Nice post, thank you Mr MEC (or was that Ms MEC?).
And I admit MEC has done me proud on returns. I took back a previous-season pair of gloves that split well before their time, and got a credit note with no questions asked. Same for a bike lock that refused to unlock (bit of a problem there). I suspect that was a dud batch of bike locks, as the store no longer seems to stock them.
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