How often do you return items back to the store?

I barely ever return something to the store. I always try something on before I buy it when I'm out or if I buy something online and it doesn't fit right or something else I save it and give it to a friend who'll like it and it'll fit them. Returning is such a hassle, unless it's something big and expensive like a TV or something. then YES I would go return it if I didn't like it.

I usally dont do alot of returns unless something was really expensive. We live a bit from town so I either throw it away or give it away. I also hate waiting in the lines to returns things. It used to be such a drawn out process also to return things, but now it seems its pretty simple. I like that you can return your reciept a few day after you bought something if it went on sale. I have done that at Christmas time in the past. Makes you angry when you buy something and the next day it goes on sale! I understand watching the budget, you have too.

Not often. We had to return some gadget as it was the wrong size; a bunch of bananas that rot within a day, and then some cookies that were harder than rock, though they had not expired yet.
I don't like returning items too; my hubby does all this.

I have returned items in the past but I haven't done it in a long time. I just don't like doing it. Usually even when I think I want to return something, somehow I never get around to actually doing it. lol

Hey!
I always return the items - I don`t like, I`m not satisfied with beacuse of any reasons. I had so many problems for instance with web cameras... it`s a great thing that I could return these items! (Not to mention the greenish beef I had once:) )

I usually don't do that too often. Usually I get the correct size of product. However we have returned milk that had a very funny taste, bread that went bad before the expiration date, and bananas that rotted two days after we got them (and they were still green when we bought them!)

Usually we buy stuff online such as clothes. Many of the merchants I buy I noticed "free return" so they don't charge you the shipping. One merchant (eastbay) will give free exchange (such as defective, wrong size, etc) but for a return of the money they charge a 7 dollar processing fee. I've been satisfied with the items bought so I never really had to return them. If you do plan on returning it's always good to look at the return policy. Many stores now only give you a "store credit" after a certain time frame which could suck if you don't want to buy anything else in the store.

Pablo

I hate returning stuff too.. it is a waste of my time and costs me mileage and gas as well as the extra time AND I am actually miffed and impatient and embarrassed thinking they might give me a hard time.
THAT has happened a couple of times in life because of a socalled no refund policy that I argued against on principle at the time. Another time because it was a shrub that died and I had a receipt and the deal was it lives the year or your money back.. the plant died and a young lady behind the counter chewing her gum decided to give me a lecture about caring for this shrub.. I was a licenced gardener and landscaper with a thriving business.. so .. naaaah, I was NOT taking that nonsence either..

Nowadays it is because of a malfunction in an electronic or electric apparatus and they take those back, no problem.. but I still dont like the inconvenience at all.

No, i don't return items back to store because of money.But i return items back if they are damaged and some times if date is expired also.

i have never returned anything yet but sometimes i wish i could get a refund on some stuff that i bought on impulse! yes, you are correct about realizing the value of money and not being wasteful. I think I should keep these in mind at all times.

I usually do not return items to the store without a good reason. If it were out of date,I would too. The last item I had to return to a grocery store was a box of graham crackers that had ants in the box. It was a good thing I noticed them before I put them into my pantry. I had opened them when I got home to put them in a zip-lock bag for camping when I noticed the ants.
My husband and I just had to return 2 19" flat screen HDTVs that we had bought for Christmas presents. He took one out of the box and hooked it up and we did not like the sound quality at all. They were a top name brand and never thought that we would have to return them. Like you say, we have to watch our money and try to get what we pay for.