WHY would you return this???

[PhotoTech]

Ditto. Kind of gross on the surface but not a sucky customer and I would consider her someone who isn't easily embarrassed rather than someone without shame (what exactly should she have been ashamed of?).

Sorry for any confusion. I tend to use the words embarrassed and ashamed interchangeably (even if I'm not supposed to .)

[Andara Bledin]

And when it's a store brand product the store is the manufacturer or at least the manufacturer’s representative and should take care of a defective product that they provide a lifetime warranty on.

Only if the warranty says that they will.

Otherwise, you deal with the claims department, which usually isn't the same group as retail sales.

^-.-^

[manybellsdown]

A woman returned a used pregnancy test to our store. I don't know what the result was, but if she was returning it, it most likely was negative.

Well dang! Those things are expensive. I had no idea I could have been returning them every time I failed to get pregnant.

...Oh right, that's because I'm a reasonable person.

[Android Kaeli]

Wouldn't that be a hazzard to other people's health if it was used already? I mean I know what douches/enemas are used for but that's the whole reason behind it being a hazzard -- who knows what kind of, erm, liquids is on that thing and if it's even safe to handle.

[Seshat]

Wouldn't that be a hazzard to other people's health if it was used already? I mean I know what douches/enemas are used for but that's the whole reason behind it being a hazzard -- who knows what kind of, erm, liquids is on that thing and if it's even safe to handle.

Which is the reason I (being a sensible and considerate person) would return it thoroughly cleaned, sterilised, and inside a ziplock bag.

Noone else would ever need to touch it directly (just the bag), unless they chose to. In which case, I would assume they would treat it as biohazard.

[Der Cute]

So, technically, this SC was a douchebag?

[Ironclad Alibi]

So, technically, this SC was a douchebag?

Brain locks up.

Reboot sequence intiated.

Reboot completed.

Darn.

Same universe still there.

Forunately, keyboard did not suffer from wine being consumed.

[El Pollo Guerrera]

I keep thinking in movie one-liners...

The first thing that came to mind after reading the story is the manager saying:

"Take this used douche AND her merchandise and escort them from the building!"

[South Texan]

I can't get past the fact that she had saved the receipt.

Actually, my sense of humor is so warped, I probably would have asked her to explain specifically what was not working or exactly how it no longer was doing for her what she thought it should.

[EricKei]

re the AM: AS disturbing as that experience was, it's probably for the best that he got it out of the way ahead of time, and came to the "not the place for me" realization before getting settled in.

Still....say it with me boys and girls....EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW >_<

[Sapphire Silk]

Which is the reason I (being a sensible and considerate person) would return it thoroughly cleaned, sterilised, and inside a ziplock bag.

Noone else would ever need to touch it directly (just the bag), unless they chose to. In which case, I would assume they would treat it as biohazard.

Without an autoclave, it is impossible to re-sterilize one of those things.

I"ve never heard of an enema or douche being warrantied.

[PhotoTech]

Without an autoclave, it is impossible to re-sterilize one of those things.

I"ve never heard of an enema or douche being warrantied.

Would anyone want to use an already used and then sterilized douche? Besides the doubt of it being properly sterilized, it's still gross. While I was at work today I happened to be in the feminine products section and I noticed that our reusable douche/enema no longer has a warranty. Not that it really matters since we have that 100% guarantee on store brand products. Even if the customer was outside the 30 return window, they could return it without the receipt (returns without receipt just get store credit.)

[Kogarashi]

Would anyone want to use an already used and then sterilized douche?

Well, having a scientist husband (and thus knowing what an autoclave is), I'd probably trust an autoclave sterilization. The big hurdle for me then would be getting over the fact that holy crap someone else used this! Pretty big hurdle there.

[Food Lady]

holy crap

Pun intended?

[Seshat]

I would only return such an item if it were faulty.

The only people who would be interested in the faulty item would be the design team, to find out how to ensure the fault doesn't happen in later models of the item.

I .. cannot imagine anyone choosing to fix such an item and resell it.