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How do I process a return with a Marsello discount in Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) POS?

Process returns in Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) when loyalty rewards or email discounts were used at purchase.

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For Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) POS

Formerly known as Vend POS


How can I handle returns in Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) using Chrome?

1. From your Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) POS Sell Screen, navigate to Sales History


2. Search for the sale to be returned using the customer's name or receipt number


3. Click the circular arrow icon to the right of the Sale Status:

Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) POS Sell Screen showing the 'Sales History' section. The user is searching for a sale to be returned by customer name or receipt number. The circular arrow icon next to the 'Sale Status' is highlighted to initiate the return process.

4. The original sale is then pushed into the Sell Screen with opposite values:

Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) POS Sell Screen showing the original sale pushed into the screen with opposite values, indicating the return process with reversed amounts for the items.

5. Use the Trash icon to remove products that the customer is not returning

6. Click Refund to complete the process. Choose the customer's payment method or process the refund as per your store's unique policies.

πŸ“ Note: Depending on your store's tax settings, you may need to run the refund process manually. This is because Marsello adds the discount through the Marsello Discount product, and the refund must match the amount paid. If this is the scenario for your store, please run through the following steps for a refund.

1. Add the customer to the sale through your Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) POS sales screen

Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) POS sales screen showing the process of manually adding the customer to the return sale. The screen indicates the need to adjust the refund to match the amount paid, due to the Marsello Discount product being applied.

2. Search and add the products your customer is returning to the sale.

3. Adjust the following product details to match the original purchase:

  • Adjust the product quantity to a negative

  • Update the price of the item to match the amount they paid

  • Include the receipt number of the original transaction as a note

4. Click the Pay button to complete the transaction. You will be taken to the payment screen.

If the current register you are using is set up to print receipts, the receipt(s) will automatically be printed after refunding payment and hitting the Complete Sale button.

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What happens when I return an item with a Marsello discount in Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) POS for iPad?

On iOS, Marsello is able to add the discount to a sale by applying the discount directly to the items in the sell screen. Returns are processed automatically and do not require any additional steps.

1. In Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) POS, tap the menu icon in the top left corner


2. Tap Sales History


3. Locate the sale you need to return


4. Tap the circular arrow to the left of the sale details to initiate a return


5. The products and reward will appear on the screen to refund the amount paid by the customer:

Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) POS on iOS showing the menu icon tapped in the top left corner. The 'Sales History' section is opened, where the user locates the sale to return. The circular arrow next to the sale details is tapped to initiate the return, with products and rewards appearing on the screen to refund the amount paid by the customer.

6. Tap Refund to finalize the return. If you wish to have the customer's points returned, continue to follow the next steps.

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How do I return customer points in Marsello after a refund?

If the refund included a loyalty reward as part of the order, you'll need to refund the customer's loyalty points for that reward discount.

πŸ“ Note: Adjusting the customer's points balance is an optional step depending on your store's individual policies.

1. In your Marsello admin, go to Customers

2. Search for the customer by Name or Email Address and select the customer by clicking on their Name


3. Under the customer's profile, go to Customer actions > Adjust points balance

4. Enter the number of points the reward redeemed on the purchase was worth. This should be the same amount of points that were used to redeem the loyalty reward.

Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) POS interface showing a field where the user enters the number of points the reward redeemed on the purchase was worth.

πŸ’‘ Optional step: Choose to send the customer a Points Earned Email
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If you would like to notify the customer of their updated points balance:

  • Select the tick-box next to Send points notification email to customer?

  • Add a short message in the text box to notify the customer why their points balance was updated e.g. Here are your loyalty points back that you used to redeem your reward.

πŸ”‘ Pro tip: Include the sale number in the message so your customer has a record of what these points were earned from.

Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) POS interface showing the option to send a 'Points Earned Email' to the customer. The tick-box next to 'Send points notification email to customer?' is selected, and a text box is visible where users can add a message explaining the points balance update, with a pro tip suggesting including the sale number for reference.

5. Click Apply points adjustment to confirm the points adjustment. The customer's points balance will automatically be updated. The manual points adjustment will display as a new line on the customer's activity feed.

Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) POS interface showing the 'Apply points adjustment' button clicked to confirm the points adjustment. The customer's points balance is updated automatically, and the manual points adjustment is displayed as a new line on the customer's activity feed.

πŸ’‘ Tip: If a customer wants to use their returned points to claim the same reward, you can do this directly from the Marsello dashboard.

Steps:

  • While in the customer's account, click Customer actions > Open customer portal.

Marsello dashboard showing the Customer actions menu with the option to open the customer portal, where staff can re-apply returned points for the same reward.
  • Once the portal is open, click Redeem from the menu

Customer portal screen with the menu open, highlighting the Redeem option to view available rewards.
  • This will pull up the customer's available rewards where you can spend the customer's points to give them their reward back.

Customer portal showing the list of available rewards that can be redeemed using the customer’s points.

After clicking Claim, the Reward will be added back to the customer's available Rewards so they can redeem it on another purchase.

rewardsactivity_vendreturn.pngLightspeed Retail (X-Series) POS interface showing the Loyalty Widget, where the user can spend the customer's points to give their reward back.


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