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What's Normal? - Have you ever returned clothing that you’ve already worn? (1 Viewer)

Have you ever returned clothing that you’ve already worn?

  • Yes

    Votes: 26 23.2%

  • No

    Votes: 86 76.8%
  • Total voters
    112
Not frequently, but I have a couple times. Last one I remember was a pair of shoes... hurt my feet so cleaned them up and returned them.
 
Yep....Was working on a job in Long Island, and my wife's best friend was getting married in Steubenville, OH. My wife was a bridesmaid and I hadn't been home in about 3 weeks, so I decided to drive from LI to OH on a whim to be there. Timed it well enough that I got into town about 30mins before the wedding started. I rushed into the local mall, bought a belt, pants, shoes, shirt and tie off the rack, changed in the store, paid and wore it out the door. I made it to the wedding with 5mins to spare. Never told anyone I would be there, so I got some good surprised looks as they all came walking down the aisle. It was a fun time and spent the rest of the weekend with the wife and friends.

By Monday AM, I was on the road back to LI. I stopped at the same store in an LI mall, returned the clothes there claiming that my wife bought the wrong size and they were too small. Gave them the receipts with the clothes folded and in the store's bag. Got a full refund. Worked out well for me.
 
dgreen said:
I don't think so. I have no memory of doing this. Then again, it might depend on how long one has to wear something to qualify.
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Same. I may have worn something at home only for a few moments to minutes to realize it didn't fit, but I don't remember even doing this (which doesn't seem to be what the poll is asking anyway) and I certainly have no memory of intentionally wearing something for like a night out or whatever and returning the next day or some such.
 
No.

If I purchase something and do not like it then I make sure to donate it. I do not donate junk either, only good stuff that i think someone would be happy to receive and new clothes worn once or twice fit that bill.
 
I assume you mean that you wore the clothes for at least one daily use and not just put on at home and decided it wasn't for you and then returned it. I also assume you aren't meaning returning an item that had a manufacturing defect that you noticed or occurred while wearing the item. You want wearing an item and not liking it or purposely using it as a one time use item and returning it. If that is the case, then I have never returned something that I worn out for the day.
 
Nope - Like @ChiefD said - once I take the tag off it, I own it*. I have returned something that had a major quality issue after I wore it - as some have mentioned, a pair of (admittedly cheap) dress shoes that started separating at the sole on the 1st wear, but I don't consider that a return as much as a quality issue/warranty thing.

*I do have a picture on my phone of a lady in Wegmans wearing jeans and a sweater BOTH with tags openly visible on them. Just to clarify, I don't wear clothes with the tags on them to circumvent my own above rule either.
 
Flew to Chicago for work training in early winter a few years ago. The 2nd or 3rd day I was there the forecast shifted and the temperature plummeted and I hadn't brought a heavy coat. It was supposed to be around 50 degrees all week and suddenly it was 20 degrees outside. I found a department store and bought a coat to get me through the rest of the trip, but left the tag on and returned it two days later on my way to the airport since I couldn't fit it in my luggage (only had small carryon size thing that was already packed to the gills).
 
Tried on a pair of pants in the store and promptly ripped them. Put them back on the rack and walked out. Doesn't quite count but it was a funny story that my girlfriend (now wife) likes to bring up once in a while.
 
Almost absolutely not. I'll only return if it's defective in some way or rips immediately due to no fault of mine.

Once you take the tag off, it's yours, no matter how ill-fitting or uncomfortable.
 
I voted yes but probably could be a no based on the fact that I think I may have just tried something on and it didn't fit right so I returned it. So technically I did "wear" the item, but I don't think I've like gone out with said item(s) on for the day and then just decided to return them.
 
Many companies have “forever” warranties, where one can return items throughout the lifespan of the product. Usually, normal wear & tear is excluded, but some are unrestricted (and abused).

Patagonia is one of those companies. I had never invoked their warranty before, but had two rain jackets that were delaminating, such that the inner lining was flaking off. One jacket was relatively new, worn a half dozen times, but the other was nearly 20 years old.

