Crime wave
Someone I know (ahem, cough) inadvertently aquired a microwave, in the box, from a large retailer (every little helps). They had it in a trolley and just wheeled it out. They don't put security tags on them as they're rather cumbersome to stuff up jumpers etc.

Once home they realised their mistake but there was no going back.. they would have to ride out the guilt. A couple of seconds later this was achieved. Ironically said microwave broke down (not under interogation) dramatically (sparks, molten plastic etc) a few days later, but with no receipt it was non returnable. Laugh? Someone up there's got a sense of humour...
(Countryslicker, Thu 10 Jan 2008, 14:38, 2 replies)

aha!
what they should have done is gone back, paid for an identical microwave, then next day returned the dead one for a refund- hey presto free working microwave! i have done this with stuff i've legitimately bought, found to be faulty but have no receipt for.
(maybe a top tip folks!)

IN FACT! another top tip, I used to shop in TKMaxx a lot when a penniless teenager. They'd have loads of shite reduced to 2/3 quid, done so with a sticker, so I'd take said cheap item, along with an expensive item, into changing room and swap sticker over (tricky, due to cuts or perforations in the sticker presumably aimed to stop you doing so- accompany yourself with a craft knife and pritt stick and jobs a good 'un!)if you damage cheap price tag no worries just rip off and leave on changing room floor then return item to person on way out. Not exactly shoplifting but saved me loadsamoney!
(chipper, Fri 11 Jan 2008, 11:04, closed)

As a matter of fact
If the fault can be demonstrated not to be caused by the owner, a shop MUST, at the very least, fix the item. You do not need a receipt to do this.
(Jugular, Wed 16 Jan 2008, 13:55, closed)