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Most online stores that do that, when you're about to checkout, they ask you if you want to add a previously viewed item, or some other kind of add-on, etc. Its
by pompino 3y ago
Most online stores that do that, when you're about to checkout, they ask you if you want to add a previously viewed item, or some other kind of add-on, etc. Its a sales tactic and I can see how it works. If the FTC is to regulate this, to make it fair I'd say broaden the scope to make it more general for other stores and domains.
- dylan604 3y agoI just finished ordering groceries just a few minutes ago. I make heavy use of the site's carousel listing my previously purchased items. It is a huge time saver for me since I re-order things all the time. They offer one on the main page after logging in, but offer it again at check-out. More than once, I've found something I was about to forget. Since it's something I use and find useful, I don't think of it as a sales tactic in a negative manner. Not to say that there are not different versions that are more on the dark arts side though
- pompino 3y agoSure but the tradeoff is that either you accidentally order more things than you need (based on retailer recommendation), or you have to do a new order because you forgot (when there are no retailer recommendations). Some retailers allow you to modify an existing order, which can partially solve the problem as well. Overall, I think its not a good idea for a retailer to be so pushy at checkout especially when I want to checkout quickly and get back to doing whatever I was doing.