I was duped ...now they wont refund my money

[Derby4me]

It's not exactly fair to the store for you to buy something, take it home, use it, and then return it -- except -- if the employees don't give you the chance to try it out in the store.

Some stores encourage you to take it home and try it first because they don't have the space or the staff to demonstrate it for you.

There are still some stores that sell shoddy stuff at seemingly bargain prices with average stuff on the next shelf that is overpriced. They are usually small non-chain stores and give a bad name overall to smaller stores. There are still some stores that more or less expect you do do your research elsewhere first. The latter are greatly restricting their customer base unless they offer good stuff at low prices since customers who do their research first are likely to buy online instead of at a local store.

Sounds like you didn't read the entire thread. This situation sounds very similar to exactly what you deemed appropriate.

 

[mousey]

Glad it worked out for you. Some stores make it so easy to return items, while others make it so difficult!

 

[KigerKat]

We always do our research before making a purchase like this. DH loves to go to Best Buy, because we can always hop over to the Apple section and go online to price match and make sure we are getting a good deal. We also have smart phones and can scan bar codes on products we are looking at buying to see if it is less expensive anywhere else.

I'm glad to see that things worked out for you, but I think there was also a good lesson in this experience for you, as well.