$1.5 Million Bar-code Scheme Bilks Wal-Mart Stores

nomrniceguy writes "Two couples have been charged in a price-switching scheme that allegedly defrauded Wal-Mart stores in 19 states of $1.5 million over the last decade. Authorities said the scheme involved using a home computer to produce UPC bar codes for cheaper products and slipping them over the real codes on high-priced items. The suspects then allegedly sold the merchandise, or returned it for refunds or store gift cards that also were sold."

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And this works because....?

[raehl]

Or at last chance you could be like my girlfriend, loose the recipt and just dress in a miniskirt and a tight shirt and act dingy to the pimply faced associate.

And this works because the associate has never seen something in a miniskirt MOO before?

Re:Doesn't add up

[Pig Hogger]

There's a couple of major stores I know in the UK that don't like to give returns. And you know what? Once people experience an obstructive refund policy, they'll think twice about giving you any money again.
So, for the sake of 1 refund of 1 product, you can lose years of business, as well as people telling all their friends what a bunch of bastards you are.

This is the main reasons why little-fuck stores are faring so badly in the face of Wall-Marde: the little shits who run them will NEVER admit being wrong, and they ALWAYS treat their customers like they're doing their customers a favour by letting them in their holy stores. So, whenever a customer gets snubbed by one of those little fuck mom&pop stores, he says "fuck those fuckiong fuckers", and goes to Wall-Marde where he knows the glassy-eyed clerks there won't give him "NO" for an answer when some merchandise fucks-up.

Re:Somehow I'm not surprised at quite a few respon

[Brakz0rz]

Or maybe I'm pro revolutionary upheaval including the destruction of enourmous corporate/media entities.

Every little bit helps y'know.