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  • "we're not from around here" is NOT an excuse!

    Lady comes wanting to get refunds on a new looking Playstation Portable and some games she bought a few days ago apparently as used. Not a big deal, except she doesn't have a receipt. RED FLAG alert!!

    Me: Well without a receipt I can only do a trade in as there's no way I can confirm your purchase with us.
    SC: I only bought it a few days ago, everything still works fine.
    Me: Well if you got it at one of our area stores I could probably call them and verify this.
    SC: We're NOT from around here, this was bought in California.
    Me: Ok well I do have access to our store directory. Do you know which day you bought it on?
    SC: I don't remember it was a week or so ago. You can't look it up?
    Me: Well the store in California might be able to if you can give me an exact date and approximate time of purchase, for example on the 12th around dinner time.
    SC: I told you I don't remember.
    Me: Well most of our stores do between 75 and 100 transactions a day and since you don't know the date, we're talking about going through hundreds of transaction records to try and find your sale.
    SC: So? That's what you get paid to do isn't it? Assist customers with returns and such?
    Me: Well yes ma'am, but I can't spend an inordinate amount of time helping one customer at the expense of our other customers. There' s only two people working today.
    SC: Look I told you, we're aren't from this area, we're on vacation, the last few days have been very long and I'd appreciate it if you could do this for us.
    Me: I can't give ANY refund without a receipt, the best I could offer is store credit.
    SC: I need the money.
    Me: Well without the receipt I can't give you money.
    SC: Can't you just call the store in California and see if they can look it up??
    Me: Not unless you can be more specific about the time of purchase.
    SC; This is terrible customer service. I'm not lying to you, I bought this at one of your stores last week and I want my money back!
    Me: I am not accusing you of lying, but I can't refund you without proof of purchase and your word is not proof.
    SC: There's no way we'd be treated this way back home.
    Me: All our stores nationwide have pretty much the same return policy.
    SC: So there's NOTHING you can do to help us?
    Me: I'm afraid not if you have no receipt.
    SC: Well thanks for nothing! *leaves*

    Take your attitude back out west please, you stupid douche.
    "If we refund your money, give you a free replacement and shoot the manager, then will you be happy?" - sign seen in a restaurant

  • #2
    I really don't understand why people can't understand that policy is policy. What makes that concept so hard to grasp?

    Also "The policy is stupid" is not a valid argument.
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    • #3
      People like her are the reason why I get "the look," as I call it, when I tell people I'm from California.
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      • #4
        I get the same thing with bags.

        "But I'm not from around here!"
        "Sir/Ma'am, no plastic bags. Enough said."
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        • #5
          I like the "but in (insert state here) we don't need to (insert other thing that needs to be done)"...

          well, guess what, welcome to Utah...
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          • #6
            ...not everyone from Cali are evil... I hail from their myself... there are just stupid people all over....
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            • #7
              "Hello, store in Cali. Did someone come in last week and buy a playstation and some games? Yes, ok thanks. Well, that was easy.. here's your refund "


              Morons!

              Same sort of stuff I get (granted, our system is 10 years old, so probably better technology would be able to provide an answer..), but "Can't you just look up my rego and tell me?"

              Umm... there's tens of thousands of vehicles travelling on any one particular day.. we can't just pull up one rego that fast. (bonus points if they're not sure of the correct rego!! those ones are brilliant!!)
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              • #8
                My stepmom and extended family live in Cali, very nice people. It's more the personality of the person than where they are from. If she said she was from Wyoming I would have still thought she was annoying and whiny.
                "If we refund your money, give you a free replacement and shoot the manager, then will you be happy?" - sign seen in a restaurant

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