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Re:More than 90% of ‘genuine’ Apple chargers and cables sold... by greggarious on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @12:39PM (#12745306)
Additionally if you have an issue, they often want you to ship the item back.

Personally, I do not own a printer. If the 20 dollar Amazon Basics backpack I buy requires me to metro to a library, print a shipping label, find or buy a box to send it back in, then walk to a post office, that can be 1-2 hours of lost productivity - often more opportunity cost than the item itself cost.

Now if something isn't urgent, I'm more likely to just go to a CVS or Walgreens - at least if the item fails I can return it.

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Re:More than 90% of ‘genuine’ Apple chargers and cables sold... by sushid on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @05:05PM (#12747643)
To be fair, they do allow you to get a label mailed to you for just a dollar. They also allow you to get UPS pickup for free on returns due to their error (and a nominal fee for your error).

Finding a box can be troublesome but I think this can be mitigated by saving whatever box you receive your item in until you're fairly certain you won't be returning said item.

All in all, I can't think of a more ideal return system. If you've ever tried returning something to other online merchants (e.g. Newegg, TigerDirect), you'd know that Amazon has the best solution.

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Re:More than 90% of ‘genuine’ Apple chargers and cables sold... by ghufran_syed on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @03:07PM (#12746734)
I used to have to print a label, but the last time I returned something (about a month ago, in california), the ups / fed-ex guy brought the label with them.
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Re:More than 90% of ‘genuine’ Apple chargers and cables sold... by cmdrfred on Thursday October 20, 2016 @07:57AM (#12751531)
Then you have to wait around all day for the FedEx guy, who will pull up, not see a labeled package and speed away. He is a victim of metrics driven management as well.
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Re:More than 90% of ‘genuine’ Apple chargers and cables sold... by eknkc on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @02:28PM (#12746347)
Is this the way it works in US? Won't the shipping company / post office provide a box and print the label?
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Re:More than 90% of ‘genuine’ Apple chargers and cables sold... by 24gttghh on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @02:35PM (#12746409)
"UPS pickup: We contact UPS and arrange for them to pick up your package from the address it was originally shipped to. This is ideal for large or heavy items that are hard to carry, and if you select this option before 9:00 p.m. Pacific time, UPS will attempt pickup on the next business day. This option allows you to track your package on its way back to us."[0]

[0]https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=...

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Re:More than 90% of ‘genuine’ Apple chargers and cables sold... by jamiesonbecker on Thursday October 20, 2016 @06:24PM (#12756705)
That's an additional cost.
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