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Released: December 28, 2011
Santa do you wrong? Gift return tips
Source: Jayne O'Donnell, USA Today
No need to hurry to redeem those gift cards — no matter how many e-mail reminders you get — but think twice before you dawdle this year when returning unwanted gifts.
Retailers have gotten far better about not charging restocking fees and are no longer allowed to slap maintenance fees on unused gift card balances for at least a year under a federal rule enacted last year.
But some, including Target, Best Buy and Walmart, tightened the time frames in which gifts must be returned.
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