Have you ever worn something and returned it?

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  Posted by Holly Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:40am PST

  When I worked at a department store, women would retrun even gowns with deodorant stains on them..as if I was blind.

  I think if you buy it, and wear it, and just don't like it afterwords there is nothing wrong with returning it. After working at a dept. store for over a year most of what people buy has been tried on by thousands before them, returned, and then put back out..so I don't see what the big deal is.

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  Posted by Katie B Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:44am PST

  I thought it was you couldn't return swimsuits that didn't have that liner in it anymore... But anyway, no... I just feel like it's dishonest and stealing (but that's just my moral compass)... If it's something that I wouldn't typically buy, then I would still keep it because there maybe some time down the road where I may need it again. Besides, what happens if it gets ruined while you are wearing it?

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  Posted by Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:56am PST

  Yeah of course I have. If I know I need a nice outfit for something and I know I will never wear it again I just tuck the tag in, wear it and return it. I do have a job and money but there is no point in paying $40 for a top I'll never wear again.

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  Posted by JessicaMc Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:10pm PST

  shoes. lol they still looked brand new I only wore them a few hours.

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  Posted by LB Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:12pm PST

  I think if you buy it and wear it out, but in the process realize you hate it, it's okay to return it. I mean, it's technically the same thing as trying it on, only it's for a longer period of time. I don't do it, but whatever.

  Besides, you're supposed to wash things you buy before you wear them so I don't really see the unsanitary part. I think it's nasty not to wash things you buy before you wear them... so many people have tried them on in the store.

  If you're just buying it to wear it to one thing and returning it because you don't want to spend the money, then that just stinks. Only return it if you don't like it.

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  Posted by springtime Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:13pm PST

  I can't believe a dress costing $7800 would have a price tagged attached. How tacky.

  When I buy an outfit for a special occasion, I keep it. Eventually, something will come up and I can wear it again.

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  Posted by cindy Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:14pm PST

  I know this is a bit different but we bought a cot from a store, used it for camping, it was for our son and we put a sheet over it, He used it for two nights and then I returned it and got my money back. We didn't want to keep it, just borrow it for a few nights. :)

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  Posted by SLM Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:10pm PST

  I worked in retail for 20 years. Buying something, using or wearing it and returning it is stealing. Period.

  You aren't sneaking it past the people at the store. We know how tacky you are, we are just too polite to call you on it.

  I saw a customer (or a "renter" as we called her) outside of the store at the movie theater. She came up to me, started a conversation with me, showed me the outfit she had on was the one I sold her a few days before, and said goodnight. Two days later, she came into the store to return the outfit. Pretty ballsy, huh?

  Before you say "who is it hurting? It isn't your money so who cares?" I want you to know that as a store manager it WAS my money. I got raises, bonuses, etc based on how profitable my store was. Returning items to a store that cannot be resold diminishes their profits. Spending time helping customers who will ultimately return the items is a waste of productivity. Man-hours would be better spent helping customers who intend to keep their purchases. We had to spend time assisting these customers on the sales floor, in the fitting room, at the cash register, etc. Typically, customers like this demand attention and lots of it. This eats away at the time I could spend with other customers. And no, company policy dictated that I could NOT turn away her business, nor could I refuse her returns. So she (and several others like her) continued to eat away at the bottom line.

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  Posted by HyptnoChik_22 Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:17pm PST

  i have done this several times..but most of the time it isnt clothes.

  last time i did it was a white garter belt that i used for halloween night. I kept the tags on and returned it for my $19 back.

  Other times it's usually books and things like that.

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  Posted by Mauna Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:20pm PST

  Bought it without trying it on, assuming it may fit, took it home, tried it on, did not fit, returned. As far as wearing for several hours, then returning it? No never done this.

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