This video is only intensifying that whole "Amazon has normalized making it too easy to buy shit you don't need" opinion of mine.
Holy hell we're not on a good path, folks.
https://youtu.be/WG8idKaX9KI
Holy hell we're not on a good path, folks.
https://youtu.be/WG8idKaX9KI
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and the 2 day shipping takes 5 days where i live
worthless company.
AliExpress has faster shipping now
So far I've only seen the term thrown around informally and most serious publications have only tackled on shrinkflation. I guess it's way harder to measure.
Those that say it is a problem didn't grow up in a time when returning things was a major PITA where companies could just refuse the return and you were stuck with the item.
What I wrote before still stands - its a known issue that gets worked into the price. If these items were worth more, they would be resold. Wholesalers eek out the last remaining pennies of profit.
And "a known issue *that gets worked into the price*" is the problem, actually.
I think the beauty of this style is that it entertains enough to help you get through the otherwise dry and a bit depressing topic. But any one engaged in the subject would definitely want a more concise presentation.
What did you think about his suggestions at the end?
Other suggestions are quite honestly rather naive. They involve consumers changing their spending habits & I don't see that happening
The law has been passed to counteract not standard clothing sizes so that you're not left to yourself when online shopping the wrong fit
I believe it's an overall good thing but it needs some work
Also, fast fashion is a plague and should be eliminated from this world.
And I say that while having multiple meme shirts bought online that I'll never wear.
It's why you shouldn't buy many things, like phone plans, in person here.
4 big box hardware stores still manage not to have what I need half the time, and the only options for others are Walmart and Best Buy and those aren't exactly small biz either.
The only things I can really get locally are clothes/food.
Amazon isn't as dominant a force in this country (Australia) and I really hope it stays that way.
But as the video reveals, there are actually a lot of costs. And all kinds.
You've become conditioned to expect it rather than seeing it as a reason to shop at one retailer over another.
There's no possible way that this was cheaper for Amazon than just issuing a partial refund.
Well I'm not entirely sure that the seemingly normal return practices of some folks shown here are any better - the costs are just shifted somewhere else.
When people are working multiple jobs, trying to raise kids, or just struggling to pay essentials, that small convenience seems like a life send.
I hope when people see the damage free returns are, then they're going to change their behavior.
That's what I've always done. I don't even imagine it as a credit card, it's just a payment method with a bit of float, some perks, and most importantly it's a layer of protection against fraud.
Using ad supported models literally means consumers are still paying money, but, are also actively making content they watch worse.
They offered a tiny partial refund and when I pushed back against that they just decided to give me all of the money back. And by "they" I mean their software, of course.
Back when the deadline for paying VAT on all EU imports was looming, I probably spent a couple grand on random crap just because it'd be >23% more expensive soon.
So many Arduinos.