Does not honor return policy - Refund only issued after dispute with Visa and Shop platform
I purchased a hat from Allen and Moore that arrived damaged because it was shipped in a flat soft bag with no structural protection. The hat was crushed during shipping and the leather was creased. It was also mis sized compared to the sizing listed on their website.
I contacted the company and provided photos documenting both the damage and the incorrect measurements. Their published return policy states that the seller covers return shipping for defective or damaged items. Despite this, they repeatedly told me that customers must always pay return shipping.
Over the course of seven emails I sent photos and screenshots of their own return policy showing that defective items should have return shipping covered by the seller. The company continued to refuse and offered only a partial refund or required me to pay return shipping.
The situation was only resolved after I reported the issue to the Shop platform and initiated a dispute with my Visa card.
Only after those escalations did they issue a full refund.
Based on my experience, customers may need to escalate issues through their payment provider if the company refuses to follow its own return policy.








