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Hassin Bin Sober

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18. Must not have been Home Depot.

Wed Dec 27, 2017, 10:26 PM

Dec 2017

They put everything back on the shelf.

A couple years ago I was looking through all their tubs to find one that wasn't scratched. We must have opened 15 boxes.

I finally gave up and called the plumbing supply house -- which I should have done in the first place. The guy at the plumbing supply house said he used to be a manager at HD and said their policy was to keep putting it back till it goes away.

Another time I was buying a Kohler sink. I opened the box and found a big scratch. I had to get one of the guys to get another one from the racks up high. He went to put the scratched one back so I told him not to because it was scratched. He just looked at me like 'whatever', put the scratched sink back, and walked away.

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There's a good chance your holiday returns will end up in a landfill [View all] PatrickforO Dec 2017 OP

Mindless consumerism is the American way gratuitous Dec 2017 #1

It is all a loss write off for them... cbdo2007 Dec 2017 #2

Interesting.... Victor_c3 Dec 2017 #17

Dealing with the logistics of returns and unsold merchandise used to be my job Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2017 #3

Last year we were finishing out a customer's bathroom. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2017 #10

Our neighbor had that happen with a computer. eppur_se_muova Dec 2017 #12

We used to have a mountain of bad Viewsonic monitors at work Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2017 #14

Shipping heavy items individually is extremely expensive Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2017 #13

I used to work the returns desk at a big box crazycatlady Dec 2017 #4

Must not have been Home Depot. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2017 #18

Kohl's crazycatlady Dec 2017 #19

The article doesn't support the headline, though it might be true for used or damaged returns. pnwmom Dec 2017 #5

I only ever give what I know someone asked for / needs Skittles Dec 2017 #6

We no longer give presents pretty much csziggy Dec 2017 #7

We gradually stopped the massive gift exchange over the years. Grammy23 Dec 2017 #8

My adult kids and I did not exchange gifts this year zeusdogmom Dec 2017 #9

Our gift giving consists Texasgal Dec 2017 #11

My wife's family gives gift cards. MineralMan Dec 2017 #15

I told my kids that mercuryblues Dec 2017 #16

...says the person typing his diatribe on a computer that the "consumer industry" provided... brooklynite Dec 2017 #20