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Hot Topic: Would you buy a secondhand wedding ring?

Plus, you weigh in on whether retailers should make shoppers buy additional items to get one that’s in high demand.
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TOPICS: E-Commerce / Consumer Experience / Online Consumer Behavior

Vogue Business recently wrote about the burgeoning market for secondhand jewelry being sold as a result of divorce.

You tell us: Would you buy a secondhand wedding ring? Cast your vote here.

Circling back: Last week, we told you about a suit from two shoppers who alleged that Hermès refused to sell them prized Birkin bags because they did not purchase other “ancillary products” as well, a practice Hermès has denied.

So we asked, when it comes to a highly sought-after product like a Birkin bag, whether you agreed with the law that prohibits retailers from requiring consumers to buy additional products along with the product they want. A supermajority of 81% of you agreed with the law, while 17.7% disagreed, believing that retailers should be able to require consumers to buy additional products along with the product they want. Another 1.3% didn’t know or weren’t sure.

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Andrew Adam Newman

Andrew writes about brick and mortar stores with a focus on store design, retail marketing and brands, the resale industry, and more.

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