Take back that holiday crap ASAP

Posted January 8, 2007 at 02:49 AM by PJ Hruschak

Section: Features, How To

So ye olde Aunt Edna got you the second season set of The Golden Girls and a crappy Christmas sweater - again - and you could really use a new iPod. The good news is that you may be able to return that well-intentioned junk and get something better. The bad news is that not every store has the same return policy, which can be especially frustrating if she bough the stuff more than a month ago and didn’t give you the receipt. Gizmodo has put together a nifty chart of store return policies for Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, Circuit City and Amazon. Though you might be racking up the RewardZone points at Best Buy, check the chart to see if there might be a better place to go and date restrictions. Based on the chart, Wal-Mart looks to be the best all-round bet, esp. If you are receiptless, many stores do have a Holiday grace period, so check your local stores. Also, if you do go to the Customer Service counter at Wal-Mart, plan to stand in line for quite a while, listening the people around you discus the pillows they just picked up for 50 cents and their love of all things wicker. *shudder*

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