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  • PROBLEM SOLVED

    Christopher Elliott.|Dec 16, 2021

    When Joshua Rome cancels his dishwasher order from Sears, he hopes for a full refund. But the company wants to issue a partial credit. Can it do that? I need your help. I ordered a dishwasher from Sears recently, but it failed to deliver the appliance twice. I decided to cancel my order and ask for a full refund. I paid for the dishwasher with a combination of $467 from my credit card and $500 from a gift card. After many calls, I received a $467 credit to my credit card. But Sears would only...

  • PROBLEM SOLVED - Dec. 9

    Christopher Elliott|Dec 9, 2021

    Todd Brown's mattress order arrives in pieces from Amerisleep. After waiting months, he just wants a refund. Is that allowed? I ordered a king mattress and frame and paid $3,400 almost three months ago from Amerisleep. After multiple delays from the stated two-week delivery, I received the mattress and one twin frame about a month later. They then said another twin was on the way to "create" a king. I never received the second twin. They then offered to upgrade to their premium frame a few...

  • TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER - Dec. 9

    Christopher Elliott|Dec 9, 2021

    When Frontier Airlines cancels Kristy Heer's flight from Minneapolis to Denver, it promises her a prompt refund. So where's her money? Frontier Airlines canceled my flights from Minneapolis to Denver last summer. I requested a refund since the next available flights were significantly later. Consequently, these Frontier flight cancellations qualify passengers for a refund under Department of Transportation regulations. I have spent hours on hold with Frontier and talking to agents. When...

  • PROBLEM SOLVED - Dec. 2

    Christopher Elliott|Dec 2, 2021

    After the Schitt's Creek reunion tour is canceled, Lori Glazer wants a refund for her tickets. But Tickets-Center.com is only offering a credit. Can it do that? In March 2020, I bought two tickets to the Schitt's Creek reunion tour from Tickets-Center.com. The event was postponed, and I heard nothing until today when they said they were giving us a credit of 110 percent. That's not acceptable. The Tickets-Center.com site has a "100 percent guarantee," and I think they should refund my money....

  • TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER - Dec. 2

    Christopher Elliott|Dec 2, 2021

    Matt Oyen drops off his Thrifty rental car less than four miles from the right place. The cost: $932. Is that fair? I'm contacting you about a $932 fee added to my car rental bill by Thrifty. The fee is for returning my rental vehicle to the wrong airport terminal in Minneapolis. When I made the reservation I selected Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport as the return spot. The whole time I had in my head we would return to the MSP main terminal. I never looked closely at the rental a...

  • PROBLEM SOLVED - Nov. 25

    Christopher Elliott|Nov 25, 2021

    When Scenic River Cruises cancels Winston Bateman's Danube river cruise vacation, his travel agent offers a refund. But it's been months and he's still waiting. My wife and I have been trying to get a refund from Scenic River Cruises for more than eight months. We paid $14,910 for a Danube River cruise from Bucharest to Budapest scheduled for May 2020. That included airfare and an upgrade. We also bought a travel insurance policy. Scenic River Cruises canceled the cruise in early May of 2020....

  • TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER - Nov. 25

    Christopher Elliott|Nov 25, 2021

    When Delta Air Lines reschedules Terry Kulka's flight, she wants a refund. But the airline will only offer a credit. Who's right? I had a confirmed round trip flight from San Francisco to New York on Delta Air Lines. The flight was scheduled to depart at 8:30 a.m. A couple of days ago, I received a notice from Delta that Delta changed the flight departure time to 7 in the morning. Seven in the morning? That's ridiculous! I live in Oakland, and my transportation to San Francisco is via BART (Bay...

  • TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER - Nov. 11

    CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT|Nov 11, 2021

    After Delta Air Lines cancels Alan Rubin's flights to Greece, the airline says it issued a prompt refund to his travel agency. Why won't Skylux Discount Travel pass the money along to him? My wife and I had reservations made by Skylux Discount Travel for a Delta Air Lines flight from San Francisco to Paris and Athens for October 2020. Delta canceled the flight because of COVID-19. I asked for a refund. Delta refunded my fare to Skylux Discount Travel last November. Since then, despite numerous...

  • PROBLEM SOLVED - Nov. 11

    CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT|Nov 11, 2021

    The freezer section of Lorra Manuel's new Kenmore Elite refrigerator doesn't work. She wants a replacement, but Sears and a subcontractor called Transformco are taking their time with her case. How can she persuade them to hurry up? I recently bought a Kenmore Elite refrigerator from Sears. I purchased the Master Protection Plan, which extends the coverage on the new appliance. The freezer didn't work. I called Sears and it sent a technician, who replaced a filter and recharged the unit. But...

  • PROBLEM SOLVED - Nov. 4

    CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT|Nov 4, 2021

    Chrissie Klinkowski returns her CBD gummies to Green Ape CBD. But the company is taking its time with the refund and wants to charge her a $5 restocking fee. Can it do that? I have a problem with Green Ape CBD. I returned a package of CBD gummies unopened and inside the packaging material they sent it to me in. They have a sneaky policy of recurring deliveries and I returned them because I can’t eat sugar now. When I returned the item, a representative said they would issue a refund for the $75...

