MoneySaving Poll: Have you bought clothes just to wear then return?

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MSE Staff
Poll started 1 September 2015
Have you bought clothes just to wear then return?
Many big stores, such as M&S, John Lewis and many websites, have generous no-fault return policies. Some people use this as a form of free ‘rental’, you buy the clothes, wear them once, then return them – we've even heard of people wearing items once for a wedding.
The legality is a grey area it depends on the terms – but it's certainly questionable.
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Please note, answers don't constitute financial advice, it is based on generalised journalistic research. Always ensure any decision is made with regards to your own individual circumstance.
Buying, wearing, and returning an item is not money saving (in a way that perhaps trying something in a shop before buying online cheaper might be) - it's on the cusp of being fraudulent.
But hey, we all know how the questions are really picked for your polls
The legality is a grey area, it depends on the terms - but it's certainly questionable.
What, because the t+cs that none of us read but we all agree to don't specifically state that you shouldn't use online shopping as free rental, are you suggesting that it might be OK? Really?
Just because some clever lawyer might be able to find a loophole doesn't make it right.
The next poll could be 'is it OK to record DVDs and CDs and return them for a refund' because that amounts to the same thing.
Words, words, they're all we have to go by!.
(Pity they are mangled by this autocorrect!)