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Capital One Shopping Research says 80% of online American shoppers expect free shipping over a certain dollar amount order and 93% on them shop accordingly. The other statistics show overwhelmingly that consumers REALLY think online purchases should have free shipping.
While some retailers are trying to modify their return policies to keep the most egregious abusers of them at bay, they are likely to be much more reticent to change their policies on free shipping.