Retail Return Abuse

I need some help/advice on a specific issue involving retail returns.
If someone were to purchase an item from a thrift store, lets say for example a clothing garment, that was brand new and still had all of the original price tags intact from the original retail department store. And if ithey were to then take that garment that they had purchased at the thrift store, back to the original department store and return it successfully for its original retial price, is that illegal? Im aware that it is immoral, but Just out of curiousity, is it considered some type of return fraud? and would it be grounds for some form of criminal prosecution?

You didn't buy it at the original department store. If you want to legally return it, take it back to the thrift store.

That does not answer the question asked . I worked in retail for 8 years and yes that is fraud . But, some stores leave the door wide open and readly accept returns with not reciept . But on the other hand most stores now will take your ID information and log it into a data base of no reciept return people of $10. So you can eventually get caught for return fraud !

You worked retail for 8 years yet you stole a $500.00 TV from Kmart! Mr. K did give a legal answer

Well my answer is correct and does directly answered the question. :D

Maybe I should have added something about "If you want to illegally return the item"? I thought that part self-explanatory.

Mr. K its not your fault neither OP or Fish can understand simple English!:D

Maybe we should ask for a "Rodney King" forum, where all you LP's can learn to get along. ;)

Fish is not LP!

Well then, keep on batting him about the head with that 2x4. (Or not?)