Many retailers offer ‘returnless refunds,’ but they don’t talk much about it

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One thought on “Many retailers offer ‘returnless refunds,’ but they don’t talk much about it

  1. By comparison, we had a RECALLED item from Costco. They would not refund it with “only” 5 of the 7 pieces. Had to make a separate trip to bring a kids apron and gloves that did not (and could not) have the lead paint issue.

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