If you’re thinking of sending back a disappointing gift you just received over the holidays, the return may bring even more disappointment.

Americans have grown accustomed to free returns, but a growing number of retailers are charging fees as returns squeeze retailers’ bottom lines.

Macy’s, Abercrombie, J. Crew, H&M and other companies have all added shipping fees for mail-in returns.

And it’s not just the big mall brands, either. Eighty-one precent of merchants are now charging a fee for at least some methods of returns, according to Happy Returns, a logistics company that specializes in returns.

  • osarusan
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    156 months ago

    Part of me wishes that that particular person experiences the same level of “goodwill” that they give to others. I don’t like wishing ill on people

    Don’t guilt yourself for wishing ill on people. Those people deserve it, and you are not being a bad person by wishing ill on those who deserve it. Society tells us it’s bad to do that, but all that does is make us feel guilt and let bad people get away with it. Wish ill, and do it freely!

    • Maeve
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      -46 months ago

      Mirror principal: what you put out comes back. Aka karma.

      • osarusan
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        86 months ago

        Except karma isn’t real, and wishing something isn’t putting anything out. It’s just a wish. So you’re totally safe doing it.

        • Maeve
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          -76 months ago

          Just because it isn’t instant doesn’t make it unreal. To put it in worldly terms, you reap what you sow. But do you. I’ll do me.