Retailers Ship Wrong Items Then Deny Easy Refunds
A customer ordered a specific product online but received a different item, and the retailer refused a refund unless the customer traveled to a physical store to return it. This reflects a broader gap in ecommerce fulfillment-error resolution, where customers bear the cost of retailer mistakes.
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