No, you can’t have a refund. Pay us more.
Paid to print several documents through the service, the printer gives up after about 1/4 of my order and a message on the screen pops up. They claim that my remaining documents could not be printed and that I have now received a credit from the company for the remaining documents.
I can either create an account and have the credit deposited there or enter my email and get a gift card for the amount. I choose the gift card as I do not want to create an account for the service that I’m currently using as a guest.
When I receive the email with the gift card, they claim that I need to create an account in order for me to use the gift card. Why even give me the option of a gift card if I will have to create an account regardless?
I am dissatisfied with this and choose to write to support where I request a refund for the remaining 3/4 of the documents I did not get printed. The support agent repeatedly claims that it is IMPOSSIBLE to refund the unredeemed gift card and that even if I create an account and credit the gift card, they will refuse to refund the amount.
This is despite the fact that they claim that this should be possible in the FAQ section of their website.
Kuario’s solution to my issue reads as following:
”We recommend to register for an account when you try to print again. In that case you can topup the balance with your bankcard and any remaining balance can then be refunded to your bank account.”
I read this as; Spend more money and potentially have some of the new money refunded if you happen to spend too much.
Suffice to say this is not an acceptable solution.
I’ve used this service several times and not had an issue but now I really don’t want to again. This is no way of handling a customer who hasn’t received the service they paid for.
Reply from KUARIO B.V.
Dear Erik,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We’re truly sorry to hear that your recent interaction with our service did not meet your expectations, especially after having used us successfully in the past.
We completely understand how frustrating it must have been to encounter a technical issue during printing, and then to face additional complications when trying to resolve it. Your feedback regarding the gift card process and the communication around account creation is incredibly valuable, and we sincerely apologize for the confusion and inconvenience caused.
We would like to explain to you that KUARIO is not the operator or owner the device you used. The operator is primarily responsible for the delivery of the products of the selfservice device. In your case, it is the delivery of the printed documents. If this fails then by default the local operator will resolve this with you. In this case, the device has seen that the printout was not fully successful. There could be various reasons for this, such as paper or toner not being refilled in time. To handle this financially, we offer the option of a voucher.
Our intention is always to offer flexible solutions, but we clearly fell short in making the process smooth and transparent in your case. We’re especially sorry that the information in our FAQ did not align with the support you received — that’s something we take seriously and will review internally to ensure consistency and clarity.
We would love the opportunity to make this right. If you're open to it, please reach out to us again via support with a reference to this review, and we’ll do our very best to find a more suitable resolution for you — one that doesn’t require additional spending or unnecessary steps.
Thank you again for your honest feedback. It helps us improve, and we hope to regain your trust in the future.
Kind regards,
The KUARIO Team