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Guide to Returning Gifts: Retailer Return Policies

Retailers With the Best and Worst Policies
Source: Article by Donna Rosato via Consumer Reports

Tips for Returning Gifts: The Guide
Some stores will let you return anything, even without a receipt.
Others shackle returns with time limits and restocking fees.

If you believe it’s the thought that counts, then you won’t be offended if the recipient of a present you've given can't use it for whatever reason.

Shopping for other people is difficult. And sometimes even the best-intentioned gift-giver gets it wrong.

According to a 2018 survey by the National Retail Federation (PDF), one-third of holiday shoppers say a store's return policy is an important factor when deciding which retailer to shop. Some retailers have a no-questions-asked policy. Others have strict rules that make returning purchases aggravating or impossible.

So why not make it easy for your giftee to make a return by giving gifts from stores with generous return policies and avoiding those that don't?
Here are retailers with the best and worst policies:

Guide to Returning Gifts: Retailers With the Best and Worst Policies

Sometimes even the best-intentioned gift-giver gets it wrong. Consumer Reports looks at the best and worst policies on returning gifts sold by major retailers.
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