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It's quite simple to build a system that works. UK retailers are liable for legality, safety etc. You don't just dump another new piece of crap on the shelf. L
by NeedMoreTea 8y ago
It's quite simple to build a system that works. UK retailers are liable for legality, safety etc. You don't just dump another new piece of crap on the shelf. Larger retailers have a formal process of becoming a supplier to them that has your products tested, and random sampling of what's coming in until you have proved yourself enough to be rated trusted supplier. There's a lot more to it than "will it sell?".
Even wholesalers and cash and carry places will normally have systems to ensure what small sellers are getting are safe and legal.
Amazon is the big fat exception as they're busy being "platform" and try to duck their responsibilities with "not our problem".
Nett result is I trust anywhere on the high street, even poundshop and other bottom end chains, more on safety and counterfeits etc than Amazon.
- arethuza 8y agoI used to work for a very large materials testing company - that had labs throughout the UK doing "due diligence" testing on products in shops. They have people that actually go to large retailers and buy articles and they are tested continually. I got a life from one of the buyers at one of the labs and she mentioned that you get funny looks if you have a shopping trolley filled with, for example, one example of each type of cream cake being sold in that store.