When Returning Products Demonstrates Confidence

Cyber Monday is coming back.  Only this time, it’s a Thursday.

Maybe you burnt a bridge with someone who you purchased a gift for, maybe whatever you ordered no longer fits because in addition to layering your clothes for cold weather, you’ve also been layering your meals with a block of cheddar cheese…or maybe you just flat out purchased in haste and made a mistake.  Whatever the reason, ‘Boomerang Thursday’ is in recognition of your mistakes.

Yesterday Bizreport.com announced that one in 20 people who purchased gifts on or around Cyber Monday expect to return at least one of their purchases prior to the Christmas holiday.  This coming Thursday, December 9th, is typically the kickoff day for those returns.  Hence the apropos ‘Boomerang Thursday.’

The high number of returns is no cause for alarm though, it actually demonstrates increased consumer confidence in online retailers’ ability to have consumers’ replacement items in stock and ready to be delivered prior to Christmas.  But just like Ebenezer Scrooge, your holiday mistakes could come back to bite you.  With wintry weather and the holiday season comes increased delivery time expectations as well as a high volume of consumers who may have made the same kinds of ordering mistakes you did (minus the gluttonous layering of cheese).

That being said, if you think that you may end up having to return a product that you ordered recently, it’s best to look for a retailer that has an easy to understand and clearly outlined returns policy.  It may also be best to look for one with free return shipping and affordable, speedy delivery rates.  If you’re on the lookout for retailers with excellent shipping and delivery policies and practices just in time for the holidays, look no further than our Holiday Guide.  These retailer’s policies will leave you so pleased that you’ll be returning from whence you came, just like…a planet in orbit?  a dog playing fetch?  a sailor returning to port?  Either way, you get the idea.

Top Daily Deal Websites

Good deals are like ice cream, everybody enjoys them.  So how would you react if we revealed that there are websites that not only serve up deals on a daily basis, but the deals are also for compelling items?  Wouldn’t that be akin to serving one mind-blowingly delicious flavor of ice cream at a ‘depth’s of the ocean’ low price each day?  Yes, it is.  As you read this, there are websites in the universe doing just that.  Below we’ve ranked three of our favorites.

1) Woot.com

The mother of all daily deal websites, Woot.com typically sells one item per day.  The item is usually electronic or gadget related.  In addition to Woot.com, there is Kids.woot.com (specializing in kids items) and Shirt.woot.com for t-shirt enthusiasts.

2) Midnightbox.com

Every day of the week, three new  deals are launched at Midnight Eastern Standard Time and run for a 24 hour period or until sold out.  The difference between this site and Woot is that if an item doesn’t sell out, you can still purchase it on their website.

3) Yugster.com

Y.U.G. = Yours Until Gone.  Hence, Yugster.com.  Yugster offers one item a day and once it’s gone, it’s gone for good.  The difference between Yugster and other daily deal sites is that you can register to become a ‘Yugster’. By becoming a Yugster you gain access to deal in advance of them being posted on the website.