let another customer use my liscense to return item

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Walked into Home Depot today to return some furnace filters and the guy behind me asked to use my license to return some of his items for store credit. No biggie, so I handed the lady my license to return the guys things. Now feeling a little nervous about having done so.

 

[kt]

What?

 

[NutBucket]

Eh, it's just used to track returns and weed out abusers. Given you maintained sight of the thing it's no different than if you used it for your return.

But, you're kinder than I am. I doubt I would have obliged. It certainly seems very suspicious!

 

[waggy]

silly thing ot do. but odds are nothing will come out of it.

 

[FleshLight]

He probably just took the items off the shelf and took them directly to the returns counter

 

[edro]

Do worry; they have cameras everywhere.
You will be on camera helping the guy, so your story should hold up in court.
The prosecutors won't be able to tie you to him in any other way will they?

 

[Thump553]

I don't recall Home Depot EVER asking me for a license when I return stuff there, and I've returned plenty of stuff over the years.

 

[Exterous]

He probably just took the items off the shelf and took them directly to the returns counter

Almost certainly this. Its a huge issue at Lowes and HD. So is giving bums a little bit of money to hang around\dig through trashcans at the exits to get receipts people just threw out. They'll then go in or hand off to someone else who will go in, grab things off the self listed on the receipt and then return them

I don't recall Home Depot EVER asking me for a license when I return stuff there, and I've returned plenty of stuff over the years.

They usually do when you don't have a receipt. That way they can track your receipt-less returns to see if there is a pattern which, if present, usually indicates theft.

 

[kranky]

I think the worst that could happen is the next time YOU want to return something, they won't take it because you have exceeded the return limit, and that guy's return was the one that pushed you over.

Like FleshLight mentioned, they use that system to keep people from shoplifting something and walking it over to the desk for a refund.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I had no receipt.

 

[Gunbuster]

HD wont even donate scrap lumber or nicked up trim to Habitat for humanity anymore because shitbags were returning the stuff for store credit!

 

[Krazy4Real]

I can't say that I would have done the same if I was in your position. Super shady to me.

 

[DrPizza]

I think the worst that could happen is the next time YOU want to return something, they won't take it because you have exceeded the return limit, and that guy's return was the one that pushed you over.

Like FleshLight mentioned, they use that system to keep people from shoplifting something and walking it over to the desk for a refund.

This. Also, there's a system; not sure if HD is part of it; stores share this information. So, if you return 3 things at store A, and 2 things at store B, store C could end up denying you a return because you're "abusing" returns. I have no idea what the threshold is before you get declined.

My solution: go find all the garbage swirling around in the Pacific, gather it up into one island. If someone wears clothing for an entire day, say a suit to a funeral, then wants to return it the next day - if caught doing this, we ship them off to the island. Anyone caught "renting" by abusing the return system, gets shipped to the island.

 

[OutHouse]

I don't recall Home Depot EVER asking me for a license when I return stuff there, and I've returned plenty of stuff over the years.

lowes asked to make a copy of mine for some custom blinds i was picking up. Told him he can look at it to confirm its me but you will not be making a photo copy of it. things got heated and he called the manager. manager said he would make an exception this time...

fuckyou dick

 

[Mike64]

Walked into Home Depot today to return some furnace filters and the guy behind me asked to use my license to return some of his items for store credit. No biggie, so I handed the lady my license to return the guys things. Now feeling a little nervous about having done so.

If they weren't worth a lot of $$, I can't imagine the one transaction will come back to haunt you. (Even if the other guy does it a lot, this is the only transaction that will show up attached to your identity.) I'm surprised the returns cashier was OK with it, though...

lowes asked to make a copy of mine for some custom blinds i was picking up. Told him he can look at it to confirm its me but you will not be making a photo copy of it. things got heated and he called the manager. manager said he would make an exception this time...

I would've emailed corporate HQ about that one. What'll it be next time, a photocopy of the front and back of your credit card plus your phone number and billing address zip code?/

 

[brianmanahan]

OP is on his way to prison

 

[Captante]

You are far more trusting than I am!

 

[Carson Dyle]

I can't remember ever in my lifetime trying to return anything without a receipt. Pretty damned easy to keep receipts. If I think there's even a remote chance that I might need to return an item, I'll keep the product packaging for a couple of months as well, no matter how big or small the purchase. It's easy enough to do if you have the room.

I went through an old stack of receipts a couple months ago. I had receipts for tools, clothing and CDs that I purchased in the late 80s.

 

[Mike64]

If I think there's even a remote chance that I might need to return an item, I'll keep the product packaging for a couple of months as well, no matter how big or small the purchase. It's easy enough to do if you have the room.

I went through an old stack of receipts a couple months ago. I had receipts for tools, clothing and CDs that I purchased in the late 80s.

Me too. When I moved last year, I even found a couple of appliance boxes up in the very top of a very large closet for things that had bitten the dust years before.

Hell, back before they changed their policy to 90 days, I once returned a circular saw literally a year after I bought it (but ended up never using.) Since I had the receipt, they took it back (after sending for a guy from the tool department to scrutinize it very carefully to make sure it hadn't been used), but without it I'd have been SOL since apparently the SKU was long gone from their POS system... (I actually felt a little guilty about that particular return but hey, money's money and I didn't write their policy for them after all.)

But even still, I have occasionally returned things without a receipt, usually because I forgot it at home, and Home Depot is very forgiving about that sort of thing. The only time it's a problem is if the item has been discounted since you bought it, in which case they'll only give you the lowest price it's sold for during some period-I-don't-recall prior to the return....

 

[BoomerD]

The local Home Depot almost always asks for ID if you return an item without a receipt...not a big deal IMO.

 

[CPA]

Maybe he was returning some vinegar. Did he have to fill out paperwork, as well?

:ninja:

 

[Sooon]

If they determine you are making excessive returns, they could prevent you from being able to return items in the future. Not just from Home Depot, but by every store that uses The Retail Equation.

https://www.theretailequation.com/

 

[feralkid]

The local Home Depot almost always asks for ID if you return an item without a receipt...not a big deal IMO.

Also WITH a receipt, if it was purchased with store credit.

 

[TechBoyJK]

I can't remember ever in my lifetime trying to return anything without a receipt. Pretty damned easy to keep receipts. If I think there's even a remote chance that I might need to return an item, I'll keep the product packaging for a couple of months as well, no matter how big or small the purchase. It's easy enough to do if you have the room.

I went through an old stack of receipts a couple months ago. I had receipts for tools, clothing and CDs that I purchased in the late 80s.

Welcome to 2016, where most retail places keep digital records and plenty of places take returns without receipts; especially if you paid by credit card.

 

[lxskllr]

lowes asked to make a copy of mine for some custom blinds i was picking up. Told him he can look at it to confirm its me but you will not be making a photo copy of it. things got heated and he called the manager. manager said he would make an exception this time...

fuckyou dick

Good job standing up for yourself. It's amazing what people let others take from them merely by asking.