I hope you get to use it. That would make me feel sick too. If your store tells you no, I would try another store if you have one anywhere close to you. I know that I asked once at the store closest to me if there was a timeframe that they would accept it and the cashier told me he thought it could be years and they would still take it. However, I was in there last week and had some that was expired by only a week or two and the clerk told me that if I returned anything in that order I would forfeit the first $40 of the return (the amount of the expired Kohl's cash). I don't think I will be returning anything, but am concerned about some boots I bought my daughter. If they went back it would probably just be due to size, but everything will be so picked over after Christmas, I might not be able to get the right size.