Amazon starts flagging frequently returned products that you maybe shouldn’t buy

Re:Amazon starts flagging frequently returned products that ... by Cyykratahk on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @11:21AM (#35342544)

Even if it's not trivial to solve perfectly, there are easy wins to be had.

For example: prevent changing the top-level category of a product. E.g. Shoes should not be allowed to become camera gear.

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Re:Amazon starts flagging frequently returned products that ... by hedora on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @12:23PM (#35343569)

As always, the internet has already generated a counter example to your rule:

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Re:Amazon starts flagging frequently returned products that ... by throwaway290 on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @12:46PM (#35343977)

It only means that either category is okay, not that it should be allowed to be changed.

But I don't think this restriction would fix all the issues where listing in the same category is swapped.

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Re:Amazon starts flagging frequently returned products that ... by maxerickson on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @01:19PM (#35344545)

If their goal is to make their product listings useful, they wouldn't include that as a shoe.

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Re:Amazon starts flagging frequently returned products that ... by kipchak on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @04:29PM (#35347361)

I like that "Spy Cameras Mall" and Spy Camera Small" work as ways to read the address.

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Re:Amazon starts flagging frequently returned products that ... by ipython on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @05:06PM (#35347843)

Kind of like expertsexchange, back in the day

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Re:Amazon starts flagging frequently returned products that ... by duskwuff on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @02:36PM (#35345782)

Categories on Amazon are basically meaningless. There are probably more miscategorized products on Amazon than ones in the correct category.

Most users just type into the search field, so they don't end up interacting with categories.

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