NOW WE ALL KNOW that merchandise is returned to stores every day and restocked on shelves, right?
But how thoroughly are those returns checked, if at all?
Recently my husband shopped at the Target in Northfield and bought two pairs of jeans for our college-aged son, currently home from Boston on holiday break. These were purchased with cash as we have canceled our Target REDcard. We are choosing to be proactive rather than follow Target’s advice to “monitor our account” for possible fraudulent activity.
That said, we are always please to find jeans that fit our long-legged and slender 19-year-old.
Surprise. These jeans purchased at Target came with a Bic lighter stashed inside a front pocket and repositioned in this staged photo.
I wasn’t pleased, though, when I discovered a Bic lighter buried in a front pocket of one pair of jeans as I removed labels to launder the pants.
Bonus two: A receipt to Walgreens tucked into the other pocket. This receipt was visible.
A receipt to the Northfield Walgreens store was tucked inside the opposite pocket.
I assumed the jeans were not worn as all labels were attached and the pants appeared in new condition. So I tossed them in the wash.
Jeans purchased at Target with a receipt in one pocket and a Bic lighter in the other.
It’s a good thing I always check pockets before doing the laundry. I wish Target would do the same before restocking merchandise.
But I suppose they have more important things to worry about than Bics in pockets.
HAVE YOU EVER FOUND anything unexpected in the pockets (or elsewhere) of just-purchased merchandise or discovered the merchandise had been used? Let’s hear.
© Copyright 2014 Audrey Kletscher Helbling
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