I have bags of stuff.What that means is I often make a purchase, whether it's a local craft store or a place where beauty products are sold, then realize once I'm home that I need to return it. Maybe it's the wrong size, wrong color, wrong brand, or the sale sign convinced me that I needed that value bag of 10 pairs of white bobby socks. Whatever the reason, I will set the stuff aside to eventually return and get my refund.Only I often forget.The process is obviously not working for me. I buy stuff, though small items, that I don't end up using. I have quite a collection by now. There's the pair of running pants I purchased at Target four months ago but never wore because they fit tighter than my jeans on Thanksgiving Day. I made a mental note to exchange them for a bigger size, and didn't. I'm also not about to give up tortilla chips to fit into the tight pair.Or the two bottles of edible cake-decorating glitter, in green, that I bought at Michael's, along with a tube of black icing gel, that I didn't need the last time I baked. They're still in their bag laying by my kitchen phone, constant reminders that I should be returning these products to their long-lost family in aisle 7.Or the ballerina flats I brought home, thinking my ski-like feet would by some miracle resemble a petite size 5, but that didn't happen. Instead, they pinched my toes, but did I take 'em back? Nope.Of course, the common problem that I always discover is my receipts are expired by the time I'm ready to get my money back. I can't exactly show up two years later, explain that I've been busy watching paint dry and just now got around to finding the customer service desk. So instead I have bags of unreturned stuff.Garage sale, anyone?
Monday, June 1, 2009
I'm a Serial Non-Returner
I have bags of stuff.What that means is I often make a purchase, whether it's a local craft store or a place where beauty products are sold, then realize once I'm home that I need to return it. Maybe it's the wrong size, wrong color, wrong brand, or the sale sign convinced me that I needed that value bag of 10 pairs of white bobby socks. Whatever the reason, I will set the stuff aside to eventually return and get my refund.Only I often forget.The process is obviously not working for me. I buy stuff, though small items, that I don't end up using. I have quite a collection by now. There's the pair of running pants I purchased at Target four months ago but never wore because they fit tighter than my jeans on Thanksgiving Day. I made a mental note to exchange them for a bigger size, and didn't. I'm also not about to give up tortilla chips to fit into the tight pair.Or the two bottles of edible cake-decorating glitter, in green, that I bought at Michael's, along with a tube of black icing gel, that I didn't need the last time I baked. They're still in their bag laying by my kitchen phone, constant reminders that I should be returning these products to their long-lost family in aisle 7.Or the ballerina flats I brought home, thinking my ski-like feet would by some miracle resemble a petite size 5, but that didn't happen. Instead, they pinched my toes, but did I take 'em back? Nope.Of course, the common problem that I always discover is my receipts are expired by the time I'm ready to get my money back. I can't exactly show up two years later, explain that I've been busy watching paint dry and just now got around to finding the customer service desk. So instead I have bags of unreturned stuff.Garage sale, anyone?
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I think I may be in this club with you, although I'm not entirely sure I want to admit it just yet. lol Returning stuff is such a hassle. But I agree ... you could put on a great garage sale!
LORI
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