Inventory

Any time a box with multiple things is returned to a store, an inventory of the current contents must be done.  This is the case even if the product is defective, because the manufacturer often won't give credit for something that has missing parts.  For example, a man was returning an ear piece device to a cell phone accessory store, because the quality of the sound wasn't up to his standards.  What did he expect for twenty bucks?  Anyway, the employee handling the return couldn't find the usb cord at first, because it was still attached to the adapter.   She realized the ear-wrap wire  was still attached to the speaker that goes inside the wearer's ear.  The customer removed the usb cord and the wire, explaining, "So it will look unused."  The saleswoman responded with a tone of amazment, "Oh, well this won't be resold, so you don't need to bother."  She was also thinking that would be gross if we lived in a world where someone would stick something in his ear, and then when that item was resold it was stuck in the ear of a perfect stranger.