the store, push cart to returns desk, conveniently located inside store, no need to go outdoors Return the items you never paid for, since you have no receipt they give you gift cards which you sell later, on craiglist at bargain prices. Use one of your many fake driver licenses.. since they record who you are. Get wealthy, stores sees MAJOR shrink, and finally catches the thieves. Theft ring now get 3 hots and a cot in prison..... A thief is still a thief, but stores make it too easy for them to be one. The easy return policy makes the store user friendly and exposes them to fraud. They really have to tighten up on this type of thing. It did not cost HD and Lowes a million bucks, it cost the rest of us that much. Lowes now will ask your phone number to make for easy returns. They can easily associate the phone number with the item bought to see it was legit. A few years ago I went to a HD near my workplace and returned a bunch of plumbing parts - PVC fittings, etc. I didn't have a receipt, so they asked for ID and gave me store credit. When I got back in the car, I found a few more pieces that had fallen out of the bag. I had to get back to work, so I decided that I would just swing by the HD near my house in the way home from work. After the clerk asked me for my ID and entered my info into the computer, he stopped, picked up the phone and called a manager over. The manager looked at the screen, entered some kind of approval code and the clerk finished processing the transaction. When I asked him what that was all about, he said that the system flagged the second return as suspicious since I had already returned some items at another HD on the same day. Apparently, that's a indication of some type of scam. |
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On Saturday, May 31, 2014 9:36:00 AM UTC-4, bob haller wrote:
This occured in pittsburgh area I wondered why people ALWAYS had HD and lowes cards on craigslists for big bucks, like 500 bucks and up. This scheme reportedly cost HD and lowes over a million bucks Walk in store, get a big flat cart, pick up high value items all over the store, push cart to returns desk, conveniently located inside store, no need to go outdoors If they actually did it that way, then it's the stores own fault for being so dumb. Lowes here has the returns area separate from the rest of the store and you couldn't walk into it without going outside first. It's really pushing it to believe that thieves could load a whole cart up with stuff inside the store and then take it straight over to returns without being noticed. Return the items you never paid for, since you have no receipt they give you gift cards which you sell later, on craiglist at bargain prices. Use one of your many fake driver licenses.. since they record who you are. Get wealthy, stores sees MAJOR shrink, and finally catches the thieves. Theft ring now get 3 hots and a cot in prison..... You would think the store would have some limit on how much they will refund via that mechanism. It seems reasonable not to require a receipt for $15 worth of plumbing fittings, a hand tool or two, etc. But when you're rolling up a car with $500, the store would have to be nuts not to require a receipt for at least most of it. |
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That happens if the item goes on sale. Without the receipt your item will be taken at the most current price available so it it wise to take a receipt with you for a rerun to ensure you get the full dollar amount of what you paid.
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On Monday, March 3, 2008 at 4:17:53 PM UTC-8, Walter Cohen wrote:
Anyone know what HD's return policy is if you do not have a receipt? I know they take your drivers license number but is there a cap as to how much stuff ($) you can return without a receipt before they disallow it? I know Walmart puts you on a 'black' list and after a while (not sure how you define 'a while') they disallow you returning items. Anyway, I purchased a small $ item last year ($13.96 door closer) and didn't need it. I looked far and wide for the receipt and couldn't locate it so I took the item back to HD and got a gift card (which is ok because I'm always in their store). Wouldn't you know it the next day I was cleaning off my desk and came across the receipt! Of course the receipt was 9 months old(!) and the receipt states they would take the receipt items back for 90 days so it is doubtful if I could have used the receipt to return the item. Too bad I can't go back (or call HQ) and give them the receipt and have them take me off their 'list'. Walter What people's past experience are doesn't count any more. HD has a NEW Policy as of 2015. And it doesn't matter if the No receipt value was only 1 Penny or a 100 dollars. It's all counted as the same. Further and listen closely. If you bought say 200 dollars worth of 10 items and it includes just 1 Penny you applied to that 200 dollars worth of purchases where that 1 Penny was applied from a No-Receipt store credit, then the whole receipt of 200 becomes non-returnable. In other words none of the 10 items you purchased are returnable. In order to get a refund (even thou you have a receipt for those 10 items) you must write HH Corporate Office in Irvine, Attention TRE POBox 51373, Irvine, CA 92619-3133. There won't be anyone to talk to, it must be in writing requesting the refund credit. If you want more information you must call 1-866-550-3133 but they will tell the same as I just did above, nothing more. They'll just hang up on you if you try to explain your reasons. My suggestion is never never use a Store Credit to pay partial of a greater amount due, as will affect all items (even if bought by cash or Credit Card)as non-refundable "Return Declined". Quote: "HD also suggest not to use other people Store Credit as it will impact your ability to make returns." What people experiences have been in the past, you can throw out the window.. |
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On Monday, March 3, 2008 at 4:17:53 PM UTC-8, Walter Cohen wrote:
Anyone know what HD's return policy is if you do not have a receipt? I know they take your drivers license number but is there a cap as to how much stuff ($) you can return without a receipt before they disallow it? I know Walmart puts you on a 'black' list and after a while (not sure how you define 'a while') they disallow you returning items. Anyway, I purchased a small $ item last year ($13.96 door closer) and didn't need it. I looked far and wide for the receipt and couldn't locate it so I took the item back to HD and got a gift card (which is ok because I'm always in their store). Wouldn't you know it the next day I was cleaning off my desk and came across the receipt! Of course the receipt was 9 months old(!) and the receipt states they would take the receipt items back for 90 days so it is doubtful if I could have used the receipt to return the item. Too bad I can't go back (or call HQ) and give them the receipt and have them take me off their 'list'. Walter You can ignore people response of their experiences. HD policy has changed, as given in detail below. |
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On 11/05/2015 04:00 AM, wrote:
On Monday, March 3, 2008 at 4:17:53 PM UTC-8, Walter Cohen wrote: LOOK AT THE DATE!!!! |
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On 11/5/2015 5:30 AM, philo wrote:
On 11/05/2015 04:00 AM, wrote: On Monday, March 3, 2008 at 4:17:53 PM UTC-8, Walter Cohen wrote: LOOK AT THE DATE!!!! I did. She'd look better with less cleavage showing. -- .. Christopher A. Young learn more about Jesus .. www.lds.org .. .. |
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On Thu, 05 Nov 2015 08:06:55 -0500, wrote:
Here in Canada if it is on credit card, they have computerized record and can go back and see exactly what you bought and when and for what price, even if you bought it at a different location. Cash purchaces require a reciept. Credit card returns are creditted back to the original card. Can be a problem if you just upgraded your card and end up with a new number though - - - Same in the US. If the new number was because of fraud, or potential fraud, the numbers would be linked. Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). |
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