Over the past couple of years, I’ve been using a simple system to keep track of confirmations and refunds.
Every time I receive an email that confirms either an aspect of travel (flight bookings, AirBnB rentals) or purchases made outside of Amazon, I file them under the “Order Confirmations” label.
This does 2 things at once –
(1) I have one place to find any upcoming orders that haven’t been fulfilled. It is easy to pull these up when I need them.
(2) It helps ensure I stay on top of any pending refunds as these emails stay undeleted until they’re processed or resolved. Every business promises refunds in x days and probably gets them right 99%+ of the time. It is on us to make sure we’re not in that 1%. And, at least anecdotally, I’ve found myself running into glitches more often than I’d like to.
My primary Gmail account over the years has morphed into a place for newsletters and transactions as personal communication with friends and family has moved almost entirely over to Whatsapp and text. “Order Confirmations” is a simple system to make sure the system operates as intended.
