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The pandemic has led to a huge rise in online shopping. And record spending from last year means record returns. But what happens to the items we send back is often a mystery.
NPR correspondent Alina Selyukh reports on the like hood of an unwanted holiday gift making it into another customers hands.
And Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi of NPR's Planet Money podcast visits a bargain bin store in North Carolina where dogged resellers rifle through mounds of unwanted items to find something they can turn for a profit.
Listen to the full Planet Money episode here.
In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment that will help you make sense of what's going on in your community.
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The pandemic has led to a huge rise in online shopping. And record spending from last year means record returns. But what happens to the items we send back is often a mystery.
NPR correspondent Alina Selyukh reports on the like hood of an unwanted holiday gift making it into another customers hands.
And Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi of NPR's Planet Money podcast visits a bargain bin store in North Carolina where dogged resellers rifle through mounds of unwanted items to find something they can turn for a profit.
Listen to the full Planet Money episode here.
In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment that will help you make sense of what's going on in your community.
Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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