bailey//rockruff⚪
it's funny how customers think that all the "features" added to digital storefronts are for them, when really those features are put there for whoever owns the shop.
i mean, who's the one trying to get who to buy things? and is selling something to someone a selfish act or not? they're trying to push sales on you, not make your shopping experience "more comfortable" for you...
bailey//rockruff⚪
wishlists and recommended items lists and all that other stuff just try to get you to buy things whether you need them or not. they're not to remind you of things you need so much as pressuring you into making a sale.
websites develop algorithms to figure out what you'd like only so you're more likely to impulse purchase something they show you.
bailey//rockruff⚪
companies also use sales to entice customers with "low prices/bargains" because everyone likes to feel like they got a deal, and everyone likes to spend as little money as possible on something they already want/need.
truth is, sales let companies get rid of unpopular or defective stock, advertise their brand, and even get you to buy more impulse purchases based on "i don't know if i'll ever need this but it may not ever be this cheap again"
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