Returning "Free" Tylenol to walmart?

I was in walmart this evening picking up a prescription. Here I am sitting on a bench with happens to be at the end of the aisle just about beside the childrens medicine. I overhear two women ask the pharmacy assistant if they can return tylenol because they bought a certain kind and their child doesnt like it, no big deal. The pharmacy assistant says thats fine with the receipt but then one woman says that they have about 200 dollars worth to return! The heck?Obviously the tylenol was purchased with coupons making them just about free otherwise why buy so much. I didnt hear the rest of the conversation as they were walking away and I feel a little bad for eavsdropping but wow to buy that much of a free product only to return it gives all of us a bad name, I hope they werent allowed to make the return.

Wow that's pretty blatant. Really hope the store said NO. An honest mistake, maybe, but just donate all of that stuff you got for free!

I have heard of people doing that... Even worse, I have heard them price match items to get them free and than return them at the full price. Arg, it is very frustrating for sure!

Woah! That person has more balls than brains, that's for sure. Part of me finds it amusing that they can't even wait until the sale is over to pull a stunt like that. I definitely hope the staff was able to see past their scheme and deny the return (even if it was just for store credit).

I don't think the store can even put returned medicine back on the shelf so what are they supposed to do with $200 of unsaleable Tylenol?

huhu, wat! 200, that insane! but i think there are those people out there and one that shops at my local WM too....I was at my WM 2 days straight for the past 2 days. yesterday I went there were at least 20-30 of the 2-11yrs old tyleno on shelf. and today I went there again. there were 0! only the infant one were left. I think to myself,....who the heck brought them all in one day.....wooo, given that WM location is not busy, mostly dead on weekdays.....I got 4 on this deal, 2 infant and 2 children and already thought that was too many already for 2 kids, they do have an expiry date on them.

So the store can't restock the meds bc they can't guarantee its safety anymore and cashiers know what you are up to - way to ruin couponing people

No wonder WM is checking those coupons for copies so carefully

Everytime there is a free of next to free deal my walmart in Halifax is cleared out the first day.

I didn't even know about this deal until I saw a woman at my Walmart with a cart full. Then I came online to see what was up. I get free samples from mmy doctor so I don't need any.... Even if I did that woman already took them all!

The coupon says one per customer. Too bad cashiers aren't noticing. Mine did. Didn't matter though, I was using 2 different coupons and went back the next day. Shame on the person using a coupon that is clearly limited (assuming they realize it too I guess).

I haven't even noticed that Walmart sell any tylenol.

thats what 70 bottles?! really i'd hate to see the poor child that goes through 70 bottles of tylenol in the time before it expires here we might go through 2-3 a year and that's pushing it

Argh!

no words!

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Originally Posted by matchstix

I don't think the store can even put returned medicine back on the shelf so what are they supposed to do with $200 of unsaleable Tylenol?

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You're right, they can't put it back if it was returned, they have the file a "claim" for it.. I think the manufacturer either gives them a rebate on the price, or a percentage of the loss back. Either way, the companies are going to crack down on this really soon if it keeps happening. I've returned things that I've purchased with a coupon before, but I've never purchased something with the intention of returning it to get the amount back.. it's too bad the policies can be exploited this way.

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Originally Posted by Midnightly

thats what 70 bottles?! really i'd hate to see the poor child that goes through 70 bottles of tylenol in the time before it expires here we might go through 2-3 a year and that's pushing it

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Ha! I was thinking that too. I picked up four extra bottles of children's Tylenol/Motrin throughout the week but those extras are going to a local women's shelter. I can only hope that the people filling their carts with the stuff are doing the same.

Why donate it, when she can make a quick $200 in buying and returning? That's disgusting in my opinion, there's something wrong with people. I bought 3 in total - 2 infant, 1 child and I had a hard time finding them...now I know why

That is just disgusting. I myself only bought two boxes and I think that is more then enough. Actually I realize I should have just bought one infant and the other as a children's. I will never use 2 boxes before my daughter turns 2 (she is 18 months now) but I have a friend who could probably use the other box

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Originally Posted by amandabananda

Why donate it, when she can make a quick $200 in buying and returning? That's disgusting in my opinion, there's something wrong with people. I bought 3 in total - 2 infant, 1 child and I had a hard time finding them...now I know why

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wait....how can she make $200.....her recipt will say 52Xvendors coupon -$3X52, and total of were probably $20(taxes) only. so why would the walmart give her back $200??

Wow, how sad. Ruining it for everyone just because they're a greedy pig. Couponing is not a JOB, you don't make a WAGE off of it!

I would immediately contact a supervisor if I saw that. Seek out an employee in the store and have them call one. Or if it's SDM beeline for the pharmacy, the pharmacists often own the place. Management takes return fraud very seriously.

Even if I had a short bus full of kids, I wouldn't buy that much children's tylenol. Octomom and The Gosselins put together don't need that much.

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Originally Posted by cinpow

wait....how can she make $200.....her recipt will say 52Xvendors coupon -$3X52, and total of were probably $20(taxes) only. so why would the walmart give her back $200??

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You can return stuff to WalMart for store credit. Pretty much as good as cash since you can buy anything and everything at WalMart.

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Originally Posted by ChantillyMcKinnon

You can return stuff to WalMart for store credit. Pretty much as good as cash since you can buy anything and everything at WalMart.

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huh? they will give store credits too even when there is coupon being used?, but yeah that is like cash. I have no idea, because I have never refund anything that I have used coupon on....only did exchange a few times, but even for exchange, they are pretty strict on it, the item must be the same or similar, or else they will not honor the exchange, because even it only states "vendor coupon", the staff knows the coupon is only good for that particular product.

Yes, because they don't give you the coupon back and get reimbursed for the coupon so to not refund the total of the item would be fraud on their end too (as they would get $3 back from the manu for nothing)

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Originally Posted by cinpow

huh? they will give store credits too even when there is coupon being used?, but yeah that is like cash. I have no idea, because I have never refund anything that I have used coupon on....only did exchange a few times, but even for exchange, they are pretty strict on it, the item must be the same or similar, or else they will not honor the exchange, because even it only states "vendor coupon", the staff knows the coupon is only good for that particular product.

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How would Wal-Mart know what the coupons were used for? She could have bought a lot of other stuff in the same transaction and say the coupons were for those products. Most people are honest and will let them know they used a coupon when returning stuff. If she's returning 70 tylenols for a refund, I doubt she's an honourable person. I mean, there has to be something sketchy going on, who buys 70 bottles of tylenol?

I guess this is the reason some SCers have reported stores limiting them to one coupon per day.
It's because of the Tylenol Ladies.

My guess is if they did buy these with coupons they are finding out now if they can return them but will not return them until the sale is over. I am also betting they will have "lost" their receipt.

Sadly there are people who use coupons for profit, which only makes it harder for those who are trying to follow the rules and use this to save money not make money.

Her child did not like Tylenol???? It is not a sweet treat for the kids.I gave to my kids different flavor and they liked non.Medication is not for the taste.How she could buy all 70 at first place. I do not think she could retuned Tyenol,people are not that stupid,they would understand some people try to make some money this way.

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Originally Posted by SassyAshley

My guess is if they did buy these with coupons they are finding out now if they can return them but will not return them until the sale is over. I am also betting they will have "lost" their receipt.

Sadly there are people who use coupons for profit, which only makes it harder for those who are trying to follow the rules and use this to save money not make money.

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I am seeing Metro put "Metro" stickers on some items, so people won't try to return elsewhere and make a profit. Guess Metro has been burned in the past too.

That's insane. One more black eye for legit couponers

Were they trying to make a return without a receipt?