I Didn't Expect a Refund From Amazon After All These Years but It Happened

Did you get a random refund from Amazon recently? You aren't alone. Several customers have reported they received a variety of amounts of money from products they ordered months or even years ago, with one customer on LinkedIn saying he received a refund of $1,800 for a smart TV bought seven years ago. Others made similar comments about products bought long ago. According to Bloomberg, it all ties back to an internal review Amazon did, possibly in response to a 2023 lawsuit. That suit claimed Amazon had quietly reversed legit return-related refunds for some shoppers. Now, it looks like Amazon's making good -- and if you've ever had a return go sideways, you might see a little money show up, too. A representative for Amazon told CNET that only a small number of customers would be affected. "Following a recent internal review, we identified a very small subset of returns where we issued a refund without the payment completing, or where we could not verify that the correct item had bee ... Read full article.