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Q. I purchased a children's vest (among other items) from The Children's Place in Pennsylvania. The vest was $13.30. Unfortunately, my daughter-in-law bought the same one and asked me to return...
Tips From BBB: How To Make the Gift Return Process Less Painful
10:30AM 12/30/2010
If you're spending this week trying to return presents you didn't want, didn't need or that didn't fit, the Better Business Bureau offers suggestions on how to make the process a little better and not so bitter.
Of course, having a gift receipt makes everything easier. But there are some other...
As you ponder how to unload your unwanted holiday gifts, eBay reminds you that it's here and, odds are, you'll be glad it is. About 50% of folks who don't like a present they received for Christmas will either regift it or sell it, according to an eBay survey. Given that 300,000 signed up with eBay...
'Returnaholics' cost retailers billions of dollars a year
6:00AM 5/18/2010
If you've noticed that returning items to stores isn't as easy as it used to be, rest assured: It isn't just you. Thanks to a growing number of people who are returning items they've used or never bought in the first place, retailers have been employing a variety of new techniques to stop so-called...
Our blogger creates a random stock index and ends up landing in the top 1% of mutual funds for 2009 -- further evidence that picking the right stocks is a game of luck.
WalletPop has been reviewing return policies at many of the largest national retail chains this holiday season. We've done updates on what's changed since last year, what's new just for the holidays, and which stores have the best or worst return policies of the season. And given the number of...
The best and worst return policies of the holiday season
6:00AM 12/26/2009
Spending time with family is one thing, but spending a lifetime with that sweater your Aunt Emily gave you for Christmas is another. Before you head back to the mall with your unwanted items, there are few things to know about retailer return policies this holiday season.
The most important...
Last month, Target ushered in the busy shopping season with changes in its return policy. The timing couldn't make more sense considering the premonition and speculation about a disastrous holiday season for retailers.
We all know the big discounter can't better rival Walmart on prices, but can...
Private equity fund follows Ayn Rand's teachings and finds opportunity
11:00AM 10/17/2009
The next time you take a bite of a Carvel ice-cream cake, you'd better make sure you earned it. The company that owns it, Roark Capital Group, is an Atlanta-based private equity fund named for the virtuously selfish architect concocted by writer and philosopher -- and master of neither writing nor...
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