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Post by iamkristinl16 on Apr 24, 2022 16:41:16 GMT
I bought some protein powder at Costco last week and really don’t like it. I know I can return it but feel a little weird about it. Would you keep it and just deal with it? Or return it since it wasn’t cheap?
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Post by myshelly on Apr 24, 2022 16:44:28 GMT
100% return it.
Part of what you are paying for when you pay for a Costco membership is their return policy.
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Post by danor98 on Apr 24, 2022 16:46:41 GMT
100% return it. Part of what you are paying for when you pay for a Costco membership is their return policy. Absolutely!
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 24, 2022 16:47:32 GMT
Return. We’re in the same boat with a huge bag of dog food that cost over $40 and neither dog will touch it. We were pretty sure it was the kind of food we bought before that they ate but it’s not the same. Our one dog will literally dive head first into his bowl at feeding time and even he won’t look twice at it.
I called them to ask whether they wanted the food itself back or just the bag and they said they will get credit for it if we return the food too. Since the bag was opened we can’t donate it to the Humane Society, so back it goes and we won’t make that same mistake again. I feel kind of bad returning it but dang, it was expensive.
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Post by busy on Apr 24, 2022 16:53:25 GMT
Return it
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Post by peabay on Apr 24, 2022 16:57:19 GMT
I am not a "returner" and I'd return it. Just be there super early because that return line can be ridiculous!
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Apr 24, 2022 17:10:09 GMT
Thanks. I know one time I was in line and someone was returning a mostly empty bottle of wine. I thought that was a little odd, and have never returned any kind of food to any store unless it was rotten. But maybe I shouldn’t feel as bad about it as I do.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Apr 24, 2022 17:47:12 GMT
Thanks. I know one time I was in line and someone was returning a mostly empty bottle of wine. I thought that was a little odd, and have never returned any kind of food to any store unless it was rotten. But maybe I shouldn’t feel as bad about it as I do. Strange as ours clearly states that alcohol can’t be returned. I rarely return things anymore but I would return.
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Post by myshelly on Apr 24, 2022 18:03:07 GMT
Thanks. I know one time I was in line and someone was returning a mostly empty bottle of wine. I thought that was a little odd, and have never returned any kind of food to any store unless it was rotten. But maybe I shouldn’t feel as bad about it as I do. Strange as ours clearly states that alcohol can’t be returned. I rarely return things anymore but I would return. Looks like that’s a state law thing. Here’s the policy from Costco.com: Cigarettes and alcohol: Costco does not accept returns on cigarettes or alcohol where prohibited by law.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Apr 24, 2022 18:09:43 GMT
Strange as ours clearly states that alcohol can’t be returned. I rarely return things anymore but I would return. Looks like that’s a state law thing. Here’s the policy from Costco.com: Cigarettes and alcohol: Costco does not accept returns on cigarettes or alcohol where prohibited by law. I was wondering if it was a state thing or someone trying to do something wonky. I have heard people returning a live christmas tres after Christmas. Now ours did get a bad batch one year and people were returning them before as they died really early like a week after people bought them, but that was different.
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Post by tanya2 on Apr 24, 2022 19:10:39 GMT
definitely return, even without a receipt. they can find it on your membership
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Post by imkat on Apr 24, 2022 19:16:34 GMT
I'm kind of surprised by the replies. I would return an opened food item only if it were spoiled or defective, since it can't be restocked/resold. However, I hardly ever return anything, even clothes that don't fit.
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Post by chaosisapony on Apr 24, 2022 19:54:06 GMT
I don't return food but that is something I would return. Costco's membership is expensive and that is part of the service you are paying for in your membership fees.
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Post by MZF on Apr 24, 2022 21:40:04 GMT
Return it.
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Post by justkat on Apr 24, 2022 22:44:08 GMT
Count me as another surprised at the responses. Unless the item were somehow defective it wouldn't occur to me to return a food item just because I didn't like it.
However if the store's ok with the return and you're ok with the return then go for it. 😊
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Post by tracylynn on Apr 24, 2022 23:13:25 GMT
Honestly, not sure. I know you *can*, but not sure that means you should.
I did return pillows to Costco once and felt so guilty about it. But, they were expensive and I woke up every morning with a headache. They had no problem taking them back.
I did return food once to a grocery store ... I bought a bag if frozen Pillsbury biscuits. When I opened them it was clear that they had thawed and re-frozen because it was just one big clump.
I would have to think about the powder. If it was bad, absolutely. Because I didn't like it? That's a tougher sell for me. If probably try and give it to a friend instead first.
