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So you want the store that is being generous and not charging a
restocking fee to give you a free equipment rental so you can
determine if you want it? It's people like you who cause
restocking fees to be implemented in the first place!

Bill

Ching Tai wrote:
> 
> Hi Bill,
> 
> Yes, I would return the item to the no-return-fee store and
> buy it from CompUSA IFF CompUSA is _way_ cheaper.  _way_
> cheaper for me is at least 20% or more off.  Otherwise, I'd
> just ask the no-return-fee store to do a price match.
> 
> This cost me the same amount of work, since I usually only
> find out about CompUSA's price when I'm in their store, and
> to do a price match or return, I would have to go back to the
> no-return-fee store anyway.
> 
> However, because I hardly every go into a CompUSA, I've not
> done the above too often.  Last time I did it was w/ a
> digital camera where CompUSA was 25% cheaper, but that was
> months ago.  (I only went into CompUSA because it was next
> to this hair cutting place.)  But, that was an exception,
> I'd say 99% of the time, CompUSA is more expensive.
> 
> -Ching
> 
> Bill Rubin wrote:
> >
> > Ching Tai wrote:
> > >
> > > Here's my set of rules:
> > > 1. Buy things from cheapest store that does not
> > >    charge for returns.
> > > 2. If a return-fee store (e.g. CompUSA) sells the
> > >    same item at >=20% cheaper than the no-return-fee
> > >    stores, I'd return the item to the no-return-fee
> > >    store and buy it from the return-fee store.
> > > 3. If the return-fee store sells the same item at
> > >    less than 20% of my purchase price, I go back to
> > >    the no-return-fee store and ask for a price match.
> > >
> > > This way, I reward the no-return-fee AND cheapest
> > > stores.  I hate to have all those return-fee stores
> > > go out-of-business :)  But I also hate to have to pay
> > > a return fee.
> > >
> >
> > Are you saying that you return opened items to places that don't
> > charge a restocking fee and buy it at CompUSA or some other
> > store that DOES charge a restocking fee once you've decided that
> > you want to keep the item, if they are cheaper? Or am I
> > misinterpreting your rule #2? I am sure that all of the stores
> > you grace with your business are so thrilled to have it.
> >
> > Bill