This statistic displays the share of shoppers who return products because they do not need it anymore after use in the United States as of August 2018, by generation. Some 25.2 percent of Millennial 1 survey respondents stated that they have returned an item after use because they did not need it anymore.
Shoppers who return used products to stores in the United States as of August 2018, by generation*
* The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Have you ever returned a product after you used it just because you didn't need it anymore?"
The generation breakdowns are as follows:
Millennial 1: 18-27 years
Millennial 2: 28-36 years
Generation X: 37-52 years
Baby Boomer: 53-71 years
Silent Generations: 72 years or older
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TrendSource. (December 6, 2018). Shoppers who return used products to stores in the United States as of August 2018, by generation* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/951840/returning-unwanted-used-items-by-generation-us/
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