John Doe goes into walmart with a printed out barcode for something cheap like hand sanitizer. He puts that barcode over the barcode of a higher priced item, then pays for it. He then goes back to the store, takes off the fake barcode and gets a refund. I read about this on a website, but it doesn't make sense. Wouldnt the receipt have the info from the product of the fake barcode???? How do he get the refund?
2007-08-07 05:12:32 · 3 answers · asked by Nick M 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
The receipt would show the cheap item only, so he could not take it back for a refund. The only thing he could get away with is paying the cheap-item price for the more expensive item -- and ONLY if the clerk wasn't paying too much attention in the first place. It definitely wouldn't work for something like a hand-sanitizer barcode covering a TV or iPod barcode, unless the clerk was a total moron.
What it could work for is a 42 oz box of Cherrios covered with 10 oz Cherrios barcode.
This scam is still shoplifiting, though -- anyway you look at it.
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2007-08-07 05:21:31 · answer #1 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He gets a refund without the receipt, most likely not a cash refund, but a store credit or voucher. (Like if you were returning an ugly sweater to a store that your Granny gave you for Christmas, without a receipt.)
That's waaaaaaaaaay illegal. Hope you aren't considering it....
2007-08-07 05:21:31 · answer #2 · answered by Lianne R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have also heard of that. someone goes into a store and buys a 6 pack of coke.
he goes home, drinks half of it and returns to the store, complains, and he gets a full refund plus hes not thirsty anymore.
elaborate, huh?
2007-08-07 05:18:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