SURPRISE!

[FarmerRancher]

Wouldn't a used oil filter leak oil all over and make the box an oily mess? Who would go to the trouble of returning a used filter to save the $6?

This day and age, people will lie for no reason at all.

 

[rlipeles]

Wouldn't a used oil filter leak oil all over and make the box an oily mess? Who would go to the trouble of returning a used filter to save the $6?

It's the principle and Wallmart should be made aware where they screwed up.

 

[Hermio]

You've been Walmart customer scammed.

People return things for a full refund by swapping the old for the new. Walmart will not take the time to inspect returned items, thus it goes back on the shelf.

As prices have inched up to $9 per filter these days, suspecting foul play before you purchase is wise enough for consideration.

I had that happen to me when I bought a "new" printer at Walmart. They took it back, of course. But they had to waste time processing it, which could have been avoided if they inspected the returned merchandise.

 

[QRTRHRS]

A little different take on the oil change; as part of purchasing my used van, the dealer offered a free oil/filter change. Fine. Next oil change I did myself. The drain plug's threads were stripped! They must have the lowest man on the totem pole doing the free change. No way that plug should have been put back in like that! Being my only vehicle, I had to have a friend run me to the parts store for one of the oversized replacement plugs.

But thanks for the heads up on the filter and oil scams.

 

[mudking]

If you let a dealer change engine-air and especially cabin-air filters, check behind them. You'd be surprised at how may "almost fits" ones get rumpled-up and crammed in.

 

[blee03]

I bought 3 gallons of Shell Rotella 15w-40 a while ago from AutoZone. Once I got home I drained my oil, removed and replaced the filter and I started to pour a gallon in the truck... and it came out red/pink.

I checked the other 2 jugs which were also factory sealed, both were red/pink like automatic transmission fluid.

Went back to AutoZone and exchanged them for 3 more, which were fine. Everyone behind the counter was baffled. Must have been some kind of mix up at the bottling plant

 

[JWR]

More like $18 with tax. And you don't have to return it; walk in with your drained used filter, swap it out, leave.

Theft is theft. Shoplifting is shoplifting. Petty is also petty...

 

[Pleease]

A little off track, but....

Back in 2009, by a freakish event that I won't go through here, my wife received a new Mercedes CLK350 convertible - a beautiful car, and an extravagance we never would've pursued on our own.

So we took it out for a spin on a nice summer evening and along the way stopped at a store - Target, if I remember right - and while there bought a jug of Kaboom cleaner, set it in the back seat in the plastic shopping bag and proceeded with our enjoyable ride.

At some point she and/or I smelled something, pulled over, and saw that the screw-on lid had come off, and the entire contents of the Kaboom container had emptied onto the seat - some of it still puddled there....it was just sickening!!

Omgosh we spent hours toweling, shop-vaccing, etc., repeating the process over and over - every day for a while - and left the car in the garage with the top down to air out.

Anyways, almost 13 years later we still have her pretty car, and every once in a while when conditions are right we still get a whiff of Kaboom, and laugh about how we F'd up her beautiful car, glad it wasn't actually destructive in the long haul.

 

[JWR]

And even if a customer is "caught" trying to do a return scam, nothing will be done. My wife's best friend recently quit a job in the security dept of a large chain store. She and a co-worker stopped two teenaged girls who had openly put on a couple of very expensive leather jackets and walked out with them. They were ordered to let the girls go and not to try to detain anyone doing the same in the future. Not a return scam, but same mentality. Supervisor told the employees they just needed to be around and be obvious to attempt to worry thieves enough maybe they would not steal. Pointless. The friend gave her notice that day and quit. By the way, they had the girls cold on the store's security videos.

...and it is d**ned near that bad in some placea with major theft, shootings, murders, etc. This world is going to H in a handbasket!

 

[ICGREEN]

Yet how many posters on here respond to someone who is having a problem tractor by recommending selling their problem to an unknowing buyer. Not much different that returning bad goods to Walmart for a credit.

I bought someone else’s problem, that’s bad. I unloaded my problem, that’s good?

Some people need to look in a mirror.

Don't think I necessarily agree with that. Most people aren't out to defraud someone buy selling a used vehicle that's had issues. There's a whole list of things that could be an issue buying something used. Did the owner keep the maintenance done, or use it beyond it's limitations. It's nice if the seller has a complete maintenance record but that probably applies to 1% of owners. Certainly not me. Buying a used item is always a risk. Sometimes buying new is a risk if you get a "Monday" vehicle. If not in good working condition and you don't disclose it then you are defrauding someone. If you've done a lot of repairs I don't think you need to disclose that. Maybe the last repair you did was the final one and it's now good for 20 years.