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A Mixed Bag of Goods
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Weigh Your Options
Retail stores normally sort their unwanted goods into two categories - customer returns and overstocks. Both have positive and negative [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] points to consider:
1. Customer returns are items that were purchased, taken home, and brought back. Once opened, they can't be re-shelved.
? The downside of returns is some of them were defaced by the customer or just don't work. A higher percentage of them are dented, have cosmetic damage, or are missing parts.
? The upside of returns is they're usually more current, in-demand products - they were purchased for a reason. Many of them are still in perfect condition - they were only returned because the color, size, or model was wrong.
2. Overstocks are items that sat on a retailer's shelf too long. In spite of discounts, they simply didn't sell.
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