Chewy: refund request
Chewy accepts returns within 365 days for a complete refund and pays return shipping; prescription medications are excluded unless wrong or damaged.
What does this mean?
Grade C (use with care: check the source of each value before relying on it). 100% of 13 sources are the organization's own pages or government sites; 3 value(s) were read from a search snippet or an archive copy.
Collect
- order number
- the item in the condition received
- photos if damaged
Steps
Call Chewy customer service (24/7) to start a return or ask for a refund.
If Chewy refuses a refund you are owed, dispute the charge with your card issuer.
More contacts for this issue
Facts you can cite
- Deadline
Chewy accepts returns within 365 days of the sale date for a complete refund and pays the return shipping, if the product is not used or expired and is in the condition received. Read from search-result text of Chewy's Return Policy page on 2026-10-13; the page blocked automated fetches.
Source: cms.chewy.com, verified 2026-10-13
- Limit
Chewy does not accept returns or replacements on prescription medications unless the medication is wrong or damaged, in which case it exchanges or refunds case by case. Read from search-result text of Chewy's Return Policy page on 2026-10-13; the page blocked automated fetches.
Source: cms.chewy.com, verified 2026-10-13
Rules in force
- FTC Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees (live-event tickets and short-term lodging)16 CFR part 464 (90 FR 2066, January 10, 2025)
Since May 12, 2025, any business that offers, displays or advertises a price for live-event tickets or short-term lodging (for example hotels, motels and inns) must show the total price, including all mandatory fees, more prominently than other pricing information. Only government charges, shipping and optional add-ons may be left out, and those must be disclosed before the consumer pays. Misrepresenting any fee is prohibited.
Source: ecfr.gov, verified 2026-10-12
1 citable point
- Policy
A business may not misrepresent the nature, purpose, amount or refundability of any fee, or the identity of the good or service the fee is charged for.
Source: ecfr.gov, verified 2026-10-12
- Policy
If that fails, escalate
Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.
Customer service
Supervisor
Written complaint
EmailChewy Legal (questions about the Terms of Use, including your legal relationship with Chewy) legal@chewy.comCard or bank dispute
Fair Credit Billing Act billing-error and purchase-dispute rights (Regulation Z)
Electronic Fund Transfer Act error resolution and unauthorized-transfer liability (Regulation E)
State agency
Your state’s attorney general. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON:
states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).Public complaint
RegulatorBetter Business Bureau
Watch out
- Autoship Manager and Chewy+ cancellation online need the account holder's sign-in; the 24/7 phone line is the alternative.
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