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Holiday return policies 2025: Extended deadlines and key exceptions shoppers need to know
Retailers like Amazon, Walmart, and Target offer extended return windows through January and February 2026 with exceptions for Apple products and third-party sellers.
- On Dec. 25, 2025 many major retailers extended holiday return deadlines into January 2026, with Amazon, Target, Walmart and Macy's listing January return-by dates for eligible purchases.
- Retailers are offering longer return windows to ease post-holiday exchanges and refunds, saying they want to soften the blow and let shoppers swap, refund or rethink unwanted gifts during the 2025 holiday season.
- Apple items require earlier return cutoffs, with Jan. 8, 2026 noted for eligible purchases, Marshalls and TJ Maxx list Feb. 4, 2026 online and Jan. 25, 2026 in-store deadlines, while ShopDisney allows returns through Jan. 25, 2026 or 30 days from shipment.
- Confusion over exceptions could leave shoppers unable to return purchases from third-party sellers, while phishing emails impersonating major US retail brands surged over 2,000%, raising fraud risks.
- Shoppers should check retailer-specific purchase windows, which mostly run from October or November through late December 2025, and verify Nordstrom Rack's Jan. 15, 2026 or 40-day limits.
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