LEVEL 6 was THE HIGHEST Level until a couple of years ago.
I think they now have 10 Levels.
I am UNLIKELY to make it to Level 10. Not sure I will even make it to 7.
636 points to get to 7. Given that I only WALK, I don’t collect that many points. Maybe about 12, IF I am lucky, a month. So, it would take me nearly 5 years. LoL.
Not sure I will be wearing a Garmin for that long. SMILE.
But, I am CHUFFED. Getting to Level 6 was my GOAL. I did it. I am cool. Thanks.
Yes, ‘Amazon‘, every once in a while will tell you to keep a return & refund you all your money. Yes, this happens more often on certain products than others. I am sure that there are folks, who know how the system works, that game this, successfully, on a regular basis.
Just think what would happen if customers knew that they could keep the product & get their money back! It would be like Christmas — everyday! WOW. Just imagine the ABUSE.
But, we ALL pay for these returns. The cost of returns is built into all the prices we pay.
So, my solution is SIMPLE, straightforward & easy to implement.
Airlines have sold NO-REFUND airline tickets for decades. They are cheaper because the airline does not have to deal with the hassle of rebooking etc.
Ditto for most — if not all — consumer products.
Lower price IF you opt for NO-RETURN.
Higher price IF you opt to have the option of RETURNING.
Yes, there will have to be exceptions for FAULTY products. Even then, maybe, you could have a ‘small’ restocking fee.
Bar the weekly groceries (& wine), I do 98% of my shopping (including coffee, dog foods, TP, toiletries etc. etc.) over Amazon. I have been an Amazon Prime Customer for over a decade & have also been a very happy longterm Amazon shareholder. (SMILE). Yes, I do return SOME stuff to Amazon — but not that many given that I buy from Amazon, more or less, every other day!
Amazon, at checkout, should have a NO RETURN option.
You basically say that you do NOT plan to return the item. For ticking that Amazon gives you some kind of ‘credit’ — it could be a small discount or some kind of points system. The points could add up, and at some point you could cash in the points as a discount.
IF you get a ‘No Return’ item & then change your mind — then you will have to pay a fee.