Retailer Denies Documented Delivery Shortage Despite Photo and Video Proof
A customer received only 4 of 250 ordered bags of heating pellets and has photo and video evidence, yet repeated calls to the retailer's store were met with denial that anything was missing and unhelpful service. This points to a gap in how delivery-discrepancy claims are verified and resolved at the store level.
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