My Lowes experience is generally good but I believe it was 31 Mar 2014 in the evening, I stopped by to drop off 6 each "fountain" water bottles for a refund since I am moving and don't need them anymore. The machine was out of refund tickets and paper for the machine and the front end manager said I would have to contact the company for the $6.00 I was to receive for a refund. Now given the time it takes to contact the company, verify the validity of my refund over the phone since the company can't see my bottles, and figuring out how to send 6 oversized "fountain" water bottles to the company without spending the $6.00 I would get in refund would be quite tricky! Even saying I made minimum wage...the time alone expended would exceed the refund. I don't think that is fair to the customer. I asked Lowes management and they just deferred to the company. I do believe it would be good business to back or maintain a product you sell in your stores....because not backing up or maintaining a product that you sell, whether a contractor or not, is a surefire way to destroy your credibility and consumer confidence. This is a small issue yes, but it is principle, common sense I might add. I am not looking for nor expecting anything special, I am expecting customer service. I, as a customer, should not have to chase down a refund, no matter how small or large, for these water bottles when the machine should be properly maintenanced, functional, and loaded with receipt paper to get issued proper credit/refunds that anyone is rightfully entitled to. Now, To not have LOCAL capability to issue the refund? Hmmmm. I think the front end manager who was on duty should have the ability to take care of a simple transaction such as this. It is these small things that irritate customers because they are simple and "no brainer" things. This is small money I understand that but I am sure Lowes loses more to other things than they would for these, especially if you have to show a receipt to get the refund. I paid $6.00 in deposit, if my memory serves me right, for each of those bottles when I bought them just to use them...now all I am asking is for Lowes to return my $1 per container and I request they do their job and maintain the equipment so consumers are not taken advantage of and then Lowes can continue doing what they do well most of the time...take care of customers. read more