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Queensland retailers are revolting. Well, they’re fighting back against the trend of people who enter their shops, try on their stuff and then leave without buying it.

Something to be said for in-store shopping. Pic: Brooke Whatnall

What shoppers are doing is sizing it so they can buy it online.

As an online shopper, I take a lot of risks with my purchases. Ask anyone I know if they’ve been given something I’ve bought online because it was too small or too big.

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  • Destry says:

    10:52am | 21/11/11

    You’ve really captured all the essnteails in this subject area, haven’t you? Read more »

  • libertarian vegetarian says:

    12:58pm | 26/04/11

    Kika, the article is not about shopping on line, it’s about going into a store, trying things on and then buying them elsewhere. I have my own business, not in retail though, so I can understand the concepts here. It is beyond ‘looking for a bargain’, it is the deliberate… Read more »

 

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