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Possible, but Amazon eventually bans for enough returns, so that isn't a great solution.

by rhexs 7y ago

jaytaylor 7y ago
I've had them send me a defective item 4x in a row before, only getting it right on attempt #5. I doubt they'll ban you as long as you're honest and behave well. Many products they sell can be sketchy in quality, and I'd bet they are aware of what can go wrong.
twblalock 7y ago
I've returned a lot of stuff for valid reasons (mainly shipping damage) and I've never been banned.
- byoung2 7y ago
  My wife has returned 166 items in the last 12 months with no issues
  - ghaff 7y ago
    How on earth do you get to that level of returns? I use Amazon a lot and I'm pretty sure I don't order that many things over the course of a year.
    - ec109685 7y ago
      Maybe clothes?
      - ghaff 7y ago
        I imagine you're correct. Especially with shoes, lots of people order multiple pairs to try on like they would in a store. Zappos, which Amazon owns, even encourages the practice I believe.
        thrwaway69 7y ago
        Why not just go to a store at that point? It would be less hassle...unless there is a specific bulk option for trial, that is so much waste and not very environment friendly. The only times I have returned a thing is when it came broken or was radically different than advertised. If the cost of shipping, environment and combined wasted time of everyone involved is higher than the 70% price of the product, then I will put it in the store room or donate it away at some point later.
        jen20 7y ago
        You're assuming three things: 1) There is a store that sells the products you want 2) The store is close enough to your house to get to without it being inconvenient 3) The store carries a range of sizes appropriate to be able to try. If you are an "unusual" size (large, small, tall - effectively anything but average for the area in which you live), attempting to try a range of items in a store generally means _the store_ ordering them and having to visit twice.
    - rexf 7y ago
      Amazon advertises "Free Returns" on the item page (if it qualifies). So it seems like they are encouraging purchases (and easy returns if you are not satisfied with your purchase). https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=202075130 https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=... > Amazon.com offers free returns on most items delivered to an address in the 50 United States. Look for “Free returns” next to the price to confirm that the item qualifies for free returns.
smt88 7y ago
In the US, getting banned from Amazon would be a minor inconvenience at worst. Target, Walmart, Best Buy, Wayfair, BB&B, Overstock, and a few other sites replicate the useful portion of Amazon's catolog in its entirety, several times over. They also rarely cost more.
- ghaff 7y ago
  Ordering from a bunch of different places with variances in shipping seems like a lot more work to me. And I'm guessing those places don't carry the unusual or oddball stuff. You can add eBay I guess. Getting banned wouldn't be the end of the world but it would be inconvenient for a lot of people.
  - smt88 7y ago
    Walmart.com is very similar to Amazon. It has plenty of no-brand Chinese stuff. Amazon hasn't been the only seller of anything in a long time, and how much of each person's history is oddball anyway? Also, those places all offer 2-day shipping. Most are moving toward same-day because their inventory is already deployed everywhere.

Possible, but Amazon eventually bans for enough returns, so that isn't a great solution.

by rhexs 7y ago

Possible, but Amazon eventually bans for enough returns, so that isn't a great solution.

I've had them send me a defective item 4x in a row before, only getting it right on attempt #5. I doubt they'll ban you as long as you're honest and behave well. Many products they sell can be sketchy in quality, and I'd bet they are aware of what can go wrong.

twblalock 7y ago

I've returned a lot of stuff for valid reasons (mainly shipping damage) and I've never been banned.

byoung2 7y ago
My wife has returned 166 items in the last 12 months with no issues
- ghaff 7y ago
  How on earth do you get to that level of returns? I use Amazon a lot and I'm pretty sure I don't order that many things over the course of a year.
  - ec109685 7y ago
    Maybe clothes?
    - ghaff 7y ago
      I imagine you're correct. Especially with shoes, lots of people order multiple pairs to try on like they would in a store. Zappos, which Amazon owns, even encourages the practice I believe.
      - thrwaway69 7y ago
        Why not just go to a store at that point? It would be less hassle...unless there is a specific bulk option for trial, that is so much waste and not very environment friendly. The only times I have returned a thing is when it came broken or was radically different than advertised. If the cost of shipping, environment and combined wasted time of everyone involved is higher than the 70% price of the product, then I will put it in the store room or donate it away at some point later.
        jen20 7y ago
        You're assuming three things: 1) There is a store that sells the products you want 2) The store is close enough to your house to get to without it being inconvenient 3) The store carries a range of sizes appropriate to be able to try. If you are an "unusual" size (large, small, tall - effectively anything but average for the area in which you live), attempting to try a range of items in a store generally means _the store_ ordering them and having to visit twice.
  - rexf 7y ago
    Amazon advertises "Free Returns" on the item page (if it qualifies). So it seems like they are encouraging purchases (and easy returns if you are not satisfied with your purchase). https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=202075130 https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=... > Amazon.com offers free returns on most items delivered to an address in the 50 United States. Look for “Free returns” next to the price to confirm that the item qualifies for free returns.

smt88 7y ago

In the US, getting banned from Amazon would be a minor inconvenience at worst. Target, Walmart, Best Buy, Wayfair, BB&B, Overstock, and a few other sites replicate the useful portion of Amazon's catolog in its entirety, several times over. They also rarely cost more.

ghaff 7y ago
Ordering from a bunch of different places with variances in shipping seems like a lot more work to me. And I'm guessing those places don't carry the unusual or oddball stuff. You can add eBay I guess. Getting banned wouldn't be the end of the world but it would be inconvenient for a lot of people.
- smt88 7y ago
  Walmart.com is very similar to Amazon. It has plenty of no-brand Chinese stuff. Amazon hasn't been the only seller of anything in a long time, and how much of each person's history is oddball anyway? Also, those places all offer 2-day shipping. Most are moving toward same-day because their inventory is already deployed everywhere.