Please HELP :(

Hi there,
So last Friday, I received back an item that I sent off to my customer in the mail box, and I was so confused.
It was sent on 27th October. I was going to email the customer about it first thing on Monday. But over the weekends, the customer filed a case against me (non-delivery of an item).

This is the first time a package was returned to me, and I asked the post office about it over the weekends. They said, it might be due to several things, like having a wrong address or the customer not picking up the package.

Anyway, I feel like I did everything right and I hate that there's a case filed against my shop. :(
I've contacted the customer and Etsy too, showing them the returned package with post marks, and there's a date stamped on it too (as 27th October).

I'm just wondering if anyone has experienced it before and how do you handle it? And also, what are the consequences of having an open case?

I've offered a refund or resending the package.

Etsy wouldn't shut my shop down, would they? I feel like I did everything right and I just wish I was contacted by the customer before she officially opened the case.

Thanks for listening to my concern and hoping to get some support and insight from you.

- Khin
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Re: Please HELP :(

Relax, your shop will not get shut down.

You have done the right thing by responding to the case and offering either a refund or to resend the package.

It is really no big deal. Some customers prefer to contact the seller first but others prefer to be more formal and open a case. Don't worry about your shop being closed. It is only a problem if you do not respond and refuse to resolve the case........which is not what you are doing.
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All you can do is contact hte customer and explained what happened! If they still wanted offer some kind of a discount or so, if not appologize and move on. It happened to me as well, and I have a one star feedback, but tha's bussines!
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@Ruby - Thanks Ruby. I've sold like 300+ items with no hiccup what-so-ever, so I just got pretty worried about this one.

@alegra - I don't think I'll apologize or offer discount, since it wasn't my fault. I don't think it's the customer's fault either, unless of course, the address provided to me is wrong, or they didn't pick up the parcel from their local post office in time. It was just a wrong situation, really.
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