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sales assistant charged me twice for purchase - can i get a refund for the amount without correct receipts owed?

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anewbook · 21/03/2023 21:28

Probably a non-issue but I am feeling a bit anxious about a purchase I made today. I should have been more on it but wasn't.

Extra 15% off offered in a shop today. So, I bought 2 items totalling £43.

As I presented the card to the machine I thought the amount of £43 didn't look right but assumed I had miscalculated the cost. After the assistant gave me the receipt I asked if the extra 15% had come off and she said no, she had forgotten to do that and would sort it now. I waited while she sorted it out but it was taking a long time and she said she would need more time. So, I browsed around the shop as I could see she was flustered and didn't want to add to the pressure.

Quite a few minutes later, she said everything was sorted and I asked if I needed to present my card again for the refund and she said no as the till had all my details on it. I thought that was strange.

I collected my things and was looking at something near the door when she came over and said she did need my card after all. So I went back to the till and presented it again. She then gave me 2 receipts but said to ignore them as they were not right. She also said more than 15% had been refunded but not to worry about it.

I was in a hurry as I had an appointment and had to go but when I got home I checked my banking online and it shows that 2 payments have been deducted. The first one for £43. The second one for £39.55. No refunds have been given. I checked the receipts which she told me to ignore and they don't seem to match up.

My question is : can I get a proper refund back for the amount owed without the relevant receipts? The only way I can prove it is by my online banking.

Bottom line: I should have been more on it and checked everything carefully.

Hope all that makes sense. Thanks for reading.

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BluebellBlueballs · 21/03/2023 21:30

This happened to me in john lewis once and they could get the camera / cctv recordings to verify

You'd need to know the exact time tho

GymNewbie · 21/03/2023 21:31

Sometimes a refund takes 3 days to go back in account. Id give till Fri and go back in.
Some refunds go faster though

Bingpt · 21/03/2023 21:32

How much did you pay, and how much did you get back?

Myneighboursnorlax · 21/03/2023 21:32

It is possible to issue refunds without the card on certain systems (we can at my work). It sounds like instead of refunding 15%, she’s accidentally refunded the whole £43, and then realised and charged you the amount she should have charged to begin with. It may be that the £43 refund shows up in a day or two.

Bingpt · 21/03/2023 21:34

Read it again and understand now! I think you'll get first payment refunded in next few days.

anewbook · 21/03/2023 21:43

@Bingpt I paid £43
and then again what I assumed was a refund (embarrasingly wasn't paying proper attention )

banking shows £43 and then £39.55 have both been deducted.

but the correct amount that should have been charged was £36.55 (15% off £43).

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anewbook · 21/03/2023 21:44

cross post!

OK, yes I see. That could definitely be a possibility - ie the refund will appear a few days later.

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anewbook · 21/03/2023 21:50

I'm also wondering about the £39.55
it should have been £36.55? (ie 15% off £43)

I will just have to wait and see what my online banking shows!

thanks for all the replies

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YerAWizardHarry · 21/03/2023 21:52

It might have been that only one item was eligible for the discount

rwalker · 21/03/2023 21:52

Contact them asap

anewbook · 21/03/2023 21:56

@YerAWizardHarry

I did wonder that, but tried both scenarios (bought 2 items- tried deducting 15% off each) and the figures don't add up.

There was an additional "free gift" of £3.00 which she could have charged me for ... as the difference was £3.00...

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DelilahBucket · 21/03/2023 21:56

If you go into the store they can check the transaction log and will be able to rectify.

anewbook · 21/03/2023 21:58

@rwalker
Yes, I think this is the best bet.

(anyone else hate these types of situations? ah ..that's a whole other thread!)

thanks all

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anewbook · 22/03/2023 16:09

Update
I checked my online banking again this morning to see if there had been any further transactions cleared...only to find that both yesterday's transactions had gone. I know I didn't imagine it yesterday because I screen shot them.

I haven't received any email from the shop and they have my email address as I gave it to them yesterday.

I don't know what to think. So, now there nothing has been deducted from yesterday.

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