Rack Room Shoes Return Policy: 60 Days, Unworn Shoes and the Original Box

Rack Room Shoes gives you 60 days from the date of purchase to return unworn shoes in their original box with your receipt, and you get a full refund to your original form of payment. There is no restocking fee in the published policy, exchanges happen in store only, and a mail return can take up to 10 business days to process plus another 3 to 10 business days for the credit to show. If you have no receipt, you are not turned away — you get an exchange or a Rack Room Shoes gift card at the current selling price instead. This guide explains the 60-day rule, the no-receipt route, how mail and store returns differ, and how long each refund method takes.

Return Windows at a Glance

Category	Return window	Good to know
Unworn shoes, with receipt	60 days from purchase	Full refund; original box required
Unworn shoes, no receipt	60 days from purchase	Exchange or gift card at the current selling price, original box required
Online orders returned by mail	60 days from purchase	Mail to the Returns Processing Center with the shipping invoice
Online orders returned in store	60 days from purchase	Credit or exchange in store; exchanges are in store only
Worn shoes	No return	Worn merchandise does not qualify for a refund or an exchange
Cash or gift card purchases	60 days from purchase	Refunded to a gift card that is mailed to you
Buy One Get One deals	60 days from purchase	The BOGO discount comes off your refund if either pair goes back, unless you exchange in store

How to Return Shoes to Rack Room Shoes

1. Check the 60-day clock and the condition. Your shoes must be unworn and back in their original box, and you must be within 60 days of the purchase date. Worn shoes cannot be returned at all, so try new shoes on carpet at home and keep the box until you are sure.
2. Decide between store and mail. A store return is the faster route and the only way to get an exchange. A mail return is for online orders, and it goes to the Returns Processing Center rather than to a store.
3. For a store return, bring the shoes, the box and your receipt. Take the unworn shoes in the original box, with your receipt or shipping invoice, to any Rack Room Shoes store. If you paid by credit card, the refund goes back to that card. If you paid cash or with a gift card, your refund comes as a gift card mailed to you.
4. For a mail return, fill out the Return Form. Rack Room Shoes publishes a Return Form on its returns page. Fill it out, write the reason next to the product being returned, and place the unworn merchandise back in the original box with the completed form.
5. Attach the shipping label and send it. Attach the Shipping Label portion of the Return Form to the outside of the box and bring it to your preferred shipping carrier. Send it to: Rack Room Shoes, Attention: Returns Processing – 9110, 4745 Corporate Drive NW, Concord, NC 28027-9681. Rack Room Shoes recommends insuring the parcel or sending it by a traceable method, because it is not responsible for the merchandise until the Returns Processing Center receives it. C.O.D. packages are not accepted.
6. Wait for inspection and your refund confirmation. The warehouse inspects the merchandise and reserves the right to reject the return. A return email confirmation is sent when the refund has been processed. Processing can take up to 10 business days, and the credit then takes another 3 to 10 business days to reflect, depending on your card company.

How Long Do You Have to Return Shoes to Rack Room Shoes?

The standard window is 60 days from the date of purchase — not from the day the shoes arrived, and not from the day you first wore them. That is generous by shoe-store standards, and it is the same 60 days whether you bought in a store or online. Two conditions sit on top of the deadline. First, the shoes must be unworn. Rack Room Shoes is explicit that worn merchandise does not qualify for a refund or an exchange, so a pair that has been outside, scuffed or creased is a keeper. Second, the shoes must come back in their original box, with your receipt or shipping invoice.

The 60 days is measured from purchase, so keep your receipt somewhere safe the day you buy. If you ordered online, the shipping invoice that came with the parcel serves the same purpose. A pair bought as part of a Buy One Get One deal follows the same 60-day rule, but the discount is deducted from your refund if either pair goes back — unless you exchange in store instead, in which case the deal stays intact.

Can You Return Shoes to Rack Room Shoes Without a Receipt?

Yes, but the outcome changes. Without a receipt, Rack Room Shoes offers an exchange or a Rack Room Shoes gift card for the unworn merchandise at the current selling price, provided it is still in the original box. That last detail matters: the current selling price may be lower than what you paid, especially if the shoes have since gone on sale or clearance. A receipt protects the full amount you paid. A gift card protects only what the shoes are worth today.

This is also why the receipt rule is worth taking seriously for gifts. If someone gives you Rack Room Shoes without a receipt, you can still swap them for another size or take a gift card — but you cannot get cash back, and you cannot recover the original purchase price if the shoes have been marked down. If you are the one giving the gift, include the gift receipt or the original receipt so the recipient has the full-refund route open.

What Can’t Be Returned to Rack Room Shoes?

The published policy draws one hard line, and it is about condition rather than category:

• Worn merchandise — shoes that have been worn cannot be returned for a refund or an exchange, even inside the 60 days. This is the single most common reason a Rack Room Shoes return is refused.
• Shoes without their original box — the policy requires the merchandise to be accompanied by the original box, for both receipt and no-receipt returns.
• C.O.D. parcels — a mail return sent cash on delivery will not be accepted by the Returns Processing Center.
• Items sent to the wrong place — store purchases cannot be returned through the website, and mail returns must go to the Returns Processing Center in Concord, North Carolina, not to a store address.

