Home Depot Pro Account Refunds Lost When Job-Site Pickups Are Processed Across Multiple Stores
A Home Depot pro account holder had job-site pickups fulfilled across three separate stores, but only the first pickup was ever refunded to the account despite confirmed photo evidence at each store. Months later, with the property since sold, the remaining two refunds remain unresolved because inter-store transaction records were never reconciled.
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