Costco Is Now Refusing Returns on High-Demand Items Like Rice And Toilet Paper

Yahoo finance ^ | March 20, 2020 | Kristin Salaky

[redcatcherb412]

Seems some credit card statements may have arrived in the mail.

[bgill]

Can’t imagine any store accepting returns on food. That’s dangerous in safer times.

Tell them to give the tp to their neighbors.

[FreedomGuru]

Good let them live with horded goods and have to pay off their credit cards. Live long and prosper with all that toilet paper.

[bgill]

Tp doesn’t have an expiration date. It’ll be useful for years. Also, cheaper to than 3 years from now.

[jimtorr]

And for whoever bought all the bulk brown rice....

At the Costco I go to, in Albany, OR, workers told us that their entire stock of rice was cleaned out two weeks ago by a single buyer.

[LouAvul]

Wait. People be fighting in the aisles for tp and now want to return it?

Weird.

[steve8714]

Scottissue helps you get in touch with yourself.

[Kenny500c]

Except the customer is always right.

Anyway these goods are non-perishable, why not accept returns?

[9YearLurker]

Some stuff legally not allowed (e.g., swimsuits, undergarments) and other shouldn’t be (e.g., takeout food and perishable food, at least).

[9YearLurker]

Someone who’s spouse bought 5x what they need of either?

[US_MilitaryRules]

Good for Costco.

[9YearLurker]

*whose

[Albion Wilde]

Guess their credit card bill arrived and they were like, “Oh, [heck].”

[snoringbear]

“ Makes sense”
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It’s about time. I’ve seen people come out with three or four big bundles of toilet paper; enough for a year or more for most families. Also, being a senior citizen with bad wheels, I would like to see Costco make the first hour open once or twice per week for we oldies and gimp alongs....

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Good.

[Darteaus94025]

Depends on the flavor.

[ealgeone]

What I’m thinking....both will keep if stored correctly.

[FreedomGuru]

“Wait. People be fighting in the aisles for tp and now want to return it?”

They could sell it of their trunk & make a killing (TP that is)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[Bandmeeting]

The only reason I can think of for returning toilet paper (unused, of course), is because you underwent an emergency colostomy and you never have visitors that might use it occasionally.