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Old 10-18-2007, 03:33 PM
kitchma kitchma is offline
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Default Re: Target sends me $300 gift card by mistake--whats my play?

I remember a PSA from my childhood where an Eskimo recieves a swimming suit in the mail (or something equally absurd) that he never ordered. The point of the PSA was that as a consumer, you do not have an obiligation to pay for something that you did not request.

All I could remember about the ad was that it was one in a series and that the messages always ended by asking the viewer to write to some federal agency in Pueblo, CO for more information.

Unbelievably, I googled "pueblo colorado consumer" and found it on the first hit. Gotta love the internet.

http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/m...ome/rights.htm

"Remember, at-home shoppers have the right to...Consider unordered merchandise a gift and be free of pressure to return it or to pay for it."

I'm not saying its morally right, but I don't think they can force you to return.
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