3753: How Refund Policies Encourage Spending (and Reduce Returning) by Joshua Becker of Becoming...

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Episode 3753:

Joshua Becker explains how lenient return policies, which feel like a risk-free safety net for shoppers, are designed primarily to increase sales for retailers. Drawing on a University of Texas-Dallas study, he shows that longer return windows actually lead to fewer returns, because the longer we keep an item the more attached we become to it. The takeaway for saving money and money management is simple: a generous refund policy is a reason to pause, not a reason to buy.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.becomingminimalist.com/return/ (https://www.becomingminimalist.com/return/)

Quotes to ponder:

"What appears to be a win for the consumer is actually a win for the store."

"The more time a shopper is allowed to keep an item before returning it, the more likely they are to just keep the item."

"The very perk that Jim believes is designed to benefit him is actually designed to benefit the store that now has his money."

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