Disputing a charge on the credit card if the item arrives much later than expected
I purchased an item from a website not very long ago. For whatever amount I paid for shipping it said delivery estimated between Day T and Day T+5. Say I received the item on Day T+12. This item was important to my well being and I clearly feel dissatisfied that it arrived so late. If I called the vendor and told them they would probably say they don't care. However I used my credit card to pay for this so my question is the following:
Is there grounds in disputing this charge on the CC under
"I ordered merchandise or service from this merchant but the merchant was unable to provide the merchandise or service I ordered."
What would the likely outcome be if I did this dispute? Ideally I would want to keep the item and get some sort of refund.
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The dispute would almost certainly be denied on the basis that you have kept the item.
If you want a refund, return the item. If you return the item and the vendor doesn't issue the proper refund, dispute the charge. You can't keep the item and get a refund and most (I think it's all, but I'll say most because there may be an outlier) credit card issuers can only cancel entire transactions, not 70% or whatever of a transaction.
Ideally I would want to keep the item and get some sort of refund.
It doesn't work this way. Although a pizza chain might offer such a thing, 30 minutes or it's free, but other sellers of stuff typically don't agree to this.
Even with Amazon, "guaranteed by x date." So it comes a day late. As a prime member, I didn't pay extra for shipping. Why waste my time to say it's a day late, as I won't likely get anything back? Either way, you are right to be unhappy, but the best you might get is a refund of shipped fees, if any. In the end, money talks, you should express your unhappiness by buying elsewhere.
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