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Target employees share the most ridiculous returns they've seen customers make

Áine Cain   

Target employees share the most ridiculous returns they've seen customers make
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Target employee cashier

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One shopper decided to return a single banana.

  • Target's return policy allows for most unopened items to be exchanged or refunded within 90 days.
  • A total of 22 Target team members spoke to Business Insider about the strangest returns they've ever seen.
  • Employees reported seeing people attempt to return everything from shirts from Walmart to $400 in Christmas decorations.


Target's return policy covers most unopened items for 90 days.

"Most unopened items in new condition and returned within 90 days will receive a refund or exchange," the retail chain's website reads.

The store's policy also notes that some items have a "modified return policy." You can check if a product has such a policy on the receipt or packing slip. Damaged or opened items can be "denied a refund or exchange."

But that doesn't stop some Target shoppers from attempting to abuse the policy.

Business Insider recently corresponded with 22 Target employees to get a sense of the strangest things they've witnessed customers return - or attempt to return.

It sounds like they've seen a lot - from an opened box of condoms to a U-Haul's worth of lawn set items.

Here's what the Target team members had to say:

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