UPS stole my returned bag and LV refused to help

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xoxomint

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Oct 24, 2009
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Hi ladies, need advice on what to do and also find out if anyone has been through this. I recently returned a bag to LV and the package was lost for 5 days with UPS (you know where this is going). I opened an investigation with UPS and my next call was to LV, they opened their own investigation and requested that I sent them all my support. I had taken a pic of the label and had the copy of the drop off receipt which I emailed it to them. 2 days later, I got an email from LV that UPS found the package and it was on the way to them. Relief, of course, UPS did not bother to contact me. Yesterday, I got an email from LV that the bag was being sent back to me. I called them this morning and they let me know that the item they received was not the bag. I immediately let them know about the UPS investigation and that the package took 7 days just to arrive to a UPS facility and obviously something happened during those 7 days. Normally the package would take 1 day from drop off to arrive to LV's warehouse, 2 days max, if I drop it off in the morning. This took 7 days driving from the drop off point to the UPS facility and then an additional day for it to get scanned, processed and transit to LV warehouse. And now the content of the package is not my bag but something else. That does not seem suspicious to anyone??! After a long wait and back and forth, even though LV agreed that something shady may have happened, they are going to side with their product inspection team that the item was not the same hence they can't issue a credit. And since they've already opened an investigation with UPS so they won't open another one. I argued that the investigation with UPS was to locate the package not the content. Why won't they open a 2nd investigation? Plus UPS was the carrier that LV engaged in, I used the prepaid label provided by LV, shouldn't there be some sort of insurance?? LV insisted that there was nothing they can do. The package is on its way to me and I will not be accepting it. LV said they will just keep sending it back to me and I told them that I will continue to reject it as I do not know what the content is and I am not comfortable accepting it and having it in my residence. I am extremely upset right now. This is my first online bag return and cannot believe this happened. I called my cc co and they said I can dispute the charge and that they would support me. But I wanted to find out if any of you have went through this, how you dealt with it and what the outcome was. Should I write LV customer service a letter to recap the conversation so I can send that to my cc co as backup? I am sure I will be blacklisted by LV but I honestly don't care because this is not right.
 
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I'm sorry, this happened to you.It sounds like a nightmare and I can only imagine how frustrated you are. I agree you should definitely dispute it with your credit card right away.

Unfortunately, I have had major issues with UPS as well. Shipped my daughter in another state a huge holiday package on December 5 to beat the holiday craziness.... tracking showed that it arrived the next day at warehouse in jacksonville, FL and then was never found again. When I tried to make a claim at the local UPS store I used to ship it, the manager told me he had about 30 open claims for similar issues.

ETA: Is there not a boutique anywhere near where you live? Maybe worth a drive next time to return in person. Unless this turned you off to the brand altogether. Good luck!
 
I'm sorry, this happened to you.It sounds like a nightmare and I can only imagine how frustrated you are. I agree you should definitely dispute it with your credit card right away.

Unfortunately, I have had major issues with UPS as well. Shipped my daughter in another state a huge holiday package on December 5 to beat the holiday craziness.... tracking showed that it arrived the next day at warehouse in jacksonville, FL and then was never found again. When I tried to make a claim at the local UPS store I used to ship it, the manager told me he had about 30 open claims for similar issues.

ETA: Is there not a boutique anywhere near where you live? Maybe worth a drive next time to return in person. Unless this turned you off to the brand altogether. Good luck!
The thing is LV is telling me the bag is not the item they received so the original bag is gone. Returning it to the boutique is not an option. They are sending me whatever item was put in its' place. I don't know what it is. They didn't tell me what it was and I didn't ask either.
 
The thing is LV is telling me the bag is not the item they received so the original bag is gone. Returning it to the boutique is not an option. They are sending me whatever item was put in its' place. I don't know what it is. They didn't tell me what it was and I didn't ask either.
UGH I am so sorry, this sounds so frustrating…Why would they send the bag back to you were returning? What item did they receive back ? I am so grateful I have no issues with UPS in my area..I haven’t returned anything to LV in a long time and usually went to the store. I had a weird experience trying to do an Exchange so now I feel more comfortable taking it in person…
 
Happened to me in the UK in 2021. UPS stole my bag too and ‘tried’ to deliver on multiple occasions. Luckily, my client advisor was amazing. I had to wait for a while as LV and UPS were investigating it and when the investigation was completed, I got a new bag by express courier delivery. This was during lockdown!

It’s crazy how UPS gets away with this as it seems to become a bigger problem. That’s why I hate delivery to home address and try to get my online orders delivered to a flagship store.
 
Along with the suggestion of reaching out to notify your cc bank (and maybe taking direction from them if they offer alternate advice), can you continue your own open ticket with UPS, or open a new UPS claim? LV has made it clear they're done with it. And I'm sympathetic to not wanting to accept the parcel from UPS - but what about trying to arrange with the manager of your local UPS to accept it at the UPS store, and open it in store with the manager present (then refuse to leave with it if it's not your bag); and then with your (new) open claim ticket with UPS in hand, maybe the manger can enter notes on what was in the package from their end to relay to the UPS claim center? I recently had a crocodile belt go missing in a UPS transaction, and it ended up getting worked out, but it took a few weeks.
 
When I get a Louie UPS delivery I ask the driver to wait as I open the box ( I open in front of my Ring doorbell so it’s recording it ). When I ship back to them I take a phone video in the UPS store of the UPS employee putting the merchandise in the box, sealing it and putting the label on it, I also take a close up of the label after they have it on the box, they charge a fee for them to pack it but it’s worth it. I received a LV box that was half ripped open once, since then I don’t trust them at all.
 
When I get a Louie UPS delivery I ask the driver to wait as I open the box ( I open in front of my Ring doorbell so it’s recording it ). When I ship back to them I take a phone video in the UPS store of the UPS employee putting the merchandise in the box, sealing it and putting the label on it, I also take a close up of the label after they have it on the box, they charge a fee for them to pack it but it’s worth it. I received a LV box that was half ripped open once, since then I don’t trust them at all.
In hindsight, I should have paid and video the UPS employee boxing it. That is a very good tip which I will remember now.
 
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