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I drove to REI to buy a yeti insulated cup because the ones on amazon were reported counterfeit. They’re already losing my business.

• foobiekr 8y ago
  I recently bought a number of items at REI instead of Amazon for specifically that reason. I am in actually still in a sort of disbelief that this is necessary, but as a once faithful customer (preferring Amazon Prime for everything), I've started avoiding Amazon for anything important or expensive.
  • Marsymars 8y ago
    It's not surprising that a co-op specializing in high-quality, and often safety-critical goods can deliver a higher quality of product/service than an online seller-of-everything. It is a surprising result that I can often more confidently buy a product on eBay than on Amazon.
    • andrei_says_ 8y ago
      But we’re not talking higher quality. It’s supposed to be the same. Just not a fake. So in my experience Amazon actively empowers fraud, at our expense.
    • kop316 8y ago
      A yeti cooler isn't a specialized item, you can find it at most sporting goods/outdoor stores. It would be analogous to saying that they wanted an Apple charger, but went to the Apple store so they knew they would get a genuine item.
      • andrei_says_ 8y ago
        Which ironically is literally the case with amazon-sold “Apple” headphones and chargers.