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It's funny, but this (seemingly blind) trust is why I like shopping in the Western world. As someone who never abuses it, it makes my life a lot easier. By con
by arjie 13y ago
It's funny, but this (seemingly blind) trust is why I like shopping in the Western world. As someone who never abuses it, it makes my life a lot easier.
By contrast, in India everyone's tried every variant of this scam. The net result? Shopkeepers don't accept returns and buying things is a combative experience.
I guess what I'm trying to say is "This is why we can't have nice things".
- bruceb 13y agoSo true. Not even western world, the US. In my travels I have never found a place that is as open and easy to return stuff as America. Even the same company has different return policies depending on the country. H&M has 30 day return for cash with tag & receipt. H&M Brussels will not give your money back, only credit. It might even be only 14 days their I forget. We pay less of a risk premium in the US. Some of these scams will drive that up.
- auctiontheory 13y agoWe pay less of a risk premium in the US. Some of these scams will drive that up. Yup. Thanks to the scammers, even REI has limited their return policy: http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2021116265_reireturnsxml.html http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2021116265_r...
- f7t7ft7 13y agoExcept that REI isn't going from a normal return policy to a draconian return policy. It's going from the most unbelievably lenient and forgiving policy to something that's still far more lenient and forgiving than anyone else offers. I don't think it's quite a fair comparison.