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please help me find my refund

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Hello friends
Last November I bought a portable charger for my phone / devices from Xiaomi.  It was 1000mAh and cost me £29.89 inc postage.  In May (6months later) it failed to work so I sent it back.  After weeks of useless off putting correspondence they finally sent me a replacement which was a different colour and only 5000mAh.  I complained and after more weeks and weeks of useless offputting correspondence they agreed a refund.  Which they say they have processed and sent me a reference number
I just cannot remember from which bank / credit card I paid for this.  How embarassing.  I have the receipt which shows I paid but I dont know where from,  I cannot find the transaction in my bank statements or credit card statements or Paypal activity statement.  I had a credit card which I have since closed but they said the payment did not come from them either.
My question is how can I use the reference number to access the refund?  Hopefully someone will be able to let me know and looking forward to any replies
Many thanks
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  • Found it! It was the last account you checked. Just needed to look a bit harder.
  • Tragen
    Tragen Posts: 278 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 100 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    It's possible your account had pigeons and needed to be cleaned, so the bank moved your money including your refunds to another account; do you remember George calling you about this?
  • Tragen said:
    It's possible your account had pigeons and needed to be cleaned, so the bank moved your money including your refunds to another account; do you remember George calling you about this?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2RQPsXI2Vg :D
  • flo22
    flo22 Posts: 366 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    They sent a replacement 5 times as powerful and you still complained?
    30+ years working in banking
  • It's down the side of the settee.
  • bradders1983
    bradders1983 Posts: 5,684 Forumite
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    edited 15 September 2020 at 5:09PM
    "Have you seen it? Ey? Ey? Where is my refund? Yes, you madam, I've seen you doing chargebacks like theres no tomorrow!"


  • Okay I expected to be ridiculed on this most unfriendly set of forums.  
    Now you’ve had your fun has Anyone got a suggestion
  • born_again
    born_again Posts: 20,437 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Fifth Anniversary Name Dropper
    Okay I expected to be ridiculed on this most unfriendly set of forums.  
    Now you’ve had your fun has Anyone got a suggestion
    Well you did set yourself up for a fall....
    They are your accounts, so how you expect anyone else to know where it's gone....
    Does the receipt not have the last 4 of the card number on it?
    Other than that ask the retailer where they sent it.
    Life in the slow lane
  • GaleSF63
    GaleSF63 Posts: 1,541 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Did you check your statements by looking for the name of the company only? It's not always one you will recognise. Go through your statements again for the amount, and you may find it this way. 


  • flo22 said:
    They sent a replacement 5 times as powerful and you still complained?
    Surely she added an extra 0 on.
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