We have a few orders every week where the selected size in Shopify shows up as XS (our smallest, default size) even though the customer selected a different size. This of course leads to unnecessary returns and is annoying for the customer. Most orders that we get are fine though and have the corre…

Hello @michelleretzlaf , It happens if there is JS conflict in store but in your store I checked there is no conflict. Can you share those specific product URL which customer add and they come up with wrong variants so we can check them. Thanks

90% this is happening because they are making a selection before the page has actually fully loaded. When you confirm the basic testing steps below to establish ground-truth a quick fix can simply be to add a transition to the page that hides the add to cart until the relevant code is actually load…

If you do the transition method, or disable the AtC before fully loaded be sure to document it LOUDLY so there’s no surprises down the line such as customers not being able to add anything to the cart.

Hi Paul, Thank you so much, I will try that out and get back to you.

Actually, the cart button is already hidden until the page is fully loaded, and I haven’t been able to select a size and add to cart before it’s fully loaded. With Javascript disabled or an ad blocker, it also works fine.

Hi Michelle I’m having the same problem for the past month. My top seller item is an acrylic frame. I have 30 sizes available. This week 2 return due to size in order wasn’t the size customer though they ordered. We are draining our profit with these returns. Did you find a solution? Thanks Ange…

Why are some customers receiving wrong size orders from my online store?

Technical Q&A

michelleretzlaf November 26, 2021, 12:33am 3

Hi Guleria,

Thanks for your reply!

An example as mentioned is https://au.deuscustoms.com/products/whiplash-tee-forest-night - depending on your location, you will have to use a VPN set to Australia.

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Why are some customers receiving wrong size orders from my online store?

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