Retailer Withholds Refund Pending Return Pickup It Refuses to Schedule
A customer received a damaged product and was told a refund would only be issued after the item was returned, but the retailer's delivery service refused to schedule a pickup. The customer is trapped in a refund loop with no resolution path and a damaged item occupying their home.
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