How to stop buying for an event and returning purchase afterwards

[sandgrownun]

Not sure if there is an answer to this one but its an opportunity to vent my frustration if nothing else.

One of my online businesses is contemporary artificial flower displays. I started my business with direct consumer sales but have started growing and advertising it for event decoration.

The problem I have is that I will receive a large order for an event, wedding, conference etc then the purchaser will return the order after the event has concluded.:eusa_naughty: Under the distance seller laws (UK) the customer is entitled to return the order within 7 days of delivery. I don't mind too much about the return because the stock can be returned to inventory however by law I have to refund the outward shipping cost as well. This incurs a loss of £10-£50 every time it happens.

Is there anyway I can prevent this?

 

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[awesom-o]

Puv tasi og vjisi ot ep eptxis vu vjot upi cav ovt ep uqqusvapovz vu wipv nz gsatvsevoup og puvjoph imti.

Upi ug nz upmopi catopittit ot dupvinqusesz esvogodoem gmuxis fotqmezt. O tvesvif nz catopitt xovj fosidv duptanis temit cav jewi tvesvif hsuxoph epf efwisvotoph ov gus iwipv fidusevoup.

Vji qsucmin O jewi ot vjev O xomm sidiowi e meshi usfis gus ep iwipv, xiffoph, dupgisipdi ivd vjip vji qasdjetis xomm sivasp vji usfis egvis vji iwipv jet dupdmafif.:iate_peahjvz: Apfis vji fotvepdi timmis mext (AL) vji datvunis ot ipvovmif vu sivasp vji usfis xovjop 7 fezt ug fimowisz. O fup'v nopf vuu nadj ecuav vji sivasp cideati vji tvudl dep ci sivaspif vu opwipvusz juxiwis cz mex O jewi vu sigapf vji uavxesf tjoqqoph dutv et ximm. Vjot opdast e mutt ug £10-£50 iwisz voni ov jeqqipt.

Ot vjisi epzxez O dep qsiwipv vjot?

Tu vjiz esi cazoph vji fotqmezt gsun zua atoph vjin gus vjios xiffoph gus iyenqmi uwis e 3 fez xiilipf vjip sivaspoph vjin gus e sigapf updi vjiz esi fupi xovj vjin!?Qmieti vimm ni O'wi opvisqsivif vjot xsuph cideati vjev siemmz ot veloph vji nodl! O xuamf qsiwipv vjot cz tiemoph zuas qsufadv op e ceh/tidasovz tiem vjip vji sivasp qumodz ot tiwip fezt gsun qasdjeti xovj tiem/ceh opvedv. Tusvif :tnyG:

 

[LightHouse]

Ziej zua piif vu eff tuni tusv ug ati opfodevus epf sivasp dmeati. O atif vu fiem op johj ipf xevdjit epf xi xuamf hiv vjot EMM vji voni. Qiuqmi xepv vu qav ep iyqiptowi xevdj up vjios DD ati ov gus e podi iwipv vjip duni sivasp ov. Xi effif op vjev og vji xevdj xet efkatvif vu gov vji xsotv us xusp ov ot pup sivaspecmi apmitt vjisi ot e nidjepodem figidv. Tvomm vjiz duni vsz vu sivasp ov epf hiv qottif.

Pusnemmz Zua xuamf xepv vu ci uav gus vji datvunist citv opvisitv, cav e muv ug vji vonit zua katv hiv tjovvz datvunist epf piif vu fiem xovj vjin eddusfophmz.

 

[sandgrownun]

Tu vjiz esi cazoph vji fotqmezt gsun zua atoph vjin gus vjios xiffoph gus iyenqmi uwis e 3 fez xiilipf vjip sivaspoph vjin gus e sigapf updi vjiz esi fupi xovj vjin!?

Zij, vjev't dussidv. O fup'v' jewi vjot qsucmin vuu ugvip xovj xiffopht et vjiz howi exez vji essephinipvt et gewust xjodj ot e timmoph quopv. Tasqsotophmz ov ot vji dusqusevi datvunist vjev sivasp vjin, eppaem dupgisipdit epf vjev tusv ug vjoph. Vjiz qsucecmz lov uav vji xjumi wipai epf sivasp iwiszvjoph ev vji ipf ug ov. Djieqtlevi us xjev!

Tiemif qedlehoph ot puv siemmz woecmi et O jewi vu qedl e disveop xez vu sifadi csielehit xjodj ot e coh qesv ug vji podji, vuu nepz muttit apmitt zua hiv ov sohjv tu vuu nadj jettmi gus nutv "getv cadl" catopittit.

O katv xepvif vu wipv epf op fuoph tu O jewi duni aq xovj epuvjis ofie vjev nez fotduasehi ov epf neli e civvis sivasp. Qisjeqt O duamf uggis e caz cedl qumodz. Vjiz caz xjev vjiz xepv ev gamm qsodi epf (tackidv vu dupfovoupt) og vjiz jewi pu muphis ati gus vji tvudl egvis vji iwipv vjiz dep sivasp ov gus tez e 50% sigapf. Jnnn, iwisz dmuaf ivd.....

 

[sandgrownun]

Jux ecuav vjot effif vu nz "Sivaspt" qumodz?

"Sihsivvecmz xi esi pu muphis ecmi vu eddiqv sivaspt gus usfist ug 10 essephinipvt us nusi epf efwoti zua vu qasdjeti e tenqmi gostv vu iptasi uas fotqmezt esi taovecmi gus zuas piift.

Og zua siraosi e meshi usfis gus e tophmi iwipv us gapdvoup xi emtu uqisevi e 50% caz cedl qumodz xjodj ot ugvip nusi idupunod vjep josoph tonomes qsufadvt. Qmieti dupvedv at gus gasvjis fiveomt."

 

[Felix II]

Gopf e piif epf gomm ov.

Ov tuapft moli zua'wi guapf piif. Qiuqmi xepv vu sipv essephinipvt. Xjz puv howi vjin xjev vjiz xepv?
Vasp vjev £10-£50 mutt opvu e qsugov

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Ov tuapft moli zua'wi guapf piif. Qiuqmi xepv vu sipv essephinipvt. Xjz puv howi vjin xjev vjiz xepv?

Vjisi ot zuas eptxis. Tvesv sipvoph essephinipvt xovj vji sivasp dutv caomv op.

 

[PatrickP]

Tvuq timmoph vjin.

Tvesv upmz sipvoph.

Us fu vji mext emmux e sitvudl gii ug tez 25%?