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Re:More than 90% of ‘genuine’ Apple chargers and cables sold... by Karunamon on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @12:37PM (#12745289)
Returning things sucks.

* It requires a printer, which I'd rather not even have in the house given security concerns and/or planned obsolescence costs (ink carts)

* It requires keeping the original shipping box around for a month

* It requires waiting around for the shipping people to show up, because they can't be trusted to pick up a package left for them.

* It requires waiting days for the funds to reappear.

Going to the damn store, receipt in hand, is actually easier.

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Re:More than 90% of ‘genuine’ Apple chargers and cables sold... by DashRattlesnake on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @03:12PM (#12746798)
> It requires a printer, which I'd rather not even have in the house given security concerns and/or planned obsolescence costs (ink carts)

For the ink cartridge thing, I'd look into a cheap laser printer. I have a Brother duplex model that I paid $80 for new. The smaller packed-in toner cartridge lasted me more than a year, and I don't expect to need to replace the full-size cartridge for years.

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Re:More than 90% of ‘genuine’ Apple chargers and cables sold... by gdulli on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @12:59PM (#12745483)
I got clothes from American Eagle online recently and then returned part of the order to a store when I had to. It was great, no return shipping hassle. No printer needed, I don't have one either.
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Re:More than 90% of ‘genuine’ Apple chargers and cables sold... by jdcarter on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @01:46PM (#12745949)
I'll defend Amazon on this one: UPS will pick up the order and the delivery person will have the sticker to put on the box. Last month I ordered some Nest Protects from Amazon and one was defective. I filed for a return and the next day had a replacement, plus the UPS guy picked up the box for my return. Couldn't be easier.
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Re:More than 90% of ‘genuine’ Apple chargers and cables sold... by Karunamon on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @01:53PM (#12746010)
Only if your local UPS is friendly and competent - mine is neither. You know those videos where drivers spike packages on the ground, over fences, the ones where they got the nickname "Untied Package Smashers"?

That's happened to me. There's a reason I use FedEx anytime I have a choice :(

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