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a friend of mine works at a costco (wholesale club) and he says the theft rate there is rediculous.... anyone from staff to customers... eg:
-mom with young child in stroller, unpacks a ps3, stuffs it under sleeping baby, rolls on out... the people checking purchases never think to look under a sleeping baby...
-brand new digital cameras come in off the truck, 12 ordered, only 3 received, the rest missing
-stock boy receives shipment of baby car seats, takes it out of package, smashes it against the wall, returns it defective. takes the empty box, loads it up with anything and everything, cd's, dvd's, ps3, camera, jewelry, clothes, etc, puts an x on the box, puts it out for sale. friend comes in, buys box marked with x for $80, leaves store with $2000 worth of merchandise...
-people return stuff at the end of season as well, blow up swimming pools, air conditioners, heaters, snow tires, etc.
the store policy has been as long as you have the original receipt, they will accept the return... my other friend just returnd his vcr, 19 years later... they took it back and gave him an instore credit for $85 since they no longer sell vcr's... its brutal, but the employees are sometimes just as bad as the customer...