Maybe it didn’t fit. Maybe it’s not your color, or maybe you just straight up don’t like it. Whatever the reason, 65% of Americans say they’ve returned a gift they got over the holiday season, according to a survey from RetailMeNot.
The savings site says this year, 60% of consumers are turning lemons into lemonade, not only returning what they don’t like, but parlaying those returns into shopping for New Year’s sales.
Sixty-eight percent of those polled have their eyes on January clearance sales this year, according to the site, spending an average of $251.
Forty-two percent of those polled are looking for clothing, shoes, and accessories; 30% want home decor, and 22% are shopping for electronics.
54% are planning on using the gift cards they got over the holidays to help pay; in fact, 65% say they use gift cards to defray the cost on bigger purchases they plan to make.
That said, 44% say that when they redeeming gift cards, they spend their own money too, to the tune of $84 on average. The same goes for returning an unwanted gift: Just 36% say they pocket the money. Fifty-four percent say they often buy other stuff when making a return.
The site helpfully lists detailed return policies from retailers, from Amazon to Nordstrom, and nearly every major retailer in between.
Survey questions, methodology and results have not been verified or endorsed by ABC News or The Walt Disney Company.