MONEY MORAL DILEMMA. Should Kate return a sale frock with a full price receipt?
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Here's this week's hypothetical situation for you to cogitate on:
Kate buys a new £50 party dress for a party at her boyfriend Will’s country house. She wears it, has a good time and spills some champagne down it. A week later, she’s back in the shop and (quelle horreur!) the same frock’s on the sale rail, reduced to just £25. Then it strikes her the receipt’s still in her handbag. Should Kate buy the dress again in the sale and return the new (unworn) one with the full-price receipt, to sneakily get £25 back? (It’s within the store’s 14 day return period).
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Should Kate return a sale frock with a full price receipt?
Kate buys a new £50 party dress for a party at her boyfriend Will’s country house. She wears it, has a good time and spills some champagne down it. A week later, she’s back in the shop and (quelle horreur!) the same frock’s on the sale rail, reduced to just £25. Then it strikes her the receipt’s still in her handbag. Should Kate buy the dress again in the sale and return the new (unworn) one with the full-price receipt, to sneakily get £25 back? (It’s within the store’s 14 day return period).
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Id take it back as long as I hadnt worn itMad Mum to 3 wonderful children, 2 foster kittens and 2 big fat cats that never made it to a new home!
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I'd never thought to do it but I'd consider it now!
I usually see the item in the sale and I'm gutted it is cheaper as I love a bargin but tbh I'll have got it ages before the sale anyway so it would be outwith the 14 days and by that time I will have got enough wear out of the item to warrant the higher priceI miss using my infinite coupons at Tesco!
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:rotfl:heatherbelle wrote: »I'd never thought to do it but I'd consider it now!
I usually see the item in the sale and I'm gutted it is cheaper as I love a bargin but tbh I'll have got it ages before the sale anyway so it would be outwith the 14 days and by that time I will have got enough wear out of the item to warrant the higher price0 -
I do this all the time
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Absolutely she should return the full-price dress after having bought it in the sale!!
The store would have already earmarked this stock item as a sale item some time before she purchased the dress at full price - stores need to get rid of 'old' stock so they have display space for 'new' stock - it's the name of the 'fashion' game!
Even at sale price the retailer will still be making a margin, however small.
I wouldn't hesitate!0 -
Too Right. Last Christmas I was given a suit and the receipt... just in case it was not right. In the sale after the same suit was 1/2 price, yes I rushed in and purchased the new one. Then a few days later returned the present and took the 'Gift Card' with thanks! If I remember rightly I used it for some trousers and couple of shirts and ties.
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Definitely!!
I did this with a leather suite from Argos and saved over £200. This was about 3 years ago.0 -
defo, i like a bargain....0
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Of course! I've done it many times...but all all clothes returned have been unworn... I see doing this as being more savvy than sneaky!0
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Have to say, I'm a little surprised I'm the only one who wouldn't do it...These things happen, that's life...sometimes you lose on these things, sometimes you gain...I don't think it's as straightforward "stealing" as a lot of these things are branded, especially if the dress hasn't been worn (that's not really clear in the OP) - but still don't think it sits well with me...0
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