Returns and Complaints of Products

Returns and complaints handling. Automation of the process for customers and sellers. Organization of the return and complaint process for sold products. Return and complaint statuses. Calculating return amounts. Generating a PDF file containing information about the return or complaint. Ability to exclude products from returns. Limiting the time for product returns. Editing the content of messages accompanying the return and complaint process.

Table of Contents

In the admin panel, select ApplicationsProduct Returns Product Returns Module Icon

Handling Returns and Complaints

Returns and Complaints List
  1. Go to the edit of the selected application, Return Application Edit
  2. Change the Status,
  3. Enter Seller Notes,
  4. Press the Save button.

The current status of the application can be seen in the application details preview, after logging in, in the customer panel.

Application Preview in the Customer Panel

Submitting Resignation by the Customer

The customer can submit an application when the order status has been changed to realized.

Only a logged-in customer can submit an application.

  1. Log in to your store account,
  2. Go to the customer panel → Orders, List of orders in the customer panel
  3. Click the Return link next to the given order, Withdrawal form
  4. In Type of return select Withdrawal,
  5. Check the products you want to return and select their quantity,
  6. Fill in/change the Return data,
  7. Click the Go to the withdrawal summary button, Withdrawal confirmation
  8. Confirm the application by clicking Send withdrawal. Withdrawal summary

An additional confirmation of receipt of the application will be sent to the customer's e-mail:

Email message confirming resignation

Submitting a complaint by the customer

The customer can submit an application when the order status has been changed to realized.

Only a logged-in customer can submit an application.

  1. Log in to your store account,
  2. Go to the customer panel → Orders, List of orders in the customer panel
  3. Click the Return link next to the given order, Complaint form
  4. In Return type select Complaint,
  5. Check the products you want to complain about and select their quantity,
  6. Complete/change Return data,
  7. Click the Go to complaint summary button, Complaint confirmation
  8. Confirm the application by clicking Send complaint. Summary of Complaint

An additional confirmation of receipt of the application will be sent to the customer's e-mail:

Email message with confirmation of complaint

Non-refundable products

You can exclude the product from the return functionality in its basic edition.

Go to OfferProducts

  1. Go to the edition of the selected product, Excluding products from the return procedure
  2. Check Non-refundable product,

    The product will not be subject to the return procedure.

  3. Press the Save button.

Configuration

Go to ApplicationsProduct ReturnsConfiguration

  1. Check Enable,
  2. Enter Return time,

    The number of days after which the customer will not be able to return the product - counted from the moment the order passes the status of the realized type.

  3. Edit Form texts,
    • Form Content,
    • Content on Confirmation Page,
    • Content on Summary Page,
  4. Press the Save button.

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