How to Manage Your Refund Process

8th Dec, 2022

A refund is when you have charged a customer, and need to cancel the payment and return the funds to the customer. The funds will be returned to whatever payment method (credit card, bank account) the payer initially used to make the payment. How do we handle customer refunds? An imperfect return process could result in dissatisfied customers and lost sales. It also increases labor and reselling expenses. With an intelligent returns management process, there are many ways to mitigate or leverage returns to help support product development. The key is to create a customer-friendly return policy. All branches are directed by picturization; anyone who would like to follow this instruction can continue this process. A customer refund is a transaction that records a payment you make to a customer. This payment is generally in the form of currency or a printed check.


Pending Refund Requests:

How do I check my pending refund status? The below details will be displayed. Pending Refund is much more than just giving reasonable returns options to the customers once the returned product has been collected, depending on the business and situation. The transaction will show up as a “pending” transaction almost immediately. But the transaction that was authorized doesn't completely process for perhaps a day or two. With a refund, there is no temporary authorization that shows up and needs to be completed.


Short Direction: {AmazCart> Dashboard> Pending Refund Requests> SL> Date> Order ID> Email> Total Amount> Request Status> Is Refunded> Action.} 


This is the fastest and easiest way to track your refund. The systems are updated once every 24 hours. The return has errors if the transaction is incomplete or is affected by identity theft or fraud. The return needs a correction to the child tax credit or recovery rebate credit amount.

1- Pending Refund Requests

2- SL

3- Date

4- Order ID means Order ID or the Order Reference Number (ORN), which is the unique numeric identifier that gets generated when you place an order on our website.

5- Email

6- Total Amount

7- Request Status means a request to ask the AmazCart or its designated agent for the status of a request.

8- Is Refunded

9- Action


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Confirmed Refund Requests:

Due to the increased volume of requests, we have received your request for a refund, and our support team is actioning it. A confirmation of this request has also been sent to your email. Refund requests are part of running any business. While you obviously want to do everything within your power to maintain the quality of your products and services, some customers will not be happy with your business and will ask for their money back. So the question is, what to say when a customer wants a refund? Whatever the reason is, how you respond to a refund request email is a deciding factor in their customer experience with your company. While you will avoid issuing refunds as much as possible, you need to handle refund request emails gracefully.


Short Direction: {AmazCart> Dashboard> Confirmed Refund Requests> SL> Date> Order ID> Email> Total Amount> Request Status> Is Refunded> Action> Select for Details.}


A refund Request means a Merchant generated request to transfer funds to a Customer. A refund receipt reflects a refund that you gave to a customer. In many cases, refund receipts will be used to document credit card refunds, but they can also account for other types of refunds to customers.

1-Confirmed Refund Requests

2- SL

3- Date

4- Order ID

5- Email

6- Total Amount

7- Request Status

8- Is Refunded

9- Action

10- Select the Details Voucher.


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Reason:

The most common causes of purchase returns are unmet expectations, damaged or defective products, and incorrect fit. Any of these issues can be caused by failures on the merchant's part or by events the merchant had no control over. If returning more expensive items, you may consider using a trackable shipping service or purchasing shipping insurance. We don’t guarantee that we will receive your returned item. Don’t forget to mention the actual reason for returning the product. 


Short Direction: {AmazCart> Dashboard> Reasons> Add New Reason> Reason> Save> Reason List> ID> Name> Action> Select.}


You can select the order status on which a customer can submit a refund request. You can select either a single or multiple order status in this setting. For example, if you select Completed, and Failed order statuses, you’ll allow your customers to generate a refund request if their order is completed, or failed.

1- Reasons

2- Add a New Reason

3- Reason

4- Save

5- Reason List

6- ID

7- Name

8- Action

9- Select for Edit or Delete option.


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Refund Process:

You will be responsible for your shipping costs for returning your item. Shipping costs are non-refundable. If you receive a refund, the cost of return shipping will be deducted from your refund. Our refund and returns policy lasts 30 days. If 30 days have passed since your purchase, we can’t offer you a full refund or exchange. To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused, and in the same condition, you received it. It must also be in the original packaging. Depending on where you live, the time it may take for your exchanged product to reach you may vary. 


Short Direction: {AmazCart> Dashboard> Refund Process> Add Refund Process> Process> Description> Save> Refund Process> ID> Process> Description> Action> Select.}


Depending on your store's policy, you will be asked to place your return request either through a returns portal or directly on the ecommerce website. Select the item you want to return, the reason for returning it, and choose a pickup date. Some sites will also ask whether you have the original packaging with you.

1-Refund Process

2- Add Refund Process

3- Process

4- Description

5- Save

6- Refund Process

7- ID

8- Process

9- Description

10- Action

11- Select for Edit or Delete option.


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Refund Setting:

Refunds can take up to 7 days to reflect in your account. Please submit a ticket to our Helpdesk to report your defective product, and our team will assist you as soon as possible. For a damaged extension or template, we will request from you a link or a screenshot of the issue to be sent to our support service. When a retailer issues a refund, the money doesn't go directly to you. Instead, they ask your credit card issuer to credit your account for the returned amount. The card issuer then posts the credit to your account. Once the merchant processes your refund, it's up to your card company to post the credit to your account. This typically takes three to seven business days. These timeframes apply to simple refunds, in which you and the seller agree to a return.


Short Direction: {AmazCart> Dashboard> Refund Setting> Configuration> Refund Status> Refund Times In Days> Save.}


"Refund" is used when a third-party seller refunds a customer for any reason, in part or in full. "Return" is used when a buyer returns an item sold by AmazCart, it has issued them a refund. If you pay off your balance before getting a refund or if the refund is more than your current balance, that refund would result in a negative balance.

1-Refund Setting

2- Configuration

3- Refund Status

4- Refund Times In Days

5- Save it. 


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My Refund Request:

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1. Quick Search

Here you can input the keyword for searching your refund request from the list.


2. Export The List

On that section there are several options (copy, csv, xls, print and pdf) to export the list data. The last option for manage column visibility.


3. Action Menu

Admin can manipulate and view list data from this section. We can see the details data and change the status of refund procedure.

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