Inbox + order data → packaging fix. 2 prompts · 2 agent turns · 5.63 credits · Mid effort. Every tool call and decision below is real product behaviour, replayed read-only.
Our returns jumped last month. Why? And tell me what to fix first.
Pulling both evidence trails — what customers actually wrote, and what the return reason codes say. If they disagree, I trust the customers.
Customers (last 30 days, 214 complaint threads)
"The bottle arrived leaking, oil all over the box." — 31 emails "Cap was cracked when I opened it." — 22 emails "Received hair oil instead of the face oil." — 9 emails "No leak, but it broke my skin out." — 4 emails
Order data (Aug)
| SKU | Return rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin C Serum 30ml | 13.8% | +7.1pp 🔴 |
| Aloe Vera & Rose Gel 200ml | 6.2% | +1.9pp |
| Rose Water Toner 100ml | 4.8% | +0.4pp |
| Bhringraj Hair Oil 200ml | 2.1% | — |
Root cause: the 30ml bottle, not the product. The serum's return rate is 6.6× the hair oil's. 62% of reason codes and the majority of complaint emails are transport damage — the push-in dropper with no induction seal. The product itself is reviewed 4.6★.
What to fix first:
- Induction seal + screw cap on the 30ml amber bottle — ~₹6/unit, kills 75% of the spike
- Bubble-wrap sleeve for the 30ml only (not everything — costs money where it isn't needed)
- Retrain the Amazon FBA labelling step — the 9 "wrong item" cases are internal
Want me to put the numbers in a sheet and block 30 minutes for a review with Ravi?
Yes, both. And add the action list to the ops sheet.
Done.
📊 Sheet — Returns_Report_Aug · 3 tabs
- By SKU — return rate, ₹ value, trend
- Complaints — 214 emails grouped into 4 themes, with the exact quotes
- Actions — open items with owners and dates
📅 Calendar — "Packaging fix review" · Fri 20 Sep, 11:00–11:30 IST Invited: you + Ravi. Agenda attached (the 3 fixes and their ₹ impact). Ravi's Friday 11:00 was free — I checked before booking.
Action list written to the ops sheet:
| # | Action | Owner | By | ₹ impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Induction seal + screw cap, 30ml | Ravi | Oct 4 | −₹2.2L returns/yr |
| 2 | Bubble sleeve on 30ml only | Ravi | Sep 28 | −₹0.6L |
| 3 | FBA labelling retrain | Ops | Sep 27 | −₹0.3L |
| 4 | "3 drops, alternate with actives" on label | You | Oct 10 | fewer support mails |
One thing to watch: if the return rate is still above 5% two weeks after the new bottles ship, the problem isn't packaging — I'll re-run this and check the oil's batch consistency instead.
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