Two weeks ago Ken flew to Oregon for an interview, leaving me all by my lonesome on a Friday night. (Silly Kenny - he should have known better.) And I just happened to be dropping off a friend from work at her house in Orem.... right down the street from the local Target. Well, I really ought not to waste such a coincidence, so I popped in for some errand-running. (Doesn't that sound so much more responsible than "shopping"?) Out of consideration for my husband, I purchased some cuticle cream that doesn't smell like the lemon-scented one I currently have, which he hates. Just a few nights ago, I got around to taking the new cuticle cream out of its packaging for its inaugural trial run.... and discovered that it had already been used!
I have no idea how that could have happened - the package was in perfect condition when I bought it! So now I have a serious dilemma - I can't use the nice $5.00 cuticle cream, but can I really return it? I've had the cream at my house for two weeks now, so even though I can bring the receipt with me, who will believe such a a tale as, "I opened this perfectly sealed package and the product had already been used!" There are finger marks in there that aren't mine, it's about half empty, but still - I cringe thinking of the story I will have to relate to whichever skeptical Target employee I can corner. Maybe I can show them my crappy-looking cuticles as proof that the user of such lovely, non-lemon-smelling cuticle cream obviously wasn't me.
What do you think, my readers? Do I stand a credible chance explaining that it must have been a ghost that used up the hand care product I bought from Target and not sound like a lunatic?
About Us
- Katie (and Ken) Baldwin
- OR, United States
- I am a graduate of the American Studies and Spanish programs of Brigham Young University, a lover of all things Humanities, and with weaknesses for naughty junk food, 1990s romantic comedies, beautiful clothes/shoes/makeup, and Halloween. I like to daydream about being a professor, an archaeologist, an FBI agent, or an actress. I also love my three adorable nieces. Kenny is a BYU graduate of the Engineering and Business schools who dreams of becoming a police officer. He loves everything motorcycle and guitar, baseball, basketball, and snowboarding, and would never say no to Italian food or clothes shopping. He loves horror films, watching food shows on the Travel Channel, and cop shows, all of which have led to some exciting adventures for us! We are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, served missions in NYC (me) and northern California (Ken), and love the Gospel and our family and friends.
8 comments:
EW! Return it! Use your customer service skills to calmly explain that it had been opened. I am so big on returning things, and the more calmly and rationally you can explain things, the better.
And be apologetic, too. If they understand and are sympathetic, the better off you will be. I worked there for a long time... trust me, they will take it back.
Oh, and, are you guys thinking of moving back to Oregon?
Thanks, Meredith! I am such a weenie about returning things, but this grossed me out so much. AND I found the receipt!
Ken is looking at jobs in Oregon and I would be delighted if something panned out there. I love Utah, I would love to go back to school there for my graduate degree, and I really love being near Megan, but I sure miss the rest of my family and my NW home!
Ken once related to me a hilarious "returns" story he heard from one of his Kohl's coworkers - someone once returned a waffle iron to their store.... with a waffle still in it! Ken was like, "I would have asked him, 'Uh, do you want to finish your breakfast first?' People are ridiculous!"
Abso-freaking-lutely! EWWWW. My stomach is churning over the mere THOUGHT.
P.S. There's an angel currently wowing her adoring audience on Sarah's blog. Check out my precious new niece!
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Return it!!! Give those folks at Target a chance to tell funny stories like Kenny's!!! That ... is ... disgusting.
Okay ... weird ... that last comment was not Megan -- it was her mother. Katie -- no more making fun of folks in need of customer service help. Apparently, your mother could use a little herself.
I won't laugh. I locked myself out of two of my accounts last week, prompting a total reset of about 7-8 different passwords.
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