Claire Goforth

4 days ago | themarysue.com | Claire Goforth

Not all return policies are created equally. In some situations, such as buying clearance, you can’t return the item at all. A Sam’s Club shopper says that the bulk retail chain offers one of the most generous return policies you’ll find for certain merchandise. In fact, he says he actually made money on a recent return. Now he wants to make sure no one else replaces or throws out an item without being aware that they might be able to take it back—in any condition.

4 days ago | themarysue.com | Claire Goforth

Products are legally required to contain the quantity listed on the packaging. But as some famous cases have illustrated, that isn’t always the case. A Walmart shopper recently said she discovered that a popular air freshener may not contain the amount advertised. Late last week, Lita (@c.litaglam) highlighted her find in a post on TikTok. In the now-viral video, Lita uses her phone’s flashlight to shine light through cans of Febreze for sale at Walmart. “You’re paying $4 for barely half a can.

1 week ago | themarysue.com | Claire Goforth

Working retail has its own particular set of frustrations. Demanding customers, the monotony of stocking shelves, and being forced to work strange hours and holidays are just some of the many aspects of the job that can drive retail workers batty. A Dollar Tree worker recently shared something that drives him nuts on the job that many probably don’t think much of: $20 bills. “I hate $20 bills,” TikToker @necroaether says. “As someone who works in a dollar store, I hate $20 bills.

1 week ago | themarysue.com | Claire Goforth

Striking up a conversation with a stranger is precarious business, particularly in an enclosed space like an airplane. A model says she had an especially uncomfortable exchange with her seatmate on a recent Delta Airlines flight. The woman called her fat. Kate Kope (@kate_kope) posted a TikTok about the experience. In it, she says that the woman asked her what she does for a living. When she replied that she’s a “curve model,” she says the woman insisted on seeing her Instagram.

1 week ago | themarysue.com | Claire Goforth

A North Carolina woman says she had a terrifying experience when she was in an extremely vulnerable situation: fully nude in the tanning bed at a Planet Fitness. When she got out of the tanning bed, she says the door was wide open. Bethany Bloomer (@bethanymbloom) shared the unsettling experience on TikTok earlier this week. She had just left a Planet Fitness in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she says. Bloomer is still clearly rattled from the experience.