A police detective said three or four people had tried to return merchandise, and became angry when offered an exchange instead of their money back.

She pointed out that consumers are quick to return defective merchandise and demand a refund.

They demand timely delivery of goods and the ability to easily return merchandise that proves disappointing, for example.

People should know better than to return merchandise at precisely the same time that everyone else is buying it.

Returning stolen merchandise: Shoplifting with the objective to return the item(s) for full price, plus any sales tax.

Customers are reminded that they can return merchandise for any reason within 30 days.

There are various reasons why customers may wish to return merchandise.

But the first customer I approached wanted to return merchandise.

Sample Sale Many fashion houses hold private sales at this time of year, to clear out samples and returned merchandise from the fall season.

Previously, retailers took almost no risk, since they were able to return most merchandise they could not sell.