This week's strong opinion is on Vinted shopping (or other similar sites, as I had the same experience on a Hungarian auction site as well).
I hate when the seller messes up, and then s/he is acting like s/he is above anything/reproach/etc.
I mean, mistakes happen, that is okay. But if the seller messes up something s/he should not attack the buyer for... asking his/her money back, getting impatient after a number of pushing deadlines, or even just being dissapointed.
Once the seller mixed up the packages, and I tried all my best to help her out, sending back the wrong package, pushing out the deadline etc, and then, when, even after many weeks of trying to work out the shipping, still have not received the thing I actually bought, she gave me a negative review for being impatient...
Now, the seller asked for the deadline be pushed back, because she is moving and the thing I bought is packed up. Okay, I pushed the right buttons and agreed to the later deadline. When the seller sent me a note that she still cannot find it, my reply was, okay, then just cancel the deal from your site, so I will get back the money... to wich she sent me a note, commenting on how little I paid for the thing, and I should not worry about such a small amount...
Yes, I did bargained, but the site makes it possible, it is part of the deal, that you can ask if the seller would accept a lower price. I usually offer that when a) the item is up on the site for a longer period of time, possibly months, b) there are more than one similar items. The seller can decide to accept the offered price or not.
This time she did accept...
I know, I know, we have the saying "the best defense is to attack" but still...
