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Re:Don't Force Users to Register Before They Can Buy (2015) by gala8y on Friday December 23, 2022 @04:49AM (#34104008)
few days ago I was buying something on Amazon Japan and not only I had to provide credit card first, but the price of the item itself changed when for international shipping. still, I wanted the thing and and it's half the price against already imported, but what gives?
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Re:Don't Force Users to Register Before They Can Buy (2015) by nine_k on Friday December 23, 2022 @06:52AM (#34104805)
There can be export tariffs or something.
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Re:Don't Force Users to Register Before They Can Buy (2015) by gala8y on Saturday December 24, 2022 @01:26PM (#34119569)
That was my after thought, after I posted. From UX perspective it was surprising and unpleasantly vague.
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