I recently purchased a pair of Chacos that felt good, just different, which I took to believe was just my feet needing to adjust to a new pair of shoes. The store woman asked if I would like to wear them out, which I did. What she refrained to say was once worn, I would not be able to return them. After walking back to my house, which was only a 10 minute walk, I felt a blister, which I was used to getting after a new pair of shoes. The next day, I wore the Chacos to a restaurant, only 5 minutes away with bandaids on the blisters. When I came home, the blisters on my inner sole had been ripped open, and I had new, painful ones on the outside of my feet. I did not wear the shoes outside again. I gave my feet a break, and took care of my narly blisters which were ripped open, and hurt so bad I couldn't walk comfortably. Needless to say, the shoes were not working. I cleaned the shoes up, wiping off any dirt or smudges, which there were few of due to my minimal wearing. I went to return them today, and the gentleman worker pointed out non-existent dirt and toes impressions on the shoe, and then told me that shoes cannot be returned after worn. I understand that. But when I purchased them, I was not told that, even though the woman asked me if I wanted to wear them out. He pointed out a sign behind the desk, stating the policy, but only after he moved a hanging purse that had been covering it, out of the way. I am an Optician that works for a large glasses company, and no matter the issue a customer has, we allow returns/remakes within 30 days--which we always let our customers know when they leave the store. He also stated he would be out of 100 dollars if he returned them, but hey buddy, so am I. I deal with upset and unruly customers everyday, all day, and I help them. Yes, I became just as upset as one of those customers even I hate to deal with, and I know you have as well. But a large portion of owning and running a store is learning to respect and understand customer complaints--from the small things to even bigger things. There's a thing called store and company policy, but there's also a thing called customer service. And as a retail veteran, the latter often outweighs the prior. read more