Lost shipment investigation window expires before retailer issues refund
A customer received partial delivery of a split-box furniture order; the missing table was lost in transit. The retailer failed to file a carrier trace before the investigation window expired, then refused to issue a refund despite verbal promises. This highlights how split-shipment logistics failures fall into a gap where neither carrier nor retailer takes ownership.
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