Home Depot delays refund 14+ days after confirmed return of damaged A/C unit
A customer whose A/C unit arrived damaged had it picked up and confirmed returned, but Home Depot delays the refund by two weeks or more, leaving them without a replacement or their money during a heat wave. Vendor-specific policy complaint.
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