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I no longer buy from Amazon: batteries, chargers, flash drives/SD cards, any sort of food (or container for food) essentially only stuff that's completely obvi

I no longer buy from Amazon: batteries, chargers, flash drives/SD cards, any sort of food (or container for food) essentially only stuff that's completely obvious if it's fake, or if it's too expensive/niche to bother counterfeiting

weiming 8y ago
Have you had actual experiences with fake food? Some reviews for bottles of Evian or Fiji water sounded alarming when I wanted to order from Amazon (labels attached incorrectly, bottle cap unusual tint, things like that), so we just stuck with local supermarket delivery.
- blibble 8y ago
  not personally but a work colleague had an experience with a load of fake tea bags (big saving on amazon? I wonder why!)
HarryHirsch 8y ago
batteries, chargers, flash drives/SD cards, any sort of food Also printer toner. The asking price is close to the price quoted on the manufacturer's website, but you never know if you'll get an original, a half-empty or a remanufactured cartridge, and the reviews reflect that. The cherry on top is that if you try to sell a spare cartridge yourself Amazon won't let you sell toner, you need to apply for permission!
colejohnson66 8y ago
For batteries, AmazonBasics is pretty reliable
- blibble 8y ago
  it's an awful state of affairs if you can only buy Amazon own branded goods because everything else is potentially fake I'm not rewarding them for their incompetence
  - kvhdude 8y ago
    I have never had luck buying laptop battery from amazon. Nor a cell phone battery. They are all fake, since none of them would retain charge or even function. I could have extended the life of samsung S5 if i had been able to find a battery.
    - colejohnson66 8y ago
      Try iFixIt next time: https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Android/Galaxy-S5-Replacement-Battery/IF236-014?o=1 https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Android/Galaxy-S5-Replacement-B... Their prices are a bit more than what you’d find on Amazon, but I’ve found them to be higher quality
  - asdff 8y ago
    That might just be their strategy to take back their store.
AmVess 8y ago
I've read articles of people getting fake HAND SOAP from Amazon. You know, the less than $1/bar soap. Fake laundry detergent is also a big one. The fake bar soap has led me to believe that people will make counterfeits of anything they can.
- externalreality 8y ago
  You mean like knock-off dove? I mean, soap is pretty easy to make so unless its a knock-off I don't see what you mean by fake.

weiming 8y ago

Have you had actual experiences with fake food? Some reviews for bottles of Evian or Fiji water sounded alarming when I wanted to order from Amazon (labels attached incorrectly, bottle cap unusual tint, things like that), so we just stuck with local supermarket delivery.

blibble 8y ago
not personally but a work colleague had an experience with a load of fake tea bags (big saving on amazon? I wonder why!)

HarryHirsch 8y ago

batteries, chargers, flash drives/SD cards, any sort of food Also printer toner. The asking price is close to the price quoted on the manufacturer's website, but you never know if you'll get an original, a half-empty or a remanufactured cartridge, and the reviews reflect that. The cherry on top is that if you try to sell a spare cartridge yourself Amazon won't let you sell toner, you need to apply for permission!

colejohnson66 8y ago

For batteries, AmazonBasics is pretty reliable

blibble 8y ago
it's an awful state of affairs if you can only buy Amazon own branded goods because everything else is potentially fake I'm not rewarding them for their incompetence
- kvhdude 8y ago
  I have never had luck buying laptop battery from amazon. Nor a cell phone battery. They are all fake, since none of them would retain charge or even function. I could have extended the life of samsung S5 if i had been able to find a battery.
  - colejohnson66 8y ago
    Try iFixIt next time: https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Android/Galaxy-S5-Replacement-Battery/IF236-014?o=1 https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Android/Galaxy-S5-Replacement-B... Their prices are a bit more than what you’d find on Amazon, but I’ve found them to be higher quality
- asdff 8y ago
  That might just be their strategy to take back their store.

AmVess 8y ago

I've read articles of people getting fake HAND SOAP from Amazon. You know, the less than $1/bar soap. Fake laundry detergent is also a big one. The fake bar soap has led me to believe that people will make counterfeits of anything they can.

externalreality 8y ago
You mean like knock-off dove? I mean, soap is pretty easy to make so unless its a knock-off I don't see what you mean by fake.