Comment on Discussion Thread Wednesday 30 🍙 April 2025
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 1 week ago
I can see why everyone just uses Shopify for online stores these days. I went with Woocommerce because it’s free, but setting up variable items like clothes with different sizes is such a headache.
It’s a manual process either way. You either go into every product and set up the variations yourself, or you upload one CSV, have to turn on product variations for each product individually, then upload a second CSV with all the variations.
DolphinLundgrin@aussie.zone 1 week ago
It’s probably just me, but as a user, geez I hate Shopify. Thank you for choosing anything else
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 1 week ago
I don’t like it. They charge a monthly fee and a percentage of sales. They’re also trying to become like a platform for online shopping, like they’re trying to muscle in on becoming a monopoly.
And they seem pretty content with making it easy to start your own AI generated dropshipping store. They’re trying to sell the dream so they can collect that subscription money. Starting a store is only the first step, not the final destination.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 week ago
Somewhat unrelated but etsy was killed by drop shippers. It used to be amazing for people to sell their wares but of course capitalism destroyed yet another unique endeavour.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 1 week ago
It certainly has. They let themselves be ruined by the one thing that made the website unique, and they’ve been cracking down on creators as well, making it hard for people to sell more unique items
DolphinLundgrin@aussie.zone 1 week ago
Exactly this. Charge subscriptions, plus fees for add-ons that should be there in the first place. Ugh!
Plus they also leaked all my personal details. Thanks Shopifuckers.