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How Free Shipping Became a 5 Billion Dollar Trap
Lucas and Luna unpack the psychology behind free shipping. Why does a $5.99 shipping fee make customers abandon their carts, yet a $50 purchase with 'free shipping' feels like a win? They examine a 2025 Shopify study showing that 68% of shoppers won't complete a purchase if shipping isn't free, and how that created a $5 billion subsidy burden for retailers. Using Warby Parker's 2010 free-returns gamble as a case study, they explore the 'zero-price effect'—how the brain irrationally overvalues free. They also discuss Zappos' legendary free-shipping…
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