Another problem on amazon is allowing 3rd parties to "piggy-back" on original listings that aren't available directly from Amazon itself, and then the 3rd party

Another problem on amazon is allowing 3rd parties to "piggy-back" on original listings that aren't available directly from Amazon itself, and then the 3rd party will either substitute or not actually have the original item at all and ship whatever. So the original item gets legit great reviews. But the reviewers never mention which seller they bought from. 3rd parties glam onto the high ratings and a lot of people get disappointment either with fulfillment or the product itself. This is why I no longer buy unless it is amazon or amazon fulfilled (so I can at least return it). But you pay a premium for that. Amazon could solve this by just noting which vendor the reviewer bought from on the subject line.