http://www.amiami.jp

Суть поста в том, что автор в целом отменил где-то треть всех своих предзаказов за время пользования магазином, считая, что пока он что-то покупает, немножко отменять вполне себе возможно. К тому же отменяет он сильно заранее. А теперь, после нескольких намеков, Ами выставили ему ультиматум - еще одна отмена и бан. Автор, кажется, не считает это справедливым, он же тратит там в среднем 175 баксов в месяц в течение лет пяти.

Мне показались интересными пара доводов в защиту магазина, так что я их тут скопирую, вдруг автор удалит пост, как уже сделал вчера.

I'm not sure you have the understanding of pre-ordering from wholesale correctly. As I understand it after looking into it in the past, it works something like this: the item is available to the supplier, the store offers it to the customer, if someone orders it then the store has to order one carton (so let's say 16 figures) for that one figure, leaving 15 open slots on their website that they assume will fill. There are cut-off dates from the supplier, often only a few weeks, so usually stores reserve early. This makes sense as most goods pre-orders close early and some figure pre-orders do as well. So, actually, say you are the person that ordered the last figure before the supplier date cut off, that caused AmiAmi to order a new carton. In that matter, won't you feel guilty?


If you've ever traveled to Japan, you'll quickly learn that 99% of places are cash only. When you buy something, is a finalized deal unless it happens to be broken or damaged. There is no real concept of returns nor is it really accepted. It's just not part of their culture. Same goes with preordering. You are promising them your patronage, and canceling is essentially breaking your promise and the chain of trust. In western culture, we live on credit, so this is a minor deal, but in Japanese culture, that kind of trust is far more deeply ingrained.
In other words, don't try to apply bad western buying habits to Japanese stores. It's extremely disrespectful.


YEP. It's a cash society, and, beyond that, they're not into being flexible or breaking the rules. I learned that lesson a few times while I was in Japan this year. They don't play dat shit.