I'll give you a perfect example of how retailers coddle consumers. I bought a tv at walmart over a year ago. Around November of 2002 I think. About 2 weeks ago it died. Hit the power button, nothing, use the remote, nothing. It's out of warranty, I have no receipt, but Walmart took it back and gave me a better and more expensive tv at no charge. Makes absolutely no sense to me how that could possibly be profitable for them to do. My aunt does it all the time when she buys something that breaks or she doesn't like. If the store she bought it from won't take it back and Walmart sells the same thing she takes it there and they give her the money back. SHE DIDN'T EVEN BUY THE THING THERE and they issue a refund. Again, it makes no sense to me.
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