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I've stopped using Amazon for: - Anything eaten - Anything that consumes or stores power (too much fire risk) - Anything worn on the body (even socks) A

by bdrool 10y ago

I've stopped using Amazon for: - Anything eaten - Anything that consumes or stores power (too much fire risk) - Anything worn on the body (even socks) And now, based on this article, it appears I'll have to stop using them for books, as how can I be sure it's word-for-word the same? What's left?

blobbers 10y ago
'fire risk': oh noes. . . I bought my searzall and fire extinguisher off amazon.
- miles 10y ago
  https://youtube.com/watch?v=1EBfxjSFAxQ&t=0m57s https://youtube.com/watch?v=1EBfxjSFAxQ&t=0m57s
- wnevets 10y ago
  > fire extinguisher off amazon. I literally just had mine delivered yesterday from amazon. Now I'm a little woried
freyr 10y ago
I can't believe they let this go on while trying to market groceries. There's no way I'd ever consider buying anything edible from them. Unfortunately, a lot of people don't even realize they're being sold counterfeit goods.
- blobbers 10y ago
  Doesn't look like they commingle things with expiration dates.
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diminoten 10y ago
I use Amazon for all of these things on a regular basis and have experienced zero problems, to provide a counterpoint to your anecdote.
- bdrool 10y ago
  You may not have had a problem (or at least not realized it), but plenty of other people commenting on this article have, and there is now a new article at the top of HN that shows how big the fake / counterfeit problem is getting: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13955981 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13955981 Amazon is due for a reckoning. They've let this get completely out of control.
quanticle 10y ago
- Anything that consumes or stores power (too much fire risk) So, where do you get, for example, external batteries for phones from? Amazon, eBay and Alibaba are pretty much the only online sources for these things, and I trust eBay and Alibaba even less than I trust Amazon.

by bdrool 10y ago

blobbers 10y ago

'fire risk': oh noes. . . I bought my searzall and fire extinguisher off amazon.

miles 10y ago
https://youtube.com/watch?v=1EBfxjSFAxQ&t=0m57s https://youtube.com/watch?v=1EBfxjSFAxQ&t=0m57s
wnevets 10y ago
> fire extinguisher off amazon. I literally just had mine delivered yesterday from amazon. Now I'm a little woried

freyr 10y ago

I can't believe they let this go on while trying to market groceries. There's no way I'd ever consider buying anything edible from them. Unfortunately, a lot of people don't even realize they're being sold counterfeit goods.

blobbers 10y ago
Doesn't look like they commingle things with expiration dates.
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diminoten 10y ago

I use Amazon for all of these things on a regular basis and have experienced zero problems, to provide a counterpoint to your anecdote.

bdrool 10y ago
You may not have had a problem (or at least not realized it), but plenty of other people commenting on this article have, and there is now a new article at the top of HN that shows how big the fake / counterfeit problem is getting: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13955981 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13955981 Amazon is due for a reckoning. They've let this get completely out of control.

quanticle 10y ago

- Anything that consumes or stores power (too much fire risk) So, where do you get, for example, external batteries for phones from? Amazon, eBay and Alibaba are pretty much the only online sources for these things, and I trust eBay and Alibaba even less than I trust Amazon.