When it comes to holiday gifts, even the most well-meaning friends and family sometimes get it wrong.
This year,people are holiday shopping earlier than ever.
But when you oughta return a purchased item, return policies can often be unreliable.

This season, stores might not be offering free returns as much as they used to, perUSA Today.
Here is what you better know.
For each $1 billion in sales, $165 million worth of merchandise is returned.

And on average, an item is returned 16.5% of the time.
On average, retailers offer a 14 to 30 window for returns or exchanges, perDeal News.
For a complete account of every major retailer’s return policies, check out the listcompiledby Deal News.