Need to Return Something? Major Retailers Are Considering Letting You Just Keep Your Items
Some of your favorite stores are considering a “Keep It” return policy.
Some major retailers are changing their return policy to allow you to keep your returns.
Recently, stores like Walmart and Target have reported they have an excess of inventory and the surplus of items is costing these onlinepanies too much money. And your returns are only adding to the problem. 😳
Thanks to supply chain issues and skyrocketing fuel prices, major retailers are struggling to handle unwanted merchandise. It now costs much more to send unused inventory overseas or offload the items to a liquidator. As a result, onlinepanies are considering allowing you to just keep or donate your returns.
Are “returnless returns” too good to be true?
onlinepanies like Amazon have allowed “returnless returns” in the past so it is not an unheard-of practice. However, when specifically asked about the situation, CNN Business reports that onlinepanies have remained silent on any changes to their return policy. This makes sense as broadcasting a “keep it” policy could result in businesses seeing an increase in fraud.
We do know that some onlinepanies are already discreetly putting this new return policy in place. Hip2Save’s Paige recently returned items to Walmart using the Walmart app. She was refunded her money and advised by the onlinepany that there was no need to return the merchandise.
Here’s what Hip Sidekicks, Paige and Stacy, had to say about their experience:
“The last two returns I made on the Walmart app – Pioneer Woman Glass Canisters (came without lids), and a Time & Tru Tank Top (wrong size) – they asked me to donate, rather than return to the store!”
“I recently bought a pair of shoes online for my teen daughter. They were on clearance when I bought them so we paid less than $5, but they were just too narrow so we had to return. I started the return process right in the app. The final screen just gave me a notice that no return was necessary, and they had already refunded my account!”
Will this returnless return policy be adopted by more stores? Time will tell if this practice beonlinees mainstream.
Have you recently experienced a “returnless return?” What do you think about major stores allowing a “keep it” policy? Let us know in the onlinements!
