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N.J. Teen Seeks Dress Refund to Pay for Boyfriend's Funeral
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| 5-22-11
| DIANA ROCCO
Posted on 05/22/2011 10:27:50 AM PDT by rawhide
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Hmmmm?
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posted on
05/22/2011 10:27:53 AM PDT
by
rawhide
To: rawhide
Shouldn’t the boyfriend’s family pay for his funeral?
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posted on
05/22/2011 10:28:53 AM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: rawhide
Mixed feelings. It’s quite possible the store policy cannot be overridden, at least by the employees in question...but it is kinda ridiculous.
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posted on
05/22/2011 10:29:55 AM PDT
by
RockinRight
(It was crowded under Obama's bus BEFORE he threw 13 million Jews under it.)
To: RockinRight
Her dress was probably a custom order that was fitted for her.
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posted on
05/22/2011 10:34:22 AM PDT
by
kalee
(The offences we give, we write in the dust; Those we take, we engrave in marble. J Huett 1658)
To: rawhide
Just talking about the dress here....I would never let my 16 year old spend 1,200 bucks on one.
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posted on
05/22/2011 10:34:45 AM PDT
by
ladyvet
( I would rather have Incitatus then the asses that are in congress today.)
To: RockinRight
"Its quite possible the store policy cannot be overridden, at least by the employees in question..." Then why haven't they elevated it to the employees/managers that can?
This is not a matter of store policies or contract law, but of basic human decency. Certainly the store has their policy and the law is on their side as well, but anybody who thinks they ought to stick to their guns and stick it to this little girl who just lost her boyfriend needs to take some time for some serious moral introspection.
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posted on
05/22/2011 10:39:04 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: rawhide
So $1200 for a prom dress. What am I missing here?
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posted on
05/22/2011 10:40:30 AM PDT
by
Graneros
("Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.")
To: Texas Eagle; rawhide
Shouldnt the boyfriends family pay for his funeral?
Yeah, it sounds like she now owns a dress she can't use and is trying to find a way to shame the shop into refunding her money. If she really wants the money donated to her boyfriend's healthcare, why not just sell the $1200 "credit"? She's already gotten a lot of publicity and this could help get even more donations for her sweetheart.
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posted on
05/22/2011 10:40:38 AM PDT
by
Krankor
(And he's oh, so good, And he's oh, so fine, And he's oh, so healthy, In his body and his mind)
To: rawhide
She still has the $1,200 store credit Is it transferrable? Couldn't someone hand this girl $1200 in cash and "buy" the store credit from here?
It's easy to say that businesses are always wrong -- the Left has been doing that for many years. The store has a policy, the store is trying to stay in business. I feel for the girl, but I feel for the store as well.
By giving the girl credit, the store has taken a step -- has anyone else stepped up in any way? Or is the evil business expected to be the fall guy 100%?
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posted on
05/22/2011 10:42:45 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(The USSR spent itself into bankruptcy and collapsed -- and aren't we on the same path now?)
To: ladyvet
$1200 for a dress. No money for the family to bury their son?
And somehow this is the store owner’s responsibility.
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posted on
05/22/2011 10:43:17 AM PDT
by
Carley
(OBAMA, DO YOU HEAR ME NOW........... '67 BORDERS, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN)
To: Graneros
So $1200 for a prom dress. What am I missing here?
A date?
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posted on
05/22/2011 10:43:35 AM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(It's a beautiful day and I'm glad I can see it in color.......)
To: rawhide
This is how real life happens.
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posted on
05/22/2011 10:44:06 AM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: rawhide
It could be she is trying to help pay for the funeral because of cost and his family may need the help.
Another case of no common sense being used.
Now what will happen is that this store has now gotten a boatload of bad publicity, at least for the short term, that may well hurt sales.
Personally if it had been my store I would have gone the extra mile to help out in a tragedy like this.
To: rawhide
I think Diane & Company are nuts. It will take a lot of time to overcome the negatives they are generating. For what? 1,200.00 ? They could of used some advise on turning negatives into positives, and moved on.
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posted on
05/22/2011 10:45:36 AM PDT
by
reefdiver
("Let His day's be few And another takes His office")
To: kalee
UM yeah that and “Used Prom Dress for Sale “ has a nastry ring to it. Not much of a marketable item
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posted on
05/22/2011 10:45:51 AM PDT
by
When do we get liberated?
(A socialist is a communist who realizes he must suck at the tit of Capitalism.)
To: Texas Eagle
Funerals are pretty darn expensive. Most people thought I was nuts when I bought life insurance policies on all 3 of my kids as soon as they were born and eligible. $50K each.
Then again, most of them had never gone through the expense of burying a child. My family was intimately familiar with that experience, and that usually shut folks up.
Who knows? In today's economy, the family could be hanging on by a thread, and may have already depleted their savings prior to this event.
In the end, though, it's not the store's business to offer a refund on what was obviously a custom-made dress; unfortunate situation or not.
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posted on
05/22/2011 10:50:14 AM PDT
by
TheWriterTX
(Buy Ammo Often)
To: Texas Eagle
Funerals are pretty darn expensive. Most people thought I was nuts when I bought life insurance policies on all 3 of my kids as soon as they were born and eligible. $50K each.
Then again, most of them had never gone through the expense of burying a child. My family was intimately familiar with that experience, and that usually shut folks up.
Who knows? In today's economy, the family could be hanging on by a thread, and may have already depleted their savings prior to this event.
In the end, though, it's not the store's business to offer a refund on what was obviously a custom-made dress; unfortunate situation or not.
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posted on
05/22/2011 10:50:19 AM PDT
by
TheWriterTX
(Buy Ammo Often)
To: RockinRight; SilvieWaldorfMD
You cannot return customed fitted clothes
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posted on
05/22/2011 10:54:53 AM PDT
by
Perdogg
(0bama got 0sama?? Really, was 0sama on the golf course?)
To: Graneros
A calendar. $1200 is not too much in my opinion. An good OTR suit costs $400 to $600. Last week I was wearing $1,000 worth of clothes at an important business meeting.
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posted on
05/22/2011 10:57:23 AM PDT
by
Perdogg
(0bama got 0sama?? Really, was 0sama on the golf course?)
To: rawhide
Compassion in this situation would equal priceless advertising. No one will ever feel this store really cares about a customer but $$. I think they lost more than they gained. You don’t build a retail store on being hard nosed. Store credit - maybe she can sell it to someone for $900 which would equal more bad advertising for the store.
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