Happy Returns a PayPal company

Similar to a previous review, during the initial call you are told you can make customizations and all the great features when in reality, there is very little customization you can do. The on-boarding team is really unhelpful and not knowledgeable of their own product. The on-boarding team member we were set up with could not answer any of the questions we had and we had to follow-up several times to receive responses. Setting up Happy Returns took several weeks of back and forth which was incredibly frustrating. This solution will work for now as it is free with PayPal but definitely not a long term solution.

Although the service dashboard provides a quick overview of returns for customers and staff, it lacks some fundamental features that would make it great. One major issue is that you can't edit, archive, or cancel an existing return, which can be problematic.

Suppose a customer requests a return, but then realizes they made a mistake or changes their mind. In that case, you can't modify the existing return, and you have to start a new one, leaving the old one sitting in the system indefinitely.

This lack of functionality can cause confusion and miscommunication, especially when different people are handling returns and talking to customers. For example, if a customer initially requested a refund but then wants to exchange the item, you need to create a duplicate return in the system. However, if the customer accidentally used the paperwork for the refund instead of the exchange, your return department may issue a refund instead of an exchange, leading to upset customers and extra work for customer service representatives.

To avoid such issues, it would be helpful to have a way to archive/hide a return in the admin or mark it as canceled, even if it doesn't change anything on the Shopify side. Additionally, there's no way to pre-set actions for a return, such as waiving the return processing fee. Instead, you can only enter notes into the return and hope that the rep who processes the return sees them. During busy periods like the holidays, this can become a significant problem. Therefore, adding such functionality would be a great improvement to the service.

In summary: It is great for a solopreneur or stores with a return volume too low to warrant a more robust system.

The system is goo dbut half of the time the app was down. customers complained about not being able to access returns page.