Costco will not allow returns on high-demand items like toilet paper & water

And it will keep them out of the stores as supplies replenish.

Who the fuck returns toilet paper or water?

People who spent $300 dollars on toilet paper and water then lost their job the next day and want cash.

[quote]Who the fuck returns toilet paper or water?

Well, at least they're not trying to return USED toilet paper, like some people try to return other used items...

However, if you bought 20 6-packs of toilet paper at say $6 per pack, I can see where you might realize that you don't need it all and not want to have your money tied up in toilet paper futures.

Good.

People do massive hoarding thinking it might come in handy, maybe they can resell and if not always return it.

Fuck their crazy hoarding.

Good. But they should have put limits on the purchases once it became clear that people were hoarding.

They bought in volume to re-sell at gouging prices; but now they aren't getting the buyer-market they hoped for. Ha ha!

[quote]Who the fuck returns toilet paper or water?

People who tainted it with their taint.

One thing you can be sure of - you will always have need for these two items. Save them.

Yay!!!

I saw the signs and can’t understand why the fuck you would return water and rice.

Couldn’t find any god-damned TP at all.

Got some water and eggs and milk. No SPAM to be found, either.

Then they don’t know when they’ll get TP. “ We don’t know what is in the trucks until we open them in the morning” bull.

R11 that is fact. I am a manager for Target, same thing. We don’t know what is coming on the truck until we open it and accept each box by scanning it in. Whatever is in those boxes will be added to our inventory.

Ugh, sorry R12 but it’s frustrating as hell.

It’s out of our control r13.

I’d stand outside Costco and give those asswipes 50 cents on the dollar, except that I have both a job and a lot of toilet paper. Fuck them.

I work for a grocery store and the system does most of the ordering, obviously with the rushes on most products the warehouses are simply out of a lot of things. We've been getting Tp every night and it's usually gone before 10 am and we've been opening at 8. It will be a while before things return to even close to normal stock levels.

Will second R12 response.

Virtually all supermarkets, convience stores and many other retail now all use some version of "order to shelf" system of inventory control. Managers often don't input orders anymore; but rather computers look at what is selling (via register sales) and do much of the ordering instead. That and depending what is on sale that week, what is being pushed (maybe some buyer snagged a boat load of Starbucks coffee), is sent. Sometimes if you want something a manager can order it; but other times not.

Often go into local Duane Reade or CVS when they've gotten a truck and are stocking shelves. If ask them for a certain item not on shelf they cannot tell which of those blue or grey plastic bins it is in, or even if it came with recent delivery.

Suspect a whole lot of people charged all this shyte to their CC, and now are having remorse after looking at their statements. Tough titties.

Stores get a shipping manifest that shows what is one the truck. They will know when sanitizer is coming, etc. This just in time delivery system fails when an emergency comes up. I went to 2 stores yesterday, knowing their truck delivery times. They got nothing in. The grocery store did get TP. Sam's got in TP, but they set have a limit of 2 of those gigantic pack, when really the limit should be 1. Sam's also got water in, and are limiting 2. Their register actually limits the sale; it won't allow more than 2.

[quote]Who the fuck returns toilet paper or water?

More than likely, it's folks who saw the stampede for toilet paper, so bought a HUGE quantity thinking they could resell it at extortionate prices.

However, now that ebay and amazon have begun stopping those types of sales, they've realized they've invested hundreds in stock they won't be able to move, so want to try to get their money back.

Good for Costco and other retailers for saying no returns on this type of grotesquerie.

R19 no. We don’t know what is on the truck until we receive it.

THIS is what is being transported on the trucks. Build the Wall!

I guess I’ll have to camp out at Costco tonight

Our TP supply is down to 3 rolls. 😳

After trying at several different places online I managed to catch Walmart online with some Charmin for sale. Missed out on a reasonable sized package of it, all that was left was a 30-pack, and it took 10 days but it did finally arrive. Now I'm set for months.

If you're having trouble finding some, I suggest checking out Walmart at random times just in case they get more in stock.

[quote] they should have put limits on the purchases once it became clear that people were hoarding.

But Murica! Individual freedom & entrepreneurship are the most beautiful things about our free market society. You’ve got to let the market decide. If I’m smart enough to corner the market on a product, I’m better than other people. Every Murican deserves a chance to lie, cheat, steal, hide money from the IRS and keep every penny they make. It’s MAH money, not the gubbernints. I made that money through hard work of driving around, buying out stores & ordering huge quantities of needed goods online. I’m a bidnessman.

So in other words COSTCO instead of taking back the unused toilet paper and allowing some person who doesn't have any to buy it, will instead make that person go without for a week till they can get restocked.

Yeah real good.

That was my first thought too [R26]. why not take it back so others can buy it? Personally, I'd have made these grifters give it all back without refunding anything. Also, people in Reno - Food Source has a shitload (pardon the pun) of toilet paper (12 roll packs).

R27 because they are punishing the hoarders

Maybe they can stand outside the store and try to sell it.

At this point I think I’d buy a pack.

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People also likely thought they could mark this stuff up and sell it on weren't counting on eBay, Amazon, Facebook and other online marketplaces shutting that down ASAP.

r29 They'd better be careful.

LOL, {R4}

[quote]Maybe they can stand outside the store and try to sell it. At this point I think I’d buy a pack.

And afterwards, I hope you slap their face. Slap their face viciously!

r25, so true.

R21 I use to work for Target. Receiving can view what is getting delivered. All store have a system to view what is being shipped. What do you think? Random quantities of shit just arrive? No, distribution sends you 3 cases of Cottenelle TP; your store scans only 2; discrepancy. Look for third or it's missing 1, AGAINST a shipping manifest that was created. You may not look at a list, but there is one.

R35 clearly you haven’t dealt with our new systems. Shhhhh

Why would you return toilet paper? Just keep it and give to friend and family.

I do not think you should return water that does not sound safe.

No Returns for YOU!

R37

There isn't a reason to return TP if you only purchased excess that can be used in a reasonable amount of time. Idiots that cleared out entire shelves deserve what they get. Also as stated am willing to bet they charged all that TP and water on CC and are panicking about the bill.

In this current climate they have two options besides keeping; donate or sell at below retail price. Attempting to make a profit on that stuff would be price gouging.

R26 and the people not understanding why Costco isnt accepting returns and thinking they're stupid not to resell it...

You realize these people aren't returning these items today, right? Costco is warning hoarders to stop boarding because 3 months from now when they decide it's safe and they don't need the security of 90 rolls of TP and want their money back they'll be SOL. It's a deterrent for these people to stop buying so much.

cost co sells bulk toilet paper anyways. That the whole point of Cost co, you go a couple of times a year, not twice a week. Now, they have enough for months, and they can give it to friends or family. what type of moron tries to return toilet paper?

They also said water. I do not even think that is safe.

Success!!!

I stood in line for 2 and a half hours early Friday morning but I finally got the 30 roll TP🥳🥳🤗🤗

Got some Lysol spray as well but sold it to my boss.

That 30 roll package lasts about 2 or 3 months for our family so we are good now.

[quote]what type of moron tries to return toilet paper?

The type of moron who buys 10 of these to keep for themselves and then wants to return it after the emergency is over so that they don't actually have to pay for what they didn't need, because they couldn't afford it in the first place.