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Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Sat, 15 Jan 2000 22:48:18 GMT
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Timbo wrote:
> Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
> >
> > In lugnet.market.shopping, Tim Coats writes:
> > > A couple of months ago I bought some Lego from Toys R Us. Later that
> > > afternoon some sleazebag broke the window of my car and stole it. (They
> > > broke a $165.00 window to get $15.00 worth of Lego, the a------.)
Even if an accurate description of the culprit (which I'm sure it is--and then some),
I'll raise the killjoy-spectre of "please watch the language." That's a word that I
think should have remained in the not-for-prime-time lexicon.
> > > Anyway, what is even worse is, since it was in its original bag with
> > > reciept they took it back to Toys R Us and returned it for cash. We
> > > found this out and got as much info. from Toys R Us about the offending
> > > person. Of course the info. they gave Toys R Us for the refund was
> > > fraudulent. They didn't even check ID.
> > I'm not sure that you are blowing this entirely out of proportion, but file a
> > police report and demand the return of the stolen item. That's about as far as
> > you can go with it.
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> I have already done that. But buying stolen goods is not legal and
> reselling them is even worse. It doesn't matter if they "know" or not.
> The reason they should check ID is so that they verify the person who
> they are giving the refund to is who they say they are so the police
> can track down the piece of crap. If you let them put a false name on
> a refund slip that doesn't give much of a lead.
This was a small-ticket item, so I don't think you're going to have much luck.
However, I purchase items with charge cards whenever possible from retailers who
don't print the whole number; this makes it much harder for a perp to get a cash
refund.
What we did when I was in retail was to "reserve the right" to issue a refund in the
form of a cheque. Any cash return over $100, in fact, was handled this way--but a
$15 refund, with a legitimate receipt, could be returned for cash. It's just like if
someone steals your car, and the title is in the glove box--with the title, the thief
can sell the car to anyone, and you'll have to go through Hell and high water to get
it back.
best,
Lindsay
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