Hi Julie Hertel,
Thank you for reaching Microsoft Community. We're sorry for the inconvenience this has caused you.
Return process are best handled by our live support team. We suggest to contact them so they can initiate a return label for your Surface device. You may reach them through the numbers listed in Global Customer Service phone numbers (microsoft.com) under For Business users. This also works with Home users , just select Surface then Home as a type of user in the IVR prompt. You may also reach them through this page: Contact - Microsoft Support
I wish you all the best.
Kind regards,
Lavenia