How do gift receipts work

For gifts, refunds are issued in the form of an Apple gift card. Exchanges can only be done in the Apple Store. Log in to your account, select whether you're returning a purchase or a gift, and follow the instructions on the page. Best Buy has a varying return window. Process your returns in-store or by mail with a prepaid return label, and expect to receive your refund via store credit.

Beware: For gifts returned by mail, Best Buy will send an email notification to the gift giver. Walmart will accept returns and exchanges for most items within 90 days of receipt.

Note that items purchased in-store can only be returned in-store; items purchased online can be returned in-store or by mail. Refunds are issued by gift card, cash back, or as a credit to the payment method you used. You may want to use Mobile Express Return to expedite the process.

Target will take back new and unopened items within 90 days of purchase. If you paid via Red Card, you'll get days. Products from Target's own brands, like Wild Fable or Opalhouse, can be returned for a year. There are a couple of exceptions; electronics and entertainment items have a day return window, and Apple products have a day return window. Bring the receipt or packing slip. Alternatively, you can accept a refund by gift card. The North Face allows returns via mail for store credit.

Pack your item, sign in , fill out the gift return form if you didn't make the purchase yourself, then attach the packing slip and prepaid return label to your box. Patagonia accepts returns by mail for store credit. Make sure the item is new, with tags still attached, then fill out the gift return form if necessary and follow the instructions from the page. Such receipts allow the purchaser to buy and give a gift without revealing the price paid.

The recipient of the gift is able to use the receipt to return or exchange the item if needed. When a purchase is completed, most stores offer the customer an itemized receipt of the items purchased. This receipt usually includes a description of each item, the price paid for each, and any coupons or savings deducted from the cost of the item.

The receipt also includes a total amount purchased and the form of payment used. A regular store receipt allows the customer to keep a record of the items purchased and acts as proof or purchase in the event of a return.

In contrast to a regular receipt, gift receipts contain less information. Plus, that way you know what the original selling price was. With a gift receipt, you may not know if you are getting the original price paid or a lower sale price. The information included in this article was obtained independently by Scripps reporters. While purchases from links inserted in this article may result in a commission for Scripps, no Scripps reporter benefited from that commission. Follow John on Twitter JohnMatarese.

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