Trade-Off: Why Some Things Catch On, and Others Don't

A fresh way to understand why we buy

Trade-Off: Why Some Things Catch On, and Others Don't launched on July 10, 2015 with 12 votes, #1,670 of 4,208 launches that month. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

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LaunchedJul 10, 2015

Launch day▲ 12 votestop 40% of 4,208 that month

Websiteamazon.comonline, checked September 2026

CategoryLife & fun

TopicsBooks

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of 4,208 launches in July 2015: 174
launches landed the same day: 11 yrs
on, the site is still online (checked September 2026): 1st
earlier than 8 of its 8 closest products

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