Return policy · checked October 28, 2026
Lowe’s return policy: how long do you have?
The Lowe’s return window for most things, the exceptions that are shorter, and what to bring, read from Lowe’s’s own policy page.
Lowe’s gives most new, unused merchandise 90 days with a receipt. TVs and electronics get 30 days; major appliances, generators and pressure washers just 48 hours.
Lowe’s return windows
| What you bought | Window | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Most new, unused merchandise | 90 days | With a receipt |
| CRAFTSMAN battery and electric outdoor power equipment | 90 days | |
| TVs and electronics, water heaters, liquid paint | 30 days | |
| Most outdoor power equipment, HVAC systems | 30 days | |
| Most third-party marketplace items | 30 days | Exclusions apply |
| Major appliances, air conditioners, evaporative coolers | 48 hours | |
| Portable generators, pressure washers, chainsaws, pole saws | 48 hours | |
| Trees, shrubs and perennials | 365 days | |
| Purchases on a Lowe’s credit account or MyLowe’s Rewards card | 365 days | Most purchases |
When the clock starts
Lowe’s counts from the date of purchase.
Receipts and lookups
Returns with valid proof of purchase are refunded to the original payment method.
Don’t lose the window
Forty-eight hours is not a weekend project. Test a generator or a pressure washer the day you bring it home.
Let the receipt remind you
Snap or share your Lowe’s receipt into Hey Bungee. It reads the store, the total and the return date, and comes back a few days before the window closes. Free, on your iPhone, no account.
Launching soon. Scan or tap now and it opens in the App Store on launch day.
Source: Lowe’s Returns, Refunds & Exchanges, checked October 28, 2026. Policies change and stores make exceptions by item and by location; the store’s own page and your receipt have the final word.