YOU DECIDE: Is The Practice Of Wardrobing Wrong?

You find a fancy dress that you can’t afford, you buy it, wear it to a party, and then return it to the store…is this morally wrong? You Decide…

UNDATED—You find a fancy dress that you can’t afford, you buy it, wear it to a party, and then return it to the store…is this morally wrong? You Decide…

Retailers will lose an estimated $11 billion, this year, as a result of fraudulent returns, or wardrobing. Some analysts say, with the slow economy, this is a dirty little secret that’s becoming increasingly popular. Some say it’s the retailer’s fault for having liberal return policies.

Cindy: “I don’t feel guilty, I know that I’m going to return it clean, and that they can resell it, without a problem. I feel that I’m having a hard time, at the moment, and that’s more important to me than what a major chain store is going through.“

Experts say consumers ultimately pay the price for these items, because retailers aren’t always able to resell the products and have to raise prices for the rest of us to cover the cost. Do you think wardrobing is wrong? Let us know in our web poll, below: