New Jersey's Holiday Gift Returns: What You Need to Know

Gift-giving season is upon us in New Jersey, and that means the gift-returning season is not far behind.

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When you look at some of the return numbers in recent years, they are truly staggering.

How Many Gifts Will New Jersey Residents Return?

Let’s put it this way. If you are feeling a little guilty about returning a gift, don’t. Thousands of others are doing the same thing. And we have the stunning numbers to prove it.

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There is at least the same if not more, frenzy in returning gifts as there was in buying them.

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For example, Red Stag Fulfillment reports that a year ago, according to UPS, 1.75 million packages were processed every single day for the first week of the new year.

One In Six Gifts Get Returned

That’s well over 10 million packages in a week. And that’s just UPS.

So, how many gifts are returned across the country? There are many estimates, and it’s hard to pin down an actual number, but one estimate suggests that about one in six gifts purchased will be returned.

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That means billions of dollars in goods get returned each year. That gets a big “bah-humbug”.

And what are the most frequently returned types of items?

Across America, the highest rate of returned items that were purchased online includes clothing, accessories, and purses.

I’m a sentimental kind of guy, and I’d rather keep a gift I might not use just because it came from someone I love, but I seem to be in the minority in that category, and frankly, my theory might not make a lot of brain sense, but for me it makes some heart sense, and I’m alright with that.

Whatever you decide to do with your gifts, enjoy the rest of the holiday season.