[Jeff Chandler]

Nobodies getting paid. Retailers destroy much of what they cannot sell. Sometimes they are reimbursed by the manufacturer and sometimes they eat the costs.
 
They destroy because otherwise they get sued or find people returning the items for refunds.
 
Sometimes you have to provide proof of the destruction to get reimbursed as well.

Don't start stating facts on this thread.

[driftdiver]

Long ago when I was in high school I was the one that was destroying. It only bothered me when it was something cool.