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Guy Gives In And Takes A “Free” Lawn Mower From A Hardware Store After They Keep Calling Him For Weeks
Recently, Redditor Die_Ringer shared an incident about a lawn mower and repeated calls from a big box hardware store.
The story started when the author purchased a new mower with a deal on a display model. “I asked if I could set it aside and come back in a little bit with my truck. I returned maybe 30 min later and picked up my mower and headed home,” Die_Ringer explained and added that “this should be the end of the story but weirdly, it isn’t.”
What followed were incoming calls from the same store asking Die_Ringer to come in and pick up his lawn mower.
No matter how much the Redditor tried to explain it wasn’t his, the store was very persistent. Read on to find out what exactly happened and how this incident ended.
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Credits: Die_Ringer
In the story of American retail, historians generally trace the birth of the big box store back to 1962 when the now-turned retail powerhouses came to the market: Walmart, Target, and Kmart.
Big box store is a term that refers to a physically large retail establishment, usually part of a chain of stores. They are 50,000 square feet (1.3 acres) or more and often carry only one category of merchandise. Among the well-known big box stores that primarily stock hardware, for example, are Home Depot, Lowe’s and Ace Hardware. These stores are plain and functional and often resemble a huge box.
It’s no secret that big boxes are known for their rapid employee turnover. There is as little personal experience as it gets, as big boxes are meant to stock and sell goods, rather than provide personal experiences between a seller and a buyer.
According to Chad Syverson, an economic professor at The University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, when it comes to retail’s future, he expects that big box stores will not get any bigger, as they did in the ’80s and ’90s.
“I think it’s still going to be a physical establishment. Until e-commerce really makes inroads into drugs, cosmetics, food and beverage, there’s a huge amount of retail volume out there that basically e-commerce hasn’t touched yet at all,” Syverson toldThe Atlantic and added that we’re still going to see physical stores, but it’s hard to say what kind of size they will be.
People shared similar stories that happened to them in the comments
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The Starsong Princess 3 years ago
My sister had her kitchen redone by a contractor who was not noted for being well organized. He never invoiced her for the final payment which was about $20,000. So she called him several times to pick up his cheque and he kept saying yes, yes but never came. Finally, she mailed him a cheque but he never cashed it. It’s been 10 years, she never heard from him again but she thinks he might have gone to jail.
Squawkleo 3 years ago
Small but cute: at my local bookstore they have a "scan and go" app. You scan the book and pay for it online with your credit card. It always makes me feel weird because you essentially just walk out of the shop with a book under you arm. Recently I purchased a book and later saw that it hadn't hit my credit card account. So I went to the shop to pay for the book. Shopkeeper let me have the book for free and a complimentary coffee for being honest. Sometimes it just says being a good guy.
Atopher Bot 3 years ago
I had the same thing happen. Bought the floor model of a nice washer and dryer and got a call 5 weeks later asking when I was going to pick up my washer and dryer. Went in, talked to customer service, talked to the appliance guys, and they said it would be taken care of. Two weeks later get another call to come and pick it up. Explain again. Two weeks later get another call and they are short with me because "these things have been sitting here for a long time taking up space. You need to come get them!" OK, go pick them up and they (3 people in customer service) were all "YAY! These things are finally getting out of here so we can have the space back".
Craig Silberman 3 years ago
I worked at Lowe's for five or six months, and think it's a great company, but back then their systems were antiquated, and things like this were probably not uncommon.
Jim 3 years ago
Guitar center sent me 2 of the same $1000 guitars. I returned the first one because I wasn’t happy with the setup and got a refund. Then another showed up at the door with no additional charge. I tried to return the second one but it was already listed as returned - both guitars were tied to the same order number. GC had no way to accept it as a return, so they said Merry Christmas, enjoy your new guitar.
Beck 3 years ago
Do you guys know about penny items at dollar general? There is a facebook page that keeps up with them and lets you know which items. When they clearance out they go a penny and employees are supposed to take them off the shelves. But if they do not and you get to then first then you get them for a penny.
alloutbikes@yahoo.com 2 years ago
I found some of those one time and the cashier took them and said nope.
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Mads 3 years ago
A few years ago, I was telling my husband I wanted a Kindle Paperwhite, and he surprised me with one he bought me from a supermarket. Thing was, this was literally two days before the brand new, much better version was released by Amazon, so he took it back and got a refund. Thing was...he never got charged for the original purchase for some reason, so the supermarket basically gave him £100. Even better, Amazon had their usual deals going on when the new version was released, and it cost £90! So I basically got a Kindle for free and my husband made £10!
The Starsong Princess 3 years ago
My sister had her kitchen redone by a contractor who was not noted for being well organized. He never invoiced her for the final payment which was about $20,000. So she called him several times to pick up his cheque and he kept saying yes, yes but never came. Finally, she mailed him a cheque but he never cashed it. It’s been 10 years, she never heard from him again but she thinks he might have gone to jail.
Squawkleo 3 years ago
Small but cute: at my local bookstore they have a "scan and go" app. You scan the book and pay for it online with your credit card. It always makes me feel weird because you essentially just walk out of the shop with a book under you arm. Recently I purchased a book and later saw that it hadn't hit my credit card account. So I went to the shop to pay for the book. Shopkeeper let me have the book for free and a complimentary coffee for being honest. Sometimes it just says being a good guy.
Atopher Bot 3 years ago
I had the same thing happen. Bought the floor model of a nice washer and dryer and got a call 5 weeks later asking when I was going to pick up my washer and dryer. Went in, talked to customer service, talked to the appliance guys, and they said it would be taken care of. Two weeks later get another call to come and pick it up. Explain again. Two weeks later get another call and they are short with me because "these things have been sitting here for a long time taking up space. You need to come get them!" OK, go pick them up and they (3 people in customer service) were all "YAY! These things are finally getting out of here so we can have the space back".
Craig Silberman 3 years ago
I worked at Lowe's for five or six months, and think it's a great company, but back then their systems were antiquated, and things like this were probably not uncommon.
Jim 3 years ago
Guitar center sent me 2 of the same $1000 guitars. I returned the first one because I wasn’t happy with the setup and got a refund. Then another showed up at the door with no additional charge. I tried to return the second one but it was already listed as returned - both guitars were tied to the same order number. GC had no way to accept it as a return, so they said Merry Christmas, enjoy your new guitar.
Beck 3 years ago
Do you guys know about penny items at dollar general? There is a facebook page that keeps up with them and lets you know which items. When they clearance out they go a penny and employees are supposed to take them off the shelves. But if they do not and you get to then first then you get them for a penny.
alloutbikes@yahoo.com 2 years ago
I found some of those one time and the cashier took them and said nope.
Load More Replies... Mads 3 years ago
A few years ago, I was telling my husband I wanted a Kindle Paperwhite, and he surprised me with one he bought me from a supermarket. Thing was, this was literally two days before the brand new, much better version was released by Amazon, so he took it back and got a refund. Thing was...he never got charged for the original purchase for some reason, so the supermarket basically gave him £100. Even better, Amazon had their usual deals going on when the new version was released, and it cost £90! So I basically got a Kindle for free and my husband made £10!
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