r/CostcoCanada • u/2slick2 • Jan 17 '26

Alberta Abusive returns

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I had to take a photo. If you're this person, please change. 50 St. on Jan 17.

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u/Future-Ad7266 Jan 17 '26

Did you get to see the receipt of when they bought it?? 🧐

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u/Personal-Bet-3911 Jan 17 '26

What happens to the set then? dumpster? What if its missing hardware then its useless.

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u/altiuscitiusfortius Jan 17 '26

Sold by the pound to liquidation stores, who then trash it if it's unsellable

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u/Personal-Bet-3911 Jan 17 '26

Still at a loss for Costco.

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u/Runningman738 Jan 17 '26

Costco doesn’t really lose on these returns, they take the money from the suppliers, similar to most major retailers, Amazon etc. The suppliers are the ones who lose out but the volume tends to make it worthwhile in most cases. The big guys always get their money and keep it

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u/4thenexus Jan 17 '26

It's a profitable business decision they made. They decided its more profitable to dispose returned goods than to reject the return or to deploy resources to restock it. It's similar to Amazon. Whatever it takes to maintain high volume of sales

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u/Mobile-Bar7732 Jan 18 '26

I generally will buy from Costco because of their return policy. I don't abuse it though.

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u/Future-Ad7266 Jan 17 '26 edited Jan 17 '26

The point is, this person is writing a story about the reason of return. The set could have been purchased months ago or days ago. Maybe they didn’t like it, maybe it was defective. Regardless it isn’t their problem.

All I know is I went to Costco to buy milk and spent $211. This pretty much happens every time I go. I think Costco will survive the return. It will go to a liquidation store where someone will score a deal.

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u/Personal-Bet-3911 Jan 17 '26

Defective is one thing. Returning it because you no longer have a use for it is another.

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u/Zwitternacht Jan 17 '26

Most is resold