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I see a rising consciousness that "sold by Amazon" products are often likely to be stale-dated or counterfeit. Read the reviews. Read manufacturer responses to
by Syzygies 8y ago
I see a rising consciousness that "sold by Amazon" products are often likely to be stale-dated or counterfeit. Read the reviews. Read manufacturer responses to complaints. This is broad-spectrum: Fake SDXC cards. Adulterated Moroccan argan oil. Travel underwear that falls apart because it sat six years in a hot storeroom before the merchant went under.
I find myself evaluating each Amazon purchase for provenance, as if I found it in the woods. I never buy from those rural Pennsylvania bargain stores that have stale-dated corn flakes for a dollar; why do we give Amazon a pass on this? As more people make this association, their sales will peak and fall.
- astura 8y agoTravel underwear?
- Fjolsvith 8y agoThe nice thing about "sold by Amazon" is you can return it at no cost to yourself.
- amykyta 8y agoThat introduces enough friction that I don’t want to bother buying there. I’ll just pay more and wait longer for a product I know is genuine. Oh, they’ve been banning customers for too many returns! https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/zm8mde/amazon-banning-customers-for-returns https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/zm8mde/amazon-ban...
- homero 8y agoAll prime is like that
- kop316 8y agoAt no cost only considers the monetary value of the actual shipping. That does not consider the time (and usually gas) of me taking a trip to ship it back.
- gr33nman 8y agoProvenance is a frequently cited use case for blockchain. I wouldn’t be surprised if Amazon is working on some kind of “Amazon verified authentic” blockchain service that will lead to widespread adoption across retail manufacturers.