I disagree. I think that most of us are picky and hard to fit to a certain extent. Clothes have to fit to look right. And it is not always possible to shop at a brick and mortar store. Companies that want to sell clothes on line let customers "try on" in this manner, precisely because they don't have fitting rooms online. Without a liberal return policy, they would not be able to sell many things that have to fit.
It does cost the companies for shipping and processing return. But they also don't have to pay for a space and maintain a brick and mortar store and fitting room and pay people to staff the stores. And they can reach many more customers online. That is a trade-off for them.
I don't think that ordering the same dress in a size 0 and 2 and then returning one and keeping the other makes me look like a reseller. In fact, for places like shopbop that don't charge for return shipping, it is more economical for them if I order two sizes and return one, than if I order one, return it, then order the next size up or down. In the first case they only have to ship it to me once.
I have not been banned, and i think it's because stores realize I am not a reseller. Resellers have to buy a lot more than I do. And I would venture a guess they are not only buying 0s and 2's.
It does cost the companies for shipping and processing return. But they also don't have to pay for a space and maintain a brick and mortar store and fitting room and pay people to staff the stores. And they can reach many more customers online. That is a trade-off for them.
I don't think that ordering the same dress in a size 0 and 2 and then returning one and keeping the other makes me look like a reseller. In fact, for places like shopbop that don't charge for return shipping, it is more economical for them if I order two sizes and return one, than if I order one, return it, then order the next size up or down. In the first case they only have to ship it to me once.
I have not been banned, and i think it's because stores realize I am not a reseller. Resellers have to buy a lot more than I do. And I would venture a guess they are not only buying 0s and 2's.
You shouldn't being using an online store as if its a virtual fitting room. If you are picky or hard to fit, you should be buying at brick and mortar stores only.
Another thing, if you are buying multiple sizes of the same item and then returning most of them, you look like a reseller that is returning unsold inventory, another reason ban letters happen.