i’m scared that my FTID with mecca won’t work cause they can just scan the barcode and trace the tracking number back to me, but if i use the method where i send to somewhere else they could open an investigation with the courier and eventually find out that the addresses don’t match up. i can’t decide which one is more risky but the second would take longer and potentially make them want to refund me sooner because of the investigation?
Hey I'd be soo interested to know if you have a list of ur successful dnà/ebs! I'm getting into it and I'm rly curious to know which websites work well
Sure, absolutely!!
Personally I don't bother with empty box/partial missing items because it seems far too risky. If I just say the whole thing never arrived I can just claim total ignorance: I know nothing! I have no information for you, Customer Service Person! YOU need to give ME the answers!
doing a total dn4 takes all the onus off of you and places all the responsibility on the company, but that's just my preference.
Sh31n+R0mw3 (sister sites): ezpz, bit of a run around via email but they never say no lol.
Gl0ss13r: sooooo painfully ez, deff do it if u can! they pride themselves on great CS which makes them easy pickin's
B00h00: the devil. Don't bother. Or do it once and then don't bother again. Hard and frustrating, not worth the hassle. friendship ended with b00h00 now sh31n is my best friend dot jpg
C0l0urp0p: more likely to just send ur package out again without offering a r3fund but maybe ur ok with that, in which case, god speed!
C0tt0n 0n: via live chat, so fuckin easy i'm mad i ever actually spent money there smh.
(I'm planning on trying s3ph0r4, m3cc4, str4ndb4gs, km4rt, c1ty ch1c, and p0ps0cket (fuck them too for expensive intl shipping) in the near future, so will update you then!).
More detailed account of each company under the cut:
Sh31n & R0mw3
Amount Back: hundreds idk x
Easy as pie! R— is a bit easier than S—, but they're essentially the same website and have some of the same items, R— just takes longer to ship from China bc I think they do it literally by boat, but the items are often cheaper!
R— in my experience is slightly faster to get a refund from, because while they do ask a few questions, it's easy to come up with answers. I've seen people say it's a lot quicker through bots on the app, but i forget to use the app and just email CS instead. They might show you confirmation of delivery, but just remain firm that you never received the package.
If you have to sign for it... Idk if it's illegal to put a fake name or whatever, or you could order under a false name, but that's a great way of denying any responsibility — "it says lisa signed for it, but i'm not lisa???"
(Remember, your best defense is to act stupid as fuck. If you've ever worked in CS, especially a complaints dept, you KNOW how absolutely moronic people can be. Just embody that! Be the Karen you hate to see in the world.)
As for S—, the most recent time I did a dn4 with them, they asked me to "wait a few more weeks to see if the package would arrive" so I literally waited three more weeks and chased it up. They ask you to agree that you're telling the truth and have no knowledge of any fraud, but this is just to weed out the timid—they give you a r3fund "in advance while they do their investigation" yeah okay lmao, suuuure.
Overall: Pretty Easy, but they can give you a bit of a run around. When in doubt, act dumb, and deny deny deny. Might be easier to use the app as apparently you just get a bot, but I have not tried this yet so I can't confirm!
Gl0ss13r
Amount Back: $190
ladies n bents... If you can, rob these mf blind. They don't ship to my country, so I had to do a whole rigamarole with ordering via an export shipment service (which cost extra but I wanted that shit BAD), but if they do ship to you... Painfully easy! I waited until a few days after it said it had been delivered to the shipping service in san francisco, and got the refund before the items were in my thieving little hands. I said waow, it never arrived :( and they said, omgggg we're SO sorry, can we re-ship it free of charge? and i said you'll never believe it but unfortunately i'm traveling atm so I simply CAN'T receive any packages, would I be able to get a refund so I can re-order whenst i return home? and they said omg absolutely we're sooooo sorry !!
Overall: Use whatever excuses you want (make sure to switch it up a little so they don't get suspish) take the double ups and return them if you like, but they aim to please and it's so painfully easy.
B00H00
Amount Back: $220~
These guys suck. They're onto us, and they'll give you the run around about it. Firstly, they only do CS through socials, so you get a different rando constantly. They only do a refund if you submit ur claim within two weeks of the date ur package was meant to arrive. If you have more than one dn4 on the same account they'll ask you to open a police report and send it to them bc it "indicates a pattern of crime". They really, really want to make it hard for you. I got one of my two packages refunded (the other was outside the 2 weeks, which saved me from having to deal with the police report business lol) but it truly was frustrating and so shit.
This is where empty box/partial dna might work for you just to add variety but honestly b00h00 isn't worth the hassle imo! Do it once and go big or go home, and then leave it for like a year or until you get a new address/new account etc.
Overall: I wouldn't bother unless they have something you really, really want. Don't use the same account/address twice. They're assholes so get em good if you can, but don't spend more than you're prepared to lose.
C0l0urp0p
Amount Back: $90
honestly, your mileage may vary. I had two orders going at once, and was going to dn4 the second, more expensive one—only to find that the first, cheaper order actually didn't arrive. Fuck, what now? So I set about dealing with an actual real dn4 (the irony), and kind of lucked out a bit. The CS got confused, and issued a replacement order immediately without me even requesting it. I was like, damn ok! Only to discover that they'd actually sent out the 2nd order again, which I already had. So I told them this and they pretty much said fuck it, here's a refund. So for the price of the more expensive order ($130) I got double my order, and the $90 from the first order. I chalked it up to being too complicated and just gave the doubles away to friends and family. I have another order coming with them soon but it's only $30 so i won't bother with the dn4 this time, just due to the fuckin hassle, because I must have emailed with them for a week and a half or so. Really annoying.
Overall: Give it a whirl, but they'll prob just ship ur order out again rather than offer a refund. Idk how they do with returns bc returning from my country is a fucking pain lol (and shipping takes two weeks minimum bc i'm on an island in the southern hemisphere) If you think double the merch is worth the price, then go hard!
C0tt0n 0n
Amount Back: $140
This one is regional to my area, sorry US/UK folks!
I honestly feel so fucking stupid for all the money i've spent at this store over the past ten years. They were so, so easy to dn4 from. I went on the live chat on the website and it was all over in fifteen minutes. I was worried bc I got a text notification that it had been delivered, but I think in the end it worked to my advantage—"I got a text saying my package was delivered, but i never received it? pls help :(((( " (or words to that effect) and they just said "o no! do u want a refund or a re-ship?"
So, so simple. And I got to keep my rewards points, and sometimes they'll give you a voucher just for fucking up lmao thanks guys! I'm a fat girl, so I finally got to try their plus range, and it's all pretty good actually!
Overall: Do it! it's sweatshop shit at stupid prices, and all my pals who have ever worked in the stores say they were treated like crap. It's too easy not to, they practically throw ur money back at you lmao.
Thanks for reading, feel free to dm or message me if you have any questions or need any help! :)
