Giving and receiving gifts is one of the best parts of the Christmas season, but every so often you will unwrap something that just isn't quite your taste. In the moment, you have to keep things polite, even if, in the most extreme cases, you're internal monologue is screaming 'Why on earth would you think I'd like this?'.
If you have ended up with some questionable items after Christmas that you honestly do not want cluttering up your home and are considering returning them - then you need to take on board this advice from Martin Lewis, the Money Saving Expert. Martin has outlined all of your legal rights when it comes to returning an unwanted gift in-store - whether that's because you really cannot stand the item in question, or someone has just bought you something that doesn't quite fit. The expert explained this one in full on his show for ITV: The Martin Lewis Money Show.
"You have no right to anything" in legal terms when it comes to returning an unwanted item in shops, the expert explained - joking with some audience members "You do not like that answer do you?". "I'm sorry, you need to listen carefully here. You have no legal return rights for goods bought in store, unless they are faulty" the expert added - whether you have proof of purchase like a credit card statement, or even the receipt itself. However, there is still hope, at least for some shops. "The shop may have its own [returns] policy, it may publish its return rights, in which case it is a contractual right, but your statutory rights, your 'in law' rights, means you can't take it back.".
