rjp said:
Are you saying Costco would take this thing back (or anything purchased from there) after any length of time? Even on stuff like this? Refund or credit? Holy Cow!
The main reason to keep the receipt is spelled out below.
Say you bought a Craftsman compressor in 2002 for $299 and you decide to take advantage of the return policy and upgrade to the new oilless version eyeballing you on the shelf. You decide to take the compressor back and.......
A. With a receipt - You get every penny back of your $299 purchase. Score!
B. With no receipt - You get back the lowest price it sold for, no matter what you payed. It happened to get marked down in 2003 to $229 and that's what your getting back. Kinda good
C. After 5 years with receipt - You get every penny back of the $299. Score!
D. After 5 years without a receipt - Most of the time, it has been purged out of the system at this point. If they can find records of the item (not likely at this point), you get the lowest price it sold for. < I would not suggest doing this