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[chrystaltree]

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@Shorty2U wrote:

That's sad. I wont be responsible. Ive never returned any gift in my entire life. Love all my gifts! lol. Plus we recycle everything here.. Save Mother Earth, recycle! 

I don't return gifts either, actually I don't return much at all.  I re-gift or I give things away or I donate items.  

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[SunValley]

I don’t return gifts either. And I have become a more thoughtful shopper so I don’t waste my money on impulse purchases or sale items just because something is on sale. If it didn’t appeal to me at full price, a sale tag doesn’t improve the fit or design. 

[Spurt]

My mom worked in a discount store (Woolco) for a short time one of the many items sold was paperback and hard cover books, periodically they would purge the books, tear off the cover and throw some of the books away....My mom asked why coulndnt the employees be offered the books rather than just trash them  or donate them to a library or other organization, and they said no because they couldnt write it off....SO SAD!!!...

[AuntMame]

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@Spurt wrote:

My mom worked in a discount store (Woolco) for a short time one of the many items sold was paperback and hard cover books, periodically they would purge the books, tear off the cover and throw some of the books away....My mom asked why coulndnt the employees be offered the books rather than just trash them  or donate them to a library or other organization, and they said no because they couldnt write it off....SO SAD!!!...

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When stores tear the covers off unsold books and return the covers to the publishers the publishers reimburse the stores for what they paid for the unsold books. Returning only the covers is cheaper than shipping back the whole book.

[blackhole99]

Maybe at this point in earths history it doesn't matter, Stephen Hawking is predicting the world will end in 100 years anyway. He is saying we need to find another planet to live on.

[Spurt]

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@AuntMame wrote:

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@Spurt wrote:

My mom worked in a discount store (Woolco) for a short time one of the many items sold was paperback and hard cover books, periodically they would purge the books, tear off the cover and throw some of the books away....My mom asked why coulndnt the employees be offered the books rather than just trash them  or donate them to a library or other organization, and they said no because they couldnt write it off....SO SAD!!!...

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When stores tear the covers off unsold books and return the covers to the publishers the publishers reimburse the stores for what they paid for the unsold books. Returning only the covers is cheaper than shipping back the whole book.

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@AuntMame

My point is the book is wasted and someone might have enjoyed reading it even without a cover.............

[Plaid Pants2]

I think by law, bookstores cannot donate unsold books.

Businesses MUST abide by, and follow all rules, laws and regulations when it comes to unsold products, and sometimes it is cheaper to toss, than it is to send back to the manufacturer for repackaging.

Businesses are not at liberty to do the "feel good" thing.

That's just the way it is, and if anybody here were to run a business, they would find out the same.

A business hands are tied as to what they can and cannot do with unsold items, like it or not.

[sunshine45]

there are some GREAT ways to use used books......even if you are not going to read them. i have seen people make some very pretty tables out of them. i am sure others have even more unique ideas on how to use and not waste.