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Exchanging a defective product after it has been used

Question

Hello.

A father bought a toy car for his child and it did not drive well. At first he wanted to compensate the child with something else, and later the child wanted to exchange the car at the store. Is it possible to exchange it?

Answer

Shalom u-vracha.

If the child continued to use it after seeing that it does not drive well, it is not possible.

Answered 19 January 2026 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
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Source

In siman 232, se'if 3, the Shulchan Aruch states that if one used an item after its defect became known, this is considered a waiver, and it is not possible to annul the sale.

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