LAST EDITED ON 04-17-04 AT 06:10 PM (EST)

I will go along with the shoes but I'm saying that, as quoted in their response e mail:

Target requires a receipt dated within 90 days for all returns and exchanges. All returns must be new, unused and contain all original packaging and accessories. The store was correct when it determined that the sandals did not meet our return or exchange guidelines.

For ALL merchandise.

Going back to my previous examples of a shirt or "junk" I don't believe that Target would do a return/exchange of these example items either. That's why I feel that they don't stand behind their products.

I haven't had a problem. I bought a humidifier at the local store recently. When I used it the smell it produced was similar to what you might get in a typical NY alley way, if you catch my drift. I returned it the next day with the receipt and packaging but it had clearly been used and I told them as much and what the problem was. They said fine and gave me my money back.

Maybe it does vary from store to store.

I agree with true and kim. Your son did wear them outside and then decided they were they wrong size. Maybe you can bring them to the nearest Goodwill and see what you can do there.

I worked in retail for a number of years. Every end of summer, we always had this one woman who would return the three bathing suits that she bought at the beginning of the summer. She had her reciept, but with bathing suits you had to have tags and other things attached. If they were missing, you got $1.00 for them. She was happy with that and we had to take them back.

One of the reasons why we had to take them back was that it was our District Manager's policy. She was number one in the company (and it is a huge company) because of her policies like that. Threaten to contact the DM or the Regional manager if you don't like the answer you are given. Sometimes the manager gives in, because they don't want grief from their DM. It is better to speak to them then to email them for results

Target's policies have become frustrating for sure, but it's due to Joe q public ripping them off one too many times and the millions they have lost due to those thefts.

In the case of the shoes I am with True.

Now, for DVD's and CD's etc, if your movie and/or item is defective they will exchange as long as you have the receipt. I know it sucks, But how do THEY know you bought it new? Or got it at Blockbuster on sale that has been viewed a million times?? And you are trying to scam them? It's all about being a smarter shopper now and keeping receipts in a file, you never know when you'll need them.

What really sucks was my wedding registry and wedding guests NOT giving the gift receipt. SO we got too many of a few things on our regisrty. They were marked as too many on their computer, so it was their mistake, the items are clearly identified as target brand/carried items. They would not return them. Even with proof, i.e. their own computer it was purchased there.

I would not register there again if I were getting married again which I am not. Ah well. Extra glassware/sheets/frames anyone??

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They would not return them. Even with proof, i.e. their own computer it was purchased there.

Now THAT is complete BS. As long as they have a record of the purchase, they should have done the return. Even when people don't have a receipt at my Target, if they can look up the receipt in the computer, (and they can, don't ask me how it works) they will do the refund. In your case TT, I would have really pushed them.

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I'm registered there for my wedding t-tramp. I actually already have one (minor) problem with my registry. Fiance and I registered for some of their black and white framed photos - two of NYC and two of Paris. Each picture is part of a 4 photo series. After we got home, I checked our registry online and realized that the photos all had the same UPC. There was nothing that made them any different. Since I didn't want to get the same picture multiple times or get the wrong pictures instead of the ones we wanted, I just deleted them off my registry. Yesterday, my bridesmaids and I were out shopping and just for kicks, we went into Target and printed out the registry. All the stuff I deleted was still showing up on my in-store registry! Hopefully, if anyone does buy the pictures, they'll get the gift receipt. Otherwise, I'll have some nice black frames.

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LAST EDITED ON 04-17-04 AT 05:37 PM (EST)

Sorry Luna, no gift receipt, you are STUCK with it. Even if their computer says, PURCHASED: 5 Wanted: 2

How BS is that??

Oh well, we have a ton of barware for some day when we open a bar downstairs. And we have rubbermaid up the @ss. I guess you can never have too much of that. And 3 insulated store and serve thingees from pyrex as well as two sets of pryex ware.

I better shut up now, I may be scaring you. Over all, we really use all of it. Especially the pyrex insulated thingees I take a couple things to parties at a time so they are really nice to have.

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Rubbermaid up the A$$? Ouch! Why would you put that on your registry? *giggle*

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TT when did you get married? When we got married summer 2002 we registered at Target and had no problems. As long as something was on our registry they would take it back for store credit (which isn't a problem because that's where we shop). I think the total returns had to be under $200 as well.

I for one, LOVE Target. I totally understand why they've had to tighten up their return policy. When I worked at the Disney Store we had to even take some things that were purchased at Wal-Mart as returns. Come on! People also brought in obviously worn things that we just had to return...luckily though we did get to donate the things that had no obvious defects and weren't collectibles to charity.