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Java-E UK - Consumer Rights (Returns Timescales)
As a consumer, you should not keep a defective item beyond a "reasonable time." You should contact the seller as soon as you realise the defect, and discuss with the seller how they want you to return the goods to them, and you should return the goods as soon as reasonably possible in a reasonable manner.
Distance selling (mail-order and Internet purchases etc) have specific return periods for a change of mind (cooling-off period) - see Distance Selling and Right To Cancel.
Different types of items have different lengths of time that you can return a defective item - in the UK, most electrical appliances must legally have a minimum freely-warranted life-span of at least 12 months.
Other than having to honour a guarantee or any legal minimums which may be specific to a particular type of item, timescales for valid rejections are largely judged on each individual case, taking into account the type of item and the price paid. If an item is genuinely defective, then most sellers will accept the return as long as it's done within a reasonable time.
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