Hello Sir,
The $30 INTERNATIONAL UPS SHIPPING AMOUNT YOU PAID IN ADVANCE OF YOUR SHIPMENT IS NON-REFUNDABLE. Therefore, you were only charged a $20 return fee, as is described in detail below...
Your statements here are misleading and inaccurate, which is why they do not line up with the thousand verified reviews here from other customers over 12 years.
We do not charge hidden fees or profit from returns. Our return policy is listed clearly on our website. It is a very common return policy like that of most e-commerce retailers who are not big-box stores such as Amazon or drop-ship behemoths such as Far-Fetch. Our International customers, when checking out on our website in their shopping cart, pay a courtesy flat rate of $30 for UPS Worldwide shipping (we cover the actual higher cost of UPS Express, which is anywhere from $40-$90, depending on the delivery address). WE DO NOT OFFER FREE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING, SO THE SHIPPING FEE IS NEVER REFUNDED BACK TO THE CUSTOMER FOR THEIR RETURN. The only deduction an international customer will ever see is the $20 Return Fee, which helps us reduce the losses from bank transaction fees, true shipping costs, and single-use brand packaging losses associated with a return. For example, an international order of $220 will have zero tax and a $30 shipping fee. The item will always ship out the same business day with a live UPS tracking number, and the package will be delivered to any address worldwide in 2-5 business days. When a customer decides to return their $220 purchase, the refund will be for $200 the same day the strap arrives back at our receiving department.
The return fee of $20 does not cover our loss on a return because of the ACTUAL UPS shipping cost combined with the banking fees. It just allows the customer to share a portion of the loss.
Please feel free to check with UPS about their basic letter fee (the cheapest they have) from USA to the EU, and you will see how extremely high it is. Even when we were using the Public Post Office twelve years ago, the public mail base fee for insured mail without any live tracking was $29 back then, they took 10 days to deliver in Europe, and they even lost a fifth of our packages for weeks without a trace. This is not a problem with UPS, which is why we actually cover the even higher UPS fee difference so that our valuable shipments are properly handled and customers are satisfied.
Your opinion of us having a profitable return policy is evidence that you are not entirely familiar with the situation merchants face regarding fees and penalties imposed by banks and shippers.
Please also take into account that our retail pricing is not "marked up" with enough padding to cover all customer shipping costs... Rubber B straps are actually manufactured in the most costly and same top Swiss factory as other independent watch brands you probably are familiar with (Hublot, Omega, Richard Mille, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Patek Philippe, to name a few who manufacture their straps at the RB factory. They sell their straps at much higher price levels than RB, as we wish to meet the needs of a more inclusive audience).
In summary, we are very sorry that you were expecting a free return, which we did not provide.
Thank you for being a valued customer.
Best Wishes,
RB Customer Care
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