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Re:Reflections of a "Book Pirate" by tomjen3 on Monday December 19, 2011 @03:27PM (#3370994)
I can understand why it might be cheaper to not to restock it, but doesn't it provide an incentive to the customer to keep the item?
Re:Reflections of a "Book Pirate" by patio11 on Monday December 19, 2011 @04:13PM (#3371166)
Customers are generally unaware of the policy prior to making the decision to return it and, if it provides adverse incentives, that is a "cost of doing business." I won't give you numbers for ex-employers, but returns for BCC were less than .9% of sales last year. Even if every last one was fraudulent, whee, it cost me less than hamburgers and milkshakes at one particular restaurant in Mountain View that I happened to be at a lot. (Steak something, on Castro Street. Two thumbs up.)
Re:Reflections of a "Book Pirate" by kqr2 on Monday December 19, 2011 @04:45PM (#3371271)
Sounds like you are referring to the SteakOut:

http://www.steakout.us/