Facilitating returns of merchandise purchased from other sources

摘要: A method for handling goods returned by customers of a plurality different merchants. Merchants who have authorized return merchandise transmit data identifying the customer and to be central facility inclusion in database. Customers these merchants package are provided with authorization shipping label facility. This includes scannable bar code merchant customer. After is received at returns facility, scanned so that can sorted merchant, then inspected determine if has been received. If so, appropriate advised, electronically credited merchandise. tag attached facilitate automated sorting on conveyer system. The thus directed storage bin temporary along other designated same disposition. When full, contained therein disposed as designated.