# Che Kohler - What Are Lightning Offers (Highlights)  ## Highlights - To not reveal the payee node ID to the payer, the payee can send an invoice to the payer, which has a partial onion route as a destination instead of a node ID. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j3kpbvy6bgg3cywtqecph61q)) ^750018105 - BOLT 12 also allows for convenient and potentially anonymous refunds since the communication channel can be kept open, and the payer can send a refund invoice through the same communication channel, making it far cheaper and easier for merchants to operate on Lightning. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j3kpcpdk41rkh7yhya05trvs)) ^750018117