Customer Service Reps Fail to Process Cancellation Requests, Triggering Unauthorized Fees
A customer's explicit cancellation request was not processed correctly by a support representative, resulting in an order being modified rather than canceled and an unwarranted $150 fee being charged. A second call was required to correct the cancellation, but the erroneous fee was not reversed.
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