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March 15, 2018 12:17PM
I have a shop coming up in a few weeks where I need to buy cowboy boots, no fee just a full reimbursement for the purchased product. Even though I live in Austin and grew up in the sticks, none of my family or friends wear boots. So would it be okay to return the boots several days after and keep the refund as my "fee"? I read over the guidelines twice, and I don't see anything in there saying you can't return them.
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March 15, 2018 01:32PM
I would contact the scheduler for the answer. Since it is full reimbursement, my guess is no returns.

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March 15, 2018 02:09PM
If the scheduler says no, you can probably sell them on-line to get most of it back.

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March 15, 2018 03:52PM
It is generally frowned upon to to this - retailers can track receipts and some MSC's will deactivate you.... However, selling them through a private sale would be perfectly acceptable.

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March 15, 2018 07:09PM
Thanks for the replies. I'll go deeper into family and surely I can find someone who wants some really nice boots. My sister has gotten quite a few "gifts" the last several months for shops where I had no use for the products myself.
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March 15, 2018 07:18PM
I don't understand why you would be interested in a reimbursement only shop when you didn't want the reimbursed item.

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March 15, 2018 07:23PM
I don't either. Those type shops and coupon shops are for something you need or really want.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/15/2018 07:57PM by HonnyBrown.
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March 15, 2018 07:39PM
Because usually I can find a family member pretty easily who wants or needs the item. In this instance, I saw the show late at night, knew they'd be gone by morning if I didn't take one, and then contact family and friends this morning.
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March 15, 2018 07:59PM
@ShopGuy9 wrote:

Because usually I can find a family member pretty easily who wants or needs the item. In this instance, I saw the show late at night, knew they'd be gone by morning if I didn't take one, and then contact family and friends this morning.

Dude - no need to explain.

Why you choose the shops you do is no one's business. As they say in Texas, whatever greases your wagon.
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March 16, 2018 12:23PM
Boots are, or used to be, really popular on eBay (I've sold some at jaw-dropping prices!). If they're a popular brand, might be worth a try if you end up not knowing anyone who needs them..

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March 16, 2018 06:39PM
@Professional Guest wrote:

@ShopGuy9 wrote:

Because usually I can find a family member pretty easily who wants or needs the item. In this instance, I saw the show late at night, knew they'd be gone by morning if I didn't take one, and then contact family and friends this morning.

Dude - no need to explain.

Why you choose the shops you do is no one's business. As they say in Texas, whatever greases your wagon.

I never said he shouldn't do the shop. I simply stated I didn't understand why he would want to. I agree if the shop fits his goals then he should do it.

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March 16, 2018 07:42PM
Occasionally one may opt to do a reimbursement shop for an MSC as a loss leader. I did that to get my foot in the door with one particular MSC known for reimbursement only shops. Now every shop I do for them is bonused. Once a scheduler begged me to do a phone shop for a crappy $5. After explaining that I don't do phone shops for any price, I agreed to do it for her as a favor. The bonuses she offered the following month on other shops were higher than that she had typically offered before.

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March 17, 2018 08:09AM
@bgriffin wrote:

I never said he shouldn't do the shop. I simply stated I didn't understand why he would want to. I agree if the shop fits his goals then he should do it.

I never said you did.
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