Retailer billing persists after confirmed order cancellation
A customer canceled a large order, received vendor confirmation, yet continued to be charged and had the item falsely marked as delivered. Multiple support contacts yielded no resolution or escalation path. This reflects a systemic gap in retailers' order-state reconciliation and escalation workflows.
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