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To counter his disclaimer, Japanese and American web sites are very different:

http://www.zeldman.com/2010/07/25/the-puzzle-of-japanese-web...

This doesn't address his core point. I've always believed that users will tolerate a surprising amount of crap to get what they want. Godaddy isn't exactly suffering.

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To give some context, we certainly don't prescribe to the cluttered aesthetic of some other Japanese ecommerce sites. We are much more about letting the product do the talking:

Screenshot: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1205/5145308747_25d89aa4e5_o....

I was going to say the exact same thing as JoelSutherland, so I'm glad you posted a screenshot of your site.

And now I want to say thank you so much for bringing some taste to the Japanese internet, especially the Japanese fashion/shopping internet.

True. And speaking of GoDaddy a client recently mentioned that they registered two new domains with godaddy. Total cost (with all the ridiculous, unneeded extras): $138

Misleading and intentionally confusing UX can be very good for business.

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