Was this Target return in poor taste?

[Anonymous]

Next time, buy them from Target online (shipping is quick). If you don't need them, you can do an online return and they'll refund your money and tell you to keep the things, which you could then donate (or keep). They regularly tell me not to send back clothes, etc. - basically anything under $10-15.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just don’t get the “you should donate” comments.

So no matter what we buy, we have to donate it if we decide we don’t want or need it? Everything? Is there a price point where it’s acceptable to return something vs donate it?

If OP were squeezed for cash she wouldn’t have overbought travel sized toiletries by $15

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just don’t get the “you should donate” comments.

So no matter what we buy, we have to donate it if we decide we don’t want or need it? Everything? Is there a price point where it’s acceptable to return something vs donate it?

If OP were squeezed for cash she wouldn’t have overbought travel sized toiletries by $15

I’m not squeezed for cash, but I would want $15 back if I overestimated a purchase.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just don’t get the “you should donate” comments.

So no matter what we buy, we have to donate it if we decide we don’t want or need it? Everything? Is there a price point where it’s acceptable to return something vs donate it?

If OP were squeezed for cash she wouldn’t have overbought travel sized toiletries by $15

I’m not squeezed for cash, but I would want $15 back if I overestimated a purchase.

Why wouldn't you just keep the stuff for your next trip? Now this process will begin all over again the next time OP goes away.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just don’t get the “you should donate” comments.

So no matter what we buy, we have to donate it if we decide we don’t want or need it? Everything? Is there a price point where it’s acceptable to return something vs donate it?

If OP were squeezed for cash she wouldn’t have overbought travel sized toiletries by $15

I’m not squeezed for cash, but I would want $15 back if I overestimated a purchase.

Why wouldn't you just keep the stuff for your next trip? Now this process will begin all over again the next time OP goes away.

I mean, I don’t have a “next trip” planned. Toothpaste expires and things like lotions and deodorant begin to separate and turn yellow and smell funky after a period of time. You do realize this stuff expires, correct?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just don’t get the “you should donate” comments.

So no matter what we buy, we have to donate it if we decide we don’t want or need it? Everything? Is there a price point where it’s acceptable to return something vs donate it?

If OP were squeezed for cash she wouldn’t have overbought travel sized toiletries by $15

I’m not squeezed for cash, but I would want $15 back if I overestimated a purchase.

Why wouldn't you just keep the stuff for your next trip? Now this process will begin all over again the next time OP goes away.

I mean, I don’t have a “next trip” planned. Toothpaste expires and things like lotions and deodorant begin to separate and turn yellow and smell funky after a period of time. You do realize this stuff expires, correct?

So...just use them? When your big toothpaste runs out, use the little one. Also, this stuff doesn't really expire that quickly. You have literally no trip planned in the next year?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just don’t get the “you should donate” comments.

So no matter what we buy, we have to donate it if we decide we don’t want or need it? Everything? Is there a price point where it’s acceptable to return something vs donate it?

If OP were squeezed for cash she wouldn’t have overbought travel sized toiletries by $15

I’m not squeezed for cash, but I would want $15 back if I overestimated a purchase.

Why wouldn't you just keep the stuff for your next trip? Now this process will begin all over again the next time OP goes away.

I mean, I don’t have a “next trip” planned. Toothpaste expires and things like lotions and deodorant begin to separate and turn yellow and smell funky after a period of time. You do realize this stuff expires, correct?

Then you should just buy what you need. Check what you have and then buy what you need. If you still overbought, donate or give away. Returning consumables and perishables is selfish and dumb. Same people who eat something and decide they don’t like it, and get a refund at Trader Joe’s or Costco. You guys are the reason places like LL Bean and Eddie Bauer are going back on their long standing return policies.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just don’t get the “you should donate” comments.

So no matter what we buy, we have to donate it if we decide we don’t want or need it? Everything? Is there a price point where it’s acceptable to return something vs donate it?

If OP were squeezed for cash she wouldn’t have overbought travel sized toiletries by $15

I’m not squeezed for cash, but I would want $15 back if I overestimated a purchase.

Why wouldn't you just keep the stuff for your next trip? Now this process will begin all over again the next time OP goes away.

I mean, I don’t have a “next trip” planned. Toothpaste expires and things like lotions and deodorant begin to separate and turn yellow and smell funky after a period of time. You do realize this stuff expires, correct?

Then you should just buy what you need. Check what you have and then buy what you need. If you still overbought, donate or give away. Returning consumables and perishables is selfish and dumb. Same people who eat something and decide they don’t like it, and get a refund at Trader Joe’s or Costco. You guys are the reason places like LL Bean and Eddie Bauer are going back on their long standing return policies.

Well, now I know and will do better going forward. And it seems this post has informed others, so I’m doing better already.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just don’t get the “you should donate” comments.

So no matter what we buy, we have to donate it if we decide we don’t want or need it? Everything? Is there a price point where it’s acceptable to return something vs donate it?

