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Subject: 
Re: What Happens To Returned Legos?
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego
Date: 
Thu, 18 Jan 2001 18:26:11 GMT
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Ray Sanders wrote:
> 
> In lugnet.general, Kevin Loch writes:
> > I've seen many sets at the Outlet store that appeared to come from store
> > returns.  I suspect this is what happens to all of them.  It's probably
> > different from an accounting perspective to dump out a box before it's been
> > shipped to any customer (spoiled product) and to dump out returns from vendors.
> > (charge backs).
> > 
> > KL
> 
>  Over the past several years, I have had a *few* store employees tell me that
> they can return unsold Lego back to TLC. I seem to recall that something was
> said about qty, but I can't remember the exact phrase. Like I think they can
> return a few, but not an entire depts worth of Lego.
> 
> I wonder what kind of value credit TLC gives them (full vs partial). Might
> explain why so many retailers are reluctant to go with deeper reductions thus
> far.
> 
> Ray

Maybe they can return some things, but my experience is that most times when
an employee says that, they are using it as an excuse not to mark down
a damaged set so I can buy it at a discount.

/Eric McC/



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(...) Over the past several years, I have had a *few* store employees tell me that they can return unsold Lego back to TLC. I seem to recall that something was said about qty, but I can't remember the exact phrase. Like I think they can return a (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)

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