The era of “free” returns is coming to an end at Amazon and other retailers

Re:The era of “free” returns is coming to an end at Amazon a... by j3r3miah on Monday September 04, 2023 @10:54AM (#37381055)

Title is a bit misleading. Returns are still free; return shipping options have been reduced.

This is probably a consequence of recent increases in shipping costs. Both FedEx and UPS introduced record-breaking annual general rate increases two years in a row: http://parcelindustry.com/article-6026-The-Data-Is-in-on-the...

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Re:The era of “free” returns is coming to an end at Amazon a... by jen20 on Monday September 04, 2023 @11:13AM (#37381252)

These are the same, practically.

I for one hope it will cause a resurgence of brick and mortar retail. Too many things are only available sight-unseen from an Amazon-alike, and turn out to be crap, not as described, poorly made etc when they arrive.

Already return shipping is a pain in the ass, if it's a pain in the ass that also costs money, I will be done with Amazon for all products instead of just products prone to forgery - and with it will go my prime membership.

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Re:The era of “free” returns is coming to an end at Amazon a... by cchance on Monday September 04, 2023 @01:20PM (#37382616)

Returning is literally dropping it off at kohls or a prime dropoff or ups... like i've never found the free options that are still free ... a pain in the ass lol

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