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Re: Warning about Best Buy! Restocking Fee

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From: David Range
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1998 00:00
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On Thu, 06 Aug 1998 22:26:52 GMT, aleinss@REMOVETHIS.mindless.com
(Adam Leinss) wrote:


>There is a 15% restocking fee on laptops ONLY.  The reason for this
>was that students were coming in, buying a laptop, writing a report on
>it and then returning it.  

From what I recall from the signs posted at BB, camcorders are also
included for pretty much the same reason. People using them for
vacations, etc. then returning them. I think there were a couple other
items , maybe printers.

David


>
>Let's put it thus way.  I don't care what site you order from, you
>have to pay shipping and if you return that product and it is NOT
>defective, you are charged a restocking fee.  Best Buy does not do
>this (unless the product is missing some parts), they just absorb the
>lost.
>
>Adam Leinss
>
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>
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From: dave131@ix.netcom.com (David Range)
Subject: Re: Warning about Best Buy! Restocking Fee
Date: 1998/08/07
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