Website buying hints on misleading low prices post number 263a by Angela Lansbury, author, traveller, fashionista

 I saw a a tee shirt I liked on Etsy. 



There was a half price offer on Etsy. Reduced from about 12 to 6, dollars or pounds, it doesn't matter. the important thing is that when I went to checkout I was asked to choose the size. the smallest size was for a baby. When I went to choose my adult size, the price was double the full price which had been shown on Etsy. You need to watch the top price offered as well as the lowest. the system tells you the lowest price for all sizes. 

The result was that I was disenchanted with that item, that seller, that website, and shopping online for the day.  I had wasted 20 minutes of my time and not found anything at my price which was 10 to 15 dollars for a a tee shirt or blouse or shirt and 20 for a dress.

Ebay and Etsy



This is how it seems to work currently on ebay and etsy in 2024 January. For a long time I was puzzled on Ebay, which was my favourite site. I thought that certain sellers had set out to lure me in and mislead me by offering a small item or a sampe alongside a large number of items at a higher price. Now I know it is the system. I think the system needs to be changed. 

Price Filters on Shein


Some websites allow you to choose or filter by price and size. I think Shein does this. You might apply filters and then get no products. If you reall want the product you can then know in advance that you must set a higher price, or sign up to be notified of more products and sales offers.


Temu price filters



 I also recently bought four reduced items on Temu. I shall write more about them in later blog posts.

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