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Amazon Returns & Subscription Recovery

Audits your Amazon order history for hidden restocking fees and forgotten Amazon-billed subscriptions, then pursues waivers or cancellations only after you approve each one.

UtilitiesIntermediate1518AI score 9/10Last updated: Aug 14, 2026

What it does

  • Phase 1 (read-only): sweeps Amazon's order search by keyword across all result pages, opens completed returns, and expands the Refund Total breakdown to spot deducted restocking fees — recording order #, item, fee amount, recipient, and whether it was sold by Amazon directly.
  • Subscription audit: collects Prime Video Channels (Britbox, Starz, AMC+, Shudder...), Audible, Kindle Unlimited, and Prime itself with prices and next billing dates, flagging ones that look forgotten.
  • Phase 2 (confirm): reports everything as a plain list and asks which items to pursue and what outcome you want — waive, dispute, cancel, or cancel plus refund the last charge.
  • Phase 3 (act): works one item at a time through Amazon live chat, using a documented workaround for the chat popup window that browser tab tracking can't see, plus an escalation path to a human associate. Cancellations are tried on the settings page first since they need no negotiation.
  • Phase 4 (report): totals dollars recovered, refund method, ETA, and monthly savings tracked separately.

Who it's for

  • Frequent Amazon buyers of electronics/appliances who have returned items
  • Anyone bleeding monthly fees to streaming channels or audiobook plans they no longer use
  • Households sharing one login — the skill flags orders that may not be yours
  • Requires the Claude in Chrome extension and an already signed-in Amazon session. Not for bank chargebacks, A-to-z seller claims, price protection, or non-Amazon-billed subscriptions.

Examples

  1. "Check my razor returns for restocking fees" → keyword sweep across every result page surfaces two fees ($44.99 and $28.50); after your go-ahead, chat gets both waived.
  2. "List everything Amazon bills me monthly" → a table of Prime Video Channels, Audible, and Kindle Unlimited with next charge dates; unused channels get canceled straight from the settings page, no chat needed.
  3. "My refund was denied even though I was in the return window" → evidence is pulled from the order detail page and a reasoned exception ask is drafted (a documented case ended in a full $372.69 refund, no return required).

· · · Install guide · · ·

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Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
  1. Download the ZIP with the button below.
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
  3. Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
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Copy the skills/amazon-returns-recovery folder from the GitHub repo JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills into my ~/.claude/skills/amazon-returns-recovery/.
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Install with a command instead

git clone https://github.com/JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills.git && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r suede-creator-skills/skills/amazon-returns-recovery ~/.claude/skills/

This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Install the Claude in Chrome extension, connect it to your browser, and sign in to the Amazon account you want audited.
  2. Clone the repository:
    git clone https://github.com/JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills.git
    
  3. Copy the skill folder into your Claude skills directory (use -r so the bundled references/ docs come along):
    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
    cp -r suede-creator-skills/skills/amazon-returns-recovery ~/.claude/skills/
    
  4. Restart Claude Code and confirm amazon-returns-recovery appears in your skills list.
  5. Ask something like "Audit my Amazon returns for restocking fees" — it starts in read-only discovery mode.
  6. Important: review the Phase 2 findings yourself and approve only the items worth pursuing. Some fees are legitimately earned and some subscriptions may still be wanted.