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Returned Merchandise for a profit

January 30th, 2008 at 07:15 pm

In reading about

Text is Koppur's 4 cents entry and Link is http://koppur.savingadvice.com/2008/01/30/cant-stop-thinking-about-4-pennies_34886/
Koppur's 4 cents entry, I remembered an how I made money from returning a xmas gift I had bought.

I needed a calendar as a gift and purchased one for $14.00 at
Text is B&N and Link is http://www.bn.com
B&N. A week later, there were some extra calendars around the office, so I decided to take one of those and return the calendar that I had purchased. I returned it at a different store but got back $14.08. I told the cashier that the original receipt states $14.00, but her registered calculated that I was to be refunded $14.08. I just took it and pondered on the drive home. A few days later I realized that why I go more on the return. I had made the purchase in OC County which has a lower sales tax than LA County which was where I returned it. All I know know that B&N now has a loss on return due to sales tax for $0.08 while I pocketed the change.

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2 Responses to “Returned Merchandise for a profit”

  1. disneysteve Says:
    January 31st, 2008 at 12:07 am 1201738032
    1201738032

    That's kind of odd. No matter where you bought it or where you returned it, you shouldn't get back more than you paid for it.

  2. just me Says:
    February 1st, 2008 at 09:11 pm 1201900312
    1201900312

    I worked at a retail store doing returns and I know what you are talking about. The cashier has to be alert enough to notice a different tax rate, and then enter it during the return. However the difference is only a few pennies.

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