ChangeYourFlight provides an alternative for these non-refundable tickets, with airlines providing a partial refund without any change fee.

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The Review Panel may issue a partial refund, a complete refund, or no refund, in its sole discretion.

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In a letter sent to the site he offers a full or partial refund to unhappy clients--if he deems the complaints have merit.

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All we requested was a simple exchange of the faulty goods for undamaged ones or a partial refund of the price of the damaged items.

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According to Ms. Jourdan, applicants can withdraw their submissions at any time and may be eligible for a partial refund depending on when they pull out.

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Upload speeds also varied, with DSL again dipping the lowest at 95-percent of what's advertised -- might be time to ask your phone-based ISP for a partial refund, no?

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