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I've started using fakespot.com for every purchase from Amazon, has saved me from making a bad purchase more than once.

by l8nite 7y ago

drexlspivey 7y ago
I love this kind of market based solutions. I entered the product from the other comment and it gave it an F. https://www.fakespot.com/product/kuppet-macbook-pro-charger-85w-macbook-charger-with-t-tip-85w-charger-power-adapter-for-macbook-pro-air-13-inch-15-inch-17inch-compatible-with-all-macbooks-produced-after-mid-2012-44deeb43-5dbc-42d5-9903-44a178309d8f https://www.fakespot.com/product/kuppet-macbook-pro-charger-...
anitil 7y ago
Do they have a plugin? I feel like that would make life a lot easier - you don't have to go to a second domain, just look at the listing and the plugin puts a big "Don't Buy" banner over it
- bruxis 7y ago
  There is a Chrome extension[0] available. I personally find FakeSpot best used to help avoid bad buys -- not to ensure that buys are going to be good (due to adversarial gaming, or FakeSpot itself being targeted). [0]: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fakespot-analyze-fake-ama/nakplnnackehceedgkgkokbgbmfghain https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fakespot-analyze-f...
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sytelus 7y ago
Even better is "Made in XYZ" in description. If you are putting something in/on your body, this is absolutely important. But even if you are not, my experience is that products made in countries with trustworthy legal systems lasts 2X to 10X longer. One thing that surprises me is that why online stores are not forced to display this explicitly. When you go to brick-and-mortar store, you can almost always look for this label but Amazon doesn't enforce it on their listing.
- abainbridge 7y ago
  A "sort by length of warranty" feature would be helpful too.
QuantumGood 7y ago
The Fakespot chrome plugin speeds things up, and checking the ratio of good to bad. But nothing is more important than reading the 1- and 2- star reviews, comparing them to similar products, and using judgement.

I've started using fakespot.com for every purchase from Amazon, has saved me from making a bad purchase more than once.

by l8nite 7y ago

I've started using fakespot.com for every purchase from Amazon, has saved me from making a bad purchase more than once.

I love this kind of market based solutions. I entered the product from the other comment and it gave it an F. https://www.fakespot.com/product/kuppet-macbook-pro-charger-85w-macbook-charger-with-t-tip-85w-charger-power-adapter-for-macbook-pro-air-13-inch-15-inch-17inch-compatible-with-all-macbooks-produced-after-mid-2012-44deeb43-5dbc-42d5-9903-44a178309d8f https://www.fakespot.com/product/kuppet-macbook-pro-charger-...

anitil 7y ago

Do they have a plugin? I feel like that would make life a lot easier - you don't have to go to a second domain, just look at the listing and the plugin puts a big "Don't Buy" banner over it

bruxis 7y ago
There is a Chrome extension[0] available. I personally find FakeSpot best used to help avoid bad buys -- not to ensure that buys are going to be good (due to adversarial gaming, or FakeSpot itself being targeted). [0]: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fakespot-analyze-fake-ama/nakplnnackehceedgkgkokbgbmfghain https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fakespot-analyze-f...
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sytelus 7y ago

Even better is "Made in XYZ" in description. If you are putting something in/on your body, this is absolutely important. But even if you are not, my experience is that products made in countries with trustworthy legal systems lasts 2X to 10X longer. One thing that surprises me is that why online stores are not forced to display this explicitly. When you go to brick-and-mortar store, you can almost always look for this label but Amazon doesn't enforce it on their listing.

abainbridge 7y ago
A "sort by length of warranty" feature would be helpful too.

QuantumGood 7y ago

The Fakespot chrome plugin speeds things up, and checking the ratio of good to bad. But nothing is more important than reading the 1- and 2- star reviews, comparing them to similar products, and using judgement.