Wouldn’t it then update to recommending a M if he picked large?
If it’s really that the sizing runs large it should just say that, but that message is very ambiguous.
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DBT@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Recommended size based on millions of orders and reviews, not what size it thinks you are.
It’s saying this item runs big. You have XL selected so it’s recommending sizing down to L.
It’s not that crazy.
jacksilver@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Siethron@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
You can see he picked XL
DBT@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Yes, but they have to give you what’s on the tag. So even if it runs large they have to give you an L if you ask for an L.
I don’t think it’s that ambiguous. They tell you why it’s recommended. If they get a lot of returns for this item and customers typically end up with the next size down, and lots of reviews say they run big, it makes sense for them to suggest that and tell you why they’re suggesting that.
This is also them telling you this information while letting you know it’s based on other people’s feedback, not coming directly from Amazon themselves.
jacksilver@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Yeah, but sizing is user dependent. So unless it’s based on the users purchasing history it’s useless what the average person does.
If it said “L is your recommended size based on your purchase habits and customer data”, then sure. But it just says we recommend L because that’s what other people said/ordered, which makes no sense.
DBT@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
You’re still missing the fact that OP has XL selected.
It’s recommending L because OP has XL selected.
And presumably, people who typically order XL end up exchanging the XL for L.
It isn’t suggesting L because that’s the average person orders.
It 100% makes total sense.
CaptSatelliteJack@lemy.lol 19 hours ago
That’s literally how it works. Amazon tracks purchase vs return ratio, and correlates reviews that say things like “it runs big/small.” If a bunch of people who normally order (and keep) large shirts, buy this and return it because it runs large, Amazon can use that information to warn other peoplewho typically order a large that it probably won’t fit right. They have access to all the data necessary to make these connections.
Geist_@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
it’s not that smart, it’s just recommending the most popular. … I think.
DBT@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
They use AI to summarize reviews already, it isn’t far fetched to assume they are also using AI for this recommendation as well.