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Bug Book — Vuori

Spur spotted a shoe page recommending backpacks, hats and travel bags instead of shoes

A shopper browsing the Malone Lite Vuori and scrolling down to see what else they might like would find a Commuter Backpack, a Water Tech Hat, and a Packable Travel Bag. No other shoes.

TYPE OF TEST

Site Merchandising

AGENTS USED

Exploratory Testing

SEVERITY

Mild

What this run

has verified.

Spur's Exploratory agent worked through the full Malone Lite Vuori product page and scrolled to the "You May Also Like" section. Out of five recommendations on a shoe PDP, four were bags and accessories, suggesting the recommendation algorithm is pulling from the wrong product pool entirely.

Recommendation relevance

Products in the same category as the one being viewed.

Algorithm accuracy

The recommendation engine pulling from the right product pool.

Cross-sell logic

Related products complementing the item on the page.

Conversion support

The carousel helping shoppers find more of what they came for.

Compare

The customer's live site,

captured by

Spur

during the run.

Spur Agent Analysis

The "You May Also Like" carousel on the Malone Lite Vuori shoe PDP shows primarily non-shoe products

7.2 Step - Spur Observation

What this

one catch saved.

4hrs

Dev time saved

Shipped, this requires someone to investigate how the recommendation algorithm is configured for footwear PDPs, work out why it's pulling bags and accessories, and verify the fix produces relevant results.

Missed

Upsell opportunity

A shopper on a shoe page who sees four bags in the "You May Also Like" carousel isn't being helped toward another purchase, they're being pulled off the product they were already considering.

2hrs

Manual QA time

Catching this manually means scrolling to the bottom of a shoe PDP and actually reading the recommendation carousel, noticing that backpacks and hats are appearing where other shoes should be.

The actual test

in

Correct copy missing

A 7-step product page audit on Vuori's site. Spur verified the page, price, color variants, and accordion content before scrolling through the remaining PDP sections. When it reached the "You May Also Like" carousel, it flagged that the recommendations were predominantly non-shoe products, backpacks, a hat, and a travel bag, on a page where a shopper is actively considering buying shoes.

Redirect to:https://vuoriclothing.com

Verify the correct page loads for the product [Product_Name:Malone Lite Vuori]

Verify that the price of the product is shown as [Price:$112]

Explore the color variants and sizes, where applicable, on the PDP. Note any non-updated images for color variants or inconsistent information across different sizes and colors of a product as warnings and continue.

The White color variant of "Malone Lite Vuori" is priced at $128 (sale from $160), while the Black variant is priced at $112 (sale from $160). This $16 price difference between color variants of the same product is unusual and may indicate a pricing inconsistency. Both show the same original price of $160 but different sale prices.

Click through available product info accordions like fit, product details, fabric, sustainability (whenever applicable) and check the content matches the product. If there are different fit options, switch them also and check if the product details update correctly.note any inconsistencies, errors or frictions as warnings and continue.

Scroll to the top and click on the reviews count, scroll further only if needed to arrive at the reviews section. Check that the review counts, average score, and review information is accurate and consistent across the PDP. Note any inconsistencies or wrong information (the reviews are shown on a product level, so don't flag any reviews for a different color variant)

Explore the rest of the PDP (you may also like, about the collection, footer, etc.) continue noting any inconsistencies from the PDP and inaccurate information.