I worked at Staples for a cuple of years.
They had a policy of literally trashing (hammering it to smithereens)
anything that was returned (after they got their credit from the
manufacturer) if it was not in a package.
The reason for this was so that people would not fish thngs back out of the
dumpster and then try to return it without a receipt.

It seemed silly, but still made sense.

Kate

"~ Windsong ~" wrote in message
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| "Crashj" wrote in message
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| Somebody reported:
| ## Wal-Mart used to sell off all their plants and trees (very
| reasonably)
| late in the season. You could get great deals. Then one of the long
| time
| employee there told me they stopped that! They now trash them
rather
| than
| mark them down.
|
| What's the difference between your greed to get a bargain and the
stock
| holders greed?
|
| Friend ran a chicken place where the employees were not allowed to take
| home
| leftover chicken at closing, it went into the dumpster. Why? Simple,
when
| they allowed it there was ALWAYS a full fryer at the end of the day.
Maybe
| Wal-mart is protecting the stockholders from the associates?
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| Crashj
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| That sounds like poor management to me as much as dishonest employees. As
| for places like Wal-Mart - that wouldn't apply. They are not the ones who
| order the pond and garden merchandise for the stores.
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