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Costco's own return policy page, quoted, plus a recorded call to Costco customer service asking what happens past the 90 day electronics window, how a purchase is found without a receipt, and how the refund comes back.

Best Buy's own return policy, quoted, plus two recorded calls to Best Buy customer service asking what happens after the 15 day window, who can approve an exception, and how a purchase is found without a receipt.

We called Chase, Capital One, Discover, PNC and Wells Fargo on the same Saturday evening and asked how a dispute works. All five put us through to a person. Here's what they said, what federal law actually requires for credit and debit cards, and the 60-day deadline three of the five representatives left out.

We called Chase Card Services on a Saturday evening with no card, asked how a cardmember disputes a charge, and reached a live specialist 2 minutes 14 seconds in. Here's the phone tree, what the specialist said, what Chase's own dispute page says, and the full 4 minute recording.

A call4me user had their AI phone assistant call Etihad Airways in the US to chase a complaint about a business-class seat that wouldn't lie flat. Here's the number, every menu and key press, how long each step took, what the agent confirmed, and the whole recording.

We called 1-800-XFINITY and asked how an existing customer can get a lower bill. After a stubborn voice assistant, a billing representative walked us through cheaper speeds, the $10 autopay discount, TV packages and a free mobile line. The route, the answers, and the full recording.

We called 1-800-DISCOVER on a Saturday evening with no card and asked how a cardmember disputes a charge. We reached a live person in billing disputes 2 minutes 3 seconds in, who wouldn't answer anything without an account. Here's the phone tree, what Discover's cardmember agreement says to do instead, and the full 4 minute recording.

We called 1-800-CAPITAL on a Saturday evening with no card, asked how a cardholder disputes a charge, and reached a live representative 47 seconds in. Here's the phone tree, what he said about verification, provisional credits and hours, what Capital One's dispute page says, and the full 6 minute recording.

We called PNC's credit card line on a Saturday evening with no card, said we wanted to dispute a transaction, and reached a live representative 2 minutes 16 seconds in. Here's the dispute menu, what he said about evidence, timing and provisional credit, how PNC debit disputes differ, and the full 4 minute recording.

We called Wells Fargo's credit card line on a Saturday evening with no card, asked how a cardholder disputes a charge, and reached a live representative 2 minutes 52 seconds in. Here's the phone tree, what he said, the one answer he got wrong, the separate debit card claim lines, and the full 9 minute recording.

We called Alaska Airlines reservations with general questions and no booking. A virtual assistant answered first, offered to connect us, and a live agent picked up 12 minutes 44 seconds in. Here's the phone tree, what we were told about hours, callbacks, change fees and the 24-hour rule, and the full 17 minute recording.

We called Dell three times for this guide. Its customer service number twice ended at an AI assistant that hung up. Dell's sales line got us to a person in 4 minutes 38 seconds, who transferred us to customer care. Here's the path, what customer care said, and all three recordings.