Round Table China
Round Table China
China Plus
Is trying the new buying?
28 minutes Posted Jan 30, 2026 at 8:00 am.
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What if the newest trend in shopping isn't buying, but trying? Free tastes, test drives, and no-questions-asked returns are reshaping malls into showrooms for a growing trial economy. For consumers, the risk feels almost nonexistent. For brands, trust becomes the currency. But when does trying stop functioning as a preview and start replacing purchase altogether? And what happens when the free samples run out? On the show: Steve, Yushun & Yushan.