Deck Wash for 19 cents
Planning to clean and seal our deck, Jenelle and I went to Home Depot a few days ago. We bought some deck wash for $3 and some premium deck sealer for $25. We used a 10% off "pocket peeler" coupon, so our total with tax was $26.43. Not bad. We paid for it with a debit card.
After a phone call to the condo association president, we discovered that all of the phase 3 decks (including ours) will be stained in the spring. So, there's no point in us sealing it right now. We decided to keep the deck wash and return the sealer.
I went back to Home Depot after work. I set the receipt and the sealer on the counter, and I was on my way in minutes. I checked the amount credited to the debit card. $26.24. Huh. Interesting. It seems the clerk didn't subtract 10% when entering the credit. Assuming Home Depot doesn't contact us about the error, we just got a bottle of deck wash for 19 cents. Perhaps the computer system only alerts the clerk if the return amount is greater than the cost of all of the items on the receipt. I have no idea what's going on.
But I'll bet that the deck wash is worth what we paid for it. :)
After a phone call to the condo association president, we discovered that all of the phase 3 decks (including ours) will be stained in the spring. So, there's no point in us sealing it right now. We decided to keep the deck wash and return the sealer.
I went back to Home Depot after work. I set the receipt and the sealer on the counter, and I was on my way in minutes. I checked the amount credited to the debit card. $26.24. Huh. Interesting. It seems the clerk didn't subtract 10% when entering the credit. Assuming Home Depot doesn't contact us about the error, we just got a bottle of deck wash for 19 cents. Perhaps the computer system only alerts the clerk if the return amount is greater than the cost of all of the items on the receipt. I have no idea what's going on.
But I'll bet that the deck wash is worth what we paid for it. :)
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