Fake returns and refunds...any possible solutions?
discussion.hI I'm sure there isn't an answer for us here but thought I'd see. I understand the policy fir returns and refunds, I'd there a way to set up your listings limiting the amount of time customers have to file for a refund or replacement? Here's some background, we sell live plants, alot of them, and trust me if a customer gets a dead plant or the post office destroys the box..we're completely happy replacing it...completely understand. But...where we have the issue, we have customers who get good plants keep them for 2 months then ask for a refund saying they died and amazon gives it to them...the worst was a guy who bought a Christmas tree for his apartment in mid December,then asked for a refund 81 days later....and got it.... I mean.... come on, I get it that anazon is super customer oriented, but they're literally giving away 5% of our sales fir orders over a month old...
Like I said..if they get the package and are unhappy....fine, part of doing business...but kinda hard to swallow when someone keeps a plant for a month and doesn't water it or over waters it and kills it and then we gotta give them they're money back. I thought about maybe trying to put them as groceries or a custom item, it is technically a custom item,but not sure that would solve the issue.
Any advice out there? I understand selling live plants is always gonna come with issues in shipping, and we're continually upgrading and trying to make things better, not trying to get over on legitimate refunds/returns, but trying to eliminate scammers, had a guy return 80$ that he said was damaged in shipping, sent us back am empty box...took pictures, filed claim...denied...filed appeal..denied with the standard Ai bot response...gets frustrating
Fake returns and refunds...any possible solutions?
discussion.hI I'm sure there isn't an answer for us here but thought I'd see. I understand the policy fir returns and refunds, I'd there a way to set up your listings limiting the amount of time customers have to file for a refund or replacement? Here's some background, we sell live plants, alot of them, and trust me if a customer gets a dead plant or the post office destroys the box..we're completely happy replacing it...completely understand. But...where we have the issue, we have customers who get good plants keep them for 2 months then ask for a refund saying they died and amazon gives it to them...the worst was a guy who bought a Christmas tree for his apartment in mid December,then asked for a refund 81 days later....and got it.... I mean.... come on, I get it that anazon is super customer oriented, but they're literally giving away 5% of our sales fir orders over a month old...
Like I said..if they get the package and are unhappy....fine, part of doing business...but kinda hard to swallow when someone keeps a plant for a month and doesn't water it or over waters it and kills it and then we gotta give them they're money back. I thought about maybe trying to put them as groceries or a custom item, it is technically a custom item,but not sure that would solve the issue.
Any advice out there? I understand selling live plants is always gonna come with issues in shipping, and we're continually upgrading and trying to make things better, not trying to get over on legitimate refunds/returns, but trying to eliminate scammers, had a guy return 80$ that he said was damaged in shipping, sent us back am empty box...took pictures, filed claim...denied...filed appeal..denied with the standard Ai bot response...gets frustrating