gift receipt

freddie1970

Whats the benefit of a gift receipt

Atlantic Dawn

Allows the person who receives the gift to exchange it without knowing how much the person giving the gift spent on it.

TheChizler

If means the person receiving the present doesn't know how much it cost unless they return it.

TerrorFirmer

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Allows the person who receives the gift to exchange it without knowing how much the person giving the gift spent on it.

But realistically they'll need to know the value in order to know what they can exchange for or towards.

It is a bit pointless unless you're swapping for an identical item in different color or similar, even though you're still likely to see the cost in that case!

C3PO

TerrorFirmer wrote:

But realistically they'll need to know the value in order to know what they can exchange for or towards.

It is a bit pointless unless you're swapping for an identical item in different color or similar, even though you're still likely to see the cost in that case!

The point is that most people don't return items so they don't know what the cost was but it gives them the option to do so!

Xterminator

hi op

if someone gives you a gift you don't like the last thing you want to do is call them up and ask did they keep the receipt cause the gift is not liked - to allow you to return it (and know where to return it).

thus the gift receipt give you the flexibility to exchange it without embarrassing either party.

coylemj

C3PO wrote: »

The point is that most people don't return items so they don't know what the cost was but it gives them the option to do so!

Xterminator wrote: »

if someone gives you a gift you don't like the last thing you want to do is call them up and ask did they keep the receipt cause the gift is not liked - to allow you to return it (and know where to return it).

+1 It's both of the above. If you bring back the gift with the gift receipt, the store will tell you how much it cost so you know how much credit you have to spend. And by getting the receipt with the gift, it spares the receiver the embarrassment of asking for the receipt so they can return the item.

But if the receiver simply wants to exchange an item of clothing for the same article in a different (usually larger!) size, they need never know how much it cost. Though they will probably look at the price tag and see that it's now half price in the sales!

Ten Pin

It may have changed in recent years but the gift receipt gave full original purchase price exchange value rather than current price value.

Eg if an item was 40 when bought in December and 20 in January, the gift receipt gives 40e value. Without any receipt, all you get is 20e value. For this reason a lot of items sold before Christmas are possibly end of line stock that are drastically reduced to make returning them for anything other than size/color exchange not worth while without gift or full receipt.

coylemj

Ten Pin wrote: »

It may have changed in recent years but the gift receipt gave full original purchase price exchange value rather than current price value.

Which would make it the same as a regular receipt. So why is it called a 'gift receipt'? And what is this point of this discussion?

Ten Pin wrote: »

Eg if an item was 40 when bought in December and 20 in January, the gift receipt gives 40e value. Without any receipt, all you get is 20e value.

I'm not aware of any store that will take an item back and give you credit for the original purchase price if it's now half price in the sales. If you're claiming that they will if you present a 'gift receipt', what's to stop everyone asking for a gift receipt when making a purchase, even when buying something for yourself?

For starters, you have no legal right to an exchange or credit unless the goods are faulty and if the item is reduced in the sale from €40 to €20, all you will get is credit for €20 and that's if they agree to take it back. Which they probably will not do if they have sold out that item.

TheChizler

coylemj wrote: »

Which would make it the same as a regular receipt. So why is it called a 'gift receipt'? And what is this point of this discussion?

It doesn't have to the price written on it, that's the point.

Plenty of stores only give credit to the current sale price but will give you the original price if you have a receipt proving what you paid.

coylemj

TheChizler wrote: »

It doesn't have to the price written on it, that's the point.

The poster I was responding to (and quoted) said that a gift receipt showed the 'full original purchase price exchange value'. Which I interpret to mean the purchase price.

TheChizler wrote: »

Plenty of stores only give credit to the current sale price but will give you the original price if you have a receipt proving what you paid.

If you have no receipt they will give you nothing. And even if you do have a receipt, they are within their rights to refuse any exchange.

Why would any store refund the original purchase price if the same item is now reduced in the sale? If what you say is true, all someone has to do is bring back their Christmas gift, show the receipt, get a refund or credit note, buy the same item at the reduced price and pocket the difference in cash or a credit note.

L1011

Because they have decided to do so. Some stores do it, some don't. It's store policy not rights basically

TheChizler

coylemj wrote: »

The poster I was responding to (and quoted) said that a gift receipt showed the 'full original purchase price exchange value'. Which I interpret to mean the purchase price.



If you have no receipt they will give you nothing. And even if you do have a receipt, they are within their rights to refuse any exchange.

They said gave the same value not showed.

Some shops don't require proof of purchase at all, if they still have stock they'll take it back. Penneys Dunnes Eason Tesco IME.

rubadub

coylemj wrote: »

Which would make it the same as a regular receipt. So why is it called a 'gift receipt'? And what is this point of this discussion?

You went to to give the answer I was going to give to you!

coylemj wrote: »

And even if you do have a receipt, they are within their rights to refuse any exchange.

A gift receipt to me implies the shop will be totally open to exchanging an item, I expect many gift receipts make this clear while regular ones might not. Many are shy or uncertain/nervous about asking for returns etc, or simply unaware of their rights. It might have info which is usually only stated on signs inside the shop. A gift one could possibly have an extended return time frame, which is not openly made know or everybody would want one.

I remember many years ago after asking about returns the saleswoman wrote on the back and dated and signed it, something like "can be exchanged" -more a note to the gift recipient.

coylemj wrote: »

Why would any store refund the original purchase price if the same item is now reduced in the sale? If what you say is true, all someone has to do is bring back their Christmas gift, show the receipt, get a refund or credit note, buy the same item at the reduced price and pocket the difference in cash or a credit note.

a huge amount of shops do, probably the majority. They hope people will not take advantage of them, I expect many do. If I owned shop I would have that policy. What would your policy be? as it sounds like you think it is stupid to do so.

28064212

coylemj wrote: »

And even if you do have a receipt, they are within their rights to refuse any exchange.

Unless they have a store policy saying different. If they have a policy which says "we accept returns with a receipt for any reason within 28 days, providing the goods are in a saleable condition" (a very common policy, see Debenhams, Argos, M&S etc.), they must honour those terms. They cannot have such a policy, and then turn around and ignore it and say "that's not part of your statutory rights" - the policy forms part of the contract of sale