Lost-in-Transit Orders Returned to Merchant Without Automatic Refund
A customer's order for two items was never delivered because it was returned to the merchant mid-shipment, yet no refund was issued automatically and the customer had to request one directly. This points to a gap in retailer fulfillment systems where a shipment's return-to-sender status does not reliably trigger a refund, leaving customers to chase money back themselves.
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