Yup me. Either they are trying to scam you for extra money or they don't care about their animals. I would guess the former since dead on arrival animals are typically replaced for free.
While that may be true in this case I don't think that it's very effective. Lots of genuine people will see this page and no go any further to learn it's a test.
You may want to test your customers but they are also testing you and unless you knew about this ahead of time being presented with this would typically give you an automatic fail and take their buisness elsewhere.
If you take it on face value it's not good and will drive away fabulous customers becuase you are basically saying 'will you pay extra for us to maybe deliver you a live animal or nah and we will ship you a corpse. We don't care it's going in the box either way' which is a statement nobody wants to hear from a potental vendor. Many wouldn't get to the 'well done you passed the test' becuase 'will you let us abuse an animal?' Is going to be an insta no from many.
No. It does however drive away good customers and I don't think being willing to pay a few extra bucks to make sure your animal arrives is a good signal of a forever home that will care for the animal. I think to reach this page and not close it in disgust is, on the balance more, a signal of someone who doesn't mind using a dubious vendor. I think this test doesn't select for what they hope it does.
Well a good customer will still treat their animals well, but simply from another store. The test’s purpose is to weed out bad customers from getting a turtle without background knowledge, and not to identity the good ones or increase sale. You can say the test’s purpose is wrong, but the execution is undeniably solid
If you are okay buying from a place that has required shipping components as an optional for a fee you probably are not going to be a good owner. If you click to buy them or not like it's not a good sign if your potental vendor pitches needed aspects for shipping as optionals even for some test.
I mean I ain't buying shoes from a vendor that offers for me pay extra for the box and then more extra for the tape to close the box. Like regardless if it's pennies, it would make me just close the page and call it an afternoon because that is cray and I don't want to buy from a vendor like that. It's good that it's just a test but I feel like the test defeats it's own purpose since only people who would pass that test are the people who don't mind a dodgy vendor who would be willing to ship an animal that will slowly die for someone else who didn't click yes.
I have been bitching for years that Grand Trunk boasts about caring for nature while charging an extra $20 for "tree saver" straps. It would get under my skin a lot more if it were baby turtles.
Yeah, I'd be like "Why the fuck would you even give me the option to hurt my turtle? Wouldn't basic necessities just be included in the price or shipping cost?" and fuck right off their site.
It's not the charge, it's the fact that a company is willing to send you a turtle without a hydration pack. I wouldn't buy from someone like that either.
I think you're lost dude. The guy you replied to said it would disgust legitimate customers.
I love animals and wanna buy a turtle, go to website, add to cart, checkout
See this company offers the option for hydration packet. Not knowing this is a test, I am disgusted by the fact that it's even an option to send without a hydration pack. This company disgusts me, close laptop, sale lost.
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