Returns | Tips to process refunds
At Bigblue, we provide you with tools to ease your refund process.
Manage your Action required returns in the Bigblue App
In the Bigblue App, returns that appear with the Action required
status are the ones that were received and controlled at the warehouse, and that need your attention to process to Closed
.
In Orders > Returns, you can filter the list of all returns to see only those in Action required
.
From there, you can, for each return that appears in the list:
- Click on the return to open the corresponding order page
- Go to the corresponding order on your CMS (using the button on top right of the page)
- Refund your buyer in your CMS
Manually close the return in Bigblue using the Close return button
If you're using Shopify, you don't need to manually close the return, it is automatically synchronized.
💡 To learn more about returns' statuses and activate notifications, please read this article.
We'll soon offer even more tools to help you save time as you process your refunds, please do not hesitate to reach us if you'd like to discuss it with us.
[Shopify] View your returns on Shopify
For Merchants using Shopify, for each return, we push the following data to the Shopify order:
- A/ the return (that appears in the associated order) for which we update the status
- B/ some tags once an order is reviewed at the warehouse.
A/ Shopify Return
- Once the return is created on the return portal, we create the return card on the Shopify order
- Once a return is controlled at the warehouse, we update the Shopify return status and add the warehouse control result to the return card
Don't see return updates on Shopify?
Make sure you have granted the latest app permissions in your Shop settings.
Store credit or Exchange returns are not sync to Shopify
Due to a Shopify limitation, we don't sync some returns to Shopify
- Store credit returns
- Exchange returns
- Carrier returns
Shopify incorrectly marks on these returns that a "Refund is owed". To avoid the risk of double refunds (via a store credit and via a refund), we no longer sync these returns to Shopfiy.
🧠What you need to know
Shopify uses returns to modify your Financial and Sales Reports. For this reason, the sync of returns is optional (switch available in the Shopify Shop Settings).
B/ Shopify Order Tags
Use these tags in Shopify to create order views.
List of the tags pushed
- Return received and controlled at the warehouse
Returned
- Return source tag
Customer return
Created via the portal by the buyerMerchant return
Created by the merchant from the merchant appCarrier return
Parcel returned by carrier
- Refund method tag
Refund
Store credit
- Warning tags — if one or more items are concerned
Damaged item
Missing item
Unannounced item
Advice
To view all the returns that are pending refunds, create a Shopify order view that includes all orders with tagged with Returned
, not tagged with Store credit
and with a payment status that is not Refunded or Partially refunded.
To view all pending returns, create a Shopify order view that includes all orders with a return status Return in progress and not tagged with Returned
.
Need a refresher on the return statuses? Read this article