While the product is probably good for many people, the merchant failed to honor their advertised return policy and obstructed my good-faith efforts to resolve this matter.
I requested cancellation/return before the product was shipped, after learning that this type of hearing aid probably would not sufficiently help me with my problem.
The merchant repeatedly put me off, requiring a phone call with a “hearing specialist” before authorizing a return.
The required return steps were buried in an email misleadingly titled “Inbound Call: [my name],” indistinguishable from at least 60 irrelevant marketing messages. No reasonable consumer could locate this as the official return instructions.
Despite these obstacles, I returned the product unused and unopened, with a label finally provided by the merchant, which I was told the value of which would be deducted from my refund, and have proof of delivery.
The merchant has refused to issue a refund and continues to retain both the product and my funds. I continue to reject the product and request a refund.
This is not a simple case of “missing a return window by five days.” The merchant’s own delays, misleading communication practices, and refusal to provide clear and fair resolution directly caused the timing issue.