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Stefan255881306fnl
Participant
July 27, 2026
Question

Scandalous Refund Treatment

  • July 27, 2026
  • 8 replies
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I'm posting here in the hope that someone from Adobe can finally provide a clear answer.

My case has now been ongoing for over two months. During that time, Adobe has repeatedly confirmed in writing that refunds totalling €1,025.05 had been approved, initiated and would be processed. To date, I have received only €35.75

Over multiple support cases I have been given several different explanations:

  • The refunds had been processed.
  • The refunds were delayed because of a card issue.
  • The refunds were rejected because my old card had expired.
  • The refunds would instead be processed to my new payment method ending ****, which I provided through Adobe's secure payment link. 

Today I contacted my bank.

The bank informed me that their systems cannot investigate refund attempts that never reach them highlighting these are EXPIRED cards, meaning they cannot verify Adobe's claim that my bank rejected the refund.

This leaves me with a simple question:

If Adobe says my bank rejected the refund, what evidence is that statement based on?

Surely Adobe should be able to provide at least one of the following:

  • the payment processor transaction ID,
  • the acquiring bank settlement confirmation,
  • the destination card details,
  • or another independently verifiable record showing the refund actually left Adobe's payment processor.

Most importantly, I do not accept any further explanation referring to the expired payment method.

Adobe already asked me to provide my new payment method through its secure payment link, which I did. After that, Adobe explicitly confirmed in writing:

"We will process refund of Creative Cloud Pro for 12 payments on new payment method."

This was then followed by:

"For Creative Cloud Pro we will process 12 refunds of EUR 69.80 on your newly updated card ending ****, and you will get it back in 5–7 working days." 

Those statements were made after Adobe had already identified the alleged issue with the old card.

So my question to Adobe is straightforward:

Why has the refund still not been issued to the updated payment method ending **** that Adobe itself confirmed had been securely added and would be used for the refund?

I'm no longer looking for another apology, another escalation, or another estimated timeframe.

I'm asking Adobe either to:

  1. Immediately issue the outstanding refund to the payment method ending I added via Secure Link, exactly as previously confirmed; or
  2. Provide objective evidence that the refunds were actually attempted and explain why Adobe's own written commitments have not been honoured. 

Has anyone else experienced a similar situation where Adobe repeatedly confirmed a refund in writing but the payment never arrived? If so, how was it eventually resolved?

    8 replies

    Jeff_A_Wright
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    July 27, 2026

    Thank you for posting to this public discussion forum, ​@Stefan255881306fnl.

    I apologize for any problems you have encountered while managing your three different Adobe subscriptions.

     

    I am gratified to see that you are already in contact with us, and that support case ADB-46343854-C8L2 is active. I see that you have been in contact with us as recently as today and that your inquiry is currently under investigation.

     

    Please don’t hesitate to use the steps listed at https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/customer-support-portal.html if you need to make any updates to your active support case, ​@Stefan255881306fnl.

     

    Any refunds issued will take up to 14 days, ​@Stefan255881306fnl. The exact timing varies depending on the countries and financial institutions involved with the transaction.

    Stefan255881306fnl
    Participant
    July 27, 2026

    Thank you for getting back, but this has been ongoing since May 20th, across multiple instances with continuous contradictory claims and statements by Adobe. To call it frustrating would be an understatement.

    Jeff_A_Wright
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    July 27, 2026

    I understand ​@Stefan255881306fnl , and I appreciate your concern, as you have an active support history over the last few months.

     

    You are in touch with the people within Adobe who can help you with your concerns. I don’t see any additional updates logged to case ADB-46343854-C8L2.

     

    Please use the steps listed at https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/customer-support-portal.html if you have any additions to add to your request for a refund, ​@Stefan255881306fnl.

    kglad
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    July 27, 2026
    Stefan255881306fnl
    Participant
    July 27, 2026

    I track them closely. Not a useful response. About as useful as Customer Support.

    kglad
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    July 27, 2026

    you can’t bypass customer support. 

     

    and these are user forums.