Face it, you’re going to have to return or exchange at least one Christmas gift. But before you do, it pays to educate yourself about the return policies you’ll encounter.
Every retailer, online or off, has different policies for gift returns.
Target stores, for example, have a nearly unlimited time frame on their return policy, said Shannon Dickey, executive team leader of human resources at the Target store on Gunbarrel Road in East Brainerd.
“It doesn’t matter when you bring [an item] back,” she said. “The big thing we look for is having a receipt or gift receipt.”
If you don’t have a receipt, a driver’s license may be used to return some walk-up or online purchases, she said. In some cases a packing receipt can be used to return gifts purchased online.