Well, let me tell ya somethin’ ’bout this here “Bergdorf Goodman Returns”, y’know, that fancy store in the city where them rich folks buy their stuff. Folks always talkin’ ’bout it, so I figured I’d try and make sense of it for ya, even though I ain’t never been there myself. Sounds complicated, but I’ll do my best, ya hear?
So, first things first, if you buy somethin’ from Bergdorf Goodman and you don’t like it, or it don’t fit, or whatever, you can take it back. But it ain’t as simple as marchin’ in there and throwin’ it on the counter, no sirree. They got rules, just like everythin’ else in this world.
Time Limits: Now, they say you got 30 days to return most things. That’s like a month, y’know? But if you bought one of them fancy “CHANEL” handbags, or shoes, or clothes, you only got 14 days. Two weeks! That ain’t much time, if you ask me. But then again, I ain’t buyin’ no CHANEL, so what do I know? And if you just want to swap it for somethin’ else, they give you a whole month for that CHANEL stuff, too. Thirty days, just like the other things. They sure like that 30-day thing, don’t they?
Free Returns… Sometimes: And get this, they say if you return it quick, within 15 days of gettin’ it, it’s free. That’s nice of ’em. But if you wait longer, or if you bought somethin’ on sale, what they call “clearance,” they gonna charge you almost ten bucks! $9.95 they say. Ten dollars! That’s enough to buy a whole mess of potatoes, I tell ya.
- 30 days for most stuff.
- 14 days for CHANEL handbags, clothes and shoes to return.
- 30 days to exchange CHANEL stuff.
- 15 days to return for free.
- $9.95 fee for late returns and clearance items.
Gettin’ Your Money Back: Now, when you take somethin’ back, you want your money back, right? Well, they say they usually put it back the way you paid. So, if you used your credit card, they put it back on the card. But what if you used one of them store credit cards? I don’t rightly know what happens then. They probably give you store credit, which means you gotta go back and buy more stuff from them. Smart, them fellas are smart.
Waitin’ for Your Money: And don’t expect to get your money back right away, neither. They say it takes 10 to 14 days. That’s two weeks! Seems like a long time to me. But I guess they gotta do their paperwork and all that fancy stuff.
Sendin’ it Back or Takin’ it Back: If you bought somethin’ online, or from one of them catalogs, you can send it back, or you can take it back to the store. They got a “Client Services” department, whatever that is. Sounds fancy. But I reckon you just go there and tell ’em you wanna return somethin’. And make sure you take whatever it is you bought back with ya, ya hear? Don’t go showin’ up empty-handed.
Neiman Marcus Group: And they keep talkin’ ’bout somethin’ called the “Neiman Marcus Group return policy.” I guess Bergdorf Goodman is part of that Neiman Marcus thing. More fancy names. So, whatever rules they got over at Neiman Marcus, they probably apply at Bergdorf Goodman too. It’s all the same, just with different names, like them fancy folks like to do.
Shipping and Returns: Now, they also say somethin’ about free shipping and free returns. That sounds good, I guess. But I don’t know how often that happens. Probably only if you spend a whole heap of money. And they got a lot of designer clothes, they say. Real fancy stuff. Not the kind of stuff I’d wear, that’s for sure. I like my overalls just fine.
The Bottom Line: So, there ya have it. That’s what I could figure out about this “Bergdorf Goodman Returns” thing. You got a time limit, sometimes you pay to return stuff, and you gotta wait to get your money back. It ain’t rocket science, but it ain’t simple neither. Just remember to read the fine print, or you might get stuck with somethin’ you don’t want and no money to show for it.
And one more thing: Some folks complainin’ that the credit card companies don’t wanna give refunds right away because they think you gonna get your money back AND keep the thing you bought. I guess some folks try to pull a fast one, huh? Well, I ain’t like that. I always been honest, even if I ain’t always been smart. And that’s the truth, as plain as the nose on my face.
