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I've been known to return things (for a refund) that don't perform as promised. I don't think my personal return policy has any limits. I once returned cement board type drywall that goes behind tile in a shower. Not so odd so far, but I returned it AFTER I installed it and it started emitting an odor. I was remodeling a bathroom and before I got a chance to put the tile up I discovered this. Home depot took it back (in several large pieces). Glad I returned it. A year or two later the whole Chineese drywall thing happened. Not sure if this drywall was part of that or not.
So, what have you returned that smacks of frugality..?
Returning defective products is not a measure of frugality. A better measure would be to what extent you return products you don't need (you bought 5 pieces of lumber and only used 4; you bought a replacement tool that you had lost--but it then turns up).
Returning defective products is not a measure of frugality. A better measure would be to what extent you return products you don't need (you bought 5 pieces of lumber and only used 4; you bought a replacement tool that you had lost--but it then turns up).
Bought a new DVD burner and a SATA cable (about $2-3), found out a SATA cable was already included in the DVD burner box, so I returned the SATA cable.
I've been known to return things (for a refund) that don't perform as promised. I don't think my personal return policy has any limits. I once returned cement board type drywall that goes behind tile in a shower. Not so odd so far, but I returned it AFTER I installed it and it started emitting an odor. I was remodeling a bathroom and before I got a chance to put the tile up I discovered this. Home depot took it back (in several large pieces). Glad I returned it. A year or two later the whole Chineese drywall thing happened. Not sure if this drywall was part of that or not.
So, what have you returned that smacks of frugality..?
Sorry, but your post , and it's example, are NOT about frugality. It is about common sense and due caution.
Buying something that you can't use is no different than buying something you can use, but don't need. If I buy something I can't use, I either throw it away (if it's useless) or give it to someone who can use it. Or find some other use for it, like a door stop. In a great majority of cases, it's my own fault for failing to assure the quality or usefulness of the product before purchase. One of the elements of frugality is to learn from those mistakes.
I think it's probably 5 or 10 years since I've returned a product to a store.
Returning a product for a refund results in higher prices, just as surely as buying something in the first place creates a job, or casting one vote elects a candidate, or adopting one pet alleviates the suffering of animals, or recycling one can reduces the stress on the environment.
I bought three pairs of Roca Wear heels in three different colors. I returned one pair when I realized I would never wear anything that matches with neon green :-p
but it took me almost a month to part with them lol it was painful, the heels were GORGEOUS :-)
A friend of mine and his friends, all wealthy and living in the Financial District, bought high tech equipment for a camping trip. Tent, grill, kayaks, etc.
They returned everything the day after they came back.
They were Indian.
I used a new jar of simmer sauce on some chicken one time that tasted so nasty I couldn't eat it. Neither could dh. Not only was that jar of sauce wasted, but 4 or 5 chicken breasts were also rendered inedible - several meals for us wrecked in one fell swoop. I was pretty mad.
I called the 800 number on the jar and the company sent me some free coupons for some of their other (much tastier) products and a check to cover the cost of the wasted chicken.
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