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Damn, that sucks to hear.

When they told you to return the item to the store you actually got it from, I would have told the manager to call ahead to that store and tell them the situation before I left. But I've always heard about bad situations with Target returns.

My personal policy is to never buy anything from Target if there is even a remote chance that I may return it. But I also tend to inspect everything I plan on buying from them before I go to the registers.

I hope you at least get your money back, though some compensation would be nice too. I would think that they would do something for you, if you're willing to fight this hard for it. I would think most scammers would've probably given up on the scam by now. Out for a quick buck, and all.