Boot Return Denied

Anyone ever had a boot return denied? Bought a pair of danners and wore them around the house one afternoon and found out they were about half a size too large. Took them back to try and exchange and after looking at them for no more than 10 seconds they told me they couldn’t accept them as they weren’t in sellable condition due to scuffs and a few specks of dirt on the bottom. Guess I learned an expensive lesson to make sure the boots fit in the store.