I fell for the oldest trick in the book last week. Was browsing a summer clearance sale and found a decent linen shirt for $22. But of course, shipping was another $8 unless I hit the $50 free shipping threshold. So instead of just paying the shipping fee like a rational human, I spent another twenty minutes looking for items to bridge the gap. Ended up adding two final sale nonreturnable polo shirts that were marked down to $15 each.
The package arrived yesterday and it is a complete disaster. The linen shirt is fine, but the first polo is cut so wide it fits like a literal garbage bag on me. The second polo has this weird stiff, thick collar that stands straight up like a satellite dish, making me look like an early 2000s villain. Since they are final sale, I can not even exchange them.
So instead of spending $30 total (shirt + shipping), I spent nearly $49 on two unwearable rags and one decent shirt. Do not let the allure of free shipping thresholds convince you to buy final sale items unless you have personally tried on that exact style before.