Tips From BBB: How To Make the Gift Return Process Less Painful

If you're spending this week trying to return presents you didn't want, didn't need or that didn't fit, the Better Business Bureau offers suggestions on how to make the process a little better and not so bitter.

Of course, having a gift receipt makes everything easier. But there are some other tools of the return trade you may want to consider.

"Inevitably, following the holidays, the BBB receives hundreds of complaints from consumers because they are unable to return a gift," said Patrick Bennett, a spokesman for the organization.