Sears car seat return policy?

Macx2mommy wrote: ↑ I don't about Sears but pretty much EVERY ohter place I checked the had a no return policy on seats. Apparently, once they leave the store or are shipped, then cannot be resold.

Yeah. Most stores have a final sale policy in car seats. I did return one at Costco before without any hassle. This time I'd like to know if any other parents returned at Sears before.

I'm pretty sure, other than costco, it'll be final sale for car seats. It cannot be resold.

Nothing about car seat on their return policy, unless it counts as kids underwear.

https://www.sears.ca/en/return-policy.html

So, called 3 Sears department stores to verify their return policy on car seats and all confirmed that I can return the seat within 30 days of delivery.
I checked their online policy several times (yes, call me paranoid) and nothing stated about car seat returns in their exclusion list. But I was hoping to hear of someone on RFD who had actually returned a car seat there before.
Will update this thread in case I have to return the seat.

didn't have an issue returning a car seat to walmart, this was early last year.

Since we are talking about other stores now: I went to Babies R Us over the weekend and they advised that you can return car seats within 45 days of purchase if the box is unopened. That surprised me but it's great that they take them back as long as
unused/unopened.

You can understand why some stores has this policy in the first place, the likelihood of the seat getting soiled just after the first few uses is pretty high and who wants a returned dirty car seat for their kid ??

However, I want to caution that a car seat is pretty personal thing, there are just too many factors involved, the shape, weight, size, ergonomics, how it fits into and out of the car, etc.... If you are thinking about buying as a gift, then you better make sure your friend isn't that picky and they are looking for just a seat and not a system with the stroller as well or vice versa. I wouldn't recommend getting one as a gift but if you are going to get it for yourself then is hard to gauge all that, without opening the box and trying it out a few times... So, very important about where you are buying it as well as the price.