点评:I purchased Creswick’s Fine Merino Wool Blanket specifically because it is marketed as being softer and smoother than their Essential Merino blanket. I had already experienced the Essential version, so I paid substantially more for the Fine blanket because of that advertised difference.
Unfortunately, the Fine blanket I received felt essentially just as rough to me as the Essential blanket. When I contacted Creswick, they treated this as a subjective “feel and softness” issue and told me I would need to pay return shipping to Australia before they would inspect it and determine whether it qualified for a refund.
From the U.S., the return shipping cost for this king-size wool blanket is approximately US$180.
My disappointment is not simply that I changed my mind. The main characteristic used to distinguish the more expensive Fine Merino blanket from the Essential version was the reason I purchased it, and I did not experience that promised difference.
I asked Creswick for a prepaid return label, a U.S. return option, or another reasonable solution, but they declined to provide a prepaid return label.
Buyers outside Australia should be aware of the potentially very high international return cost before ordering, especially if softness is an important reason for choosing the Fine Merino over the Essential.
翻译:我购买Creswick的Fine Merino羊毛毯,正是因为它被宣传为比他们的Essential Merino羊毛毯更柔软、更顺滑。我之前用过Essential款,正因宣传中提到的这一差异,我才愿意花更多的钱来购买Fine款。
可惜的是,我收到的Fine款摸起来其实和Essential款一样粗糙。当我联系Creswick时……他们把这当作一个主观的“手感与柔软度”问题,并告诉我必须先支付运回澳大利亚的运费,他们才会对其进行检查并判定是否符合退款条件。
从美国寄送这条特大号羊毛毯的运费大约为180美元。
让我失望的并不仅仅是我改变了主意。当初我购买这条毯子的主要原因,正是用来区分价格更高的“Fine Merino”款与“Essential”款的主要特征。我并没有感受到所承诺的那种差异。
我向Creswick索要预付运费的退货标签、美国的退货服务或其他合理的解决方案,但他们拒绝提供预付运费的退货标签。
澳大利亚以外的买家在下单前应了解可能产生的极高国际退货费用,尤其是当柔软度是选择Fine Merino而非Essential系列的重要理由时。