I had heard their warranty was great, but expected to exchange/return the newer jacket, and donate the older one to recycle, as it was badly faded and stained as well.

I was pleasantly surprised when they offered cash credit or exchange for both! They exchanged my newer jacket for the upgraded, contemporary garment, and credited me $200+ for the weathered, vintage coat.

Coincidentally, they were in the midst of their 50th anniversary sale. So two decaying jackets turned into two new jackets, two shorts, and a sun shirt.

I later returned my wife’s newish jacket with the same problem, and bought some more gear while there. So I guess they may have convinced me to spend more on their products than I‘d have otherwise. The experience definitely took a lot of the sting out of their normally high prices, and increased my loyalty to the brand.

All that said, I don’t think that is what the OP is asking about, so I answered “no”. I‘ve known people who purchased stuff intending to return it after a single use, which doesn’t remotely apply in my scenario.
 
Terminalxylem said:
. I‘ve known people who purchased stuff intending to return it after a single use, which doesn’t remotely apply in my scenario.
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I can think of a dozen women I know in NYC that do this.

On the one hand, that's shady, if not outright dirty.

On the other, the fashion industry is a hellscape, so you know, F them.
 
Terminalxylem said:
Many companies have “forever” warranties, where one can return items throughout the lifespan of the product. Usually, normal wear & tear is excluded, but some are unrestricted (and abused).

Patagonia is one of those companies. I had never invoked their warranty before, but had two rain jackets that were delaminating, such that the inner lining was flaking off. One jacket was relatively new, worn a half dozen times, but the other was nearly 20 years old.

I had heard their warranty was great, but expected to exchange/return the newer jacket, and donate the older one to recycle, as it was badly faded and stained as well.

I was pleasantly surprised when they offered cash credit or exchange for both! They exchanged my newer jacket for the upgraded, contemporary garment, and credited me $200+ for the weathered, vintage coat.

Coincidentally, they were in the midst of their 50th anniversary sale. So two decaying jackets turned into two new jackets, two shorts, and a sun shirt.

I later returned my wife’s newish jacket with the same problem, and bought some more gear while there. So I guess they may have convinced me to spend more on their products than I‘d have otherwise. The experience definitely took a lot of the sting out of their normally high prices, and increased my loyalty to the brand.

All that said, I don’t think that is what the OP is asking about, so I answered “no”. I‘ve known people who purchased stuff intending to return it after a single use, which doesn’t remotely apply in my scenario.
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This is a great example of how surprisingly often some really reputable companies with provide a return. I'm sure they have numbers on how few and far between the returns are on the cost for fulfilling the returns gets put back on the consumer, but it's still nice to see.

I had a comparable experience with the softball/baseball bat company Miken where, even though the bat broke through regular play outside the year warranty (it was a two-piece bat and this girl on my coed team somehow hit the ball in an odd spot and the bat broke at where the pieces connect and it "telescoped") they still sent me a new bat no questions asked.
 
No. I have a good friend who will still do this til this day despite all my shaming of him for doing so. He's one of those "it doesn't hurt the big guy" people. Nice guy otherwise.
 
Absolutely. And depending on where I bought it from, it is an acceptable return and even part of their philosophy.

Like REI for sure. Buy some shoes and sole is coming apart? Absolutely return. Or buy a jacket and zipper breaks way too soon in its life? Yep.
 
About 28 years ago I was a poor white boy and my brother was having a “country” wedding that required us all to wear grey cowboy boots. I never wear any cowboy boots, so I hatched a plan to buy them, put tape on the bottom so they wouldn’t scuff during the wedding, and return them.

It worked perfectly. And the $150 I would have spent on them just about covered my truck payment that month.
 
Not particularly proud of it but I once stole a sweatshirt from the campus bookstore, roommate wore it, and then I returned it in exchange for store credit with which I purchased text books. There were some circumstances that eased my conscience but it was a sketchy maneuver.
 
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