2 of 190 sales refunded and both had downloaded the full export first
One-off purchase, $39, with a no-questions-asked refund policy because that felt like the decent thing to do. Two refunds so far. Both people had generated and downloaded their complete export within an hour of paying, then asked for the money back within the day.
It is $78 and I am aware that being annoyed about it is disproportionate. But I am about to raise the price and do a bigger push, and I would rather not scale a hole. Do you tighten the policy, revoke access, or just accept it as the cost of a friendly policy?
@eleven_tabs · 5mo ago · 2 replies
One percent refund rate on a digital product is at the low end of normal and you should be pleased with it rather than annoyed. Do the arithmetic on the alternative: if tightening the policy to a case-by-case review costs you even two percent of conversions on 190 sales, you have lost more than the $78, plus the hours you spend arbitrating refund requests, plus the occasional dispute from someone who felt stonewalled — and a dispute costs you a fee on top of the money.
Generous refund policies are usually cheaper than they look precisely because they prevent the expensive outcome.
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@vac_seal_vera · 5mo ago
The dispute-prevention angle is the real argument and it gets underweighted. A refund costs you the sale. A dispute costs you the sale, a fee, another fee if you contest it, and a mark on your account. Anything that makes an unhappy customer email you instead of their bank pays for itself.
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