I want to remove a post from under my house and place a suitable beam in between the two remaining posts
to give me a totally clear good space.
with this in mind I have been looking for suitable beams. I found one at a demo yard that may have fitted the bill
so I asked if they would take a $10 holding deposit ( that was all the cash I had on me! ). I made it clear I would
only buy the beam if it proved suitable. Yep, that was OK. Deposit made and off I went with my receipt.
I determined that this beam wasn't suitable and today - 2 days later. Went to let them know this so that it could be
sold to someone else and asked for my deposit to be refunded.
The young fellow went to see the boss and came back to say it wasn't policy to refund deposits but they would refund
me anyway.
As far as I'm concerned this is a policy and totally unlawful. Am I correct in thinking so??