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to keep the money (sorry it's a long one)

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IrishNinja · 13/11/2024 14:59

I ordered a recliner about 6 weeks ago. It was on sale at just under £200. I was told delivery would be the next week. Nothing turns up. No contact. I try to contact them, but they have no customer service number, their live chat rarely has a human available. So I emailed them. Two days later, I'm told it will be soon. Then around a week later I get a call saying the colour I ordered (dark grey) is out of stock. Would I be happy to have the light grey as the dark won't be available until the New Year, but they had the light grey delivery the next week? To be honest, I wouldn't normally order grey, but It's going in my craft corner upstairs and will have a throw over it anyway. Plus there's not much difference in colour anyway, so I say OK. They give e a £25 voucher for my trouble. My chair is delivered 4 days later. Happy days right?
Wrong! A few days later I get an email from the delivery company saying they've got my chair. My dark grey chair. The one that won't be available until next year. I check my order history and can see rather than place a replacement order they did a FOC order for the light grey. In fact, the dark grey order is still showing as being in progress, so they don't even seem to have recorded that they sent it again. Did it cross my mind to just have it. I'll be honest, it did, but the lapsed Catholic guilt kicked in. I told the delivery company to send it back and emailed the retailer that they had sent it in error. They email me back saying that they were sorry that I had duplicated the order and that they would recall it and process the return ASAP. No, no, no, says I, YOU duplicated the order. I'm just trying to let you know in case you refund me when you get the return. You just need to restock.
Next day they try to deliver the chair. FML and them. I refuse delivery. Then: radio silence. Hallelujah.
Until yesterday when they emailed me that they have refunded me. What the actual? Never have I being more pissed off to receive money in my life. I still can't get them on phone or live chat. So I emailed them to let them know. Legally, I'm obligated to do this. Their response is to apologise for the refund but confirming it is correct that I got a refund for the dark grey chair. They completely brush over where I have said I have the light grey, but now haven't paid for it. In fact, they're sending me another £25 voucher as an apology.
Sorry it's so long. Attempting not to drip feed. So AIBU to think sod 'em, that'll pay for Christmas? I've practically told them how to do their job, as they seem to wilfully misunderstand me at every turn. I've told them, they've told me what they have done is correct.

OP posts:
Sparklfairy · 13/11/2024 15:02

Leave it. You've done everything you can. It's not like they're going to send the police round.

Pandamumium · 13/11/2024 15:03

I would hang on on to the money for a while in case they realise and come
looking for it - and then I would spend it. You let them know, can’t do more than that!

AngelicInnocent · 13/11/2024 15:03

You are completely reasonable to keep the money in this case. You have been open and honest and they have just been crap. It's not up to you to chase any further.

WiddlinDiddlin · 13/11/2024 15:09

I don't really see what more you can do if you've spelled it out to them and attempted to correct their error... go round and stuff the money in their hands? Hardly practical.

Leave it. If they want to go around giving people free chairs and cash... let 'em!

Justme2023123 · 13/11/2024 15:10

I had this with a Lenovo tablet. Even when I sent them a photo showing the tablet and their delivery packaging, the company refused to accept that they they had delivered the "out of stock" item and insisted on refunding me. There's no more you can do, you have tried.

Nottodaty · 13/11/2024 15:17

I’ve been in a similar situation…I caved and emailed stating that I had the alternative product and the refund. Happy to pay. They reached out apologised (again) for all the hassle gave me a discount and I paid what I owed,

I know some people can just walk away! I couldnt the guilt really bothered me randomly!

Stropalotopus83 · 13/11/2024 15:17

Yeah I'd keep the money in this case. There was a post a few days ago about a woman who had pretty much deliberately cancelled her grocery order at the last minute as she suspected it would turn up and she would still get the refund meaning she got her stuff for free. The overwhelming response on that post was that she had basically stolen the stuff and should be ashamed.

You however have tried everything you can to stop them refunding you. In your position I'd be so enraged at the time I was having to spend to sort out their mistake and trying to be an honest decent person that I would at this point be thinking "well screw you then"!

Keep the money aside for a bit and if they don't chase it I'd spend it guilt free!

Lochnesslassie · 13/11/2024 15:18

I agree OP you have gone above and beyond. But are you sure they haven't charged you for both chairs?

If not then do as suggested by a PP and keep the money to one side for a while in case they ever do request it back.

IrishNinja · 13/11/2024 15:23

Lochnesslassie · 13/11/2024 15:18

I agree OP you have gone above and beyond. But are you sure they haven't charged you for both chairs?

If not then do as suggested by a PP and keep the money to one side for a while in case they ever do request it back.

No, I haven't being charged twice. I was sure I'd notice it going twice, but I still kept checking because that was the next thing I expected them to mess up.

They still could. This might never be over 😆

But I have set aside...for now!

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TheNeedyOtter · 13/11/2024 15:36

These things always return and bite you on the arse!!

What you gain in one area you lose in another.

Set the money aside and keep plugging, there will be some random small print clause somewhere.

LifeisNOTlikeemmerdalefarm · 13/11/2024 15:58

Our son ordered a couch from John Lewis in tan paid in full. They sent a blue his teenage son took the delivery and didn't notice as he didn't know what colour was ordered.
Son phoned JL told to keep the blue and use it until the tan was available.
Given £50 compensation.
Tan is then delivered but blue one not collected.
Son phones JL again and told keep the blue.
£50 compensation.
Blue goes to his sister's house. 3 months later JL phone and apologise that they don't have the tan one any more. Son explains they delivered the tan and told to keep the blue. Oh yes keep the blue it's our fault.
£50 compensation.
Yesterday son had an email to say tan is being delivered on Friday and he can keep the blue couch.
Son emails back and said I don't want another one.
Return email they will send vouchers to spend in store.

cherrysonata · 13/11/2024 16:36

That's hilarious @LifeisNOTlikeemmerdalefarm

LifeisNOTlikeemmerdalefarm · 13/11/2024 21:55

@cherrysonata he has said he feels as though he's in a comedy show.
At least he has it in writing to keep blue couch.
Plus receipts for the tan one.
I'm going to stay at his house on Friday as everyone will be at work incase they try to deliver another one.

Fizbosshoes · 13/11/2024 22:07

LifeisNOTlikeemmerdalefarm · 13/11/2024 15:58

Our son ordered a couch from John Lewis in tan paid in full. They sent a blue his teenage son took the delivery and didn't notice as he didn't know what colour was ordered.
Son phoned JL told to keep the blue and use it until the tan was available.
Given £50 compensation.
Tan is then delivered but blue one not collected.
Son phones JL again and told keep the blue.
£50 compensation.
Blue goes to his sister's house. 3 months later JL phone and apologise that they don't have the tan one any more. Son explains they delivered the tan and told to keep the blue. Oh yes keep the blue it's our fault.
£50 compensation.
Yesterday son had an email to say tan is being delivered on Friday and he can keep the blue couch.
Son emails back and said I don't want another one.
Return email they will send vouchers to spend in store.

DH ordered JL made to measure blinds in our previous flat. They delivered the blind, in the colour we wanted, and then later delivered another one in a different colour. We called and said its been delivered in error. They insisted we'd ordered it. We said we didn't and hadn't paid for it, but they said we had.
So we got a free blind, for another same sized window

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