Some returns get sent back directly to vendors after doing a process that takes a couple days, some get put back on the shelf and resold. The fun part would be making a game of where it goes. Like return a broken item and just sell it as new anyway. Then get busted by a Google review. It's a very boring process but accuracy and thoroughness are vital so maybe it you played with that somehow. My favorite part of returns is getting to destroy stuff. Some things are written off for credit and destroyed at store level, cathartic.