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Chapters return policy
Most items can be returned for a full refund within 30 days of purchase, or of the shipping date for deliveries, with proof of purchase. Online orders shipped between 14 September and 11 December 2026 can be returned until 10 January 2027, and some items are not eligible for return.
What Chapters says
Most items may be returned for a full refund up to 30 days from the purchase or in the case of delivery from the shipping date with proof of purchase.
Read from Chapters's own returns page (source) on 2026-11-11.
The details
| Days to return | 30 days |
|---|---|
| Refunds a price drop | No, return it and buy it again |
| How sure we are | confirmed. Read from the retailer's own returns page, and quoted above. source |
The general window is 30 days. There is a longer holiday window: online orders shipped between 14 September 2026 and 11 December 2026 can be returned until 10 January 2027. Items marked as Heather's Picks, Staff Picks of the Month or Indigo's Best Books of the Year can be returned at any time and in any condition with proof of purchase, and Indigo can change or cancel this guarantee without notice. Indigo.ca orders returned after 30 days must go to a store. Returns can be made in store or by post through Canada Post with a free return label. The page does not mention price adjustments. Free shipping applies to Canadian addresses only.
Last checked 2026-11-11. Policies change, so check with Chapters before relying on it.
More than this page shows
Chapters also publishes 1 categories it excludes, and whether the window runs from the purchase or the delivery. Those fields, and the deadline for a given purchase date, come back from the API rather than being listed here.
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No nationwide return or price-adjustment right: each store sets its own rules, so Pricemend goes by the store's published policy.
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