When the flurry of excitement effectually the holidays finally dies downward, and the last of the crumpled gift wrap and ribbons has gone out to the curb, what you lot’re likely left with is a firm full of new stuff. And while you might be thrilled about some of these gifted items — eager to put them to good utilise around the firm or flaunt a new await that’s merely your style — you lot might also find that some of those gifts amount to nothing more than than unuseful clutter. (Although the giver’s thoughtfulness is always appreciated, of course!)

Certain, you could regift some of these items, or relieve them in a closet until some time to come occasion in which you lot might actually change your mind about liking them. (Spoiler alert: you lot won’t). Or, even better, you can return them for something y’all might actually be excited to use right at present.

Sure, the return process tin can be a hassle. But if your gift is from Amazon, here’s the good news: returns are actually easier than you might await. And if you’re like many Americans who store the giant web retailer weekly (or even daily) for everything from cleaning products and toilet paper to piece of furniture and fine jewelry, that return credit you receive will be merely about as good every bit cold hard cash.

Here’southward how to render those unwanted gifts to Amazon and turn the credit into something you can really use, or something that’s just plain more your way. (No shame! The recipient intended to make yous happy later on all.)

Kickoff, locate your souvenir on Amazon.

Sign in to your business relationship if y’all have one (if you don’t, y’all’ll need to set one up), and get to Amazon’s Returns Centre at amazon.com/returns. Then, type in the
17-digit club number for the item
you desire to return.

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You can observe this “Gild ID” on the packing slip that came with your gift, or on the digital souvenir receipt Amazon sent to your email. (If you lot tin’t detect it, all promise is not lost: Contact Amazon, which can help find the order through other data, like the tracking number and name of sender.) Now, hit proceed.

Choose the gift (or gifts) you want to return, enter the total number of items and select your reason for wanting to render from the dropdown bill of fare. If your item came from a third-party seller, you will demand to submit a return request; in some cases, the seller wants to review your reason for the return before accepting it.

So, pick your shipping option.

If you choose to return using Amazon Hub Locker, you’ll see a prompt to pick ane near y’all. (To do this, your bundle needs to be smaller than xviii-by-14-by-12 inches.)

At present, print out your label and return authorisation if required; not all returns require press. If you lot find yourself without a printer at this point in the procedure, Amazon volition email you a link to your characterization, and y’all tin can come back and print later. Or, you can send it to someone else to print it out for you lot. Simply
note that each return needs its ain return label; don’t include items from different orders or deliveries in the same package, which could confuse the process.

Next, box up your render and send.

Put the return say-so inside your package along with your gift (which must be in the same condition with all of its accessories, obviously) and attach the label to the outside of the box. And you’re all gear up to mail it back!

When Amazon gets your return, y’all’ll get a refund in the form of an Amazon gift carte du jour, added right to your account — and set to spend on something you lot tin really apply.

Oh, and … the sender won’t know you returned your souvenir.

Since yous can go your refund on an Amazon gift carte, the person whose gift you’re returning will never be notified or alerted. Unless of course they don’t come across you lot wearing that sweater they gave y’all the next time y’all go to brunch …

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