If OP were squeezed for cash she wouldn’t have overbought travel sized toiletries by $15

I’m not squeezed for cash, but I would want $15 back if I overestimated a purchase.

Why wouldn't you just keep the stuff for your next trip? Now this process will begin all over again the next time OP goes away.

I mean, I don’t have a “next trip” planned. Toothpaste expires and things like lotions and deodorant begin to separate and turn yellow and smell funky after a period of time. You do realize this stuff expires, correct?

Then you should just buy what you need. Check what you have and then buy what you need. If you still overbought, donate or give away. Returning consumables and perishables is selfish and dumb. Same people who eat something and decide they don’t like it, and get a refund at Trader Joe’s or Costco. You guys are the reason places like LL Bean and Eddie Bauer are going back on their long standing return policies.

Well, now I know and will do better going forward. And it seems this post has informed others, so I’m doing better already.

You don't have to do anything these people say you know that. Are environmentalist the new inquisition?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just don’t get the “you should donate” comments.

So no matter what we buy, we have to donate it if we decide we don’t want or need it? Everything? Is there a price point where it’s acceptable to return something vs donate it?

If OP were squeezed for cash she wouldn’t have overbought travel sized toiletries by $15

I’m not squeezed for cash, but I would want $15 back if I overestimated a purchase.

Why wouldn't you just keep the stuff for your next trip? Now this process will begin all over again the next time OP goes away.

I mean, I don’t have a “next trip” planned. Toothpaste expires and things like lotions and deodorant begin to separate and turn yellow and smell funky after a period of time. You do realize this stuff expires, correct?

Then you should just buy what you need. Check what you have and then buy what you need. If you still overbought, donate or give away. Returning consumables and perishables is selfish and dumb. Same people who eat something and decide they don’t like it, and get a refund at Trader Joe’s or Costco. You guys are the reason places like LL Bean and Eddie Bauer are going back on their long standing return policies.

Well, now I know and will do better going forward. And it seems this post has informed others, so I’m doing better already.

That’s great, honestly. Hopeful others will do the same.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just don’t get the “you should donate” comments.

So no matter what we buy, we have to donate it if we decide we don’t want or need it? Everything? Is there a price point where it’s acceptable to return something vs donate it?

If OP were squeezed for cash she wouldn’t have overbought travel sized toiletries by $15

I’m not squeezed for cash, but I would want $15 back if I overestimated a purchase.

Why wouldn't you just keep the stuff for your next trip? Now this process will begin all over again the next time OP goes away.

I mean, I don’t have a “next trip” planned. Toothpaste expires and things like lotions and deodorant begin to separate and turn yellow and smell funky after a period of time. You do realize this stuff expires, correct?

Then you should just buy what you need. Check what you have and then buy what you need. If you still overbought, donate or give away. Returning consumables and perishables is selfish and dumb. Same people who eat something and decide they don’t like it, and get a refund at Trader Joe’s or Costco. You guys are the reason places like LL Bean and Eddie Bauer are going back on their long standing return policies.

Well, now I know and will do better going forward. And it seems this post has informed others, so I’m doing better already.

You don't have to do anything these people say you know that. Are environmentalist the new inquisition?

Of course! I won’t stop returning things I don’t need for a refund when the store policy says I can, but I’ll admit I could have planned better; I was a little gung-ho at the time of purchase.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just don’t get the “you should donate” comments.

So no matter what we buy, we have to donate it if we decide we don’t want or need it? Everything? Is there a price point where it’s acceptable to return something vs donate it?

If you are a rather thoughtless (regular) consumer, then yes, you should donate it. I am sometimes like this and I think that's fine it's the price I should pay for buying plastic disposable crap sometimes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They probably donate their damaged/used/returned health and toiletries to the local food pantries and Salvation Army then write it off.

Unlikely that liability would allow this. If it's safe (as they define it), they can sell it.

My parents work for a food pantry. Target is a weekly pickup and they pick up these types of items regularly. Some are broken packaging, some clearance items, some items that there is nothing obviously wrong.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They probably donate their damaged/used/returned health and toiletries to the local food pantries and Salvation Army then write it off.

Unlikely that liability would allow this. If it's safe (as they define it), they can sell it.

My parents work for a food pantry. Target is a weekly pickup and they pick up these types of items regularly. Some are broken packaging, some clearance items, some items that there is nothing obviously wrong.

So then the cashier lied to me? Why would she do that?

[Anonymous]

I mean I don’t think I would have returned that stuff - I would have used it myself eventually. Even not on a trip. Or given it away on Buy Nothing or to my church’s personal care pantry. But it’s within the stores return policy so I think the cashier was out of line in commenting on it. It’s not money out of her personal pocket that the store has to either write off or restock some cheap items. I worked retail for a long time and handled some very weird returns and people returning unopened travel size items wouldn’t have even registered as odd to me at all. But some people have to give their opinions about everything all the time I guess.