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Re:Ask HN: I bought Voltaren at the chemist, now Google show... by carlmr on Sunday April 18, 2021 @10:26AM (#26852734)
Well my girlfriend just bought a laptop, it was broken, she returned it, she bought a different laptop, again broken, and now bought a third one. Looking at how many products are DOA nowadays, it might be that a person that just bought something is more likely to buy it again than the average person.

Also in general I've noticed there are a lot of people that return online purchases a lot, even the non broken ones, since you can't determine if the clothing fits, if the colors really look good, if it has a good texture, from pictures and descriptions online.

They may not be good customers, but Google probably gets money per purchase, not for customer quality.

Re:Ask HN: I bought Voltaren at the chemist, now Google show... by taneq on Sunday April 18, 2021 @10:40AM (#26852885)
Is she buying them secondhand? What’s the DOA rate on laptops these days? Two in a row must be rather unlikely.
Re:Ask HN: I bought Voltaren at the chemist, now Google show... by carlmr on Sunday April 18, 2021 @11:21AM (#26853225)
They are all new, I'm guessing bad luck.