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[Bri369]

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@Abrowneyegirl wrote:

@Bri369 

Of course you can buy 10 pairs if you want them.  But if you are only going to buy them then return them out of season so the store suffers a loss than that is not great.

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I wouldn't do that.  I try to not return anything.

If it isn't against store policy, I don't see what the issue is.  

[cherry]

I might not be right, but I have always thought as far as shopping and sales, the early bird gets the worm

I don't see anything wrong with buying what you want. Its the same  thing as buying a house or a car. We live in a free market economy

I think the less intrusion into  business, is the best for eveyone. I certainly don't want to live under a quota system, for any purchase.

[handygal2]

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@Bri369 wrote:

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@handygal2 wrote:

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@Carmie wrote:

@handygal2   You have the same shot as her friend does.  When merchandise hits the floor for sale, it is available for anyone and everyone.  If you want it, be there and buy it.

I know of no one who will look at a pair of their favorite and popular black pants and find 3 pairs in their size left and then buy all three pairs.  No one says, I should only buy one pair and give someone else a shot at the other two.

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@Carmie : The way l look at it, if l buy 1 pair of the black pants in my size, 2 other women can also buy themselves a pair. Your friend is preventing all 3 of us from buying those pants we wanted. And she doesn’t even want them! 

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Are you suggesting stores limit purchases to 1 item per person?  If I want to buy 10 pairs of black pants, I can.  

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@Bri369 : No, I’m not suggesting that. But it would be highly unlikely that anyone would be buying that many of the same item in the same size unless they’re going to re-sell them. (See my message #71).

[Bri369]

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@handygal2 wrote:

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@Bri369 wrote:

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@handygal2 wrote:

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@Carmie wrote:

@handygal2   You have the same shot as her friend does.  When merchandise hits the floor for sale, it is available for anyone and everyone.  If you want it, be there and buy it.

I know of no one who will look at a pair of their favorite and popular black pants and find 3 pairs in their size left and then buy all three pairs.  No one says, I should only buy one pair and give someone else a shot at the other two.

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@Carmie : The way l look at it, if l buy 1 pair of the black pants in my size, 2 other women can also buy themselves a pair. Your friend is preventing all 3 of us from buying those pants we wanted. And she doesn’t even want them! 

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Are you suggesting stores limit purchases to 1 item per person?  If I want to buy 10 pairs of black pants, I can.  

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@Bri369 : No, I’m not suggesting that. But it would be highly unlikely that anyone would be buying that many of the same item in the same size unless they’re going to re-sell them. (See my message #71).

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People buy multiples for many reasons.  What they do with them is none of anyone's business.

[Porcelain]

If a store wants to limit the quantity an individual can purchase of a particular item, they have every right to do that. It's their store. They are allowed to set limits and rules.

[LoveMeSomeQVC]

@Abrowneyegirl   What your friend is doing is called retail arbitrage and many, many people do it.

The returning part is the sketchy part.   Depending on when she's returning the items she cou!d be impacting the bottom line of the retailer based on seasonality.

[QueenDanceALot]

I don't think you can really compare her to a retailer as I believe a retailer has a business license.

That could make what she's doing questionable, even if "a lot" of other people do the same thing.

[smb3]

Like my dear father used to say, greed is a terrible thing...

[QueenDanceALot]

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@Still Raining wrote:

How can it be "immoral" (a term of judgement) if she is following all the legal rules?

The store could limit number of items or returns, but they do not.

However, she seems a little weird.

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I don't think "legal" and "moral" necessarily live together.