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Converse won't do exchanges just refunds...

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Chattenoire · 02/10/2024 13:20

Hello wonderful ladies! You're always so helpful and I hope you can help this time :)

I ordered some shoes directly from Converse and they sent me the wrong ones.

They're special edition and some colours/sizes are already sold out. I've got in touch with them, and the best they can do is to give me a label and return them. So it's a refund not an exchange and they don't do exchanges.

The problem is.. the way I see it by the time they process the refund etc... I might miss out on the shoes I originally ordered.

I've raised it with AMEX too just in case. I've told them I genuinely don't want free shoes, just for them to send me the correct ones and then I post back the ones they sent me by mistake.

I work in customer experience so I know that anything can be done as long as there's a will on their end.

Anything else I can try?

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Dotjones · 02/10/2024 13:37

If they did exchange them they would probably want to receive them back from you before sending you a replacement. So it wouldn't fit your timescale anyway. Frustrating but that's how most places work.

NewNameNumber43 · 02/10/2024 13:37

I’m confused… I understand why you’d be querying a (bricks and mortar) shop not doing exchanges, but your OP implies you ordered these online… are you seriously questioning why converse wouldn’t send you a second pair on good faith, before you sent the first back?

I don’t know any company that would do that?

Cobblersorchard · 02/10/2024 13:36

Online exchanges are a nightmare to manage, it’s much simpler for them to refund. They are under no obligation to exchange. Just buy the second pair if it’s that important.

SquirrelRed · 02/10/2024 13:34

I would say that's pretty standard unfortunately. If they did exchange presumably they would want the originals back before sending out the new ones anyway, so I don't think you would be any better off really.

Littlemisscapable · 02/10/2024 13:34

Not many places do exchanges it's probably managed through different warehouses etc.

MidnightPatrol · 02/10/2024 13:33

A lot of brands do this - unsure why. Probably technical reason.

I’d just buy the new ones and wait for the refund on the second ones. Have done this a few times.

TheDeepLemonHelper · 02/10/2024 13:31

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Chattenoire · 02/10/2024 13:24

Not really... At least not until.my new credit cycle starts next week. It's out of principle too though.

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shesamarshmallow · 02/10/2024 13:22

Can you afford to buy the ones you want while waiting for the refund?

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