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> wanted to buy some frosting tips. After half an hour on Amazon, reading reviews accusing products of being shoddy knock-offs that rust, warp, etc., I realize
by thatwebdude 9y ago
> wanted to buy some frosting tips. After half an hour on Amazon, reading reviews accusing products of being shoddy knock-offs that rust, warp, etc., I realized it's much faster to just drive to a store and buy them. That's what I did, drove to Michael's and bought a set for close to the same price.
Would you feel the same way if the rating system was right there in-store on a tag?
I understand taking the ratings as a deciding factor; but when I buy odd-things I'm no expert on; I tend to go with gut and middle-of-the-road and I'm hardly disappointed. But that's something I learned from shopping at brick-and-mortar.
- maxerickson 9y agoThey are saying that Michael's brand reputation (as compared to Amazon) was the deciding factor. The reviews are just evidence that Amazon isn't protecting their reputation very well.
- thatwebdude 9y agoGotcha, I tend to think of Amazon as another Walmart; specializing in nothing but maybe the online experience. I kinda feel the same about their software/devices. It's only really good at selling you more of their products; for a tablet, it's no iPad. Perhaps the move will be towards specialty stores; as these may be the only competition Amazon may have.
- dharmon 9y agoYes. I bought the same brand name (Ateco) that I was looking at on Amazon, but the Amazon products' authenticity was dubious, whereas I trusted I was getting the real deal from Michael's.