Showroom7561 to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoThis grocery store charges a hefty handling fee and asks for a tip when using online ordering.imagemessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1233arrow-down118file-text
arrow-up1215arrow-down1imageThis grocery store charges a hefty handling fee and asks for a tip when using online ordering.Showroom7561 to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square70fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareShowroom7561OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoTo play devil’s advocate: If they are hiring specifically for picking online orders, they would lose money by not having as many online orders, right? Well, adding these extra fees is a surefire way to stop or slow people from ordering anything. Psychologically, someone would be more willing to pay for an item that’s $15 with free shipping, than one that’s $10 + $5 shipping.
To play devil’s advocate:
If they are hiring specifically for picking online orders, they would lose money by not having as many online orders, right?
Well, adding these extra fees is a surefire way to stop or slow people from ordering anything.
Psychologically, someone would be more willing to pay for an item that’s $15 with free shipping, than one that’s $10 + $5 shipping.