Handle difficult customers without losing sleep

Every business has the customer who wants a little more for free, or a refund they don't deserve. These skills give you the words to hold firm, stay calm, and end things cleanly when it's time.

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What owners are asking

Real questions from owners online, reworded and anonymous.

The job is done and paid for, and two weeks later they want half their money back. Do I owe them anything?
A customer cancelled the day before and wants the full deposit back after I'd already ordered the materials. What's fair?
They said they'll leave a one-star review unless I refund them. Do I just pay to make it stop?
I refunded someone to avoid a chargeback and they filed one anyway. How do I stop that happening again?

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