Returning unwanted Christmas presents

quietheart

I've got a good £100 worth of children's unwanted Christmas presents. Some duplicates, some too young for my kids etc etc.
One of the items I asked the person who gave it about returning it, they thought it was from argos, tried to get a refund but they said all their items have their code on it.
Now I know i could put them on ebay but I'm not gonna get much at this time of year and i haven't really got the room to wait.
Any ideas?

quietheart

I give to a number of charities every month.
Right now I need the money.

Coupon-mad

To be honest you probably could have exchanged quite a few of them for other toys if you'd gone to the store you think they came from, at the end of December or the first week of January.

Especially at Supermarkets, they have huge queues of people returning stuff up until the first week of January and often let you exchange (at the current price) without a receipt. Now it's a little late, but Tesco stores did have a sign at their CS desks that xmas retruns could be done up until 31st January. You could try asking to exchange a couple of items there that you are sure they stock and if you think they came from there?

But don't go back with a huge bagful of toys without receipts, only one or two items you KNOW are stocked there. It would be too much to expect lots of exchanges without a receipt! Next year, take returns back much quicker and you'll usually get a good response. However Argos often insist on a receipt so they would not be so helpful in your situation IMHO.

Then, save the rest for birthday pressies during the year and give anything else to a charity.

quietheart

Cheers couponmad.
Would've gone back to shops a lot earlier if we hadn't been wiped out for weeks with norovirus - next year will be very different (at least it'd better be!)
Thanks again.

Debt_Free_Chick

You have no right to a refund if the goods are simply unwanted. You only get a refund if the goods are faulty. You also have no right to exchange the goods, but many stores will allow this for Christmas presents, but only for a limited time.

If you want cash for them, then ebay or car boot sale.

Primrose

Advertise them in the Freebie Classified Adverts section of your local newspaper or on one of the Miscellaneous boards for customers provided in many of the supermarkets.

maninthestreet

If the're worth anything, send them to me.

DaisyFlower

Labman wrote: »

I'm sure you do....but in my eyes selling/trading your childrens Christmas pressies ain't right!

I agree, return them for a different choice or sell them on Ebay but the money is your childrens to spend on a replacement and not yours.

fiscalfreckles

You could ask the people who gave them if they have kept the receipt? Just explain that they have bought something your child already has.

I always keep my receipts, and usually say to the recipient of my presents to let me know if they've already got it or it doesn't fit, whatever. (I hate anything to be wasted!)

Some shops will exchange without a receipt, but you have to be very careful to check that they stock the exact item. And they are unlikely to give you any money, just another item of the same value (Though as you've left it a while you may only get the sale prices now!) Maybe a credit note if you are lucky.

Or save them for birthday pressies , but whatever you do, remember who gave them to you!