4 ms·
Food items can end up 2x+ times the price over a grocery store because there are hidden shipping costs. And many times the higher prices cause less people to pu
by maimeowmeow 8y ago
Food items can end up 2x+ times the price over a grocery store because there are hidden shipping costs. And many times the higher prices cause less people to purchase, so the item has a short experiation date.
And Im concerned about knockoffs as well.
- xkjkls 8y agoKnockoffs of what food? Like selling not organic produce as organic?
- maimeowmeow 8y agoI used to hear about family members recieving fake ferroro rocher in America many years ago. But here is an recent example in china. https://www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2017/02/08/Fake-Ferrero-and-Mars-chocolate-seized-in-China https://www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2017/02/08/Fake-Fe... If there was any incentive to create and sell a knock off product, it is only increased when Amazon provides laxadasial environment.
- tigershark 8y agoIf anyone buys a “ferroro” rocher instead of a “ferrero” rocher I would say that he is asking for a fake...
- maimeowmeow 8y agoLooks like a loophole if you place it in small font: "Its not ferrero, its ferroro"
- 0x4f3759df 8y agoNPR interviewed the author of Real Food, Fake Food. Basically everything is fake, olive oil, fish, Parmesan cheese http://www.realfoodfakefood.com/real-food-fake-food-book-by-larry-olmsted.html http://www.realfoodfakefood.com/real-food-fake-food-book-by-...
- xkjkls 8y agoThat's far from an Amazon problem. Olive oil fraud has been a thing since before Christ.
- toephu2 8y agoFake bananas from Honduras?