Posted on 12/26/2023 10:14:48 AM PST by DallasBiff
In a viral video, TikTokers Mason and Mai (@savingforboba), a couple known for sharing hacks with their 12,000 Followers, unveiled their latest Christmas Hack.
In the five-second video, Mai picks up an artificial Christmas Tree at a store and walking away, with a tree in hand. Text over the video reads: “Picking up my free Christmas tree thanks to the 30-day policy.”
Mason and Mai are implying that by purchasing an artificial Christmas Tree, using it, and returning it within the 30-day window of buying it, they get a free tree. By returning it within 30 days, they get their money back, thus making the tree free.
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Wonder how many christmas trees will be returned today, and I wouldn't doubt some idiot will try to return a real christmas tree.
That tree pictured is not the tree in that box. The box is way too small for the pictured tree.
Low IQ "influencers" are calling everything a "hack" because the word evokes images of high IQ tech wizards.
But for decades women have been buying clothes, wearing them for parties, and then returning them.
Chatting with a floor manager at Costco a few weeks ago, he said they’d had someone return a THREE YEAR OLD Christmas tree a day or two prior.
That is true, there are many sitcoms showing the woman hiding the price tag.
The more I know people, the more I love my cat.
Sheesh.
I watched a Walmartian Witch get bitten on the ass at a Walmart trying to play this trick. She had two very expensive blowup mattresses that had been opened, obviously used for company visiting for the week and crammed back in the box. When she put them on the counter the guy looked at them and then the receipt. Sorry ho, these can’t be returned. Says so right on the receipt. Obviously, Walmart has caught on to that trick. I cracked up. I have an ex-DIL who used to pull that trick. She always got away with it. Pissed me off.
If the retailer does not like customers returning items, they can change their returns policy.
The worst I’d done was return an old unused Bowflex to Costco. I’d heard there was a recall on the model and thought I’d take advantage of it.
Back when we had a JC Penny warehouse outlet, there was a large selection of wedding dresses. Ladies were known to buy/order their dresses, had them fitted of course, then not accept them. They’d later go to the outlet and buy it for real cheap when it was put on the rack. I did see the wedding dresses rack so believe that’s true.
Said by a jack wagon with no class or moral center.
grew up with a neighborhood rascal that pulled the same scam on a local pizza parlor...order a pizza using a fake name wait 30 minutes then go in and ask about any pizzas that didn’t get picked up. cheap or free every time! he only did it once or twice a month and they apparently never caught on as this went on for years.
The retailer sets the returns policy, the retailer knows that some people will take advantage of the policy, and has determined that their current policy optimizes their business model.
Costco used to have a forever TV return policy but stopped that at some point.
Buddy of mine had bought a huge giant old school projector type set when the policy was in place and returned it after abut 5 years.
Well the store tried to not honor the policy but he was wouldn’t stand for that, so after a couple of hours and the manager making several calls up the corporate rungs they said he could have any set in the store.
Turned out the projector tv cost way more than anything new in the store so he got the best available at the time.
That doesn’t make abusing return policies right or moral.
Sounds like your buddy has poor character.
Walmart should sue them for tortious interference of business. Put an end to their lowlife influence right quick.
Yes, lets encourage low class scammers to ruin liberal return policies that protect consumers. Costco has the right idea. If you abuse their return policies, your refund will include your membership fee. Many other retailers are using a third party tracker that tracks returns across multiple stores to identify abusive shoppers, and stores use this data to deny returns to people who abuse return policies, even if that abuse was at another store.
“Many other retailers are using a third party tracker that tracks returns across multiple stores to identify abusive shoppers, and stores use this data to deny returns to people who abuse return policies, even if that abuse was at another store.”
Yes, that system does exist and should be adopted by more retailers.
My mother told of clothing returned to Shilto’s in early 1950s party-stained. And it was the more affluent women .
That’s a great idea. The retailer could also write up a policy banning shoplifting and looting. That should do the trick.
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