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Across the Fence:  Always Ask For a Receipt!  |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4764 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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 Posted - Jan 03 2022 : 07:44:10 AM
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My mother-in-law bought my husband and myself $100 gift cards each from Macy's in Southern CA. She paid $200 in cash for them however the employee who took her money didn't put the receipt in the bag like she told my mother-in-law. Turns out the employee pocketed the cash and we have two gift cards that were never activated.
Make sure you always have a receipt, especially when paying cash. My sister-in-law is reporting this to the Macy's store & police, but without a receipt nothing else can be done.
It really angers me how thieves target the elderly, my mother-in-law is nearly 90 and is very upset about this. She began worrying after she mailed the cards to us when she couldn't find their receipt.
Dawn in IL
"One kind word can warm three winter months."
Japanese Proverb |
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suny58
True Blue Farmgirl
4420 Posts
Dianna
Jack
Al.
USA
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Posted - Jan 03 2022 : 08:06:56 AM
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Grrrr Dawn, that's terrible! I'm so sorry that happened to your mil! Yes, I ALWAYS ask for receipts jic there are problems activating them. I wish she could recoup her loss but there are evil desperate people out there. :(
Farmgirl #7103
FGOTM January 2018
Dianna
"Blessed are they that see beautiful things in humble places, where other people see nothing." Pissarro |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4764 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Jan 03 2022 : 10:39:54 AM
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Sadly you are correct Diana. I hate when they target seniors. I am really frustrated that nothing can be done. Lesson learned.
Dawn in IL
"One kind word can warm three winter months."
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9445 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jan 03 2022 : 12:20:49 PM
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THis is sad that there are people who take advantage of others. I always ask for a receipt for everything.
~Denise
Sister #43~1/18/2007
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7570 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
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Posted - Jan 03 2022 : 1:33:41 PM
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So sad this happened to your MIL, Dawn.
Farmgirl hugs,
Linda
Terrell, TX
Farm girl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015 and April 2017
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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Dreamer42
True Blue Farmgirl
2695 Posts
April
Central
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Jan 03 2022 : 2:07:22 PM
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Just awful. Shame on that employee.
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4333 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Jan 03 2022 : 3:41:13 PM
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Hopefully Macy's steps up and does something. That is so sad Dawn.
Farming in WI
Michele
FGOTM June2019
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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tigger9777
Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader & Guru / FG Guide
157 Posts
Candy
Oakley
CA
USA
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Posted - Jan 04 2022 : 12:22:01 AM
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Thanks for sharing
We can all learn a good lesson from this nasty situation
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4764 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4764 Posts |
Posted - Jan 04 2022 : 06:40:57 AM
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Without a receipt, nothing will be done on Macy's part. We are in IL and my mother-in-law is in CA, otherwise I would go to that store & their local police about it. We told our MIL that it was all straightened out with Macys to put her mind at ease. She was very worried after mailing the cards to us that they weren't properly activated when she discovered the receipt wasn't in the bag.
Sadly, we must always be alert about these things and never let our guard down.
Dawn in IL
"One kind word can warm three winter months."
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6670 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
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Posted - Jan 04 2022 : 4:28:22 PM
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Dawn, I am sorry to hear about this situation and you are right that we all need to get and keep receipts in case we need them.
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
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Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jan 05 2022 : 1:01:35 PM
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Dawn, I’m so sorry this happened to your family. It breaks my heart that there are so many untrustworthy people in this world. I wish there was something that could be done to fix the problem. So sad.
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4764 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Jan 05 2022 : 1:55:46 PM
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Thanks, I feel bad for my MIL. She is on a very fixed income and even though we told her we didn't need anything she still went out of her way to buy us the gift cards. She needs to use a walker so going to a big store like Macy's is quite difficult for her and then to have her $ stolen like this really infuriates us. Living so far away makes it even more difficult since our hands are tied & we don't want her to know that her money was stolen.
Sadly she used to have a cleaning service for her apartment & they stole her prescriptions & wallet plus a birthday gift she had for someone in her bedroom. She was concerned that a new crew had come to clean her apartment & went to check on the birthday gift that was on her dress when she discovered it was missing. That's when she realized they got into her purse and cleared out her medicine cabinet as well. This was about 3 years ago and my SIL who lives over an hour away from her took over cleaning her apartment on weekends. My SIL is a doctor and works full-time plus has her own family to take care of, but sadly she can't trust anyone to take care of her mom's apartment without worrying they will steal from her again.
Dawn in IL
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