Return without Receipt?

[daughtersrus]

Walmart will not make money! They will at best break even I don't understand how that is hard to understand. They give you 100 then sell it to someone else for 100 or 100-100= 0. They will actually lose money because they have to pay that person who did your return and then the person selling it etc. I have returned with out a receipt but only to the store that I bought it at. I agree this is why stores aren't taking returns any more.

I jumping in here pretty late. I have to disagree. Wal-Mart will make a profit since they are not giving you cash but a store credit. You will need to spend that money in there store on items that you may not purchase there if you didn't have the store credit. Therefore, Wal-Mart is making a profit off of the $100+ items that you purchase with the store credit.

Just thought that I'd throw my 2 cents in for what it's worth.

 

[daughtersrus]

I won't comment on that specific situation, but I can't even return something to target, that was purchased at target....I got a candle set as a secret santa gift and it is obviously from target because it has their logo on it....but I don't need any more candles, and they will only let me exhange for another item from the candle department.....

I hate Target's return policy. If you read the fine print, they will also not give you a full refund of any seasonal item that goes on clearance after you purchase it even if you have the receipt. A few years ago, I purchased some beach towels. I decided that we didn't need all of them, so I went to Target with the receipt to return them 2 days later. Well, they had gone on clearance the day after I purchased them so the manager said that the best that they could do would be to refund me the CURRENT price and not the price that I paid for them.


Needless to say, I don't shop at Target very often.

 

[amburger]

I'm not sure you'll be able too. I work at Guest Services a lot at Target and our policy on returns with receipts is that the item can't be over 100$. Computer won't even let you do a return without a receipt if it's over 100$. You have to use your drivers license, passport or a military id and you only get TWO returns a year without a receipt. If the item is under 5$ you'll get cash back. If it's 10$ or under you'll get a giftcard. Anything above that and you'll have to do an exchange (NOT a giftcard) and the exchange has to be from the same department that the item you're returning is from, so in this case, that would be anything from electronics.

Oh and edited to say, keep in mind that if the barcode (UPC) is for some reason different than what is in Target's system, you won't be able to return it if it comes up not on file, but I would assume that they're the same.

 

[amburger]

I hate Target's return policy. If you read the fine print, they will also not give you a full refund of any seasonal item that goes on clearance after you purchase it even if you have the receipt. A few years ago, I purchased some beach towels. I decided that we didn't need all of them, so I went to Target with the receipt to return them 2 days later. Well, they had gone on clearance the day after I purchased them so the manager said that the best that they could do would be to refund me the CURRENT price and not the price that I paid for them.


Needless to say, I don't shop at Target very often.

Wait, you had the receipt for them and that still gave you the clearance price back for them? That doesn't sound right. Especially if you're saying you bought them and than TWO days later you returned them. If you had the receipt you would get the price you paid for them. Without the receipt, yeah they do give the lowest selling price of them.

 

[babytrees]

Costco will.....but they can make sure you purchased the item by your membership number. So for this posters situation it would not help...but you can return to costco w/no receipt and get cash back. I did it today

Gotta love Costco...It's their customer friendly policies that keep me coming back!!!!

Must be at some Costcos....hubby returned something w/o reciept and got a gc for it. Not a bad thing since we spend so much in there anyway ....but a warning.

 

[TallyLassie]

I jumping in here pretty late. I have to disagree. Wal-Mart will make a profit since they are not giving you cash but a store credit. You will need to spend that money in there store on items that you may not purchase there if you didn't have the store credit. Therefore, Wal-Mart is making a profit off of the $100+ items that you purchase with the store credit.

Just thought that I'd throw my 2 cents in for what it's worth.

Not sure that logic works. Let's say they gave a $100 credit when you return the ipod. They could have bought the ipod for less than that wholesale. So, they lost money there.

 

[Hidden_Mickey]

Costco will.....but they can make sure you purchased the item by your membership number. So for this posters situation it would not help...but you can return to costco w/no receipt and get cash back. I did it today

Gotta love Costco...It's their customer friendly policies that keep me coming back!!!!

I LOVE Costco! They will take anything back, even if it's half gone, lol! DH bought those Smuckers Crustables there for my DS. I told him DS wouldn't like them, because he wouldn't eat them at WDW. Well, he took 2 bites out of two of them and refused to eat the rest. Costco took the rest of the box back without question.

I don't understand the ethical dilemma here. If you return an item in good condition they can sell it again. They might lose a few pennies paying the clerk, but they know that odds are you will spend more in the store than is on your new gift card. They aren't stupid. I recently bought a Hannah Montana cd on ebay for DD and then her friend bought one for himself and for her so there went my idea to give it to her for Christmas. I took it back to Target and exchanged it for a Cheetah Girls cd. They can sell the Hannah Montana cd to someone else, so what's the problem? And yes, I bought other things when I was there. They told me I could only return 2 things per year without a receipt. So, as long as you have a legit return they are fine with it. They just don't want people earning a living by stealing stuff and returning it for cash, which is understandable.

To the OP, it can't hurt to try. The worst they can do is say no and then you can either give it to someone else or sell it on ebay.

 

[noodleknitter]

I jumping in here pretty late. I have to disagree. Wal-Mart will make a profit since they are not giving you cash but a store credit. You will need to spend that money in there store on items that you may not purchase there if you didn't have the store credit. Therefore, Wal-Mart is making a profit off of the $100+ items that you purchase with the store credit.

Just thought that I'd throw my 2 cents in for what it's worth.

