After-Christmas Return Week: 5 Reasons Refunds Get Denied (and How to Avoid Them)
After-Christmas Return Week: 5 reasons returns get denied (and how to avoid them) After-Christmas Return Week: five common reasons retailers deny returns TL;DR Summary “Return week” after Christmas is when return counters and shipping labels get busy—and small mistakes can lead to a denied refund. Many denials come down to documentation and condition: missing packaging, label issues, serial-number mismatches, opened items, or restocking-fee rules. A quick checklist before you drop off a return can reduce delays, partial refunds, and back-and-forth with customer service. The days right after Christmas are peak season for returns. People are swapping sizes, returning duplicate gifts, or sending back items that didn’t match expectations. But it’s also the week when many shoppers discover a frustrating reality: the retailer can reject a return, issue only a partia...
