Getting app refund - how?????????

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  1. Harpgliss

    Harpgliss Well-Known Member

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    Hi,


    I had heard of others having the same experience as you and I too.

    My Mea Culpa was one of not wanting to get emotions riled up over the issue.

    David
     
  2. loves2spoon

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    I requested a refund for Asphalt 5 when it was 1st released and deleted it off my iPhone.

    Downloaded again to see if it would work and it said I had already downloaded this app so the update was free. :D

    You do not have to pay for the app again.
     
  3. S.I.D. CrAzY

    S.I.D. CrAzY Well-Known Member

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    It seems that there's really no right or wrong here. For some people it does work and for some it doesn't.

    Haven't personally asked Apple Customer Service what the policy is, but I suspect that once you get a refund you're not supposed to get any further updates.

    But just like with everything else in the App Store, it doesn't work as it should.
     
  4. bluewomble88

    bluewomble88 Well-Known Member

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    Well it's wonderful that MAYBE you don't get charged when you download again following a refund etc, except none of this useless point-scoring answers my questions. I live in the UK, I applied for a refund 2 months ago, got ignored (getting used to that feeling!), now have no way of chasing it up.
     
  5. WTF? I just got charged for redownloading guerrilla bob. Now I've bought it twice... Refund...?!
     
  6. NightHawk64345

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    I would ask for a refund. Whenever that happens to me (most of the time it happens when I re-download songs that have gotten deleted when I have to reload my PC) I just send them a ticket and they are usually good about giving me a refund.
     
  7. Aspargusman

    Aspargusman Well-Known Member

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    i'm having a hell of a time trying to find the refund link in apple. where is it???
     
  8. squarezero

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    Just a slight correction. These days I find that the app store works perfectly well 99% of the time (and I buy a lot of apps, in case people haven't noticed ;)). The refund system is a bit wonky, though, in part because it involves coordination with the original app publisher.

    Apple should have a support number for the UK -- just look on the website.
     
  9. S.I.D. CrAzY

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  10. acidshaman

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    eh, i got ripped for 2.99 because some dumb PDF iPad app was broken, i told my mom i tried to get it refunded and she just said don't even worry about it.

    It made me think that some people are really going crazy over their dollars since the app store came out

    I bet apple is real sick of .99c apps not working and refunding pocket change.
     
  11. squarezero

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    "In like" is probably fair. I just remember the early days of the App Store, where a failed update on a app managed to brick my phone (had to get a new one from Apple). Things have improved significantly since then.
     
  12. S.I.D. CrAzY

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    Def. agree that it has gotten a whole lot better. I hope it keeps on getting better and better.
     
  13. robotsvswizards.com

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    Here's my 2 cents....
    put that with the rest of the posts here and you have your refund covered

    now get over it, its a buck or two!
    (said in a friendly joking manner for the record)
    :D
     
  14. Aspargusman

    Aspargusman Well-Known Member

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    Yes! My second five dollar refund
     
  15. runformoney1110

    runformoney1110 Well-Known Member

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    manage to get my first refund out of NFS shift, which i totally disliked
     
  16. MasterChief3624

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    There are several apps I would like a refund for (Night Shot, anyone? D: ), but I won't resort to asking for a refund unless it has been falsely advertised or something. I wouldn't ask for a refund for something that I personally hated.. I think if more people start asking for refunds for that, the system will be abused way too much, and I fear Apple might stop giving refunds altogether :(

    Save the refund requests for things that deserve to be refunded. Not just things you didn't like as much as you thought you would.
     
  17. runformoney1110

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    um, in my case, Shift crashed on me every two-three races
     
  18. MasterChief3624

    MasterChief3624 Well-Known Member

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    Oh I wasn't talking about anyone specific. I was talking about people in general.
     
  19. nephilim apps

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    Your point in bumping a 4 month year old thread?
     
  20. sid187

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    namco may owe me a refund is they do not fix there software.. grr. id rather have the game tho.. so crosses fingers they fixing it.



    chris.
     

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