I wrote to Ian Watson, CEO of Hotter in August to highlight the problems I had faced when trying to obtain a refund and to complain about the add on delivery charge that had been applied in my opinion surreptitiously, this should of been applied at time of purchase However, to date there has been no response, therefore I conclude that the CEO's is not concerned about his customers and is unable or does not want to address my issues. I have bought Hotter shoes many times in a size 4.5, so following the closure of the Bath Hotter Shop, I felt confident that I could continue to purchase shoes online. However, when I ordered 2 pairs of shoes recently (Tansy and Gravity), I was disappointed as they were too large. I then decided to reorder them in a size 4, but these proved to be too large as well. Which I would not have ordered if I had been made aware of the delivery charge. Having returned the second order on 24th July, I was expecting to receive my £55.30 refund after 14 days. I made several phone calls and emails, taking up a lot of my time, and am particularly annoyed as in an email dated 4th August, it was stated that I would receive a refund in 3 days. Because the money had not appeared after 5 days I emailed Hotter only to be told that it had been paid into my account, which was not correct. All in all the delay of 32 days in obtaining a refund coupled with the £12.90 delivery and return charge for shoes that did not fit is totally unacceptable and shows a significant disregard for Customer satisfaction, sadly so different from the general experience received when shopping in your stores. I do believe that Hotter has a fundamental issue with processing of refunds. In addition a number of years ago I returned a pair of shoes to the Bath store and was given a receipt for a refund, however, when I came to check my statement nothing appeared. I queried this with the store and eventually the refund was made, but no explanation was given as to why this had happened. My advice is always check your statements how much money are Hotter not refunding?