Gift shopping is a gamble. Despite all of your best efforts, your “perfect gift” may end up back on the store shelf hours after the package is unwrapped.

Given that even the best presents sometimes get returned or exchanged (think issues with size, color, style, etc.), planning ahead can be a great help to a gift recipient.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection asks shoppers to pay close attention to the different stores’ policies while they shop, to ask for gift receipts at the register and to keep all sales documentation organized and accessible thr...