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Costco Is Now Refusing Returns on High-Demand Items Like Rice And Toilet Paper
Yahoo finance ^ | March 20, 2020 | Kristin Salaky

Posted on 03/20/2020 1:09:15 PM PDT by Morgana

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To: Morgana
Good business.

It is like people that buy gen sets for hurricane season and then return them after the storm. Should not be allowed

41 posted on 03/20/2020 1:26:53 PM PDT by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT!)
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To: 9YearLurker

Anything you buy anywhere may have been returned. That’s life.


42 posted on 03/20/2020 1:26:54 PM PDT by discostu (I know that's a bummer baby, but it's got precious little to do with me)
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To: Morgana

The good news is, they’re stocked up for the next couple of years.

Greed is bad. Who knew?


43 posted on 03/20/2020 1:26:58 PM PDT by lurk
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To: Morgana
Yeah, I would not want to buy rice, water or toilet paper that had already been through another consumer's hands.

Who knew so many people were using the old reality show "Hoarders" as a how-to guide?
44 posted on 03/20/2020 1:27:42 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: metmom
Good move too, because once that stuff has been in people’s homes, you don’t know if it’s been contaminated.

By restocking it, they could potentially be exposing someone else.

That was my reaction. In fact, I can hardly believe anyone ever allowed returns on things like this, Coronavirus or no.

45 posted on 03/20/2020 1:27:50 PM PDT by gloryblaze
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To: CatOwner

What will be the lawsuit?

No store is required to accept returns.


46 posted on 03/20/2020 1:27:57 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: Morgana

Who returns rice and toilet paper?


47 posted on 03/20/2020 1:28:04 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Morgana

So they bought 10 rolls of TP and now have buyers remorse? Tough cookies


48 posted on 03/20/2020 1:29:27 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: linear

That’s called price gouging and is illegal in most states during declared emergencies


49 posted on 03/20/2020 1:30:11 PM PDT by Cold Heart (.)
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To: EnquiringMind

> Toilet paper lasts. No need to eat it.

It can get moldy. It’s made to deteriorate rapidly in moisture.


50 posted on 03/20/2020 1:31:13 PM PDT by Westbrook
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To: sheehan

I went to Costco after Y2K didn’t happen. Long return lines. Not just generators, but peanut butter, potato chips, etc. It was comical.


51 posted on 03/20/2020 1:31:15 PM PDT by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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To: EnquiringMind

It will rot in a couple years


52 posted on 03/20/2020 1:31:35 PM PDT by Trump.Deplorable
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To: Morgana

I think this is good and it really doesn’t affect me, but I don’t know how they can enforce the policy after the fact. If the policy was not in place when someone purchased, how can they refuse the return?


53 posted on 03/20/2020 1:31:44 PM PDT by FightforFreedomCA (and I don't care.)
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To: Morgana

Sounds good


54 posted on 03/20/2020 1:32:01 PM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Morgana
Chinese Costcos are having the same problem since China cured the CoronaVirus...


55 posted on 03/20/2020 1:32:38 PM PDT by moovova ("Socially irresponsible yet socially distanced.")
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To: Morgana

Thank you. That was my suggestion to retailers, pposted last week. People will bring all kinds of beat up merchandise back when they find they can’t resell it on line.


56 posted on 03/20/2020 1:33:33 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: cherry

They are now letting seniors in early two days a week.

A friend of mine was going to line up but they pulled her in as a senior to shop early

She was slightly crushed at the thought of looking over 60.

She said she wished they did it all the time. Nobody was running her over and she could easily shop.


57 posted on 03/20/2020 1:34:01 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: Westbrook

58 posted on 03/20/2020 1:34:37 PM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: dragnet2

“Good, let the panic hoarders eat their toilet paper.”

That would be very good fiber for them!!!


59 posted on 03/20/2020 1:34:39 PM PDT by polishprince
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To: EnquiringMind

Increase the fiber in your diet. Yum! </sarc>


60 posted on 03/20/2020 1:36:06 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (0 once was blind but now I see...)
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