The phrase "gift receipt" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
This phrase is often used when referring to a receipt for a gift that was purchased. For example, "Don't forget to give the customer a gift receipt when they buy the jewelry."
If there is no gift receipt, you could ask the giver for it.
Take a receipt or a gift receipt with you, and return the item unopened.
The trick is to look out for a gift receipt, which won't tell you the cost but probably tell you the last date for returns.
The gift receipt won't say how much it cost, but will probably stipulate the last day you can return the item for a refund or exchange.
From now on, before you buy anything check with each retailer that the return date can be extended or that you can get a gift receipt.
But be aware, he said, that a gift receipt is unlikely to get you cash; typically, you'll receive a credit or a store gift card.
An increasing number offer gift receipts, particularly on items such as clothes, so you might have the paperwork you need to get an exchange or refund.
Gap offers gift receipts which enable you to exchange an unwanted present, or if your receipt is more than 30 days old they'll offer you a credit note redeemable in any Gap store.
6 19pm: So far this Christmas I haven't been sucked into any family drama, haven't had to worry about gift receipts or hear a million versions of "All I Want For Christmas Is You".
And we also go to great lengths to demonstrate that a gift is more than a dollar sign: we snip off price tags, clip the prices off book jackets, and ask for gift receipts that hide the cost of the present.
No matter the policy, the No. 1 rule is to hold on to receipts, Johnson says, and always request gift receipts: "It's the only true way to ensure you can return or exchange your purchase".
