doreen November 2, 2025, 8:34pm 12
I don’t think that people realize that a whole bunch of policies cost money and the sellers/service providers that have those policies build it into their price. Or maybe they just don’t care. I say that because I constantly see people complaining that a store/provider doesn’t have a particular policy that I never would have expected them to have.
I don’t really understand why people think they should get a “price adjustment” if the price goes down after they have already bought it. Sure, you can return it and maybe re-purchase it at the lower price - unless it’s a situation like the one where I first heard of it. I received a circular for K-Mart or some similar store for a sale starting on Saturday. I arrived right after opening, couldn’t find the item I wanted and was told they were sold out and next time, I should show up as soon as I got the circular because people buy them before the sale.Returning and repurchase won’t work if you have to wait around for however long it takes for your return to go back onto the sales floor. Another one I see is people who have paid for some sort of travel expense who think they should get the benefit of the price going down after the date when they can no longer cancel and rebook.
There’s a reason stores now charge “restocking fees” and I’m pretty sure it because these unofficial “rentals” made returns more common.
