Olivia Harper

Aldi sets hours per store and lists them in its store locator; its stores close on New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Amazon offers assembly, installation, TV mounting and haul-away for eligible large items at checkout, done by vetted local providers and paid through Amazon.

Amazon lists four ways to pay over time, Amazon Monthly Payments, card installments, Synchrony Pay Later and Affirm, and no layaway option.

Amazon.com gift cards work on Amazon.com and some affiliated US sites, carry no fees, never expire if issued after October 1, 2005, and cannot become cash.

Amazon has not posted a 2026 holiday window on its return page yet; last season, most items bought November 1 to December 31 could go back until January 31.

Amazon's help pages offer one price drop guarantee, for qualifying pre-orders; for items already bought they describe no price adjustment.

Amazon Prime costs $14.99 a month or $139 a year in the US and adds video, music, fuel, grocery and prescription savings on top of free delivery.

Protection plans sold on Amazon are run by Asurion; they can add drop and spill cover, start the day you buy, and refund in full if canceled within 30 days.

Amazon sells refurbished items as Renewed, with a 90-day return guarantee, and returned or open-box items as Amazon Resale, graded in four conditions.

Amazon's student offer is Prime for Young Adults, at $7.49 a month or $69 a year after a six-month $0 trial, for ages 18 to 24 and college students.

Amazon Trade-in pays a gift card for eligible phones, tablets, consoles and Amazon devices, and recycles small electronics by free mail-in label or drop-off.

Apple Certified Refurbished devices are tested, come in a new box with a one-year warranty and cost up to 15% less, but Monthly Installments do not apply.

Apple offers 0% APR Apple Card Monthly Installments, Klarna leases through Apple Upgrade, 0% carrier financing on iPhone and pay later, but no layaway.

An Apple Gift Card pays for Apple hardware, apps and subscriptions in the US; once redeemed it joins your Apple Account balance, shown in the App Store.

As of October 26, 2026, Apple has not posted a 2026 holiday return window; its standard 14-day window from the day you receive the item applies until it does.

Apple gives a 10% discount to current and veteran members of the US Military, National Guard and Reserve and their household family, after ID.me verification.

Apple takes back items bought directly from Apple within 14 calendar days of receipt, in original condition with every part, online or at any US Apple Store.

Apple's Education Store lowers starting prices for college students, their parents and teachers, often by $100 on a Mac, with yearly limits per product.

Apple Trade In gives credit or an Apple Gift Card for eligible Apple and Android devices, online or in store, and recycles anything else for free.

AppleCare+ and AppleCare One add accident repairs, battery service and 24/7 support to Apple's one-year warranty; add a plan within 60 days of a purchase.

An extended warranty pays off mainly when it covers what the free warranty and your credit card do not, such as accidents, batteries or theft.

Ashley's Synchrony card offers no-interest promotions from 6 to 60 months, with online purchase minimums for the 12, 18 and 24 month offers.

Ashley matches a lower Amazon price only for an identical, in-stock item sold by Amazon, and adjusts its own recent sales for 30 days after a price drop.

B&H may match a lower competitor price on an item available right away; you ask its Product Specialists, and an approved match comes as a same-day link.