AliExpress
How to Cancel an AliExpress Order (and Get Your Money Back)
How to cancel an AliExpress order at every order status, what happens if the seller doesn’t reply (the 72-hour rule) and how long the refund takes.
Store Return Policies Explained (Updated)
Return windows, exceptions by category, receipt rules, restocking fees and refund timelines for major US stores, checked against each store’s official policy.
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Amazon
Amazon Return Policy: 30-Day Window, Exceptions, Fees and Refund Times
Most Amazon items can be returned within 30 days of delivery, with at least one free return option. Here are the exceptions (7 to 365 days), the fees for late or damaged returns, seller rules and how long refunds take.
Best Buy
Best Buy Return Policy: 15 or 60 Days, Restocking Fees and How to Return
Best Buy gives most shoppers 15 days to return, or 60 days for My Best Buy Plus and Total members. Phones and other activatable devices get 14 days. Here are the restocking fees, non-returnable items and refund times.
Costco
Costco Return Policy: The Satisfaction Guarantee, the 90-Day Electronics Rule and Membership Refunds
Costco guarantees a full refund on most products and your membership fee, but certain electronics and appliances have 90 days. What is official and what to confirm.
IKEA
IKEA Return Policy (US): 365 Days Unopened, 180 Days Opened, Mattress Rules
IKEA US refunds new, unopened items within 365 days and opened or assembled ones within 180 days. Mattresses get one exchange in 90 days. See what’s excluded.
JCPenney
JCPenney Return Policy: 60 Days, the $8 Mail Fee, No-Receipt Rules and Exceptions
JCPenney gives you 60 days to return most items with a receipt, not 90. Store returns are free, mail returns cost $8. No-receipt rules, exceptions and refund times.
Kohl's
Amazon Returns at Kohl’s: How It Works, What to Bring and the Hours
Return Amazon items at Kohl’s for free with no box or label: get a QR code in Amazon’s Return Center and Kohl’s packs it. Steps, hours and what can go wrong.
Lowe's
Lowe's Return Policy: 90 Days, 48-Hour Appliances and What Needs a Receipt
Lowe's gives you 90 days for most new, unused items, but major appliances must be reported within 48 hours, mowers and TVs have 30 days and trees get a year. Lowe's does not accept returns without proof of purchase.
Marshalls
Marshalls Return Policy: Store and Marshalls.com Returns, With or Without a Receipt
Marshalls gives you 30 days for store purchases and 40 days for marshalls.com orders. See the condition rules, no-receipt credit, mail returns and holiday dates.
Nordstrom
Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack Return Policy: No Time Limit vs. 40 Days
Nordstrom has no set time limit and free returns; Nordstrom Rack gives 40 days and deducts $9.95 per mail label. Compare both policies, exceptions and refunds.
Old Navy
Old Navy Return Policy: 30 Days, Free Returns, Encore Extensions and the Kid’s Guarantee
Old Navy gives you 30 days to return most items for free, in store or by mail, and Encore members can get up to 60 days. Exceptions, gift returns and refunds.
Ross
Ross Return Policy: 30 Days (Not 60), Receipts, ID and Store Credit
Ross Dress for Less gives a full refund within 30 days with the original receipt, not 60. See no-receipt store credit, ID checks, mailed vouchers and final sales.
Sam's Club
Sam’s Club Return Policy: Time Limits, Exceptions and Membership Refunds
Sam’s Club takes back most items under its 100% Satisfaction Guarantee, with no deadline listed. See the exceptions, electronics rules and membership refunds.
Sephora
Sephora Return Policy: 30 Days, Used Makeup, No-Receipt Rules and Refunds
Sephora takes back new or gently used makeup within 30 days for a full refund, not 60. See how mail and store returns work, what’s final sale and refund times.
SHEIN
SHEIN Return Policy (US): 30 Days, First Return Free, $6.99 After That
SHEIN US gives you 30 days from delivery to return most items. The first return per order is free, later ones cost $6.99. What can’t be returned and refund times.
Target
Target Return Policy: 90 Days, 1 Year for Owned Brands and Every Exception
Target gives you 90 days for most items, one year for Target Owned Brands, 30 days for electronics and 14 days for Apple and phones. Here is how returns without a receipt, Circle Card extra days and refunds work.
TJ Maxx
TJ Maxx Return Policy: 30 Days in Store, 40 Days Online, With or Without a Receipt
TJ Maxx gives you 30 days to return store purchases and 40 days for online orders. Here is what you get with a receipt, without one, after the deadline, and by mail.
Ulta Beauty
Ulta Return Policy: 30-Day Refunds, 60-Day Credit, ID Rules and Mail Returns
Ulta Beauty refunds new or gently used products within 30 days and gives merchandise credit from day 31 to 60. See the ID rule, mail return costs and exclusions.
Walmart
Walmart Return Policy: Days by Category, No-Receipt Rules and Refund Times
Walmart gives you 90 days for most items, but electronics, phones, appliances and Marketplace items have shorter windows. Here is every exception, how returns without a receipt work and when you get your money back.
Zara
Zara Return Policy (US): 30 Days, Free Store Returns and the $4.95 Drop-Off Fee
Zara US gives you 30 days to return online and in-store purchases. Store returns are free, drop-off returns cost $4.95. Exceptions, exchanges and refund times.