Was this Target return in poor taste?

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Anonymous wrote:14 pages in and the conclusion is that you still shouldn't buy what you don't need and if you know something is just going to be thrown out if you return it, you might as well keep it and use it.

14 pages and people still can’t grasp that OP didn’t know this beforehand.

LOL this. It’s an idiotic policy- not OP’s fault.

You don't like that Target accepts returns?

I think she means that they discard the items instead of donating or otherwise not wasting them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:1. OP STOP OVERBUYING.

2. You should have just used the toothpaste, soap and deodorant the same exact day you wasted your time returning it and embarrassing yourself.

I wasn’t embarrassed at the time and I’m still not embarrassed.

This is a shameless prole mindset. Sorry to inform you. I used to be prole, but after college, you have to elevate yourself. Be better.

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Anonymous wrote:14 pages in and the conclusion is that you still shouldn't buy what you don't need and if you know something is just going to be thrown out if you return it, you might as well keep it and use it.

14 pages and people still can’t grasp that OP didn’t know this beforehand.

LOL this. It’s an idiotic policy- not OP’s fault.

You don't like that Target accepts returns?

I think she means that they discard the items instead of donating or otherwise not wasting them.

We've gone over this.

For target it's a cost/benefit issue.

The profit on those items is super small. Accepting the return makes it smaller, having to inspect it to make sure it's fine to put back on the shelf is going to require another employee, and one who is not a total minimum wage dullard, then it has to be restocked, go through the cost of keeping it in inventory, etc. AND put on top of that, the financial risk that some Karen finds a toothpaste that actually WAS open already, and then you've got a viral TikTok thing that Target supports kiddie fiddlers who are tampering with toothpaste for nefarious Hillary Clinton related purposes... and they were only going to make a few cents on it anyway.

So, not worth putting it back on the shelf. As far as donating, there's no one organization that can handle all the donations and inspect them and sort them, and if every local target location had to search out organizations to accept the donations... and no non-profit wants a target truck pulling up every week and dumping a shipping container full of mini deoderants that *probably* haven't been tampered with.

Return it with the understand that it's jsut going to be dumped and admit you're a disgracefully wasteful person, or just put it in your bathroom closet and before you buy anymore deoderant, handsoap, toothpaste, just use it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not your fault and she was rude to say that. If you are environmentally conscious though, now you know and can avoid doing it again, so that’s a net positive. But it’s not like people would just know that.

This. I wouldn’t know it if you hadn’t posted! The woman sounds rude even if she did have a point. She could have just told you as an fyi instead of being all pissy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:1. OP STOP OVERBUYING.

2. You should have just used the toothpaste, soap and deodorant the same exact day you wasted your time returning it and embarrassing yourself.

I wasn’t embarrassed at the time and I’m still not embarrassed.

Then why did you write this post?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Before our vacation I went to Target and grabbed a bunch of various travel toiletries, went home and we all filled our Ziploc bags with whatever we wanted to bring. There were leftovers, either things we decided we didn’t really need and/or that didn’t fit. Today I stopped by Target to return the leftovers, about $15 worth. The woman at the return counter asked me if there was anything wrong with them to which I replied no, we just bought too many. She huffed and said we “shouldn’t do that” because all health items just get thrown away when returned, and “what a waste” it was.

Were we wrong? I don’t know why I’m allowing myself to feel anything about this or let it take up space in my head.

Next time maybe donate or keep them.

[Anonymous]

$15 is like a few minutes of pay for even a nurse, never-mind an executive, lawyer or surgeon. You clearly don't value your time if nothing else. And spare us the 'I was already headed there' rationalization. Tiny returns are a sign you're struggling for money and have no shame.

[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?

I think the thought it donate items that people desperately need and will otherwise be thrown away.

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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?

I think the thought it donate items that people desperately need and will otherwise be thrown away.

also, if you KNOW someone would use them... why would you just throw them out? sell it if there's a market, if there's not or it's not worth your time to manage the sale, just donate it. Why not?

[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?

People need to stop it with the ridiculous idea that they should be buying things they don’t want or need in the first place. I can’t get over what people will buy only to return, and not even consider the time and expense it causes them or companies.

To mince the words from Jurassic Park, just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe next time, instead of being cheap about $15 (when you have the money to travel), you could take the leftover supplies to a women's shelter or some other donation location?

X1000

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Anonymous wrote:14 pages in and the conclusion is that you still shouldn't buy what you don't need and if you know something is just going to be thrown out if you return it, you might as well keep it and use it.

14 pages and people still can’t grasp that OP didn’t know this beforehand.

LOL this. It’s an idiotic policy- not OP’s fault.

So you’re fine with buying used toiletries? I’m sure people will wash hair once and return a bottle. OP could have laced the bottle with something.

I think it’s a fine policy. Though it really should be no returns on perishables or personal products. Those returns make prices go up.

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Anonymous wrote:14 pages in and the conclusion is that you still shouldn't buy what you don't need and if you know something is just going to be thrown out if you return it, you might as well keep it and use it.

14 pages and people still can’t grasp that OP didn’t know this beforehand.

LOL this. It’s an idiotic policy- not OP’s fault.

So you’re fine with buying used toiletries? I’m sure people will wash hair once and return a bottle. OP could have laced the bottle with something.

I think it’s a fine policy. Though it really should be no returns on perishables or personal products. Those returns make prices go up.

And unfortunately, unless it’s an industry wide ban on returning these items, customers will cause problems and shop at places they can continue to return these items. People seem to think of being able to return things as a Devine right.

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Anonymous wrote:I can't imagine going to Target to return $15 worth of items.

Roll your eyes all you want. If you want to defend driving to Target to return $15 of items that will be thrown away, go ahead.

OP here. Target is my grocery store. I was going anyway. That $15 bought me milk and a couple other things I was going for anyway.

OK? I still wouldn't stand in line to return $15 worth of items that I could just USE.

[Anonymous]

You have enough money to travel and enough to buy mini toiletries just for travel, but you have the time and energy to return stuff for $15 instead of just using it another time?

This couldn’t possibly have been a good use of your time.