Retail Delivery Tracking Stops Updating, Leaving Customers Without Visibility Into Late Orders
A customer awaiting a hot water heater delivery from Home Depot received repeatedly shifting delivery dates and a tracking page that stopped updating entirely, with unresponsive customer service and a dispute denied in the merchant favor. This left them without a functioning water heater for over a week and caused property damage, highlighting a broader gap in reliable, real-time delivery status visibility for large appliance orders.
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