There is no published list of excluded brands or categories, which makes Rack Room Shoes simpler than many rivals. The practical test is always the same: unworn, in the box, inside 60 days, with proof of purchase if you want a full refund.

Does Rack Room Shoes Charge a Restocking Fee?

No. Rack Room Shoes’ published policy lists no restocking fee for returns inside the 60-day window. A full refund means the full purchase price back to your original form of payment, with nothing held back for handling. That is a genuine difference from retailers that charge a fee on certain categories or on returns without a receipt.

What the policy does not promise is free return shipping by mail. The returns page tells you to attach the shipping label portion of the Return Form and bring the parcel to your preferred shipping carrier, and it recommends insuring the parcel or using a traceable method at your own arrangement. The store route avoids that entirely: walk the shoes back to a store and there is no shipping step at all. If you are choosing between the two, the store is both faster and cheaper.

How Are Refunds Issued and How Long Do They Take?

Once the Returns Processing Center receives your parcel, the warehouse inspects it and a refund email confirmation is sent when the refund has been processed. How the money reaches you depends on how you paid:

Payment method	How and when the refund arrives
Credit or debit card (store or online)	Refunded to your original form of payment; up to 10 business days to process, then 3–10 business days for the credit to reflect, depending on your card company.
Cash (in-store purchase)	Refunded to a Rack Room Shoes gift card that is mailed to you
Gift card (in-store purchase)	Refunded to a gift card that is mailed to you
No receipt	Exchange, or a Rack Room Shoes gift card at the current selling price.

Two timing notes are worth remembering. First, the 10 business days is processing time at the warehouse, and the 3 to 10 business days after that is your card company’s posting time — so a mail return can take up to four weeks from the day you ship it to the day the credit appears. Second, Rack Room Shoes is not responsible for the merchandise until the Returns Processing Center has received it, which is why the traceable shipping recommendation matters: if the parcel is lost in transit, there is no refund to chase.

Does Rack Room Shoes Extend Returns for the Holidays?

Rack Room Shoes’ published returns pages do not show an extended holiday return window. The policy as published is the standard 60 days from purchase all year round, with no separate holiday deadline. That is already longer than the 30 days most shoe retailers offer, so a pair bought in November or December still has until January or February under the normal rule.

Treat the 60 days as the rule that applies to anything you buy now. If Rack Room Shoes announces a holiday extension, it would appear on the returns page — check there before counting on extra time, and keep your receipt, because the receipt is what protects the full refund either way.

Is Returning Different for Store and Online Purchases?

The 60-day window and the unworn-in-the-box rule are identical, but the mechanics differ. A store purchase is returned to a store, with your receipt, and the refund goes to your original form of payment — or to a mailed gift card if you paid cash or with a gift card. A store purchase cannot be returned through the website. An online order gives you both routes: return it by mail to the Returns Processing Center with the Return Form and shipping invoice, or take it to a store for credit or an exchange.

The one thing only a store can do is an exchange. Exchanges are available in store only, so if you want a different size or colour rather than your money back, the store is the route to take. That also protects Buy One Get One deals: exchanging in store keeps the discount, while returning one pair of a BOGO deal by mail deducts the discount from your refund.

Rack Room Shoes Contact Options

Option	Details
Customer Service (phone)	1-800-306-9309
Customer Service (email)	customercare@rackroom.com
Contact page	rackroomshoes.com/contact-us — online contact form
Mail returns	Rack Room Shoes, Attention: Returns Processing – 9110, 4745 Corporate Drive NW, Concord, NC 28027-9681
In store	Any Rack Room Shoes store accepts store returns and exchanges

Rack Room Shoes on Social Media

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Rack Room Shoes is active on social media, where it posts new arrivals, sales and promotions. Its official profiles include: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myrackroomshoes/ · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myrackroomshoes/. These are Rack Room Shoes’ official brand profiles. Rack Room Shoes does not handle returns through social media — for anything about an order, the Customer Service line and the contact page in the table above are the routes that will actually resolve it.

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Conclusion

Rack Room Shoes’ return policy is one of the more generous in shoe retail: 60 days, a full refund with a receipt, no restocking fee, and a workable no-receipt route that still gets you an exchange or a gift card. The two things that will cost you are wearing the shoes before you decide and losing the receipt — the first ends the return entirely, and the second caps your refund at the current selling price. Keep the box, keep the receipt, try them on carpet, and if you want a different size, walk them back to a store instead of mailing them.

Disclaimer: Policy Return is an independent guide and is not affiliated with Rack Room Shoes. Return policies can change at any time; always confirm the current policy on Rack Room Shoes’ official website before making a return.

Checked against Rack Room Shoes’ published policy on 13 November 2026. Policies change; the retailer’s official page is the final word.