Returns of the 'Amazombies': Unwanted packages are a retail nightmare (washingtonpost.com) 10 points by mborch 1y ago ↗ HN
[–] m463 1y ago ↗ I was at a UPS store recently and overheard a conversation about returns.One customer would buy clothes, wear them 6 months, then return all of them. [–] leosanchez 1y ago ↗ > One customer would buy clothes, wear them 6 months, then return all of them.In my country the return period is around 10-14 days. What is the return window in US ? [–] financetechbro 1y ago ↗ It is not uncommon for us online retailers to have a return policy of 6 months to 1 year, so may have more. Free shipping + flexible returns is partly how online stores remain competitive
[–] leosanchez 1y ago ↗ > One customer would buy clothes, wear them 6 months, then return all of them.In my country the return period is around 10-14 days. What is the return window in US ? [–] financetechbro 1y ago ↗ It is not uncommon for us online retailers to have a return policy of 6 months to 1 year, so may have more. Free shipping + flexible returns is partly how online stores remain competitive
[–] financetechbro 1y ago ↗ It is not uncommon for us online retailers to have a return policy of 6 months to 1 year, so may have more. Free shipping + flexible returns is partly how online stores remain competitive
[–] kotaKat 1y ago ↗ > In Virginia, where the UPS Store charges 11 cents to print a return label, an employee remembered “one gentleman throwing a fit.”Okay, but that’s just a dick move from the franchise owner to charge eleven arbitrary cents for a label.
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[ 1.2 ms ] story [ 30.6 ms ] threadOne customer would buy clothes, wear them 6 months, then return all of them.
In my country the return period is around 10-14 days. What is the return window in US ?
Okay, but that’s just a dick move from the franchise owner to charge eleven arbitrary cents for a label.