What do you mean about the "receipt sticker"? Do you mean
nordstrom's own shank barcode sticker that's placed on an item's price tag? I don't think the year is noted on those stickers.
Granted, even if it's a 2004 bag, you didn't use it. If the bag really is that old, then that bag will either be filtered over to Nord Rack or to Last Call. It's too old to sell on the floor at
nordstrom.
You should be fine w/your bag return though since you have proof of purchase. Nordstrom does have one of the most lenient return policies out there.
If you didn't provide proof of purchase, then nordstrom would refund you the current selling price (which would be mighty, mighty low, if your 2004 figure is accurate). The other option if you didn't have proof of purchase is an outright refusal to process the refund. Although people say you can take
anything back to nordstrom, that is becoming less and less true. I have seen managers refusing to honor returns, esp. from high-end departments (savvy and tbd). There is just a lot of retail return abuse. Thank goodness nordstrom is cracking down.
