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   Hello Mike!   
      
    MP> Yes, it is not smart and, yes, the danger is that they   
    MP> take the thief's word for it being something purchased in   
    MP> their store.   
      
   I've had [1] a few people suggesting that a book that they are     
   returning was a gift purchased in my shop, never read it, and     
   they didn't have a receipt, and were hoping for an exchange or     
   credit at the full price and [2] others claiming that the books     
   they are bringing in are "brand new" and were hoping for the     
   full price in cash.  Sheesh.  Sorry, but without a receipt,     
   nothing is going to happen.   
      
      
    MP> When I was working in retail, I did not usually work the   
    MP> service desk, but we were always supposed to ask for a   
    MP> receipt on returns.  So the opportunity was only there if   
    MP> the thief happened to find someone at the desk who was not   
    MP> doing their job.   
      
   Yeah.. and the thief would come up with some kind of BS story     
   why the receipt is missing or something.   
      
      
    MP> I think more recently, many stores have been giving store   
    MP> credit if customersdon't have the receipt & the item is   
    MP> something that store sells. So the opportunity to commit   
    MP> this kind of crime has gone up as retail chains have   
    MP> become more lax on their return policies.   
      
   That's the bare minimum approach, and wise.  The receipt is the     
   key.   
      
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