Never return anything

[Hboo31]

I've always been fairly crap at returning things but since lockdown and no changing rooms/buying on line, I have so many brand new items that I should have returned and just haven't done.

I've got a spice rack that was too big, a shower shelf that I didn't like when it arrived, and more clothes than I can bear to think about. We're not exactly millionaires and I'm trying to declutter so I really shouldn't be wasting money and space on these things but I just put them to the side and completely forget about them.

Please say I'm not alone!

I find returning a huge pain even if they pick it up! We end up keeping things that aren't quite right and making the best of them or giving away to people

I end up taking a bag of brand new tagged clothes to the charity shop a couple of times a year. It feels like a very expensive donation!

Have you tried selling on local Facebook groups? If they're new items you should get a decent chunk back.

It doesn't have to be a huge hassle. I've sold a few things. One was a cheap new bed which we bought and realised we didn't want after it had been used for a week. We needed the space so we got some money back and buyer got a bargain.

I never return anything cause I’m lazy.

Yes. So me. I bought an expensive football kit for my son that was about five sizes too big. Gave it away to a random I hardly know. I do this all the time. I have a mental block on sending stuff back.

Stop buying and consuming so much stuff?
Terrible for the environment.

I always return things because I can't bear to waste the money.

Some shops have a really long return window. There might be things you could still take back.

I really don't understand this. I begrudge wasting money on unsuitable things, so I do lots of research before I purchase an item - read online reviews, check sizings, search for pictures of the items etc. As a result, my error rate is pretty low and I don't make many mistakes.

@Hboo31

I end up taking a bag of brand new tagged clothes to the charity shop a couple of times a year. It feels like a very expensive donation!

Maybe you need to ask yourself 'do I REALLY need this?' and make minimal spend on stuff you don't need your goal.

No way, I don't have money to waste for no reason. All that waste makes me feel a bit funny

I find this utterly baffling tbh
Are you all very wealthy?

I'm the same. If I can't give it away it goes in the bin.

@DancesWithTortoises

I'm the same. If I can't give it away it goes in the bin.

Are there not charity shops where you are?

Do you work and finance this all yourself

I've bought clothes from Dorothy Perkins since they closed their shops cos I have to buy online now from then. I never would have before.
If I needed to return clothes before off I'd pop back to the shop no problem.
But I hate online shopping only do it cos I have to and I've kept things I shouldn't have that I know I'd have returned if there was a shop open

But I can't carry that on anyway. I'm going to have to force myself to get better at online shopping and returning online shopping

This is why I rarely shop online 🤣🤣 I'd never get around to returning it.

I wish I had the option

Sell it

You must have a lot of money if you can't afford to return things....

Can*

That came out bafflingly but you know what I mean. It amazes me that people are so easygoing about essentially throwing money away when all they need to do is nip to the post office. Yes, it's annoying but just do it at the weekend?

Amazes me. I'm very comfortable financially but you lot must be positively wealthy to be so laissez faire about money.

Returning is so easy now. You just drop off and most places print the labels.

Only clothes I have bought in shops but very rarely, I never buy clothes online as you can't see the size, feel.

Sell it all on eBay/Depop/Vinted.

I don't understand why you'd do this. What a terrible waste of money! It's so easy to return most things now, amazon etc you don't even need to print a label, just wrap up in the packaging it came in and pop to post office!