Do not close a return case because the refund was requested
Format: Company perspective.
“Refund requested” is a task state, not a reason to tell the customer the case is finished.
Shopify says staff can process a return and issue a refund later. [S01] Check the return and refund separately. The guide does not prove what happened to this customer's money.
Use a closure checklist that asks:
- Was the request received and linked to the right order and item?
- Did the right person approve the refund and amount?
- What does the payment service's record confirm?
- Is that status up to date? Can staff trace it to this refund?
- Does any item, amount, or customer question still need a check?
- Who owns the next check and the customer update?
In this hypothetical case, staff see an approved refund request. They cannot yet find proof it went through. Do not close the case as “refunded” to clear the queue. The truthful draft is: “Your refund request has been approved. We are checking its status and will update you when we know more.” Use that wording only when the approval is checked and the team owns the next update.
Even when the payment service reports success, do not guess when the bank will show the funds. Say only what the checked record supports.
Give the care case its own owner while finance or another authorized team checks the remedy. Do not leave the customer between two closed internal tickets.
Core Agentic can plan custom software to show which checks are still open. This proposed view would help staff review the case. It would not send money or execute refunds.
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