> Retailers are often unable to put returned items back on the shelves if, for example, a box gets opened or a product gets lightly used before being returned.
Not so my local Walmart. I returned a jar of peanut butter that turned out to be open (the seal under the lid). That type was sold out; I took the last one without checking. Ten minutes later, I went to that shelf and see that it was still sold out. No wait, there is one, again! OMG, is that the one I just returned? I unscrew the lid: yep, broken seal.
Restocking an open food item returned by a customer is gross.
Not so my local Walmart. I returned a jar of peanut butter that turned out to be open (the seal under the lid). That type was sold out; I took the last one without checking. Ten minutes later, I went to that shelf and see that it was still sold out. No wait, there is one, again! OMG, is that the one I just returned? I unscrew the lid: yep, broken seal.
Restocking an open food item returned by a customer is gross.