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What to do about an Iberia suspended ticket problem.

Iberia suspended ticket credit problem: How do you fix this?

November 24, 2025November 27, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

What do you do when an airline suspends your ticket credit? Read about this Iberia suspended ticket credit problem — and how it was resolved.

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
What should you do if your Whirlpool washing machine is making loud noises?

My Whirlpool washing machine is making loud noises! Can you help?

November 23, 2024November 22, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

What should you do if your Whirlpool washing machine is making loud noises? That’s the problem Kathy Lathrop is having with her new appliance. It’s so loud that she’s afraid her neighbors can hear it. What’s the fix?

Categories Problem Solved
How do you deal with a problem with Booking.com and Affirm? Discover how to fix it.

I lost $6,074 after Booking.com canceled my vacation rental. Can you get it back for me?

June 12, 2025November 18, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

Jennifer Book’s problem with a canceled Booking.com vacation rental and Affirm — and the heartbreaking loss of $6,074 — looks like an open-and-shut case. 

Categories Advocacy
What to do if a company tries to keep your money

Uh-oh! My Kenmore Trash Compactor is broken (can I get a refund?)

November 15, 2024November 15, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

Kenneth Stueben’s Kenmore trash compactor is broken. He’s already paid $436 for the parts and labor for a repair, but now Sears can’t do the job. Worse, Sears won’t refund his money.

Categories Problem Solved
If you have a frozen Motorola Edge phone, you do you get it unfrozen? Here's one reader who managed to do it.

I have a frozen Motorola Edge phone — is this a lost cause?

December 6, 2024November 8, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

Is Steven Waechter’s frozen Motorola Edge phone a lost cause? The company has sent him a replacement — which also has frozen up. What’s the fix?

Categories Problem Solved
Airbnb promises Bart Colen's a refund after his host cancels his rental at the last minute. But months later, the money is still missing. Why? Colen closed his bank account. What can you do if you're getting no Airbnb refund?

No Airbnb refund after I closed my bank account. Now what?

November 7, 2024November 6, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

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Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
When Aer Lingus canceled Thomas Bedsole's flight from Indianapolis to Dublin during the pandemic, it quickly offered him a voucher for $2,484 -- and he quickly accepted.

This $2,484 Aer Lingus flight voucher doesn’t work! Do I still have to pay for my ticket?

November 24, 2025November 4, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

When Aer Lingus canceled Thomas Bedsole’s flight from Indianapolis to Dublin during the pandemic, it quickly offered him a voucher for $2,484 — and he quickly accepted. But almost four years later, the Aer Lingus flight voucher doesn’t work — and the airline won’t help him.

Categories Advocacy
Negotiated pricing is only available to registered businesses on Amazon. Suppliers negotiate prices with individual business customers, and are exclusive to all registered requisitioners of that business. Business customers can access these prices on item detail pages, in search results, and during checkout.

Amazon price-match problem: Where’s the refund for my keyboard?

April 26, 2025November 1, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

When Bret Taylor finds a cheaper gaming keyboard online, he asks Amazon if it will price-match. A representative says yes — three times. And then the company refuses. 

Categories Problem Solved
Saks Fifth Avenue refuses to accept a $10,854 gold ring as a return. The reason: The company says it's damaged. Is Thomas Gunderson stuck with this purchase?

Saks Fifth Avenue return problem: Why won’t they accept this $10,854 gold ring?

October 26, 2024October 25, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

Saks Fifth Avenue refuses to accept a $10,854 gold ring as a return. The reason: The company says it’s damaged. Is Thomas Gunderson stuck with this purchase?

Categories Problem Solved
Learn from Terri Taylor's Airbnb misadventure in Paris. Discover what to do if you ever get locked out of your rental.

Locked out of your Airbnb? Here’s how to get back in

November 9, 2025October 21, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

If you ever get locked out of your Airbnb rental, you’ll want to know about Terri Taylor’s misadventure with her apartment in Paris. It’s a doozy.

Categories Advocacy
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