“Those who buy blind boxes have a bit of wishful thinking and want to get what they want with less money,” he said by phone. But after spending $60 on a mystery box for what he thought were high-quality sport jerseys, he found subpar products inside. ZTO Express, the company behind both botched shipments of animals this month, could not be reached for comment. In another statement on Wednesday, ZTO said it had sought to regulate and reverse the delivery of live animals since May 5. The backlash this month has prompted many breeders to remove their listings from popular e-commerce sites such as Pinduoduo and Taobao.

Source: New York Times May 13, 2021 08:49 UTC