Was this Target return in poor taste?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It wasn't $15 was it? More like $4 or $5?

Doesn’t matter. OP could return it and shouldn’t feel bad about it.

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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?

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I'd never return this stuff. Donate it! I keep a box of stuff like this and when it's full I take it to the shelter. We all use electric toothbrushes so all the ones we get from the dentist end up there- 8 per year. Sometimes I over buy socks or underpants for the kids and they outgrow it before it's ever opened. Those make it to the box too.

It’s great that you donate it but just FYI you can also just tell the dentist you don’t want it. That’s what I do since we also all use electric toothbrushes and don’t need the freebies (and don’t want the mini floss or toothpaste they give out since we use a different brand).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It wasn't $15 was it? More like $4 or $5?

Doesn’t matter. OP could return it and shouldn’t feel bad about it.

+1

The other posters presume they are deities with their thou shall nots--and they are so emphatic in their edicts as if they are important! As if the ability to flap their lips and say stuff means we have to listen.

[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?

Not even close to everything. But there are certain consumable products like food and hygiene items that cannot be re-stocked. It’s not like returning a dress that doesn’t fit.

You buy these items knowing you’re committing to the purchase. Would you buy a pound of chicken breasts and then decide you don’t want to cook dinner that week so you’ll take it back? Or would you store it in the freezer to make chicken some other time?

I get you didn’t know, and a lot of people likely don’t. But now that you do know, you should be more conscientious about your purchases. FWIW I end up giving stuff away on my Buy Nothing Group if I no longer need it and it can’t be returned/restocked. I’d rather live with losing $15 than the guilt of perfectly good items ending up in the trash.

[Anonymous]

So if I get the wrong size undies, I can’t return them?

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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?

Not even close to everything. But there are certain consumable products like food and hygiene items that cannot be re-stocked. It’s not like returning a dress that doesn’t fit.

You buy these items knowing you’re committing to the purchase. Would you buy a pound of chicken breasts and then decide you don’t want to cook dinner that week so you’ll take it back? Or would you store it in the freezer to make chicken some other time?

I get you didn’t know, and a lot of people likely don’t. But now that you do know, you should be more conscientious about your purchases. FWIW I end up giving stuff away on my Buy Nothing Group if I no longer need it and it can’t be returned/restocked. I’d rather live with losing $15 than the guilt of perfectly good items ending up in the trash.

Nope no commitment according to the return policy. The corporation can choose to make more. If the corporation is concerned they can choose to not have their products sold in Target. No guilt, I don't worship you, poster.

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Anonymous wrote:So if I get the wrong size undies, I can’t return them?

Who told you that? Why are you asking us? Who are we?

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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?

Nope. I'm getting my money back. Try and shame someone else.

Aren’t you the one who asked if it was in poor taste? Yes, being a cheapskate over $15 of items that will get thrown out instead of used by someone in need is in poor taste.

If only everyone had the luxury to think that $15 was just nothing at all. That's at least two meals right there. Rich b_ches.

Someone scrounging up $15 for food shouldn’t be buying mini toiletries and traveling. Sounds like they need to save up some money so that an amount less than 1 hour of minimum wage doesn’t require all this effort to return.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So if I get the wrong size undies, I can’t return them?

I returned an open package of the wrong size undies to target and the woman who processed the return said they can’t resell but they do donate the underwear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You were wasteful and cheap OP, but you know that already. Target will just raise prices to cover loss for returns. Us honest people pay more on products because of people like you.

WTF? You are berating OP for returning UNUSED PRODUCTS, but not the Costco cauliflower lady for returning something she ATE and didn't like? There is something wrong with you.

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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?

Not even close to everything. But there are certain consumable products like food and hygiene items that cannot be re-stocked. It’s not like returning a dress that doesn’t fit.

You buy these items knowing you’re committing to the purchase. Would you buy a pound of chicken breasts and then decide you don’t want to cook dinner that week so you’ll take it back? Or would you store it in the freezer to make chicken some other time?

I get you didn’t know, and a lot of people likely don’t. But now that you do know, you should be more conscientious about your purchases. FWIW I end up giving stuff away on my Buy Nothing Group if I no longer need it and it can’t be returned/restocked. I’d rather live with losing $15 than the guilt of perfectly good items ending up in the trash.

Nope no commitment according to the return policy. The corporation can choose to make more. If the corporation is concerned they can choose to not have their products sold in Target. No guilt, I don't worship you, poster.

I would hope most individuals care more about the planet than a giant corporation.

But I guess some tacky people are okay buying something in excess in case they need it and then have it thrown away if they don’t end up needing it.

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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?

Nope. I'm getting my money back. Try and shame someone else.

Aren’t you the one who asked if it was in poor taste? Yes, being a cheapskate over $15 of items that will get thrown out instead of used by someone in need is in poor taste.

If only everyone had the luxury to think that $15 was just nothing at all. That's at least two meals right there. Rich b_ches.

Someone scrounging up $15 for food shouldn’t be buying mini toiletries and traveling. Sounds like they need to save up some money so that an amount less than 1 hour of minimum wage doesn’t require all this effort to return.

You psycho rich ladies sound so out of touch. Stay real, DCUMOMMIES

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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?

Nope. I'm getting my money back. Try and shame someone else.

Aren’t you the one who asked if it was in poor taste? Yes, being a cheapskate over $15 of items that will get thrown out instead of used by someone in need is in poor taste.

If only everyone had the luxury to think that $15 was just nothing at all. That's at least two meals right there. Rich b_ches.

Someone scrounging up $15 for food shouldn’t be buying mini toiletries and traveling. Sounds like they need to save up some money so that an amount less than 1 hour of minimum wage doesn’t require all this effort to return.

More ruled from our deities--poor people cannot buy mini toiletries, cannot travel, and certainly should not take advantage of return policies because they are not rich enough to shake their head in disapproval and ignore return policies offered to them.

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Anonymous wrote:No. It's totally reasonable to return something unopened/unworn/unused.

Not if you know it's just going to be thrown out. That's stupid.

I mean, it gets thrown out by the store or it gets thrown out by OP and she gets her $15 back. I know which option I would choose.

Why does OP have to throw it out or return it? Why can’t she just…use it on a future trip? Or even use it at home? If it’s perfectly good lotion or mouthwash or whatever why would OP throw it out?

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