This thread has given me a big lack of confidence in Amazon as a retail outlet. I see a lot of "you're problem is solved by doing X", and maybe that's fine for

This thread has given me a big lack of confidence in Amazon as a retail outlet. I see a lot of "you're problem is solved by doing X", and maybe that's fine for me if I care to remember the advice but I'm not the big spender in my family, and I certainly don't care to put in the effort to keep up-to-date on how not to get screwed by shopping at a particular website. From what I can tell, there's are issues with fake reviews, fake vendors, and counterfeit products being commingled with genuine products. Why would I put myself in a situation where I know any of these are potential problems? Add to that when I have had problems with Amazon, the support channels have historically been unclear and they have an extraordinarily poor reputation for how they treat their employees. What is the logical path that would make me want to spend my money with this particular vendor?