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I bought my parents some outdoor pathway solar lights marketed as "Amazon's Choice" that turned out to be cheap garbage. Their first set that they bought decade
by PcMojo 7y ago
I bought my parents some outdoor pathway solar lights marketed as "Amazon's Choice" that turned out to be cheap garbage. Their first set that they bought decades ago lasted over 10 years. Then next two sets they bought fizzled out in 2 years or so. With solar, battery & led technology moving forward exponentially I figured it would be easy to find nice solar lights for a good price. I set out to buy a decent set of lights for them & didn't mind paying a little more for some quality lights. I couldn't decide between a few models & Amazon kept recommending their "Amazon's Choice" that didn't list as many technical specifications as the ones I was considering. Time marched on & I needed to make a decision & decided to trust Amazon with their choice. I figured that their AI would know I analyze many of my purchases extensively & pay extra for quality, so I assumed that info would probably be in my account profile. (yeah I remember the old saying too!) I was never so embarrassed to give somebody a gift then when I gave the "Amazon's Choice" solar light set to my parents. Some didn't work at all right out of the box. Within 6 months only two worked. They were dim, really cheap (stakes broke) & were that annoying artificial light spectrum. I don't buy much from Amazon anymore for this & other reasons, but when I do, if it says "Amazon's Choice" it doesn't encourage me to buy, it discourages me from making a purchase.