Easiest way to make returns is thru Whole Foods. I know that not everyone has a convenient WF store, but the A return system is great,

It´s 100s of miles to a Whole Foods from here.

I rebox and seal when I have time and it's convenient, I don't when not. Either way I print the return label. I usually get a return acknowledgement/acceptance within 24 hours of scan entry by UPS on the day I do the drop off at UPS or a UPS or similar store. And a credit no later than the next day.

I just returned two items today using the qr code at Whole Foods. I got emails confirming that I had started the returns and then emails saying my account had been credited. Have you checked your email tomsee if A sent you any notifications?

Even more annoying now, my WF has A kiosks so you have to domthe entire transaction yourself. Considering that I never get through the WF self checkout without having to ask for help, I dread the kiosk thing.

Anyway, I hope you get your credit due. Is there any chance the return amount went on the gift givers account?.

So far all my QR code returns to A or another one of their acquizitions Zappos, has worked great. I live close to a UPS store so it's been very convenient since my printer is a huge pain every single time I try to use it. Admittedly I haven't paid very close attention to how long it takes the refund to apply. Seems like it's usually pretty quick for me.

I guess it's regional, but I return my A-items to Kohl's, no box, and am usually refunded by the time I get home.

Kohl's gives you a coupon for $5 off for instore purchases when you do.

The only Amazon returns I have had trouble with have been ones that are not boxed and taken to one particular UPS store. I got an email saying they were going to charge my account because the items were not received. I was able to give them the receipt info and they cleared it. I don't know if they ever received them. I have a WF maybe 4 miles from my house, but I don't always get the option to take my return there. I have waited a couple of days and tried again, but if I have to take items to a USP store, I print out the return info and code, tape it or rubber band it to the item and make sure I get a receipt.

Most of my recent returns I have had three options - UPS, Kohls or WF. UPS is closest to me, so I usually go there, but A has not given me the option to print a label. Instead it just gives me a QR code. My most recent return last week, I was surprised to see that if I selected the UPS option, even tho I was taking it TO the store, it was going to charge $5.99. If I took it to Kohls or WF, there was no charge, so I took it to Kohls with the QR code.

When choosing the refund option (back to original payment or Amazon credit), it always says that Amazon credit is given immediately whereas a refund back to original payment takes several business days. I always select the refund, rather than Amazon credit. In my most recent return to Kohls, the item had been ordered and paid for by my daughter so I had it go back to her VISA card. It was actually refunded back to her card the same day, not several business days. I just looked at my account and it says the return item is "in transit" but the refund was issued five days ago.

@Elmer J Fudd usually get a return acknowledgement/acceptance within 24 hours of scan entry by UPS on the day I do the drop off at UPS or a UPS or similar store. And a credit no later than the next day.

That's the experience that I usually have when I box and label the returns myself, but several times now when I've done the "no box QR code" returns it has taken much more than a week for it to show up in my A-store account, and one return was on a "try before you buy" basis, and they were going to charge me for the item. I called A-store and received the credit as I spoke to the representative.

I've never used the QR code method, but I had an issue using one of their hub lockers. I logged it in and put the item in the locker. It didn't give me any sort of receipt. After two weeks I still didn't have a credit, so I called. She was able to see the return, and had no why a credit wasn't generated. She did it on the spot and it showed up instantly.

We live in the boonies with very few return options. The locker is in a convenience store and is quite handy for small things.

So far you have confirmation everyone knows and plans to do just as you want. The idea that in reverse this works like when purchasing is just juvenile. They have incentive to get their product out the door--$$$$ This not so much. You and how many THOUSANDS are returning things???? Thus far you have described not one PROBLEM with this return!!! Patience is a virtue.

if you chat and complain, they will give an immediate refund.

It's hard to get to the chat feature, but I have found refunds to be erratic at times. Sometimes it's immediate. Sometimes they wait until they get the return and this is with Amazon as the seller..

I have never had a problem returning A stuff either through my UPS store or WF. I have always used the QR code method.

Lately I take my returns to WF since I'm already going there to shop. The returns dept. is right inside the front door. Sometimes I will take my return $$ as an A credit and that's fairly instantaneous. However, I recently opted for a return to my cc account and that happened within 24 hours, long before A could have received my goods. I'm thinking taking the stuff to WF is akin to receiving it at the warehouse.

I've never had issues returning anything I've purchased online. I did however, feel like the way Amazon does returns through UPS at Staples not right. While I printed off my shipping label, Staples gave me NOTHING to prove I actually handed over the parcel to them. I won't be using them for returns anymore, I'll use Canada Post as they will print off a "reciept' that I can track. You won't get that unless you physically hand the item to the cashier. I felt quite uneasy about the UPS return.

I have never had a problem returning A stuff either through my UPS store or WF. I have always used the QR code method. Me too! I love how Amazon handles returns. I usually have an email telling me my refund has been issued before I get back home. I think the longest has been next day. Witty - I wouldn't do my returns there either - they should give you a receipt and tracking number!

My husband had an issue with an item he returned to A at our UPS store. It was initially refunded, but then weeks later A said they never received it , so they billed his account again. He had a receipt from the UPS store showing that it was returned there, but when he asked them why he couldn’t actually track the item, they said they bulk return A items with the QR codes. A did eventually reverse the billing when he contacted them, but a bit of a hassle.

Yes, I think that the problem that I'm facing is that it was done as part of a bulk return, therefore I can't really track the items on their way back to the A-store.

When I made my recent return to Kohls, they had a very large box next to the return desk. I watched with dismay as the clerk just casually threw, without any care, items into the box. The item I was returning was a large wooden cutting board D23 had sent H for Christmas. He ended up getting a very similar one as a gift from someone at work, prior to Christmas, so I told D23 (she lives across the country and wouldn't be home for Christmas). She asked me to return it since he didn't need two and she got him something else. I still had it in the original box, but the clerk pulled it out and threw it in carelessly on top of everything else. I know much (all?) of these returns end up being sold off as bulk goods to resellers so it was disheartening to see how the items were handled. I imagine many things end up damaged as a result. The cutting board was heavy and could easily have damaged something already in the large container the way he tossed it in.

Though I have already been mindful of what I purchase on Amazon, seeing the way goods are handled reinforced my desire to start thinking more carefully before making purchases knowing Amazon makes it so easy to return if I change my mind.

Thanks @arcy_gw We can always count on you to pipe in with a rude comment.

So last night I got an email saying they had charged me for an item I returned two of back in November. I banded the two together so they would not be separated and I printed out the return info to attach to both of them. I got the refund for both when I took them in, but their system said only one was received so they were charging back the second. Made a call and the second was again refunded. Hardest part is getting through their system to talk to a person. The automated system will not get you there.

Not consistently rude but consistently showing having misunderstood or being misinformed/uninformed.

I haven't had a problem, and neither has my daughter-in-law. Between the two of us, we've had quite a few Amazon returns. I always bring home the receipt the UPS store prints out, but I've never had to produce it for any reason. I'm sorry they're making things complicated for you, Terezosa.

I have never had a problem when I box up and label my returns - that is what I will do in the future.

i cant believe how easy A et al have made returns. I am spoilt for choice. Only issue is guilt, now that i know online returns are almost never restocked.

We have some stores in our area that get Amazon returns that they buy in bulk and they put them in bins with various prices at different days. I have found some absolutely phenomenal things there for a couple dollars. A. Feather down queen comforter that retails on Amazon for almost 200, a king 100% linen flax duvet cover but also retails on Amazon for around 175. A whole bunch of other stuff. The things I bought have always been unused and brand new looking. Sometimes the packaging is damaged.