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FleetAdmiralPopcorn t1_j218v8f wrote

Most likely a return scam being run through the stores in the area that has been successful because no one bothers to check the returns.

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DragonGarlicBreath t1_j21jm0u wrote

Scammers in the area take note?

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FleetAdmiralPopcorn t1_j21ooqb wrote

Scammers been keen on the fact that brick & mortar stores/Amazon do not check returns for a long time. That's why Amazon third party vendors have started going to a "We'll just issue you a refund, you don't have to send the item back" policy. They know that Amazon will just take that returned item and throw it back on the shelf.

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DragonGarlicBreath t1_j21pcc6 wrote

I know they often don't check returns, but now we know some specific stores that definitely don't. So there goes the risk in the scam.

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FleetAdmiralPopcorn t1_j21q638 wrote

They'll probably check returns for a couple of weeks, just for show, and then go right back to not checking. By that time, this story will have long been forgotten and they can still just write-off the inventory loss to their insurance.

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beezac OP t1_j220l8r wrote

Maybe the person filling the boxes was new and thought tablets meant novelty ten commandments, you never know.

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nugget_in_biscuit t1_j26hw5r wrote

In the long run it’s probably cheaper for the stores to take the approach of not checking returns, and just paying refunds to people who end up with these kind of fake returns.

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