Home Depot denies product support without original receipt
A customer with a defective Home Depot product was denied warranty assistance because they lacked the original receipt, despite the item being visibly a Home Depot product. The inability to verify purchases without physical receipts is a recurring consumer frustration that affects all major retailers. Digital purchase history and receipt-free return systems exist but are inconsistently implemented.
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