Not_as_witty_as_u t1_j9aom1h wrote on February 20, 2023 at 3:23 PM

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No, even if it costs less to clean, refurbish, repackage etc the profit margins are so small that it’s not worth the time so it goes in the trash. There’s plenty of articles about it, the waste is gross.

UsecMyNuts t1_j9apsf8 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 3:31 PM

And they’re carried over to the supplier, not amazon.

Why even bother talk if you clearly don’t know what you’re talking about?

Reeybehn t1_j9bwbly wrote on February 20, 2023 at 8:09 PM

It’s not about money man. Unused stuff ending up in the trash is bad for all of us for multiple reasons. It’s a waste of money, sure. It’s also a waste of resources packing and shipping. Waste of resources used to make the product.

Then when enough people do this the price of shipping and returns (not generally as relevant for Amazon but definitely for other retailers) goes up and everyone complains. Price of products goes up (definitely also relevant for Amazon) to compensate for the money they spend on this waste and guess what, everyone complains again. Its a net loss for everyone involved: produced, retailer, consumer, and our planet.