WOW! 79 responses to this thread. Sounds like the OP hit a nerve.
It seems to me that many abuse the practice of buying things using guesswork instead of homework. Buying several items to ensure getting the right thing and then to return the non-used items for a refund without a receipt, and doing so much later is a lot to ask.
If you have to get multiples to save yourself a trip back place the receipt with the extra items. I can only ask if it were your business would you be so accommodating? Businesses have to absorb this extra cost by pricing it right back to the consumer. A large retail store can usually handle this better than a small business, but sometimes the larger stores do go out of business too.
Also, if practicing multiple purchase to get the right thing, at least return it to the same store, otherwise a store at a different location has to absorb the expense rather than the original store.
Ole's idea is a good one!
And to hear of some of the tactics used like those stated above in post #80 is incredible.
I was told by a friend who worked at Lowes that they are very well aware of the thefts that go on, yet it is not worth the expense to challenge the thieves, so in most cases dealing with small items they don't bother. I didn't realize how commonplace this was.
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