🌱 Patch AM: How new Best Buy return fees could surprise Richfield shoppers

What's up Richfield! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How new Best Buy return fees could surprise Richfield shoppers

Also on today's calendar: Open Skating and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Snow, mainly later, 2-4", with a high of 36 and low of 6 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Windy, colder, blowing snow, temps: high: 9, low: -2.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 32 and low of 11 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Retailers deploy AI and fees to fight holiday return fraud (newsday.com) — Richfield residents should know that hometown-based Best Buy is tightening its return rules, including restocking fees on many opened electronics and stricter holiday deadlines. The broader retail industry is also adding mail-in return fees and using AI tools to fight fraud, so checking each store’s policy before buying or gifting can help you avoid surprise charges this season.
   

📸 Around Richfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Richfield

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 28

• GLOW Holiday Festival
  CHS Field, 360 N Broadway St, St Paul
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• Noon Year's Eve
  Washburn Community Library , 5244 Lyndale Avenue South , Minneapolis
  11:00 am
• Open Skating
  Richfield Ice Arena , 636 E 66th St , Richfield
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Living the Message
  Minneapolis Campus , 5025 Knox Avenue South , Minneapolis
  6:30 pm

Thursday January 8

• Mount Olivet Community Meals
  Minneapolis Campus , 5025 Knox Avenue South , Minneapolis
  4:00 pm

Friday January 9

• The Dust of Suns Quartet: Alyosha Live in the Galleries
  The Museum of Russian Art , 5500 Stevens Avenue , Minneapolis
  7:00 pm

📣 Richfield Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 28

• Sensory-friendly Playtime
  Edinborough Park , 7700 York Ave. S. , Edina
  8:30 am
• Open Skate
  Edina, MN Calendar , 7501 Ikola Way , Edina
  12:00 pm
• Get Started: iPad - Apple
  Apple Southdale , 1560 Southdale Ctr , Edina
  1:00 pm
• Rockin Woody - Entertainment Series
  Edinborough Park - Amphitheater , 7700 York Ave. S. , Edina
  6:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Pickleball Court Rentals
  Edinborough Park , 7700 York Ave. S. , Edina
  6:30 am
• Open Skake
  Edina, MN Calendar , 7501 Ikola Way , Edina
  11:30 am

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Richfield PatchAM possible:

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• AnnapurnaBlue Heath and Wellness — (952) 405-0342
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Police activity prompts transit disruption in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  1:28PM on Dec 26: Southbound Route 18C trip departing 4th Ave S & 3rd St S at 1:07 PM was canceled due to police activity. (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Bloomington

• Bloomington Richfield Sun Current Sports Looking Ahead for Jan. 1 (hometownsource.com)
• Municipal: Business Closure-Fourteenth Amendment-Regulatory Taking (molawyersmedia.com)

Edina

• MN educators create to app that personalizes education for each student (kare11.com)
• Edina City Council's last act of 2025: affirming Somali community as making city ‘a much richer place' (alphanews.org)

Minneapolis

Ok Richfield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I haven’t the foggiest.
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