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by jasode 1826 days ago
>No Amazon definitely destroys most returns. I was informed that anything you can take to a Kohl’s is destroyed after return.

I don't think the existence of a Kohl's dropoff option means Amazon destroys 51%+ of their returns. Examples of people buying pallets of Amazon returns that are not destroyed: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=amazon+returns

Like many retailers, Amazon outsources many reverse logistics[1] operations. Some returned product is sold off. Some is destroyed.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_logistics