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Brian is excited about his upcoming hike to Yosemite with his school friends.
For a few months, he has been working on a purchase list of outdoor gear he will need for the trip, including backpacks, boots, gloves, you name it. Top of that list is a warm sleeping bag. He has his eyes set on the NEMO Disco 15 from REI. He had been watching it for a while, and REI cut the price for Black Friday a week in advance.
However, despite his best efforts, his summer savings fell well short of the $299 he needed for the purchase. He thought I could somehow con my parents into giving me the money but then realized what happened the last time he tried to get one over them. Read more about how he got grounded here.
This time, he tackled the problem head-on and explained the dilemma to his parents. In true 11-year-old fashion, he sheepishly asked his parents to talk about the upcoming hiking trip after dinner. Phil and Claire gave that look only parents do at one another, which signifies that they should prepare for a united front.
After dinner, the three sat down, and Brian jumped into his best sales pitch. You both know how hard I worked to save money for Yosemite. His parents sit quietly, knowing the ask is about to occur. I’ve saved and sacrificed a lot, but I've still come short of the money I needed for my sleeping bag. Is there any way you guys could “loan” me the money, and I’ll pay you back?
They looked at one another, smiled, and then glanced back at Brian. Phil started with a classic Dad response, “Well, son, we are proud of your hard work, but you knew the deal; all the new gear for the trip had to come from your hard work. That is a good life lesson for you. Besides, when I was your age..” Clair jumps in the conversation, “Phil, don’t even try to talk about how you walked to school in 5 feet of snow uphill both ways with no soles on your shoes.”
Claire continued, Dad is right. You knew the deal; besides, there was a perfect sleeping bag in the garage. Brian protested because the sleeping bag in reference was from a few years ago and had well transformers, which is embarrassing for an 11-year-old.
A few days later, UPS arrived with two identical packages, one for Claire and one for Phil. Both are excited about the arrival but suspicious of one another, called Brain from his room. You guessed it, being great parents, they bought the NEMO Disco 15 sleeping bag from REI.
Brian, so excited, blurted out, fantastic, now I have two sleeping bags. Claire shook her head, saying no, and she’d start looking up how to return one.
We all know REI has a 100% satisfaction guarantee, allowing members to return items up to one year after the purchase date or 90 days for non-members. However, we have heard some nefarious rumors about customers buying a product for single-trip use and returning afterward.
There are some notable exceptions to REI’s fantastic return policy.
The following policies are because of Phil or his friends. Why would anyone try to return these items through the mail? However, the policy exists because someone tried.
REI does not have a UPS or FedEx return label option, so Quick Ship Today might be unable to help you. However, considering a trip to the store is the best option for REI returns, you should make only one trip for multiple returns.
Having UPS or FedEx pick up other returns like Amazon or Zappos right from home could free up your time to enjoy your trip to the REI store more.
What if you could have your returns sent back without you ever needing to get in your car or make an unneeded stop at the shipping store?
Quick Ship Today helps you schedule a pick-up for your favorite brands like Amazon, Zappos, Dailylook, Target, Overstock, Shein, and others.
Bundling your returns and scheduling a single pick-up will save you time and money. Still, most importantly, it frees up your hectic schedule to do something that matters to you, whether it is not coordinating with your spouse on purchases or making an afternoon of your REI store visit.
Use Quick Ship Today, have your return picked up right at home and get at least 20 minutes back in your day.
One, three, or even ten returns from different brands, it's all still covered with one low price, $8.99
Use Quick Ship Today, have your return picked up right at home and get at least 20 minutes back in your day.
One, three, or even ten returns from different brands, it's all still covered with one low price, $8.99
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At first, we didn't think returns were a big deal. But then we found out that 20% of the things we buy online end up being returned.
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