AfterShip Returns & Exchanges

I have been using this app for a couple years and they have just updated the integration with Shopify so as soon as a return is submitted to their portal (even credit or exchange request) the value of that order comes off your sales total. I have been in contact with the app to understand (unsuccessfully) how it all works as it's a nightmare for reporting. I have been emailing Ryanne for weeks who responds every 8 days. They havent been able to tell me what happens to the sale total when the return is later refunded to a credit (which we offer via a different app). I'm ready to move into a new returns app now the function and the service are both painful.

ABSOLUTE SCAM – AVOID AFTERSHIP AT ALL COSTS!

AfterShip has completely scammed us. We signed up for their free trial, found the app way too complicated, and decided not to continue. We never agreed to any subscription or plan after the trial ended. Yet, without any warning or authorization, they charged us over 840 euros across four months for a Premium plan we never opted into or used.

When we reached out to customer service, they were dismissive and hid behind their no-refund policy. They only offered to refund the most recent invoice, completely ignoring the fact that we never used the app and certainly never approved being charged this insane amount. The entire setup process was confusing, and we were misled from the beginning during a call with their team. They conveniently auto-upgrade you without your knowledge and then trap you with ridiculous fees.

To make matters worse, they claim to "check" with their billing team, only to come back with the same copy-paste response about their no-refund policy. They have absolutely zero interest in resolving this fairly and are more than happy to take your money without providing any real service in return.

We’ve paid over 800 euros for something we never used, and their refusal to offer a fair solution is just another sign of how shady their business practices are. They don’t care about their customers or offering any value. If you’re considering AfterShip, run the other way. They will bleed you dry and give you nothing in return.

Avoid AfterShip at all costs unless you want to be scammed like we were!!!

Terrible customer support. They sent me to robot chat because I didn't give them a review right away. Unanswered email for days.

I have never regretted installing an app more than Aftership Returns. I tried to save some money by not going with Loop and it has been a huge mistake. The amount of time I've spent managing this buggy platform has been much more than the money saved. The exchange for other items feature is not working at all! it's charging customers full price for the exchange order instead of applying the value of the return to their new order. I am now in customer support hell and will likely lose these repeat customers.

Terrible support

Sehr schlechte Erfahrung. Ich hab eine ganze Woche investiert, aufgrund diverser Probleme und am Schluss kann ich Aftership sofort nicht verwenden, weil der Support behauptet, dass DHL die Telefonnummer von Kunden verlangt.
Der Support antwortet immer nur mit Standard-Antworten. Die E-Mail-Adresse des CEOs wurde mir verwehrt.

Update: This app is probably great if you provide free return labels to your customers. But not if you charge the customer for labels. If the customer is exchanging for a same value item and requests a prepaid label, then you need to charge them for the return label because there is no credit left to cover the label. I still don't know if this app could have handled my request because the rep didn't understand this simple issue. I spent hours with technical support with zero success. Next day I asked them to cancel my subscription which took him a half hour to do after giving me a hard time about canceling. I have never had such a bad experience with a company before. It was so aggravating I just don't want to deal with them anymore.
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Original Review:
It's early days, but so far I like this app. It could be a little easier to understand, but as I got up to speed I am liking how it actually functions. The customer service is extremely fast to respond and very helpful. A lot of good features are in the more expensive plan, but I can get by with the basic plan as I have a small business and can't pay a lot for returns processing.

Works well and has a simple process. A few areas of improvement are needed - it would be good to go direct from one state to another, like approved to refunded and skip the shipment received and other intermediate steps. Also the canned English needs a lot of work on both grammar and punctuation and not all can be user edited and thus is a little cringe worthy when people need to read it. UPDATE: A lot of great innovation has gone into this product. Still an issue with not being able to edit some language (US Spelling everywhere) but upgrading from 4 star to 5 nonetheless. 6 months use almost now. UPDATE 2: It keeps nagging you to leave a review. Review begging is not good form and is very crass. Despite having left a review already and closing/dismissing the review begging banner, it keeps coming back every day to beg you. Is this an app store or the fish markets? Now 2 star. Update #4. Stop nagging for a review!

deleted, pricing structure for the new app is expensive

If I pay large amounts of money using an app, I don't want to get constantly and everywhere a request for leaving a review. But you got what you wish for now I guess. A 1 star review.