  • PROBLEM SOLVED - Oct. 28

    CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT|Oct 28, 2021

    After Ekaterina Quinones returns her merchandise to T.J. Maxx, it agrees to a full refund. Then it fails to repay the money. What's going on? I recently bought a clothing item online from T.J. Maxx and returned it in its original condition. I paid online through PayPal. I contacted T.J. Maxx countless times to ask about a refund. First, a representative promised to refund me in "10 to 15 days." Then the company said it would be another five days. Then another five days. Then it was "one to...

  • TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER - Oct. 28

    CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT|Oct 28, 2021

    Air France canceled Jim Shea's flight during the pandemic. But he's been waiting a year for a refund. Where is it? Last year, I bought tickets to fly from San Francisco to Stockholm on Air France. I booked the tickets through Cook Travel, a travel agency in New York. I paid for the tickets with my credit card. Air France canceled the flight because of the pandemic. Cook Travel promised me a full refund. That was one year ago. Cook Travel has asked me to be patient, but now they are not respondin...

  • TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER

    CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT|Oct 7, 2021

    Singapore Airlines promises Rebecca Engelmann a refund for the flights she canceled during the pandemic. She decides to file a credit card dispute. Then things get complicated. Is there a way out? My family and I canceled our airline tickets last year because of COVID-19. Singapore Airlines promised to refund the tickets but said it would take 16 weeks. I filed a credit card dispute with Citibank. Citibank issued a temporary credit for the tickets. A month later Singapore Airlines refunded one...

  • TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER

    Christopher Elliott, Elliott Advocacy|Sep 30, 2021

    When Susan Danner cancels her Ireland tour after the COVID-19 outbreak, the operator promises a prompt refund. That was a year ago. Where's her money? Last year, I reserved a tour through Paddywagon, an Irish tour operator. I prepaid $1,219 for a two-day Wild Atlantic Way tour of the Irish countryside. We could not go because of the pandemic. I sent an email canceling the tour in May, more than 28 days before the tour started. Under the terms of the tour, we qualified for a full refund. Paddywag...

  • Problem Solved

    Christopher Elliott, Elliott Advocacy|Sep 23, 2021

    Why won't PayPal refund the mysterious $100 donation made from Jon Lau's account? It won't say -- and it won't pay the money, either. Earlier this year, PayPal charged me $100 for a donation to PayPal to a person I did not recognize. I could not find out anything about the person through an online search. I did not make the donation. I disputed the transaction immediately, but PayPal responded with a message that "we've determined there was no unauthorized use." I sent an internal message to Pay...

  • PROBLEM SOLVED

    CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT|Sep 9, 2021

    Cornelia Spiegel asks for and receives a refund for a coat from Saks.com. Then the company charges her for it again. Can she get her money back? Q: I bought a coat from Saks.com last fall. I returned the item, Saks.com confirmed the return and issued a refund to my credit card in late December. But Saks.com then recharged me $959 about a week later for the same item. I have not ordered from Saks.com since the October return and don't know what the new charge is for. I have tried to resolve this...

  • PROBLEM SOLVED

    CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT|Aug 26, 2021

    My husband and I have tickets to see a Ron White show in Minneapolis. We bought the tickets through Ticketmaster. The event has been rescheduled twice because of COVID-19. When we bought the tickets in early 2020, the event was in April 2020, then due to COVID, it was postponed to fall 2020 and again to this spring. All along, we were planning to keep our tickets and go to the rescheduled event. However, in the meantime, I have been diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. We were still planning...

  • TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER - July 1

    CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT|Jul 1, 2021

    Daniel Quinn-Shea's airlines cancel his flights to Lisbon during the pandemic. But Ovago, his online agency, is taking its time with a refund. Q: I booked four airline tickets from Seattle to Lisbon from Ovago, an online travel agency in December 2019. As our travel date approached last May, I became concerned about our flights, so I contacted our airlines (Air Canada and Lufthansa). A representative told us that our flights had been canceled and that I needed to talk to Ovago about a refund. I...

  • Travel troubleshooter

    Christopher Elliott|Jul 1, 2021

    Daniel Quinn-Shea’s airlines cancel his flights to Lisbon during the pandemic. But Ovago, his online agency, is taking its time with a refund. Q: I booked four airline tickets from Seattle to Lisbon from Ovago, an online travel agency in December 2019. As our travel date approached last May, I became concerned about our flights, so I contacted our airlines (Air Canada and Lufthansa). A representative told us that our flights had been canceled and that I needed to talk to Ovago about a refund. I...

  • Christopher Elliott, Elliott Advocacy|Jun 10, 2021

    I canceled my Sears layaway order. Where's my refund? When Aaron Lasenyik cancels his Sears appliance layaway order, the company stalls on a refund. How can he get his money back? Q: I've been trying to get a refund from Sears for months. I had put some appliances on layaway with the first payment due last summer. But I canceled the order after Sears changed its delivery dates two times with no notice. Sears promised me a refund within 10 to 14 business days. It's been more than two months....