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Recently purchased a pair of Eneloop Pros that did not live up to expectations. Looking at a top review from 'Onick', it seems even popular items from well know

Recently purchased a pair of Eneloop Pros that did not live up to expectations. Looking at a top review from 'Onick', it seems even popular items from well known companies are counterfeited. I bought my next Eneloops from another flashlight ecommerce website — I won't by anything from Amazon again. If i can't trust them $20 rechargeable batteries, I'm not trusting them with anything at all.

inapis 8y ago
Apart from books, kindles and maybe heavy electronics, almost everything Amazon lists can be counterfeited. Clothing, accessories, shoes, chargers, cables and headphone are prime candidates. Right now the only way to get a genuine product is to buy only those items which have exactly one seller, with a legit name, and are not under prime shipping or fulfilled by Amazon.
- mathgenius 8y ago
  There are plenty of reports of counterfeit books on amazon. I don't buy my books from there anymore. If I wanted a cheap knock-off I can print it myself.
  - snaky 8y ago
    > counterfeit books That's amazing. How it works, I wonder - some Chinese factory just print from PDFs?
    - Buge 8y ago
      Here's an instance of counterfeit books: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13924546 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13924546
maxxxxx 8y ago
That's the real problem. You can't even know for sure whether you have a counterfeit. They may even be real Eneloops that failed quality testing.
Spooky23 8y ago
Don’t worry, Amazon makes their own branded Eneloops, which no doubt come from a validated supply chain.
- snaky 8y ago
  Ikea do their own Eneloops actually. > the cheap LADDA rechargeables that Ikea sells might actually be rolling off the same production line as Panasonic’s pricier Eneloop Pro batteries. https://gizmodo.com/are-ikeas-7-rechargeable-batteries-actually-pricey-ene-1823204061 https://gizmodo.com/are-ikeas-7-rechargeable-batteries-actua...

inapis 8y ago

Apart from books, kindles and maybe heavy electronics, almost everything Amazon lists can be counterfeited. Clothing, accessories, shoes, chargers, cables and headphone are prime candidates. Right now the only way to get a genuine product is to buy only those items which have exactly one seller, with a legit name, and are not under prime shipping or fulfilled by Amazon.

mathgenius 8y ago
There are plenty of reports of counterfeit books on amazon. I don't buy my books from there anymore. If I wanted a cheap knock-off I can print it myself.
- snaky 8y ago
  > counterfeit books That's amazing. How it works, I wonder - some Chinese factory just print from PDFs?
  - Buge 8y ago
    Here's an instance of counterfeit books: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13924546 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13924546

maxxxxx 8y ago

That's the real problem. You can't even know for sure whether you have a counterfeit. They may even be real Eneloops that failed quality testing.

Spooky23 8y ago

Don’t worry, Amazon makes their own branded Eneloops, which no doubt come from a validated supply chain.

snaky 8y ago
Ikea do their own Eneloops actually. > the cheap LADDA rechargeables that Ikea sells might actually be rolling off the same production line as Panasonic’s pricier Eneloop Pro batteries. https://gizmodo.com/are-ikeas-7-rechargeable-batteries-actually-pricey-ene-1823204061 https://gizmodo.com/are-ikeas-7-rechargeable-batteries-actua...