Anecdotal, but I've returned more purchases in the last two years than I did in the last 20 years combined. Part of that though is I have bought way more stuff

Anecdotal, but I've returned more purchases in the last two years than I did in the last 20 years combined. Part of that though is I have bought way more stuff yearly than I did before. This isn't wise in precarious times, of course, but throughout the pandemic I took up way more outdoors hobbies and home projects than I did in the last 20 years combined, too. I've returned $300 tents, $500 fly fishing waders, $400 ice fishing shelters, fishing poles, etc. Most of this was from being unhappy when I got the product in my hands, but sometimes it was from brick and mortar retail purchases. I will say getting more comfortable with the act of returning stuff has led me to return things as small as a $10 roll of wire that I planned on using to repair my garage door opener but I didn't end up using. Probably a few years ago I would have just tossed it in the junk drawer. I don't know why I've made a mental shift but I have.