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Post by littlemama on Apr 24, 2022 23:21:44 GMT
I would see if anyone else in my family/friend group would like it long before I would consider returning it.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 25, 2022 4:03:22 GMT
I'm kind of surprised by the replies. I would return an opened food item only if it were spoiled or defective, since it can't be restocked/resold. However, I hardly ever return anything, even clothes that don't fit. The service rep I talked to said they return the stuff to the manufacturers for credit. I probably wouldn’t return something if there was nothing wrong with it and there was someone I could give it to, or if it was inexpensive. But in the case with the dog food it was expensive, we don’t know anyone we could give it to and since it was opened we can’t donate it. Since Costco will take it back, we took it back.
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Post by mikklynn on Apr 25, 2022 12:36:13 GMT
I returned some K cups to Costco because the coffee gave me heartburn. The box was nearly $50 or I would have just given them away.
I vote return the protein powder.
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Post by auntkelly on Apr 25, 2022 14:51:07 GMT
If the store's policy is you can return anything for any reason, then I don't see why you shouldn't return the powder.
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Post by hop2 on Apr 25, 2022 15:15:02 GMT
I'm kind of surprised by the replies. I would return an opened food item only if it were spoiled or defective, since it can't be restocked/resold. However, I hardly ever return anything, even clothes that don't fit. In a regular store I would agree with you. However, as previously stated, part of what your paying for with a Costco membership is their stellar return policy. So I’m this case I would return it.
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Post by papersilly on Apr 25, 2022 16:50:57 GMT
return it.
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Post by busy on Apr 25, 2022 16:54:07 GMT
I'm always confused by the return/don't return conversations here. If you are abiding by the store's policies and not trying to be sneaky about anything, I don't get the judgment about returning things. If you don't want to return something, fine, but it's not wrong to do so when the stores explicitly allow it.
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Post by myshelly on Apr 25, 2022 17:24:33 GMT
I'm always confused by the return/don't return conversations here. If you are abiding by the store's policies and not trying to be sneaky about anything, I don't get the judgment about returning things. If you don't want to return something, fine, but it's not wrong to do so when the stores explicitly allow it. I completely agree with this. I’m always just baffled. If you don’t have time or don’t want to bother returning something, I guess I get that, but being judgy about it is so weird.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Apr 25, 2022 17:38:37 GMT
I'm always confused by the return/don't return conversations here. If you are abiding by the store's policies and not trying to be sneaky about anything, I don't get the judgment about returning things. If you don't want to return something, fine, but it's not wrong to do so when the stores explicitly allow it. I feel somewhat uncomfortable returning anything, even if I didn't use it. I think it is a feeling that someone *thinks* I am doing something wrong or trying to cheat the store out of something. If it is something I have used, I don't like that the store will be out that money. However, knowing that the cost of the membership for Costco covers the return policy makes me feel less strange about it. I think my feeling that I am doing something wrong by returning something comes from the attitudes of some store employees when I have returned things, and probably some of it is internal or knowing that some stores track returns and some people do abuse the return policy. I don't want to be seen as one of those people.
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Post by ~summer~ on Apr 25, 2022 17:44:43 GMT
I have no hesitation returning clothes etc - I buy so much online I probably return around 1/3 and am good with that process. I doubt I would return food though mainly because I am lazy like that. I don’t go to Costco - but in this situation if it was an expensive item, yes I would return it.
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Post by myshelly on Apr 25, 2022 17:52:32 GMT
I'm always confused by the return/don't return conversations here. If you are abiding by the store's policies and not trying to be sneaky about anything, I don't get the judgment about returning things. If you don't want to return something, fine, but it's not wrong to do so when the stores explicitly allow it. I feel somewhat uncomfortable returning anything, even if I didn't use it. I think it is a feeling that someone *thinks* I am doing something wrong or trying to cheat the store out of something. If it is something I have used, I don't like that the store will be out that money. However, knowing that the cost of the membership for Costco covers the return policy makes me feel less strange about it. I think my feeling that I am doing something wrong by returning something comes from the attitudes of some store employees when I have returned things, and probably some of it is internal or knowing that some stores track returns and some people do abuse the return policy. I don't want to be seen as one of those people. I don’t have those feelings at all. Rarely is the store out money, it’s my understanding that the store usually recoups its money from the manufacturer and if I didn’t like the product, I feel like the manufacturer should be out the money for making an unsatisfactory product. I guess I see it more as helping stores. If a lot of people don’t like an item and return it, the store knows not to stock that product anymore. If a product is bad, I know I, as the consumer, shouldn’t be out the money. Whether the store is out the money or the store seeks to recoup it from the manufacturer is literally none of my concern.
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Post by Gennifer on Apr 25, 2022 19:46:21 GMT
I would not return.
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