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Amazon Will Now Let You Try On Clothes Before You Buy Them (theverge.com)

Posted by msmash on from the going-forward dept.

For many people, buying clothing online is not worth the hassle of getting a pair of pants or a shirt that does not fit. Many retailers have sought to eliminate that risk by offering free returns on clothing, but now Amazon is going even further. From a report: Amazon is launching Prime Wardrobe, a new program that will let you try on clothes before you buy them. Once you select at least three Prime Wardrobe-eligible pieces from over a million clothing options, Amazon will ship your selections to you in a resealable return box with a prepaid shipping label. After you try on the clothes, you can put the ones you don't want back in the box and leave it at your front door -- Prime Wardrobe also comes with free scheduled pickups from UPS. If you decide to keep at least three items you will get a 10 percent discount off your purchase, and if you keep five or more pieces the discount rises to 20 percent.

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  1. Oh great by ChoGGi · · Score: 4, Insightful

    used clothes from Amazon, just what I wanted.

    1. Re:Oh great by Gilgaron · · Score: 4, Insightful

      You can hang out and watch the staff at the retail places fold or rehang the clothes from the dressing room and put them back on the rack if you like... they don't launder them first.

  2. Too bad sizing isn't standarized. by jellomizer · · Score: 4, Informative

    The big problem is the lack of standardization in clothing sizes.
    Depending on the brand a Medium Sized shirt on me can fit nicely or it could be Tight and I will need to go to a large version, when then becomes baggy on me. Other brands have finer detail on the sizing, but the size number is only relevant to the brand.
    Then you have the problem with different body types. As a stockier build, many things that fit are either too long, or just tight around the arms and shoulder other than that they may fit.

    Except for having free return shipping. Amazon should ship over a Tailor to get your size.

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  3. Great by A.+B3ttik · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This will be great for my wife. Not so great for my wallet.

    "But it's 20% off! I'm saving us money by buying more!"

  4. Re:RIP Credit Card by slashdice · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm waiting for Amazon Girlfriend. They send you 3 girlfriends and you can try them out for a week and return the ones you don't like.

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  5. Luckily for the rest of us... by SuperKendall · · Score: 4, Funny

    Fart in the pants and send them back.

    That would concern me more, except that neither I nor anyone else I know need XXXXXXL pants.

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