>It’s bonkers to me that there’s any developers out there working for these companies that never thought to implement simple email verification
Other POV: I simply do not use email — like at all (don't even have a SPAM account anymore) — if your website requires me to enter an email address just to buy something, I WILL find a burner/temporary email that will allow the transaction script to proceed ("10 minute email").
I am personally grateful when a store allows me to proceed with a guest transaction [i.e. non-login, non-email purchase] — even if that means I might need to "call in" should the transaction be flagged/delayed [usually isn't].
Intentionally not giving examples to avoid hacker/targetting, but many US clothing manufacturers offer these frictionless (and legitimate) purchase pathways.
Other POV: I simply do not use email — like at all (don't even have a SPAM account anymore) — if your website requires me to enter an email address just to buy something, I WILL find a burner/temporary email that will allow the transaction script to proceed ("10 minute email").
I am personally grateful when a store allows me to proceed with a guest transaction [i.e. non-login, non-email purchase] — even if that means I might need to "call in" should the transaction be flagged/delayed [usually isn't].
Intentionally not giving examples to avoid hacker/targetting, but many US clothing manufacturers offer these frictionless (and legitimate) purchase pathways.