Walmart is only making a profit on the new items purchased. Not the original. That profit was seen by the original store.

 

[MAH4546]

I don't know if Nordstrom's sells iPods, but Nordstrom's return policy actually allows you to return something even if you did not buy it from them, provided that they sell it.

 

[MAH4546]

Sometimes things you buy in the Caribbean might be gray (grey) market purchases. I bought a Seiko watch several years ago in the Bahamas. It broke after a few years and I wanted to get it fixed. The jeweler I brought it to for repair said that gray (grey) market products are not the same as the original item. Not black market, but not that bad.

Your IPod might be a gray (grey) market IPod and not the same as sold in the US stores.

St. Thomas is in the United States, so that would not be a problem here.

 

[Toby'sFriend]

Not sure that logic works. Let's say they gave a $100 credit when you return the ipod. They could have bought the ipod for less than that wholesale. So, they lost money there.

ok -- I can't believe I'm getting involved in this.

What is happening is in effect Wal Mart is loaning the customer the amount of money that they believe they can resell the item for and then requiring the customer to spend that money in their store.

So let's say the iPod retails for $150. Wal Mart gives Customer A $150 in store credit. Then WalMart sells the iPod to Customer B and collects $150 in cash.

Customer A then has to spend the $150 store credit in the Wal Mart store - purchasing items at retail price that probably had a wholesale price to WalMart of $75 to $80 or whatever their mark-up might be. So the net effect is that WalMart gives out items that cost them $80 and they get back $150 in cash.

So yes, assuming WalMart can resell the item for the same amount that they give store credit for, WalMart will make money.

 

[daughtersrus]

Wait, you had the receipt for them and that still gave you the clearance price back for them? That doesn't sound right. Especially if you're saying you bought them and than TWO days later you returned them. If you had the receipt you would get the price you paid for them. Without the receipt, yeah they do give the lowest selling price of them.

Yes, I had the receipt but they refused to give me the full amount that I paid for the items because they were on clearance at the time I returned them.

Here's a cut/paste from Target's web page regarding returns.

Holiday and seasonal merchandise on clearance at the time of return will be refunded at the clearance price


Now, I only buy items there if I know for sure that we will be keeping.

Crazy isn't it!

 

[daughtersrus]

Cubs 2006, More Painful Than a Root Canal!



Isn't that the truth but there's always next year!

 

[M 'n C]

I don't know if Nordstrom's sells iPods, but Nordstrom's return policy actually allows you to return something even if you did not buy it from them, provided that they sell it.

Nordstrom is changing their return and price adjustment policy probably for reasons like this. My nordstrom does not sell ipods so I would assume it would be like that in other nordstroms.

I would just save the ipod for another gift at a later date.

 

[havencruiser]

Why should any store take your merchadise back?????????????? You bought it on the trip because it was a "good" deal....grey market in my opinion and now expect a reputable chain with overhead costs and marketing costs to take it back??? I suppose if they give you more back than you paid for it (even if it's in credit) you won't feel like you ripped them off?? I think this is a very sad scenario!

 

[Niagara2]

Hi everyone.....Well I feel guilty, I feel odd, and then I feel = well lets get this over with. I thank everyone for their ideas and insight. This thread has been a learning experience.
I didn't get a deal in St. Thomas...letter written to cruiseline. I have already sold the Ipod at a loss to a neighbor. The gray area made me very uncomfortable.
Thanks for all your help and input. Lesson learned.

 

[sskem96]

Just in case anyone isn't aware, Toys R Us changed their return policy this summer-they will not accept ANY returns without a receipt, not even for store credit. My dd7 got a duplicate gift for her b-day this past Sept-had received the same thing last Christmas from her aunt. Toys R Us is the only place in town currently carrying this toy. I was told no receipt-no return. They told me I had to ask the gift giver for a gift receipt. I think that's rude even if it's someone I'm close to, but this gift was from a little girl in my daughter's class and her parents don't even speak fluent English, so how on earth am I supposed to get a gift receipt from them? I ended up purchasing another one of the items, so I got my real receipt and a gift receipt. Then I returned the one I bought with my original receipt, and went back and returned the other one a few days later with the gift receipt for store credit. What a pain in the neck, but I feel they did that to themselves when they changed their policy!

 

[Doesney]

I LOVE Costco! They will take anything back, even if it's half gone, lol! DH bought those Smuckers Crustables there for my DS. I told him DS wouldn't like them, because he wouldn't eat them at WDW. Well, he took 2 bites out of two of them and refused to eat the rest. Costco took the rest of the box back without question.

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Now that is just plain wrong. There are lots of food items I buy that either myself & hubby and or the kids do not like, and I would never think to return used food items. You should have just given them to someone who liked them. Tha is just crazy that because you didn't like the taste you return it. What's next?

 

[summerrluvv]

Now that is just plain wrong. There are lots of food items I buy that either myself & hubby and or the kids do not like, and I would never think to return used food items. You should have just given them to someone who liked them. Tha is just crazy that because you didn't like the taste you return it. What's next?

How is it wrong? It's their policy. Just like Target has a 100% unconditional money back guarantee on their Archer Farms food items they sell in their stores. If you don't like it, you get your money back. QVC has the same policy, although you don't return the food item, they just refund you.

 

[havencruiser]

iF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PRODUCT, THEY TAKE IT BACK. ANYTHING BEYOND THAT IS AN ABUSE OF THE POLICY AND PASSES OFF THE COST OF THE PRODUC TO EVERYBODY ELSE.